Niko Omilana is a famous British YouTuber and 2021 London Mayoral candidate known for his daring pranks. Also, the Supreme Leader of the Niko Defence League, Niko is a member and founder of the popular Beta Squad. The group is comprised of some of the UK’s most popular YouTubers including Chunkz, AJ Shabeel, Sharky, Darkest Man and King Kenny. With almost six million subscribers on his primary YouTube channel and over 500,000 on his secondary channel, Niko is a prominent influencer with a large following.
At the age of 13, Niko began his YouTube channel beginning by filming himself playing FIFA, alongside making funny skits. From humble origins to becoming one of the top trending YouTubers, Niko’s rise to success has been staggering. He frequently experiences exceptional levels of exposure, amassing millions of views on his videos. Moreover, Niko is widely regarded as one of the most audacious pranksters on YouTube, with immaculately researched, highly innovative pranks that require staggering amounts of confidence. His hilarious fake employee pranks are some of the most highly sought-after pranks and are always well received by his fans. The pranks involve pretending to be an employee at businesses including, McDonald's, Apple, Subway, Asda, IKEA, and Tesco among others. He has also performed those pranks in the equivalent stores in Sweden, Ireland, and the US.
Another popular pranking genre is sneaking into the boxing ring at prominent YouTuber boxing matches. Niko has repeatedly succeeded in this endeavour to earn the respect of YouTubers all over the globe. Most recently he pranked KSI, by disguising himself as a giant bottle reflecting KSI’s Prime beverage to sneak into the DAZN KSI:2 Fights.1 Night boxing event, one of the largest events of its kind.
Although his pranks are made for entertainment purposes, Niko came dangerously close to becoming the Mayor of London! As an independent candidate, he succeeded in accumulating 2% of the overall votes ranking him the fifth highest candidate. Niko is a star on the rise and one of the most successful content creator’s who is always willing to push the boundaries. He provides entertainment for millions of people and is considered a role model for many aspiring YouTubers.
- 2025 - Contestant on Celebrity Traitors
- 2025 - Launched the sweets brand Shades by Niko
- 2024 - Stood as a candidate in the UK general election, running in Richmond & Northallerton
- 2023 - Co-created and starred in the prank competition series The Biggest Menace with JiDion
- 2023 - Played in Soccer Aid for team World XI
- 2022 - Released the viral prank video I Pranked America’s Most Racist Man
- 2021 - Ran as an independent candidate for Mayor of London, finishing fifth with approximately 2% of the vote
- 2021 - Began ‘Fake Employee Prank’ series
- 2019 - Co-founded the YouTube collective Beta Squad
- 2019 - Surpassed 1 million YouTube subscribers
- 2018 - Went viral with the prank video trolling the English Defence League, forming the “Niko Defence League” persona
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