Canada
The King of DIY is the YouTube channel of Joey Mullen, a Canadian aquarist who has built a substantial following in the online fishkeeping community over more than a decade of consistent uploading.
Total Followers -0.0%
2M
Across YouTube, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
1.7M followers · 84% of audience
Engagement
3.5%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | -129 -0.0% | +0 +0.0% | -129 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | -418 -0.1% | +0 +0.0% | -418 |
| Last 90 days | +0 +0.0% | -1608 -0.5% | +0 +0.0% | -1608 |
| Last 365 days | +0 +0.0% | -1608 -0.5% | +0 +0.0% | -1608 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temu Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Aug 2026 | — |
| hygger Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Mar 2025 | — |
| The Ultimate DIY Handbook (self-published book) Publishing / Hobby Products | Founder / owned brand | YouTube | Long-term | — |
The King of DIY is the YouTube channel of Joey Mullen, a Canadian aquarist who has built a substantial following in the online fishkeeping community over more than a decade of consistent uploading. His content centres on DIY aquarium construction and fishkeeping education, with a recurring emphasis on empowering hobbyists to build professional-quality tanks and filtration systems themselves. The channel draws both dedicated enthusiasts and casual viewers through Joey's willingness to keep unconventional species — piranhas, electric eels, pufferfish — lending the channel a curiosity-driven appeal beyond core hobbyists. He has also authored 'The Ultimate DIY Handbook for the DIY Aquarist,' a several-hundred-page reference book that extends his educational brand well beyond video content.
The audience is predominantly male and spans a wide age range, reflecting the multigenerational nature of fishkeeping as a hobby, with strong reach across North America and the UK. Engagement sits well above the category median, pointing to an active, participatory community rather than passive viewership. A sponsorship with hygger, a brand specialising in aquarium lighting and equipment, aligns tightly with the channel's gear-oriented ethos. TikTok activity has been largely dormant, reinforcing a deliberate long-form YouTube focus where full fish-room tours and build tutorials reward extended watch time. Joey's combination of DIY practicality, exotic species appeal, and a published reference work positions him as a durable authority figure within the aquarium education niche.
Thekingofdiyofficial reaches an audience concentrated in Canada primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, TikTok branded content. Their sponsorship history skews toward Publishing / Hobby Products, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Temu and hygger. Engagement on YouTube runs around 3.5%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and TikTok branded content lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows pets content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For Canada-focused brands in Publishing / Hobby Products and related categories, Thekingofdiyofficial offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Thekingofdiyofficial's tier (Macro, 2M combined followers, Canada). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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The King of DIY's real name is Joey. He uses the alias "The King of DIY" as his channel brand, but refers to himself by his first name throughout his YouTube bio and content. He is a Canadian creator based in Canada.
Yes, Joey keeps a pack of piranhas and regularly films feeding videos with them, including famously feeding the group a large rat. Piranha feeding content is one of the most-shared and commented formats on his channel and short-form clips.
Yes, Joey keeps an electric eel and has posted footage of feeding it on-camera. The electric eel is one of several exotic and potentially dangerous species he houses, alongside piranhas and pufferfish.
Joey authored "The Ultimate DIY Handbook; for the DIY Aquarist," a 552-page guide to building, maintaining, and designing aquariums from scratch. It is aimed at hobbyists who want a hands-on, self-sufficient approach to the hobby and is available through his YouTube channel links.
Yes, Joey maintains an entire dedicated fish room housing multiple aquariums, and he has given full tours of it on YouTube. The room has changed substantially over the years as he adds new species and custom tank builds, which he documents for his audience.
As of late 2026, Joey's TikTok account has been essentially inactive for several months, with no new uploads since earlier in the year. His main platform remains YouTube, where he continues to post regularly with an engagement rate well above the category average.
hygger, an aquarium equipment brand that makes products like lighting, heaters, and pumps, has sponsored Joey's YouTube content. This is a natural fit given that his channel is built around DIY aquarium builds and equipment-heavy tutorials.
Joey uses dramatic feeding scenarios to demonstrate the natural predatory behavior of piranhas and other carnivorous fish, which is both educational and highly engaging for viewers. This type of feeding content consistently generates significant reactions and shares across platforms.
Yes, Joey is a Canadian creator, which makes him one of the more prominent aquarium and fishkeeping YouTubers to come out of Canada. Despite a heavily American viewership, he has partnered with Canadian-market sponsors, including Temu Canada.
The King of DIY has well over one and a half million subscribers on YouTube, placing him firmly in the Macro creator tier for the Pets and Animals niche. His engagement rate runs notably above the category median, which signals a highly active and loyal fishkeeping community.
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