dead internet theory is f*cking real, and this fake emo kid just outgrew all of them.
his creator made an estimated $12K in 10 days. 297K followers. 52.3M views. strangers launched 3 coins with his face on them.
he made $0 from every single one.
meet John Stockman:
β first video Oct 6
β 50 videos in 10 days
β 297.4K followers
β 7.75M likes
β roughly 52.3M views
β 9 clips over 1M, the biggest at 9.7M (video's below)
that's more followers than Jean Phil, who started 3 weeks earlier.
the character: long black hair with purple streaks, chains, a hoodie and a face straight out of 2007 MySpace. he doesn't do skits. he does jumpstyle.
that's the whole format. an emo kid trying hard at a dance nobody's done since 2008. "how's my jumpstyle?" "I think I'm getting better at jumpstyle". "jumpstyle is hard af".
nostalgia plus effort plus slightly off. people can't scroll past it.
the consistency is insane. 48 of his 50 videos cleared 100K views. he posted 5 a day and almost none flopped.
now the coins. I checked every one on https://t.co/PPXPnq5hlJ.
β $EMO: launched by a random wallet, peaked at $45K, about $161K traded. creator fee is 0.30%, and 100% of it goes to holders. John gets nothing
β $STOCKMAN: launched by another random wallet, peaked at $9.7K, 8 holders
β none of them are in his bio
someone else farmed his face, and even they made pennies. 0.30% of $161K is about $480.
his real money is the other link in his bio: a "cooperation" email.
where the $12K estimate comes from: sponsored posts for TikTok accounts with 100K-500K followers go for $1,275-4,250 each in 2026. John has 297K and averages about 1M views a clip. 4 deals at the middle of that range β $11K-12K. 10 days in.
what to steal from him:
β pick a look from a specific era people miss. emo 2007 hits millennials and Gen Z at once
β give the character one thing he's trying to get good at. people return to watch progress
β post 5 a day. volume plus a consistent face means even "bad" clips do 100K
β put a business email in bio from day one
β if there's going to be a coin with your face on it, launch it yourself and set the fees to you
the internet is dead. the money in it isn't.
10 videos. 276,000 followers. $12,000,000 coin.
the guy isn't real.
here's how to make one yourself for $15, even if you've never edited a video https://t.co/0KqoAz9flZ
dead internet theory is f*cking real, and this fake emo kid just outgrew all of them.
his creator made an estimated $12K in 10 days. 297K followers. 52.3M views. strangers launched 3 coins with his face on them.
he made $0 from every single one.
meet John Stockman:
β first video Oct 6
β 50 videos in 10 days
β 297.4K followers
β 7.75M likes
β roughly 52.3M views
β 9 clips over 1M, the biggest at 9.7M (video's below)
that's more followers than Jean Phil, who started 3 weeks earlier.
the character: long black hair with purple streaks, chains, a hoodie and a face straight out of 2007 MySpace. he doesn't do skits. he does jumpstyle.
that's the whole format. an emo kid trying hard at a dance nobody's done since 2008. "how's my jumpstyle?" "I think I'm getting better at jumpstyle". "jumpstyle is hard af".
nostalgia plus effort plus slightly off. people can't scroll past it.
the consistency is insane. 48 of his 50 videos cleared 100K views. he posted 5 a day and almost none flopped.
now the coins. I checked every one on https://t.co/PPXPnq5hlJ.
β $EMO: launched by a random wallet, peaked at $45K, about $161K traded. creator fee is 0.30%, and 100% of it goes to holders. John gets nothing
β $STOCKMAN: launched by another random wallet, peaked at $9.7K, 8 holders
β none of them are in his bio
someone else farmed his face, and even they made pennies. 0.30% of $161K is about $480.
his real money is the other link in his bio: a "cooperation" email.
where the $12K estimate comes from: sponsored posts for TikTok accounts with 100K-500K followers go for $1,275-4,250 each in 2026. John has 297K and averages about 1M views a clip. 4 deals at the middle of that range β $11K-12K. 10 days in.
what to steal from him:
β pick a look from a specific era people miss. emo 2007 hits millennials and Gen Z at once
β give the character one thing he's trying to get good at. people return to watch progress
β post 5 a day. volume plus a consistent face means even "bad" clips do 100K
β put a business email in bio from day one
β if there's going to be a coin with your face on it, launch it yourself and set the fees to you
the internet is dead. the money in it isn't.
