Peter OgbemudiaIn the past few years, one of the most familiar tech voices is that of Izzi Boye, from Nigeria. He reviews phones, laptops and gadgets in a way that feels like a friend explaining something in very simple terms. That tone is exactly what attracts his audience and it is the same tone that holds them. Coming from a small town near Warri to stages in Barcelona and Paris, his journey has become a motivator for young Africans who want to turn passion into a real career online.
In this biography, you get to learn about who he truly is, where he is from, how he has established his platform, and what his metrics and influence are today.
Izzi Boye’s Real Name
Izzi Boye is a stage name. His actual name is Kelvin Aigbokhaevbolo. He chose a shorter, easier to remember handle for the internet, as it is easier to pass around across platforms. Today, he is known by almost everyone in the tech space in Nigeria as Izzi Boye and the name has become a brand. He has a consistent Twitter, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook account name, which has enabled him to create a unified presence online with a clean online brand.
Izzi Boye’s Age
He has not disclosed publicly his year and date of birth. He was already teaching WAEC lessons around 2009 and 2010 at as low as five thousand Naira per session, based on his own interviews and then later studied Chemistry Education at Delta State University, Abraka. From that history, he is generally thought to be in his early to mid thirties in 2026.
Early Life and Background
Izzi is a native of the Delta State region, near the town of Warri, around the community of Izzi. He is the second child out of six children. His father is a businessman and his mother was in fashion. His childhood was a very simple one. He used to play a lot of football, like most Nigerian boys do, because there were no smart phones in his world. In interviews he has stated that he loved gadgets from the moment he finally had his own phone. He enjoyed taking things apart and learning how they functioned and that particular stuff stayed with him throughout his life.
He was a hustler before creating content and gave home lessons for as little as three to five thousand naira. Along the way he learned a little graphic design, and began freelancing on Upwork during his last year of school. This freelance work later enabled him to purchase gadgets that he reviewed on his initial YouTube videos.
Education
Izzi is a graduate of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka with a degree in Chemistry Education. It did not really go his way at all. He wanted to study Pharmacy, but it didn’t work out. Then, he also thought about Marine Engineering, but his mother did not agree, and at the time, there was only one university that had the course. He even considered going to Canada to do something tech, but that too didn’t work out. He stayed, graduated his degree, and worked on his side hustles in silence.
The road he took shaped him for where he is now. Teaching is at the heart of his content. He knows how to break a complex idea into smaller, simpler parts. That is a skill that has been developed over years, in front of students, and not a content course.
How Izzi Boye Began His Career
He started his YouTube channel in late 2019. The funny part is that he was originally thinking of becoming a travel blogger. In the midst of his research on what phone to purchase for that travel project, he found that he was more interested in tech than travel writing. He’s even teased that he isn’t a big fan of writing, so the YouTube route was more logical.
His first reviews were funded out of his own pocket. He used the phones for content before selling or keeping them, got small loans from loan apps, repaid with regular salary. Phones were cheaper then, and he could buy some of the phones he wanted for around one hundred and twenty thousand naira.
He reached one thousand subscribers within 6 to 8 months. He didn’t take long to meet his four thousand hours of watching requirement for monetisation. His initial brand deal came in when he reached his 5,000-subscriber mark, via email. By 2021, with about nine thousand subscribers, Tecno reached out, and that partnership opened the door to bigger brands.
Content Style
The calm and clean delivery that Izzi has is what makes him stand out. He’s a reviewer who’s not afraid to tell you a phone is “mid range. He’s also noted as one of the earliest Nigerian tech creators to introduce ASMR unboxing clips to the Nigerian tech scene. His videos are on consumer tech, gadgets that the average Nigerian can afford and tips that are solutions to real everyday problems.
He speaks to his audience as the real people they are and real budgets they have. There are many factors that matter in Nigeria and he speaks about pricing, data cost, network compatibility, battery life and many more. Hence his reviews are significant.
Izzi Boye has an Instagram account at @izzi_boye. The page combines snippets from his YouTube product reviews, behind-the-scenes footage from events, brand campaign videos, and lifestyle posts of his own. His followers at the time were approximately 150,000 on Instagram, according to a feature on PiggyVest in 2023. Since then that number has increased as he has continued to expand his reach on all platforms. His Instagram is a much quicker glimpse into his world for those who don’t always watch long videos on YouTube.
YouTube
His primary work is on YouTube. His channel is just Izzi Boye and it’s where he posts his long form reviews, comparison videos, buyer guides and unboxing videos. In 2025, the number of subscribers was reported to be around 213,000, and he had more than 68 million views of his over 460 videos from third party tracking sites. At least he posts one video every week, and he expects consistency! He records mostly at night, which is a good indication of his working habits.
He is not a viral YouTuber. That is by design. He has admitted he likes to build trust at a steady pace, as this is the type of audience that will remain to listen to his product recommendations.
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TikTok and Other Platforms
He is on TikTok under the name @izziboye, and his following has been increasing at a higher rate than any of his other platforms. He reached close to 1 million followers on TikTok by the end of 2025. In the beginning of 2025, he started another TikTok channel under the name of @izzi_verse which is dedicated to gaming and live streaming. The concept is to combine tech, gaming and community in one environment, and to provide additional space for fans to engage in real-time.
He can also be found on Facebook, @boyeizzi, and Twitter, @izziboye. He has a combined following of 1.4 million across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook in 2025.
Brands, Awards and Global Recognition
Izzi Boye has had the opportunity to work with some of the most well-known names in tech and finance. His list of associates include Google, Meta, YouTube, ASUS, Tecno, Infinix, EcoFlow, FXTM and Zenith Bank.
He has delivered his inaugural TEDx talk in 2024, one of the most validating moments of his career. He’s been to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona three times, and has appeared at the Venice Film Festival, among other places, and was one of the first African creators to be officially named VivaTech Ambassador in June 2025 in Paris at VivaTech.
He was awarded the Education Creator of the Year at the TikTok Sub-Saharan Africa Awards in Johannesburg in December 2025. That award was a kind of validation of his reputation as a creator who teaches rather than entertains.
Izzi Boye’s Net Worth
Izzi Boye is a private person when it comes to money and hasn’t ever publicly said what his net worth is. We do know, however, that his revenue is generated from a few different sources: YouTube ad revenue, brand sponsorships, paid ambassadorships, event appearances and his growing TikTok following. According to third-party tracking sites, he can make somewhere between a few hundred thousand and a few million dollars a year on YouTube. Those numbers should be considered a range, not a fact. It’s obvious that he makes a decent living from it, that he is currently residing in Lagos, that he invests in his equipment and that he is pursuing his content as a business.
Conclusion
People do not have to leave Nigeria to build a global voice, as Izzi Boye proves. He began with a borrowed idea, a loan app and a stubborn curiosity. Today, he is at the same tables as the world’s tech giants and is a representative of Africa on international platforms. He will continue to write his story and in the direction he is heading, the best chapters could be yet to come.
Peter Ogbemudia