Vikram Singh Barn (born 2 August 1995), better known as Vikkstar123 or simply Vikkstar, is an English YouTuber and DJ. He is a member of the YouTube group the Sidemen.
Barn's YouTube career started in 2010, primarily focusing Call of Duty let's play videos. Over time, he diversified his content, incorporating vlogs, challenges, and collaborations with other influencers. As of June 2025, his main YouTube channel has over 7.58 million subscribers and over 2.18 billion views.
Early life and education Barn is of Indian descent and was born on 2 August 1995 in Guildford, Surrey, England, where he lived until eight years of age. He moved to Sheffield where he attended Silverdale School. Barn was offered a place to study natural sciences at University College London, but he ended up declining the offer in order to pursue his YouTube career full-time. He is the youngest of three children.
Online career Barn joined YouTube in 2010; having played games with his friends, he got into watching YouTubers and making videos of their own. Eventually, he decided to launch his own channel, initially creating gaming and tutorial videos on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. As his popularity increased, he began to take it more seriously, branching out into Minecraft.
He moved in with three other members of the Sidemen, sharing a house with them from 2014 to 2018, when he announced he was moving out of the Sidemen House. He was a member of the Minecraft group the along with JeromeASF, Lachlan, PrestonPlayz, Woofless, and Bajan Canadian. He was also part of the Dream SMP server.
In January 2021, he announced on his channel that he was quitting playing Call of Duty: Warzone due to a proliferation of cheating, saying hackers would be "the death of the game" if it went unfixed. Along with criticism from several other high-profile streamers, the resulting uproar caused Activision to update the game's anti-cheat software. On 13 July 2024, Barn appeared in a MrBeast video titled "50 YouTubers Fight for $1,000,000".
Music career On 15 August 2017, Barn released "The End" on YouTube. The song was a diss track aimed at Deji (previously known as ComedyShortsGamer) following Olatunji's "Sidemen Diss Track" released 11 August 2017. As of August 2025 the music video has over 30 million views.
On 5 December 2022, Barn, KSI, and TBJZL released a Christmas-themed charity single titled "Christmas Drillings" under the Sidemen banner featuring Jme, which charted at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2023, Barn began his music career by releasing singles as a DJ and music producer. On 28 September, Barn released his debut single "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" with Alan Walker and Dash Berlin, which charted at number 1 on the Association of Hungarian Record Companies. On 1 December, Barn released "Humans" with Shaun Farrugia.
On 25 April 2024, Barn released "Know Me Better" with Masked Wolf featuring Jme. On 16 August, Barn released "Have It All" with RetroVision and Dyson. On 8 November, Barn released "Where Do I Go" with Nicky Romero, Alpharock, and Oaks.
Other ventures
Sidemen businesses
Barn and the Sidemen have founded multiple businesses throughout their online careers. In 2014 the group launched a clothing brand under the Sidemen Clothing banner. In November 2021, they founded a restaurant chain known as Sides in collaboration with Reef. In October 2022, they launched their own vodka brand known as XIX Vodka. in March 2024, they launched a breakfast cereal brand known as Best Cereal in collaboration with Mornflake.
Investment In January 2021, it was revealed that Barn had invested in the London Royal Ravens, a Call of Duty esports team, speaking of his desire to 'build a blueprint' for the wider popularisation of the sport.
In July 2023, Barn invested in notwoways, an East London sneaker brand owned by fellow YouTuber and friend Callum "Callux" McGinley.
Circulr On 3 August 2023, it was announced that Barn would be joining as the new co-founder of British eyewear brand Circulr.
