Fred Beyer
YouTube prankster, known as Derf, who films loud public stunts and trolls sports fans and athletes in long videos.
Comedy · YouTube · Updated Sep 23, 2026
Fred Beyer, known to his audience as Derf, is a YouTube prankster who films loud public stunts on strangers and trolls sports fans and athletes. Screaming in stores, ding-dong-ditch, hijacking drive-thru headsets and walking into stadiums he was not invited to are the recurring bits. He posts long videos, twenty to fifty minutes each, as @FredBeyer, where he passed 2.4 million subscribers in 2026, and clips to TikTok as @derftopia. He has been posting since 2021.
Questions people ask
Who is Fred Beyer?
Fred Beyer is a YouTube prankster from Florida who goes by Derf. His videos are long, loud and public: screaming in stores, connecting to drive-thru headsets, ding-dong-ditching, and trolling sports fans in their own stadiums. He started posting in 2021 and passed 2.4 million subscribers on YouTube in 2026.
Why is Fred Beyer called Derf?
It is Fred backwards. His YouTube bio says “streets call me derf,” his TikTok is @derftopia and his store is Shop Derf. The name stuck because he kept using it.
How old is Fred Beyer?
He is 24. Famous Birthdays lists February 25, 2002, and the press coverage of his NFL Draft stunt in April 2026 gave the same age.
What is Fred Beyer’s real name?
Fred Beyer. He publishes under it and the press uses it. Derf is the nickname, not a different name.
What happened with Fred Beyer at the NFL Draft?
At the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh he used a replica credential to get onto the stage and started announcing a made-up Steelers pick before security walked him off. The NFL then sent him a letter banning him from its games and events. The video is on his channel as “Trolling the Most Controversial NFL Player!”, and Awful Announcing, Dexerto and PennLive all covered the stunt and the ban.
What is the Fred Beyer screaming in stores prank?
His signature. He walks into a store and screams, at nothing, at full volume, and films what everyone does next. There are several installments plus a “20 Minutes of Screaming in Stores!” cut; the top one has passed 7.6 million views on YouTube.
Does Fred Beyer have merch?
Yes, at shopderf.com: jerseys, hoodies, tees, wristbands and croc charms, with the slogans from the videos. It is the store linked from his YouTube channel, so it is the official one.
Who is Fred Beyer’s cameraman?
He has not named a regular cameraman on his channels. Press reports from the NFL Draft mention a cameraman being escorted out with him. Fan clips also show him filming with Snarp, another sports-crowd prankster, and the two have appeared in each other’s content.
Where can I watch Fred Beyer?
YouTube @FredBeyer is home base and where the full videos are. Clips on TikTok @derftopia and Instagram @fredbeyeryt.
What is Fred Beyer’s net worth?
He does not publish a number and neither do we. Anyone who does is guessing. A channel with 2.4 million subscribers, long videos and its own merch line is a real business, and that is as specific as we will get.
Who represents Fred Beyer?
He runs his own brand. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because he is one of the more committed prank creators working, and because his lane overlaps with creators we do work with. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Fred Beyer. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. Fred commits harder than the format requires. The screaming bit is one idea, but he has done it enough times, in enough stores, that the audience shows up to see how far it goes this time. Long videos are a choice most pranksters avoid, and his numbers say his audience wanted them.
Why it travels. Sports crowds are the accelerant. A prank in a stadium gets shared by the fans of that team, the fans of the other team, and the people who cannot believe he did it. The NFL Draft stunt made the news, which is the outcome the format was always pointed at.
Brand fit. Snacks, energy drinks, sportsbooks, ticketing, anything with a gameday audience. A brand in a Derf video has to be in on the joke, because the audience will know if it is not.
Related creators
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| Dan HentschelDeadpan absurdist comedian who plays unhinged characters, usually screaming from his car, and makes short horror films on the side. | Comedy |
| Brady ArthurPrankster and comedy creator who co-founded the public-prank channel MindSquire with Seth Goblin, and posts skits on his own channels. | Comedy |
| Kevin LangueComedy creator and host of The Kevin Langue Show, a weekly guessing game where he and a panel of comedians question a lineup of strangers to find the one who is lying. | Comedy |
| Baylen LevineAtlanta-area YouTube prankster with a recurring cast of friends who, after seven years of gas-station and Walmart pranks, moved to a weekly vlog channel in 2025. | Comedy |
Sources: Fred Beyer’s YouTube and TikTok channels; Shop Derf; Famous Birthdays; Awful Announcing, April 29, 2026; Dexerto, April 28, 2026; PennLive via Yahoo Sports, April 30, 2026. Subscriber and view counts read on his channel, September 2026.
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