Jschlatt
jschlatt, also known as Schlatt, is an American YouTuber, entrepreneur, singer, and voice actor. He produces a variety of content, primarily in gaming, commentary, and reaction content. He is a former member of Minecraft server communities such as SMPLive and Dream SMP. He was a co-owner of streamer collective group One True King until his departure in December 2022. He is an acquired owner of the energy drink company Gamersupps from May 2022, and is a co-owner of pre-built gaming computer company Starforge Systems.
Schlatt released his debut studio album, A Very 1999 Christmas in December 2024. Schlatt released a variant of the album with 3 additional unreleased tracks in December 2025. Schlatt announced his debut in voice acting, voicing a character from Glitch Productions in January 2026.
Internet career
2013–2018: Before fame
Schlatt started making YouTube videos in 2013 at 11-years old, uploading gameplay videos on Call of Duty. He had major influences such as Freddie Wong and Corridor Digital. Schlatt started posting under the name "jschlatt" on June 2014 with a video of his pet pogona. The channel's content evolved from gaming to include comedic sketches, reaction videos, internet commentary, and satirical takes on memes and trending topics.In July 2017, Schlatt started the podcast "Sleep Deprived" with his friend Mikasacus, with Apandah and Aztrosist joining later on. The episodes were posted on the channel until episode 6 where it was transferred to its own independent channel.
In January 2018, the "jschlatt" channel got taken down for violating YouTube's guidelines. Schlatt stated that he never knew what rule he had broken. Schlatt was able to reinstate the channel by publicly contacting the YouTube support team on Twitter. On February 6, 2018, Schlatt uploaded "elon r u ok?" which became one of his most viewed videos at the time.
Schlatt began streaming on Twitch in June 2018, playing a wide variety of games, including Cities: Skylines, Minecraft, and indie simulation titles. In September 2018, Schlatt started "theweeklyslap", a therapeautic channel where he answers serious questions under Call of Duty gameplay.
2019–2020: SMPLive and Lunch Club
On March 1, 2019, Schlatt joined the private Minecraft server SMPLive started by Cscoop and CallMeCarson. Viewers were interested in Schlatt's dry humor and usage of terrible audio quality. Schlatt frequently played on the server, posting videos about it. During this time, Schlatt transitioned posting videos over to "jschlattLIVE". In September 2019, as a finale of his SMPLive series, Schlatt revealed his face after beating the game's final boss. In December 2019, Schlatt went on an unannounced hiatus from streaming.In January 2020, Schlatt alongside other members of SMPLive, started a content group channel named Lunch Club. The channel primarily focused on vlog content. In January 2021, the Lunch Club channel ended after multiple allegations were targeted towards one of the founding members.
2020–2021: Dream SMP, One True King
In 2020, Schlatt briefly joined the Dream SMP, a Minecraft roleplay server, participating in collaborative events and storylines. Although his time on the server was limited, it helped consolidate his reputation in the online gaming community.In 2021, Schlatt joined the content organization One True King as a co-owner, participating in videos, livestreams, and online events. In January 2021, Schlatt was a host for Chuckle Sandwich with Ted Nivison and Slimecicle. In December 2021, Schlatt announced his return to streaming on Twitch.
2022–2024: Reaction content
In 2022, Schlatt left One True King to focus on personal projects. In April 2022, Schlatt started his reaction content series, where he reacts to user-created or user-requested videos live on stream based on a certain topic. Topics ranged from bedrooms, computer setups, to general vertical content. In August 2022, Schlatt took a hiatus from the Sleep Deprived podcast, only appearing in the channel's gaming videos. In September 2022, Schlatt alongside Ludwig started "Ludwig and Schlatt's Musical Emporium", a channel that released copyright-free recordings of classical music. Alongside it, two tracks inspired by the Animal Crossing soundtrack were released. In June 2023, a full soundtrack album was released containing 12 tracks free of copyright.In 2023, Schlatt created a debate podcast "Did Schlatt Win?" where him and a guest debate over random things. In March 2024, Schlatt announced his return to the Sleep Deprived podcasts under Patreon-exclusive, and their Minecraft server, the SDMP.
