Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg[‡ 3] (/ˈʃɛlbÉœË rÉ¡/ SHEL-burg,
Swedish: [ˈfÄ›Ë lɪks ˈǎrË vɪd ɵlf ˈɕɛ̂lË bærj] (listen);[c]
born 24 October 1989), known online as PewDiePie (/ˈpjuË diË paɪ/
PEW-dee-py), is a Swedish YouTuber, comedian, gamer, and
philanthropist, known primarily for his Let's Play videos and comedic
formatted shows.After registering his eponymous YouTube channel in
2010, Kjellberg primarily posted Let's Play videos of horror and
action video games. His channel experienced substantial growth in
popularity over the next two years and he reached 1 million
subscribers in July 2012. Over time, his style of content diversified
to include vlogs, comedy shorts, formatted shows, and music
videos.Kjellberg became the most-subscribed YouTuber on 15 August
2013, and after being briefly surpassed in late 2013 by YouTube
Spotlight, firmly held the title until early 2019, when he publicly
vied for it with Indian record label T-Series. The latter established
a significant lead in April that year, although Kjellberg's channel
remains as the second-most-subscribed on the platform, having received
over 107 million subscribers, as of 21 September 2020. From 29
December 2014 to 14 February 2017, Kjellberg had the most-viewed
channel on YouTube. As of 18 September 2020[update], his channel has
received over 26 billion views, ranking as the 19th-most-viewed
channel on the platform. Both his channel's subscriber and view counts
rank as the most among those operated by an individual.
Swedish: [ˈfÄ›Ë lɪks ˈǎrË vɪd ɵlf ˈɕɛ̂lË bærj] (listen);[c]
born 24 October 1989), known online as PewDiePie (/ˈpjuË diË paɪ/
PEW-dee-py), is a Swedish YouTuber, comedian, gamer, and
philanthropist, known primarily for his Let's Play videos and comedic
formatted shows.After registering his eponymous YouTube channel in
2010, Kjellberg primarily posted Let's Play videos of horror and
action video games. His channel experienced substantial growth in
popularity over the next two years and he reached 1 million
subscribers in July 2012. Over time, his style of content diversified
to include vlogs, comedy shorts, formatted shows, and music
videos.Kjellberg became the most-subscribed YouTuber on 15 August
2013, and after being briefly surpassed in late 2013 by YouTube
Spotlight, firmly held the title until early 2019, when he publicly
vied for it with Indian record label T-Series. The latter established
a significant lead in April that year, although Kjellberg's channel
remains as the second-most-subscribed on the platform, having received
over 107 million subscribers, as of 21 September 2020. From 29
December 2014 to 14 February 2017, Kjellberg had the most-viewed
channel on YouTube. As of 18 September 2020[update], his channel has
received over 26 billion views, ranking as the 19th-most-viewed
channel on the platform. Both his channel's subscriber and view counts
rank as the most among those operated by an individual.
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