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Iker Unzueta Ramos (born January 9, 2005), better known as Iker Unzu, is a Spanish internet personality, specifically on TikTok and YouTube.

In 2020, he created his account on the well-known social network TikTok and was recognized as "A    'successful tiktoker'    " by 'Heraldo de Aragon'. In 2020 he created his own weekly podcast, which quickly gained popularity on audio platforms such as Apple Podcasts and Spotify. At the age of 15, he surpassed 3 million followers on the social network TikTok, becoming one of the first creators in Spain to achieve that number at such a young age, having now more than 8 million on the platform. He is friends with Internet celebrity Lele Pons, who helped and inspired him to start creating content.

Early life and education
Iker Unzu was born in Zaragoza, Spain, when he was 6 years old he moved to Brazil and 4 years later to Mexico, where he lived for another 4 years. In 2018 he moved back to his city of birth. Unzu, is currently studying in Zaragoza. Iker's father's name is Asier and his mother's name is Marta. His mother tongue is Spanish and he speaks fluently  English, German and  Portuguese. Unzu started posting videos on Musical.ly, now know as TikTok, in 2016 and has been posting on various platforms since then.

Career
Unzu posted his first video on TikTok on January 1, 2020, a sketch titled 'New Year's Countdown'. Then he started uploading content to the platform on a daily basis, including vlogs about his day-to-day life. He created his YouTube account in 2015, but didn't start posting videos until 2020. Unzu uses Instagram primarily to post comedy videos. He has collaborated with companies such as Huesitos and Cacaolat, which are really popular in Spain, creating videos on his platforms. He has said that he used TikTok as a way to show his creativity through comedy videos and daily vlogs.

Unzu has more than 8.5 million followers on TikTok, 2,390,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel and more than 287,000 followers on Instagram which has made him well known in Spanish-speaking countries, specifically in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. He is currently the 25th most followed creator on TikTok in Spain.

TikTok
Unzu started posting 6 videos a day during the summer of 2020. In July he posted the video '' When your mother says it's all your fault. '' It was her first video to go viral and his account quickly began gaining followers, climbing almost 400,000 per month and reaching 1 million on August 1, 2020. Unzu´s videos on the platform focus mainly on relatable situations teenagers go trough, comedy story-times and skits about made-up characters, whom he represents wearing wigs.

Unzu continued to post content about everyday situations in 2020 and began creating content about teenage situations with their parents. He reached 3 million followers in December, 4 million in January, 5 million in March, and now has more than 7.1 million on the platform.

YouTube
Unzu posted her first YouTube video called  The Whispering Challenge with My Sister  on October 28, 2018. He started vlogging in 2020 and reached 100,000 subscribers that same year. Due to his popularity on TikTok, his videos on YouTube became popular, reaching up to 20 million views. Unzu currently has 1,400,000 subscribers on the platform and 610 million views.

Podcast
In 2020, Unzu released the first episode of his podcast, Iker Unzu (previously called Pasando el rato con Iker Unzu), a weekly series in which he tries to have an ongoing conversation on any particular topic, the show is produced by Anchor. It covers a wide range of topics such as relationships, mental health, funny anecdotes, and instincts. It is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and many other podcast platforms.

Distinctions
Unzu has received the silver and gold button for surpassing 100,000 and 1,000,000 subscribers on YouTube.