Jonas Maximilian Ems (born December 30, 1996, in Cologne) is a German web video producer, author, actor, and director.
Jonas Ems grew up in Cologne and received his *Abitur* (high school diploma) in 2015 from the Heinrich-Böll-Gymnasium in Troisdorf. In 2016, he moved to Berlin.
He operates several YouTube channels, the Twitch channel *jonasems*, as well as a TikTok account with over 3.4 million followers (as of January 2026). In late 2021, he announced a shift in content s…
