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Quick Info
| Birth Name, Real Name | Ramsey Khalid Ismael |
| Birthday | September 26, 2000 |
| Birthplace | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S |
| Age | 24 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Profession | Streamer |
| Years Active | 2023 – 2024 |
| Nationality | American citizen |
| Ethnicity/Race | Mixed ethnic background |
| Current Resident | South Korea |
| Net Worth in 2025 | $400k thousand |
The Inside Gist:
Johnny Somali has been on the news consistently since 2023, for well… The worst possible reasons. He, we’d come to find, got barred from leaving South Korea for at least ten years.
Sources are now saying that he risks doing a ten-year jail term for those ten years… if eventually convicted. He’s been in custody of the South Korean police department since October 26, 2024.
- Fact-check: Johnny was originally taken into custody by the South Korean police department on October 26. However, he disobeyed more rules, so that he would be barred from leaving the country… entirely.
Apparently. He has been accused of several counts of offenses, including aggregated physical assault and violence. He’s come to apologize, though. But… He’s still in custody.
What’s up with him these days? Curious to know what really happened to him? Well, you good, ‘cause we did the research and came up with this article so you don’t have to spend the greater chunk of your day surfing the whole web.
Call this his full Wiki biography profile summary, if you will, because, with this article, we fact-checked and put together answers to every other query there’s about him, his arrests, early life, dating life, career timeline, net worth, and pretty much his whole biography.
Who is Johnny Somali?
Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, born September 26, 2000, and now aged 24 years, is an American streamer and social media influencer, originally from Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
He made his social media content creation debut in May 2023, beginning with streaming videos on YouTube and Kick. Apparently, he’s known on the social media platform Kick as a tourist, traveling in different countries, in particular Japan, Thailand, and Israel.
Sadly for him, though, he got banned from Twitch, and after unsuccessfully attempting to persuade Twitch into unbanning him, he became active on Rumble. Recall that he was banned on Kick in May 2024? Well, he also got banned on YouTube at 18.4k thousand subscribers and 4.3 million channel views.
Currently, as sources have confirmed, he’d be doing a ten-year prison term. For whatever it’s worth, he has 822k thousand followers on his @johnny.harris Instagram account and over 45k thousand followers on his @SomecallmeJohnny.
Johnny Somali Biography
Johnny Somali was born on September 26, 2000, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. He is 24 years old as of January 2025, a Gen Z, and has been living overseas since launching his streaming career.
His real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, and per open-source documents, his father, Mr. Ismael, is of Somali descent, and his mother, Mrs. Ismael, is of Ethiopian descent. Johnny, we’d come to find, claimed to have been a Somali child soldier.
Apparently. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., but grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona. He has not shared much about his family dynamics and so whether or not he has any siblings (brothers or sisters) is not known.
Johnny Somali Education
But, per open-source documents, he completed both his elementary school and high school education at local schools in Arizona, United States. Apparently, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Arizona State University in May 2021.
Given his parents’ ethnic ancestry, his ethnicity is Mixed with Somali and Ethiopian blood found in his DNA. He is a Muslim and was raised by the Islamic teachings. He is an American citizen by birth.
Height, Weight
| Body Type | Athletic body type / measurements |
| Skin color | Brown skin color |
| Eye color | Dark brown eye color |
| Hair color | Black hair color |
| Height in feet | 5 feet 3 inches tall |
| Height in cm | 163 cm |
| Weight in kg | 57 kg |
| Weight in pounds | 126 lbs |
| Religion | Islamic religion |
| Ethnicity / Race | Somali and Ethiopian ethnic descent |
| Distinctive features | Toned physique |
How tall is Johnny Somali? Johnny is 5 feet 3 inches tall (162 cm) and weighs 57 kg (126 lbs). His most distinctive features are his athletic-built physique, brown skin color, dark brown eyes, and kinky black hair.
Johnny Somali Girlfriend
Johnny Somali has a Korean girlfriend — well, he did claim to have been dating a girl who is Korean. Though netizens have, since his arrest, refuted that claim to be false, there has not been any official report in support or against the claim.
Apparently, Johnny had not been of good conduct in his videos, which is why he landed himself in this obviously avoidable drama. At his core, he’d be serving a ten-year prison term, which should be done by 2035 if he’s sentenced later in 2025.
Whatever the outcome, hopefully, he learns… that his lawyers are good at legal battles, which would probably help his case, especially in making him get a lesser sentence. But, anyway, we’d go ahead and reiterate that his behaviors haven’t been the best!
Johnny Somali Net Worth
Johnny Somali’s net worth is estimated to be $400k thousand in 2025. While he was still active in his career, he had a growing and engaging fan base, which means that he earned a ton of money. Particularly, his being controversial kinda made him trendy but that didn’t quite end well, either!
https://twitter.com/Dexerto/status/1854165451976110183
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Somali
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