No, IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins Jr.) is not dead. Despite rumors and death hoaxes circulating online, he is alive. These false reports emerged notably after he was hospitalized in July 2023 due to a severe sinus infection that caused intense cluster headaches and swelling around his eye while he was in Japan. He has since recovered and returned to streaming and posting content actively on his social media platforms
. There have been multiple occasions where death rumors surfaced, including an incident in 2021 when he injured himself on a trampoline, but none of these were true
. The most recent hoax about his death was debunked, and he continued streaming as of August 2023 and posting on Instagram as recently as January 2024
. In summary, IShowSpeed is alive and well, continuing his career as a popular YouTuber and streamer
