Equals Three is on one of the most subscribed channels on YouTube, having more than 10.6 million subscribers in December 2013, and has been recognized by Guinness World Records. Equals Three episodes are usually uploaded to his channel every Tuesday. In Equals Three, Johnson reviewed, criticized, and added commentary to some of the internet's latest viral videos.

While at Columbia, Johnson started his formatted show, Equals Three, as a way to combine two popular video styles: watching viral videos and video bloggers. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Johnson says he studied at Columbia University as a history major, while his profile adds he was preparing to study law. He graduated from Norman North High School in 1999. Johnson was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.