Denis Kopotun[1] (born: June 5, 1996 ),[2] better known online as Denis (formerly known as DenisDaily), is a Canadian gaming YouTuber known for his Roblox videos. He was a member of the now-disbanded YouTuber group, The Pals.
Personal life[]
He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, later moving to Nashville, Tennessee, then he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba and then finally to Vancouver, British Columbia where he currently resides. He is of Ukrainian descent. He is engaged with Gabby O'Hara.[3]
YouTube career[]
Denis used to be one of the most-subscribed male Roblox YouTubers along with Flamingo and GamingWithKev. He was part of the now disbanded YouTube group The Pals, which consisted of himself, Sketch, Alex, Sub, and formerly Corl.
Denis originally owned a channel called KongoBoom and made Minecraft videos with Corl. But Denis later gave up on KongoBoom, that is until he met Alex, Sketch, and Sub and so together they created a collaboration channel called The Pals.
Mascots[]
Sir Meows A Lot[]
Sir Meows A Lot is Denis' channel's mascot. At denisdaily.com, there is even a plush toy and a squishy for Sir Meows A Lot.[4] It was based on the Business Cat, a Roblox Shoulder accessory.[5]
Pinchy[]
Pinchy is another mascot that was based on Cool Crab Shoulder Friend, a Roblox Shoulder accessory. There is a plushie for it in the Denis merch.[6]
Messenger Manatee[]
Messenger manatee is another mascot that was showcased on Denis' YouTube channel. There was also a plushie for Messenger Manatee.
Minecraft Server[]
NoobCraft[]
He used to have a server named NoobCraft (play.noobcraft.net) which has Skyblock game mode and multiple realms like Aqua, Lava and more. It closed down due to unknown reasons.
Controversies[]
GrowBux[]
On September 25, 2017, Denis made a video about a website called Growbux, a website he created that gave users "free Robux" after installing an app.[7] This caused lots of controversy in the Roblox community. Many accused him of exploiting kids by making them download applications that could contain malware and spyware, some developers of popular Roblox games (like Alexnewtron the creator of MeepCity) even said that he violates Roblox's terms of services which has a rule not to provide free Robux through third-party websites, along with violating the COPPA guidelines (COPPA is a law that prevents websites from exploiting, scamming or collecting personal information from under 13s).[8] Denis has tried to deny the accusations, saying it's not a scam. He even called another person "ignorant" for being misinformed. This caused even more hatred for Denis. He eventually apologized and updated everything.
Disbanding of The Pals group[]
In February 2019, Corl got into an argument with a fan of The Pals on Twitter and made disrespectful tweets towards the fan which caused him to recieve backlash. Corl's fans then blamed the fan for being the cause of the hate that Corl was receiving and made hurtful messages towards the fan which lead to her attempting suicide. Shortly after, Denis kicked Corl out of The Pals and abandoned their 11-year friendship. A few months later, Corl posted pictures of him holding a Mossberg shotgun, but was promptly deleted. Later, Denis announced that The Pals will be disbanding and all remaining members would work on their own channels. Denis, Sketch and Alex still remain active to this day, while Corl currently remains inactive. Sub remains active on Twitter but inactive on YouTube.
Other channels[]
Denis made an account called Sir Meows A Lot for Sir Meows A Lot videos, but the channel is currently inactive.
Denis also made a Denis Minecraft for his Minecraft videos, and it was announced by Messenger Manatee in a video called "Message from Messenger Manatee"[9] , but the channel currently remains inactive.
Denis also made a channel named Denis And Me (short for Meow), it has over 300k subscribers & it was aired on a Canadian streaming called "Crave" and Canadian TV channels "Family Channel" and "WildBrain TV". The series' second season began airing in January 2022 on YouTube.
Quotes[]
- "Hey everybody, welcome to another Roblox adventure!"