Personal life Barn privately began dating a woman named Ellie Harlow in 2019, although she later appeared in Barn's social media posts beginning in 2020. They became engaged at the Burj Al Arab in December 2021, and married in September 2023. In a Sidemen video released in March 2024, Barn revealed he has Crohn's disease.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 Talk to Me Himself Uncredited; archival footage 2023KSI: In Real Life Documentary The Naughty List The Baker Short film 2024The Sidemen Story Himself Documentary
+ Web Year Title Role Network Notes 2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes 2016–2017 YouTube Rewind YouTube Episode: "The Ultimate 2016 Challenge"Episode: "The Shape of 2017" 2018 The Sidemen Show YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes 2020 How to Be Behzinga YouTube 1 episode 2024 The Chase: Sidemen Edition The Chaser Special spin-off episode
+ Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2021 The Wheel Himself / Celebrity expert (Gaming) BBC One Series 1, episode 6 2023 Untold Himself Channel 4 Episode: The Cost of Being A YouTuber 2024–present Inside Host YouTube, Side+, Netflix Reality show created by the Sidemen 2025–presentInside USANetflixAmerican reality show created by the Sidemen 2026 SideMenu Contestant YouTube, Amazon Prime Video Cooking show created by the Sidemen 2026-present Outside Host Netflix Spin off series of Inside, created by the Sidemen
+ Music videos Year Title Artist(s)Role 2018 "Manchild" Randolph Himself 2022 "Don't Lie" A1 x J1 featuring Nemzzz 2025"365" Talia Mar
Discography Singles +List of singles, with selected peak chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album HUN MLTDom.Air. NOR "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)"(with Alan Walker and Dash Berlin) 2023 1 — 30 MC: Gold Walkerworld "Humans"(featuring Shaun Farrugia) — 1 — rowspan="7" "Know Me Better"(with Masked Wolf featuring Jme) 2024 — — — "Have It All"(with RetroVision and Dyson) — — — "Where Do I Go"(with Nicky Romero, Alpharock, and Oaks) — — — "Another Way"(with Syn Cole and KDH featuring Joe Jury) 2025 — — — "Chemical"(featuring Adalaide Adams) — — — "Hole in the Head"(with Sick Individuals) — — — "All This Time"(with Steve Aoki featuring Ekko) — — — Hiroquest 3: Paragon "Lonely Together"(with Sickick and Aloe Blacc) — — — rowspan="7" "Before We Say Goodbye" (with Madism and Wukong) — — — "Where Have You Been"(with ARTY featuring Annie Schindel) 2026 — — — "Bigger Than Dreams"(with Matt Pridgyn and Jex) — — — "Your Mind" — — — "Call My Bluff"(with Brooks and Jex) — — — "Back To Me"(with Afrojack featuring Laura White)___ "—" denotes single that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Charity singles + List of charity singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Notes UK UKInd. IRE NZHotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "Christmas Drillings": "Christmas Drillings" 2022 3 2 25 7 Produced for a Sidemen Sunday video and raised money for FareShare.
Remixes + List of remixes Title Year Album "Barcelona" (Vikkstar Remix)(with Alan Walker and Ina Wroldsen) 2024 Barcelona (Remixes) "Man Don't Care" (Vikkstar Remix)(with Jme) 2026 rowspan="2" "Where Have You Been" (Vikkstar Remix) (with Arty featuring Annie Schindel)
Music videos + List of music videos Title Year Director(s) As lead artist "The End" 2017 PimpJuiceK "Better Off (Alone, Pt. III)" 2023 Mads Neset "Humans" Troy Roscoe "Know Me Better" 2024 Guy Davies "Where Do I Go" rowspan="2" "Chemical" (AI Video) 2025 "Chemical" Tobi Brown As featured artist "Merry Merry Christmas" 2019 Konstantin "Christmas Drillings" 2022 "Barcelona" 2024
Bibliography +YearTitlePublisherISBN identifierRef.2016Sidemen: The BookCoronet Books
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2016 NME Awards Vlogger of the Year Himself 2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Gamer Himself 2017 British Book Awards Non-Fiction: Lifestyle Book of the Year "Sidemen: The Book" 2019 Shorty Awards Best YouTube Ensemble Himself
World records + Publication Year World record Record holder Guinness World Records 2022 Most viewers for a charity sports match live stream on YouTube As member of the Sidemen
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