Davis Clarke

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About

Davis Clarke is an Instagram influencer on his account @davis.clarke where he posts business-related, motivational Reels akin to Hustle Culture. Clarke is a Boston, Massachusetts resident who attended the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMASS) and graduated in 2019. Clarke's inspirational videos about being excited and "locked in" for work grew him a following that mostly satirized his enthusiasm for the 9-5 workplace. Davis Clarke's LinkedIn also inspired interest online.

Background

Davis Clarke is from Winchester, Massachusetts and went to college at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMASS) per his Facebook^[1] profile. Clarke's age and birthday is currently unknown. However, he graduated from UMASS' business school in 2019, making him roughly 27 years old per his LinkedIn^[2] page.

Per his Instagram,^[3] Clarke is an avid runner and cyclist. Clarke's job in 2024 is as a Capital Management Manager for Citizens Financial Group.^[2] He works in the Boston metro area.

Online History

Davis Clarke's online history started in May 2015 when he created his Facebook^[1] account. Clarke's Instagram^[4] started with a post shared on October 3rd, 2017. Clarke didn't go largely viral until a Reel^[5] he posted on January 2nd, 2024, gained over 40,500 likes in two months in which he was on his "First train ride of 2024, getting fired up!" (shown below, left).

His Reels continued to go viral soon after, like one posted to Instagram^[6] on January 22nd, 2024, that received over 134,100 likes in a month (shown below, right).

Clarke's motivational, business-related Reels continued to go viral in early 2024. For instance, a Reel^[7] he posted on February 2nd, 2024, in which he said that he was "absolutely locked in," earned over 260,600 likes in a month (shown below).

Fandom

Awareness of Davis Clarke's Instagram presence spread across social media as a fanbase grew around him. For instance, on February 20th, 2024, Twitter / X^[8] user @RotoSurgeon tweeted three videos of Clarke, asking his followers, "dare you to find someone more locked in," receiving over 5,700 likes in nine days (shown below).

Similarly, on February 27th, 2024, X^[9] user @tonysopranosmom tweeted one of Clarke's Reels, writing, "This guy is the fucking man," gaining over 1,500 likes in two days (shown below).