- "MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!" (imitating Sir Meows A Lot)
- "OOO I'm Corl Horl" (Whenever jokingly imitating/mocking Corl)
- "AH the neighbor's back" (Hello Neighbor)
- "IT'S JOHN DOE HELP!" (March 18th live stream)
- "Sketch PICK UP THE PHONE!" (whenever Sketch doesn't answer the phone)
- "Um... thanks?" (reacting to weird letters or tweets)
- "I can't have a 40% match for myself!" (the Denis Quiz)
- "I'm killing Trump" (TABS)
- "I hate you humans" (Cat simulator)
- "Boogie Oogie On The Dance Floor" (Imitating Corl)
- "Popo" (Referring to police in Roblox Jailbreak)
- "Welcome to PalsCraft" (Playing PalsCraft)
- "And then I'll see you ... in the next one!" (Ending message in his videos)
- "Welcome to Denis Sucks At Minecraft" (Beginning his Denis Sucks At Minecraft series)
- "But on that note, I'd like to thank you so much for joining me for another Roblox adventure!" (Right before the ending message in his videos)
- "Everyone shall perish!"
- "Come here Don!"
- "I am the Master of Obbies Obby Legend Master of Obbies Obby Legend." (when he's playing obbies or competing with someone through obby)
- "Reeeeeeeee" (when he doesn't shoot the ball or when something bad happens)
- *burp*
- "Speaking of ______, guys Denisdaily.com link in the description below."
- "Do it now." Said right before starting a time lapse in a Minecraft video.
Trivia[]
- Denis' first video was a Minecraft video.
- Denis started YouTube thanks to skyping Corl.
- Denis' channel was originally named “Denis - Roblox, and More!”.
- Denis loves cats.
- Many believed Denis' real name is Paul, because of a little joke he made in one of his videos.
- Denis is 6'4" (193 centimeters) tall.
- Denis made clay animations when he was 12, and posted tech tutorials when he was 13.
- Denis loved SpongeBob as a kid (and still loves SpongeBob as of today).
- Denis' old channel was named KongoBoom.
- Denis currently has a dog that he calls a 'cat' named Masha.
- Denis has a girlfriend.
- Denis took a break from YouTube in 2020 and came back in 2021 to tell people that he wasn't gonna make Roblox videos anymore due to not being interested and anxiety.
- Also on the same day, Alex (another Roblox Youtuber and Denis' friend) quit Roblox as well. Later on, Alex also returned to Roblox videos since January 2022 around a month after Denis' return to Roblox.
- Denis returned back to Roblox on September 25, 2021, and fully on December 1, 2021.
- He announced that he will be less family-friendly, and this can be noticed in the more mature jokes he makes recently. This change was welcomed by a lot of fans.
- Due to how much he's grown over the years, he has gained a moustache.
- He is from Ukrainian descent.[10][11]
- He is Lactose Intolerant
Subscriber milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
- 100,000 subscribers: June 30, 2016
- 200,000 subscribers: July 18, 2016
- 300,000 subscribers: August 3, 2016
- 400,000 subscribers: August 20, 2016
- 500,000 subscribers: September 6, 2016
- 600,000 subscribers: October 6, 2016
- 700,000 subscribers: October 27, 2016
- 800,000 subscribers: November 17, 2016
- 900,000 subscribers: December 1, 2016
- 1 million subscribers: December 14, 2016
- 2 million subscribers: April 9, 2017
- 3 million subscribers: September 1, 2017
- 4 million subscribers: January 9, 2018
- 5 million subscribers: May 1, 2018
- 6 million subscribers: August 24, 2018
- 7 million subscribers: February 15, 2019
- 8 million subscribers: November 21, 2019
- 9 million subscribers: January 17, 2021
References[]
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11651548/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/denisdailyyt/status/1533489365715800064?s=21&t=Jcz3OKx1CEd4VQeuwnurvg
- ↑ @gabohara (Gabby 🦢) on Instagram: "Duh!" - May 28, 2024
- ↑ https://thepalsmerch.com/pages/denis?utm_campaign=denis&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=denisdaily.com
- ↑ https://www.roblox.com/catalog/121389389/Business-Cat
- ↑ https://web.roblox.com/catalog/915185141/Cool-Crab-Shoulder-Friend Cool
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200506054853/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1NGtWKPxAQ
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Alexnewtron/status/912420764023889921
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pETSb-6nft8
- ↑ https://twitter.com/DenisDailyYT/status/1496921938416979973
- ↑ https://youtu.be/Knj6DuMOcbY?t=29