Carl Benjamin

This article is about the YouTube commentator. For the American abstract expressionist painter, see Karl Benjamin.

Carl Benjamin
Benjamin in 2018
Personal information
BornSeptember 1979 (age 45)[1]
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)YouTuber, political commentator
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Subscribers
  • Sargon of Akkad: 875 thousand
  • The Thinkery: 367 thousand[2]
  • Akkad Daily: 311 thousand[3]
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Total views
  • Sargon of Akkad: 5.2 million
  • The Thinkery: 136.9 million[2]
  • Akkad Daily: 3.1 million[3]
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100,000 subscribers2015[5]
Benjamin's voice
Last updated: 9 June 2024

Carl Benjamin (born September 1979), also known by his online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad, is a British right-wing YouTuber and political commentator.[6][7][8] A former member of the Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP), he was one of its unsuccessful candidates for the South West England constituency at the 2019 European Parliament election.

During the Gamergate harassment campaign, Benjamin promoted the conspiracy theory that feminists were infiltrating video game research groups to influence game development. Since Gamergate, he has focused on promoting Brexit and criticising feminism, Islam, identity politics, and what he views as political correctness in the media and other institutions. Benjamin has been described as politically right-wing and far-right by multiple outlets. He denies this description of his politics, instead calling himself a classical liberal and a sceptic.

  1. ^ "Carl BENJAMIN personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
  2. ^ a b "About The Thinkery". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "About Akkad Daily". YouTube.
  4. ^ a b "About Sargon of Akkad". YouTube.
  5. ^ 100,000 Subscriber Vlog and Recommendations. Sargon of Akkad. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via YouTube.
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