Jake The Viking

Jake Franklin
Relatives	Unknown sister Caroline (niece) Deleware (brother-in-law)
Affiliation	MrBeast
Biographical information
Marital status	In a relationship (dating Shelby Dueitt)
Date of birth	May 1, 1992
Place of birth	Denmark
Physical description
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue

Jake Franklin (born: May 1, 1992 (1992-05-01)), better known online as Jake the Viking or simply Viking, is a Danish-born American challenge and vlogging YouTuber mainly known for his appearances on the MrBeast YouTube channel, as he is a good friend of Jimmy Donaldson. He got his name after his hair and beard made him constantly look like the old-time explorer. He initially appeared in 2018 in the video Do Water Repellent Shoes Actually Work?.

Departure

On April 6, 2020, Jake announced that he left MrBeast and his group of YouTubers. He stated that he left only due to the restrictions of free time and that there is "no bad blood” between them. He has been a part of the e-sports organization Misfits Gaming after leaving MrBeast on June 23, 2021. However, on July 27, 2024, Jake posted on X saying that he had actually been fired.

Trivia

• The reason he's called "Jake the Viking" is because he was born in Denmark therefore his name is Viking.
  • He also grew out a beard to complete this Viking look.
• He won in the Last to Remove Hand, Wins House, Egg Olympics (with Bailey), World's Largest Bowl Of Cereal (coaching Scotch), Last to Leave Roller Coaster Wins (with Chandler, Dustin), Last To Take Hand Off Boat, Keeps It, Last to Fall Wins $1,000,000 (coaching Akira), and Last To Stop Swinging Wins $1,000,000 (coaching Omar).
• He is 6'5.6 feet tall (or 197 centimeters).
• $60,000 Extreme Hide And Seek - Challenge is the last video he appears in before leaving.

Challenges

• Can A Glowing 1000 Degree Sword Slice A Car In Half?
• Can 50,000 Magnets Catch A Cannon Ball?
• Moving 10 Pounds Using ONLY Sound
• Returning Destroyed Rental Cars Prank
• Destroying My Friend's Car And Surprising Him With A New One (2019)
• Last To Remove Hand, Gets Lamborghini
• I Spent 24 Hours Straight At Area 51
• Last To Remove Hand, Wins House
• Make This Video The Most Liked Video On Youtube
• I Won Every Prize At A Theme Park
• Amazing Beast Race
• Molten Lava Vs Giant Ice Block Experiment
• Last To Leave The Tesla, Keeps It
• Anything You Can Carry, I'll Pay For Challenge
• Anything You Can Carry, I'll Pay For 2
• I Opened The World's First FREE Store
• Last To Stop Running Wins $20,000
• World's Largest Bowl Of Cereal
• Last To Leave Roller Coaster Wins
• Last To Leave Pool of $20,000 Keeps It
• I Opened A FREE BANK
• Last To Take Hand Off Boat, Keeps It
• Last To Fall Wins $1,000,000
• Last To Leave VR Wins $20,000
• I Gave My Brother 24 Hours To Spend $100,000
• Extreme Hide And Seek 1
• Last To Stop Swinging Wins $1,000,000
• Last To Take Hand Off $1,000,000
• $60,000 Extreme Hide And Seek - Challenge
• Surviving 24 Hours Straight In The Bermuda Triangle
• Why i left MrBeast