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.
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| Born | Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg 24 October 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse(s) | Marzia Bisognin (m. 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 111 million[2] (10 February 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total views | 29.2 billion[2] (10 February 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
PewDiePie was the first channel ever to pass 50 million subscribers. PewDiePie is attempting 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.
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.
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.
Marzia Kjellberg, Felix's wife, has featured in his videos on several occasions.
Kjellberg discussing his decision to stop drinking on a 2019 episode of the Cold Ones podcast
Notes
References
- ↑ Wadeson, Danny (6 September 2013). "Gamertube: PewDiePie and the YouTube Commentary Revolution". Polygon. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About PewDiePie". YouTube.
- ↑ PewDiePie (11 June 2016). THE DIAMOND PLAYBUTTON (Part 3). PewDiePie. YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ Cohen, Joshua (19 December 2016). "YouTube Sends PewDiePie Custom Ruby Play Button To Commemorate 50 Million Subscribers". Tubefilter. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ↑ "YouTube Forges New 'Red Diamond Creator Award' For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers". Tubefilter. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "PewDiePie". YouTube. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Joshua Cohen (15 August 2013). "It's Official: PewDiePie Becomes The Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube". Tubefilter. Retrieved 16 August 2013.