2025–present: Music ventures and semi-retirement
In December 2024, Schlatt announced a Christmas album featuring 8 classical Christmas song covers titled "A Very 1999 Christmas". The album was created after an abundance of people requested it when Schlatt covered the song My Way in 2023. In December 2025, the album was re-released with 3 unreleased bonus tracks. Schlatt maintains a multi-platform presence with a large audience across streaming, video, and podcast formats.In December 2025, Schlatt announced he is taking an indefinite hiatus from his largest YouTube channel, jschlattLIVE to focus on his mental health, transitioning over to his popular secondary channel, Schlatt & Co. where he continues to post regular videos there. Schlatt, alongside members of Sleep Deprived announced that they will be ending their Patreon-hosted podcast and decrease the video rates to 1 video per week. Schlatt stated that he will be doing other ventures such as pursuing music and voice acting.
In January 2026, Glitch Productions announced their show Gameoverse, which features Schlatt voicing the character Kaboodle.
Current presence
As of December 2025, While no longer his primary YouTube channel, his largest channel, jschlattLIVE, has approximately 4.6 million subscribers and hundreds of millions of views, and his Twitch channel schlatt has roughly 2.2 million followers. Schlatt has a combined following of over 15 million subscribers and over 5.6 billion views on YouTube. He also has nearly 3 million combined followers on Twitch.Business ventures
GamerSupps
In May 2022, Schlatt acquired GamerSupps, a gaming-focused energy supplement company. The company produces energy supplements marketed towards gamers, with products including their signature "GG" energy formula. Following his acquisition, Schlatt has been involved in the company's marketing and product development, though the company has faced some controversy regarding its business practices with content creators.Starforge Systems
While part of One True King, Schlatt was involved with Starforge Systems, a gaming PC company created in partnership with Cr1TiKaL. After his departure from OTK in December 2022, he continued to maintain an advisory role with the company.Business operations
Schlatt operates through his company Schlatt & Co., which he co-owns with a business partner. The company handles various projects including merchandise sales and content production.Podcasts
''Sleep Deprived''
In addition to solo streaming and Minecraft appearances, Schlatt is a founding member and regular host of the comedy podcast Sleep Deprived. The programme began with episodic uploads to his personal channel in July 2017 before moving to its own dedicated channel. The show features apandah, Mikasacus, and Aztrosist, with Sancho listed humorously as a "member" despite not being a real participant, along with guest appearances from other creators. Schlatt temporarily left the podcast for Episodes 101–149, returning to host the series from Episode 150 onward, at which point the podcast began releasing content exclusively on Patreon while still offering select episodes on YouTube. The show is available as video on YouTube and as an audio podcast on platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts; episodes have been released on a largely weekly schedule since the channel relaunch.As of October 2025, the podcast has over 230 episodes on Patreon and more than 744,000 subscribers on YouTube.
''The Weekly Slap''
The Weekly Slap is a laid-back podcast and commentary series hosted by Schlatt, launched in September 2018 on its own YouTube channel. The show features Schlatt discussing personal thoughts, answering audience questions, and exploring topics that interest him, often while playing older Call of Duty titles. Its tone contrasts with his louder or more comedic content, focusing instead on candid monologues and relaxed commentary.While initially uploaded on a weekly basis, new episodes are released irregularly as part of his broader YouTube content.
''Lunch Club'' (previously ''Goopcast'')
Before his independent success, Schlatt was part of Lunch Club, a collaborative YouTube group and podcast originally known as Goopcast. The group included creators such as CallMeCarson, Ted Nivison, traves, cscoop and others, producing discussion-based comedy videos and podcasts focused on internet culture and gaming.The show premiered in mid-2019 and was briefly one of the more popular creator collectives in the Minecraft and commentary scene, before becoming inactive in early 2021 following internal controversies unrelated to Schlatt's conduct.
Although the channel remains archived, several episodes continue to circulate on fan channels and archival sites.