PewDiePie
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born 24 October 1989), better known by his online username PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber. His content has changed significantly since he began uploading, now focusing on Minecraft gaming videos and established series such as 'You Laugh You Lose' and 'Last Week I Asked You (LWIAY)' where he reviews memes that his fans have posted on Reddit. He has over 111 million subscribers as of January 2024, but is slowly losing subscribers now as YouTube is removing inactive subscribers.[7] On 15 August 2013, his channel became the most subscribed channel on YouTube.[8] He was also the first YouTuber creator to get 100 million subscribers.[9]
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| Born | Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg 24 October 1989 (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 110.77 million[2] (5 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total views | 29.41 billion[2] (5 October 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network | None (formerly Machinima and later Maker Studios) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
PewDiePie was born on 24 October 1989 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Before starting his own YouTube channel, PewDiePie studied Industrial Economics and Technology Management at Chalmers University of Technology until he dropped out. Disapproving of his decision, his parents cut off his support. He made a living by selling hot dogs until his channel got enough subscribers for him to make a living from the channel.
Career
YouTube
In 2013 PewDiePie surpassed Smosh making him the Number 1 Youtuber.[10]
PewDiePie was the first channel ever to pass 50 million subscribers.[11] PewDiePie attempted to break the like record on YouTube.
PewDiePie was the first individual creator ever to pass 100 million subscribers on YouTube as of August 2019, though he did lose the position of being the first channel ever to reach that milestone by the Indian music channel T-Series in months earlier.[12]
PewDiePie has been creating content that can be described as "silly and fun". Videos such as Meme Review, You Laugh You Lose (YLYL), Pew News, and Last Week I Asked You (LWIAY) are just a few examples. Recently, he has been uploading many Minecraft videos.
Personal life
PewDiePie lives in Japan. He formerly lived in Brighton, England with his wife, Marzia Bisognin, who is also a former YouTuber. In 2019 he married his long-time girlfriend, Marzia Bisognin. The marriage was held at Kew Gardens in London, England.[14]
PewDiePie Media
Kjellberg studied at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.
Fan art of Kjellberg from 2012, depicting him as a character from Happy Wheels
Fans demonstrate in Tallinn during the PewDiePie vs T-Series subscriber competition.
Kjellberg discussing his decision to stop drinking on a 2019 episode of the Cold Ones podcast
Marzia Kjellberg, Felix's wife, has featured in his videos on several occasions.
Notes
References
- ↑ Wadeson, Danny. Gamertube: PewDiePie and the YouTube Commentary Revolution. Polygon (6 September 2013). Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 About PewDiePieYouTube.
- ↑ PewDiePie. THE DIAMOND PLAYBUTTON (Part 3). PewDiePie (11 June 2016)YouTube. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ Cohen, Joshua. YouTube Sends PewDiePie Custom Ruby Play Button To Commemorate 50 Million Subscribers. Tubefilter (19 December 2016). Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ YouTube Forges New ‘Red Diamond Creator Award’ For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers (in en-US). Tubefilter (2019-09-09). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- ↑ PewDiePieYouTube. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Dredge, Stuart (2013-07-08). "With 50m weekly views, PewDiePie is world's most popular YouTube channel" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jul/08/pewdiepie-youtube-channel-games-popularity. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ Webb, Kevin. PewDiePie just became the first solo YouTuber to reach 100 million subscribers (in en-US). Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ Shaw, Lucas. PewDiePie Overtakes Smosh as YouTube's Top Channel (in en-US). TheWrap (2013-08-15). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ Popper, Ben. PewDiePie hits 50 million subscribers, promises again to delete his account (in en). The Verge (2016-12-08). Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ (in en-GB) PewDiePie concedes defeat to YouTube rival T-Series. 2019-04-01. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47042761. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ (in en-GB) MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber. 2022-11-16. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63635382. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ Leskin, Paige. YouTuber PewDiePie got married to his longtime girlfriend — see the photos from their wedding day (in en-US). Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-01-08.