# Jeff Delaney

> Jeff Delaney is the creator of Fireship, a YouTube channel with over 4 million subscribers known for delivering fast-paced, entertaining programming tutorials - most famously the '100 Seconds of Code' series. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, he turned a side project teaching Firebase and Angular into one of the most influential developer education platforms on the internet, complemented by his course platform fireship.io and an 8,000-member developer Slack community.

- **Role:** Creator at Fireship / fireship.io
- **Organizations:** Fireship, fireship.io, Geo Target Labs (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Web Development, Self-taught
- **Known for:** 4+ million YouTube subscribers on Fireship channel, Google Developer Expert (GDE) in both Angular and Firebase, Built fireship.io course platform covering Angular, React, Firebase, Flutter, Docker, and more

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2017** — Worked as a full-stack web developer specializing in Angular and Firebase at Geo Target Labs
- **2017-04-07** — Launched the Fireship YouTube channel (initially called 'Angular Firebase')
- **2017-04-08** — Posted first video: 'Angular 4 Development and Production Environments with Firebase'
- **2018** — Published breakthrough non-Firebase video about VS Code tips and tricks, expanding audience
- **2019** — Rebranded channel from 'Angular Firebase' to 'Fireship'
- **2019** — Recognized as Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Angular and Firebase
- **2022** — Channel reached 1 million subscribers
- **2022-06** — Son born (humorously nicknamed 'Fortran III' by the community)
- **2023** — Cited by 254 respondents as a key learning resource in State of JavaScript 2023
- **2024** — Channel exceeded 4 million subscribers
- **2025-12** — Channel at 4.06 million subscribers, actively covering 2025-2026 tech trends

## Achievements

- 4+ million YouTube subscribers on Fireship channel
- Google Developer Expert (GDE) in both Angular and Firebase
- Built fireship.io course platform covering Angular, React, Firebase, Flutter, Docker, and more
- 23,100+ GitHub followers as codediodeio
- Led 8,000+ member developer Slack community
- Cited by 254 respondents in State of JavaScript 2023 as a key learning resource
- Created the viral '100 Seconds of Code' video series

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Fireship channel reaches 4.06 million subscribers
- **2026-04** — Active content covering 'unhinged tech trends for 2026' and major tech news like 'Anthropic just bought your favorite JS runtime'
- **2026-04** — Net worth estimated at approximately $2.7-3.8 million across YouTube, fireship.io courses, and sponsorships

## Links

- Website: https://jeffdelaney.me/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jeffdelaney23
- GitHub: https://github.com/codediodeio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Fireship

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Last updated: 2026-06-01