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Kjellberg in July 2019

Born

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg

24 October 1989(age 30)

Gothenburg, Sweden

OccupationYouTuberSpouse(s)

Marzia Bisognin(m. 2019)

YouTube informationAlso known as

Pewds Pewdie

Channel

PewDiePie

Years active2010–presentGenre

Let's Play vlog comedy

Subscribers102 millionTotal views24.3 billionNetworkNone (formerly Machinima and later Maker Studios)Associated acts

JacksepticeyeJack DouglassMarzia KjellbergMarkiplierMrBeastCinnamonToastKen

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100,000 subscribers2012[a]1,000,000 subscribers2012[b]10,000,000 subscribers2013[2]50,000,000 subscribers2016[3]100,000,000 subscribers2019[4]Updated 28 December 2019Websiterepresent.com/pewdiepieSignature

After registering his current YouTube channel in 2010, Kjellberg primarily posted Let's Play videos of horror and action video games. His channel experienced a substantial growth in popularity over the next two years, reaching 1 million subscribers in July 2012. As his channel grew, his style of video content diversified, uploading vlogs, comedy shorts, formatted shows, and music videos.

Kjellberg became most-subscribed user on YouTube on 15 August 2013 (being briefly surpassed in late 2013 by YouTube Spotlight). He held the title until early 2019, when he publicly vied for it with Indian record label T-Series, before the company established a significant lead in April 2019 and Kjellberg conceded the throne. For two years (from 29 December 2014 to 14 February 2017), Kjellberg's channel was the most-viewed channel on YouTube. As of December 2019, the channel has received over 102 million subscribers and 24 billion video views, ranking as the second-most-subscribed and thirteenth-most-viewed channel on the platform, and the most-subscribed and most-viewed channel operated by an individual.

Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube has caused him to become one of the most noted online personalities. Due to this popularity, his coverage of indie games has created an Oprah effect, boosting sales for titles he plays. In 2016, Time named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people.