Yomi Denzel (born 1 August 1996), is a Swiss entrepreneur and YouTuber in e-commerce.
He started with e-commerce and online training business and increased his notoriety by running contests on Instagram designed to win prestigious prizes.
Early life, education and beginnings Yomi Denzel Olaniyi was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, into a family of modest means. His father was an undocumented immigrant from Nigeria; his mother, who had no formal education, worked in human resources in a large company. He is the brother of former basketball player Kaanu Olaniyi. During his youth, Yomi Denzel was an amateur football player.
In 2010, at the age of 14, he launched his YouTube channel with gaming content.
He reached the rank of sergeant in the Swiss Armed Forces. He studied at HEC Lausanne and completed a semester at Harvard University.
Career In 2017, at the age of 21 and during his studies at HEC Lausanne, he created an online marketing agency.
In 2019, 1000 people came for one of its conference in Geneva, and he gathered a community of 190,000 followers on YouTube. At the age of 22, he is considered as "the main figure in e-commerce 4.0 in French-speaking world" (i.e. droppshiping) by the Swiss journal Le Temps. Yomi Denzel pretend became millionaire only with dorpshipping. But According French journal Numerama, the sell "dropshipping training". At 1 000 CHF (2019) or 1,500€ (2021) for the training, he can expect to make a lot of profit.
In September 2020, he ran a contest on Instagram, with prestigious prizes. Several celebrities such as the French footballer Dimitri Payet shared the publication and more than a million people answered on the Instagram publication. one year after, he launched a similar competition with bigger prizes. Participant could earn a Tesla car or a Chanel bag by following its account and commenting its post. Yomi Denzel buy advertised in Paris Métro and on the French TV channel M6 and TF1. According Numera, the main objective of this lottery is a "cheap advertised" to grow its number of followers and showcase its training programs By the end of 2021, Yomi Denzel acquired 486,000 followers on YouTube.
In 2022, he ran the online training company Mindeo and holds 550,000 followers on YouTube.
Awards and nominations +OrganizationYearCategoryNominated workResultBilan2022Entrepreneurs in French-speaking Switzerland under the age of 40Himself
Philanthropy In 2022, he created a foundation providing free education for the development of Nigerian Youths. The foundation offers 6 months of practical training on Python Programming, Data Analytics, Machine learning and Blockchain development in Lagos. The first promotion graduated in April 2024.
Controversies Yomi Denzel has attracted criticism because of his apparent closeness to certain controversial figures. In a video released on 2 June 2023 on his YouTube channel, the influencer describes the masculinist Andrew Tate as an “inspiring” person and speaks of the admiration he feels for Tate. Denzel particularly admires Tate’s “power of persuasion and influence”. This message is repeated across Yomi Denzel’s various social media platforms, including TikTok, Instagram and even LinkedIn. Elon Musk is also a personality who has attracted the interest of Yomi Denzel. The latter admires his "courage" and wishes to collaborate with the head of Tesla.
Z-évent 2026
Le Z-évent est un évènement philantropique français réunissant plusieurs célébrités d'internet, de divers horizons. Yomi Denzel n'a pas été sélectionné en tant que "streammer officiel", mais il a été invité par le vidéaste Anyme.
La présence de Yomi Denzel lors de cette évènement à crée une polémique, plusieurs participants lui reprochant ses positions masculinistes et d'extrême droite n'étant pas compatibles avec les valeurs pronés par le Z-évent.
Yomi Denzel s'est défendu en affirmant qu'on l'aurait confondu avec Alex Hitchens, connu pour ses positions masculinisstes, car ils sont tous les deux noirs. Suite à cela, plusieurs participants du Z-évent ont confirmés qu'il n'y avait aucune confusion et que c'est bel et bien Yomi Denzel qu'ils accusaient de masculinisme. Melissa Amneris a compilé plusieurs interview de Yomi Denzel démontrant qu'il n'y avait nul confusion. Anyme lui même regrette d'avoir invité Yomi Denzel, n'ayant pas pleinement conscience de ses idées politiques, ni de la publicité qu'il lui offrait ainsi. Il rejette tout liens avec d'extrême droite.
References
External links Official website