10 videos. 276,000 followers. $12,000,000 coin.
the guy isn't real.
here's how to make one yourself for $15, even if you've never edited a video https://t.co/0KqoAz9flZ
dead internet theory is f*cking real, and now the fake guy sells you the guide on how to make him.
his creator made an estimated $13K in 10 days. not from TikTok. from a $9.99 PDF.
meet Bomi Berzina:
β first video Oct 4
β 13 videos
β 20.7K followers
β 475K likes
β roughly 10.6M views
β biggest clip at 5.6M (video's below)
the character: tall two-tone hair, a hot pink tracksuit and a face that looks deeply unimpressed by everything.
the trick was the storyline. he doesn't just tag Jean Phil. he lives in his world.
"Jean Phil's new mansion is nice!" β 5.6M
"big thanks to Jean Phil for having us over" β 1.8M
"visiting Jean Phil's mom at the old folks home. she's doing well." β 414K
he turned someone else's character into his own sitcom. every video is a new episode with the same gang.
now the money part.
his bio has one link: "How-To-Make Viral AI Vids". it leads to an 8-page PDF with 17 steps and copy-paste prompts. $9.99, one payment, 30-day refund.
the character is the ad. every viral clip is proof the product works.
where the $13K estimate comes from: 10.6M views. if just 1 in 8,000 viewers buys, that's ~1,300 copies Γ $9.99 β $13K. no brand deals, no token, no TikTok payouts needed.
how to copy the model:
β build one character with a look people remember after one frame
β put him in the universe of a bigger character and write it like a series
β make 10-15 videos until one breaks a million
β package your exact workflow into a cheap PDF
β put the link in bio before the first video blows up
20.7K followers is small. selling to them is what makes it work.
10 videos. 276,000 followers. $12,000,000 coin.
the guy isn't real.
here's how to make one yourself for $15, even if you've never edited a video https://t.co/0KqoAz9flZ
dead internet theory is f*cking real, and now the fake guys are launching coins.
this AI boxer called out Jean Phil, pulled 10.7M views and launched his own token. the coin is down 97%.
his creator still walked away with an estimated $15K.
meet Bill Smith:
β first video Sep 23
β 15 videos total
β 48.1K followers
β 377K likes
β roughly 10.7M views
β 2 clips did 5M and 3.7M (video's below)
the character: a pale guy with a giant cloud of white hair, round glasses and a burgundy suit. he fights the air in front of churches and on kids' playgrounds. bio: "follow me if you don't wana catch these hands".
the angle was beef. his pinned video says "keep ducking my calls Jean Phil, your time will come". every caption tags #jeanphil, #archibrown or #derekmercer.
he didn't dance next to the big guy. he challenged him. and the comments ran with it.
then he made the classic mistake.
after Oct 1 he went quiet for 10 days. on Oct 9 he launched $BILLSMITH on https://t.co/PPXPnq4Jwb and dropped the CA in his bio.
β graduated https://t.co/PPXPnq4Jwb in about 90 minutes
β hit a $229K ATH 8 hours after launch
β about $541K traded on PumpSwap
β today: $7.4K market cap, 167 holders
his last 7 videos got between 1.2K and 15K views. the coin launched after the audience had already left.
where the $10K estimate comes from:
β 10.7M views at a conservative $0.50 per 1,000 in shoutouts and promos β $5.4K
β creator fees on ~$541K of volume β $4K
β the dev wallet is up about $840 on its own bag
how to do it better than him:
β build a character with a fight in him. beef spreads faster than dancing
β call out the biggest character in the niche by name
β ride the peak. his 2 best videos made 81% of his views in the first 3 days
β launch the coin while the videos are still doing millions, not 10 days later
β never go silent once it hits
attention is the asset. the coin only prints what's left of it.
the blueprint you need to repeat his income is below.
10 videos. 276,000 followers. $12,000,000 coin.
the guy isn't real.
here's how to make one yourself for $15, even if you've never edited a video https://t.co/0KqoAz9flZ