SSundee

On November 27, 2009, Stapleton joined YouTube, and on September 14, 2010, he uploaded what is thought to be his first-ever Minecraft YouTube video, titled "Minecraft Cave Adventure (1 of 3)". The video was made private along with his old Call Of Duty videos, which he uploaded before getting into Minecraft. On August 23, 2013, SSundee reached 1 million subscribers. On 28 February 2013, Ian started his alter-ego known as Derp SSundee, and his first appearance was in the video "Minecraft Mods - Corruption Dimension Mod - Mobs, Boss, Items".

When he started to record with Lanceypooh, Derp SSundee appeared with Lancey's alter-ego Eddy. In 2013, Ian joined Team Crafted. After joining, he acquired more recognition as a Minecraft YouTuber. His time with the group would see him upload many funny gaming videos. In mid-2014, Ian left Team Crafted for an unknown reason.

On 19 November 2013, SSundee uploaded Minecraft SuperCraft Bros 45 where he collaborated with Lanceypooh. The duo began to create many Minecraft videos at the time. SSundee and Lancey were known as Landee. On the second episode of SSundee and Lancey's FTB Minecraft series, SSundee began being obsessed with Cobblestone. On the 27th episode, SSundee said "Cobblestone Equals Life". This marked the beginning of SSundee's obsession with Cobblestone.

Ssundee’s first-ever video dates back to September 25, 2010.

In March 2014, SSundee met Lancey. Eventually, all the series’ that they collaborated on would cease and they ended their creative relationship. At the time Crainer, a small YouTuber who used to live in Lancey's house, kept in touch with SSundee. Crainer was the main reason both left recording since Crainer recorded audio of Lancey and asked questions about SSundee, although later this was disproven.

At the time Lancey was angry due to the falling out he had with SSundee. Crainer then edited the audio so that his part wasn't in it, and sent it to SSundee, causing further tension. In 2020, Lancey uploaded a video where he told that SSundee and Lancey left the recording with each other because they had wrong information at the time. Lancey said he has no fight with SSundee. During SSundee collabs with Lancey, SSundee gained 2 million subscribers and became a well-known Minecraft content creator.

In August 2014 SSundee, a 3 million subscribed YouTuber, collaborated with Crainer, who had only 30,000 subscribers. They started a series called "SkyFactory". At first, the SkyFactory series received a lot of hate and criticism from Lancey fans. However, SSundee had no other option than to record with Crainer. SSundee and Crainer were known as Crundee.

From December 27, 2017, to April 17, 2018, Stapleton left uploading gameplay videos for almost four months. Ian told that he would be taking a temporary hiatus from YouTube due to personal issues and focusing on his family. On January 3, 2018, SSundee released a video explaining his absence and that he would take a break from YouTube due to personal issues. On April 18, 2018, SSundee posted his first gameplay video since December 26, 2017.

Ssundee started his YouTube career in 2009 and then his net worth has skyrocketed to the $40 million mark in 2022. However, as of May 2024, SSundee's net worth is now reported to be around $28 million as per Net Worth Spot. His primary earnings are, of course, YouTube, but his other social media and ventures help his earnings well.

YouTube

SSundee joined YouTube on November 27, 2009 and “Minecraft Cave Adventure (1 of 3)”, which is claimed to be SSundee’s first-ever Minecraft YouTube video, was posted on September 14, 2010. However, it has been made private along with his old Call Of Duty videos which he had uploaded before getting into Minecraft.

On August 23, 2013, SSundee got 1 million subscribers and as of May 2024, Ian has more than 23.7 million subscribers on YouTube with over 15.1 billion views. According to SocialBlade, Ian earns anywhere between $47.9k to $670.2k per month and $502.6k to $8 million a year.

TikTok

Ian has 1 million fans on TikTok with 3.5 million likes. His TikTok has been growing steadily as his stream of fans started following him on the popular platform. He mainly uploads bits of gaming and comedic content on his account.

Twitch

Ian is followed by a lot of fans on Twitch as well. However, it has been a while since he uploaded any videos on the streaming service. He has 194.3k subscribers, but his views are unknown.

Instagram

Ian has a huge fan following on the Meta-owned platform. He has 363k followers and 46,215 average likes, which put his engagement rate at an impressive 12.14%. He mostly posts selfies, pictures of his life, workout videos, short comedic videos, and much more.

Other Ventures

Ssundee owns a Canadian game studio focusing on making games in collaboration with several influencers. The studio is called DoubleJump. DoubleJump has expanded a lot since its conception and has branched off into many websites focusing on specific niches as well. DoubleJump studios also bought a gaming studio called Tiny Mob, which creates several free-to-play games in 2018.

Although the DoubleJump app is free to download on Apple and Android phones, it contains many in-app purchases that can help Ian gain capital.

Stapleton’s dominance on social media is very evident with over 1 million TikTok followers, while on Instagram he has 363k followers, and on Twitter, he has 2.4 million.

Stapleton was born in Michigan on December 2, 1987, and he has African and Irish ancestry. We do not have enough information about his parents. He has lived in several areas. At the age of 8, he moved to Louisiana. At the age of 16, he moved to Virginia. 2 years later he moved to South Carolina and lived there for 11 years. When he was having marital issues he briefly moved to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. He now lives in his old home in the town of Summerville, South Carolina.

Ian joined the military branch (Air Force) when he was in his young adult years and was happy with being in the military. In 2006, Ian married Madelyn Joi and the pair had their first son named Colton. Later on, Ian and Madelyn got divorced but in 2014, Ian remarried Madelyn. In 2017, Ian and Madelyn both separated and got together again. In November 2019, the pair had a son named Simeon and Ian has said that ever since the Simeon’s birth, the pair has been doing much better.

Stapleton has played a wide variety of games over the decade of activity he’s achieved on the platform. Some of the most prominent game series he’s creator content on are Feed The Beast, Battledome, GTA Server (Exact name unknown), Crazy Craft (2014), SkyFactory (seasons 1-3), TNT Wars, Crundee Craft, Lucky Block Challenge (2015-2019), Golden Cobblestone, Troll Craft, SkyRealms, Head Hunters, Murder Run, SkyFactory 4, Crazy Craft (seasons 1-2), Fortnite, Among Us, and Insane Craft.

One of Stapleton's top videos with over 32 million hits.

Another top video by Stapleton with over 31 million hits.

A try not to laugh challenge video by Stapleton.

An Among Us video by Stapleton.

Another Among Us video by Stapleton.

1. Stapleton was in the Air Force for 6 years and was uploading YouTube videos during that time. His military duty ended on February 14, 2013.

1. Stapleton’s greatest fears are Acrophobia and Thalassophobia.

1. Stapleton has a "derped" alter-ego that he calls "Derp SSundee". Derp SSundee is usually seen at the beginning of every video and he says a comedic line.