PewDiePie

About PewDiePie

Felix Kjellberg is a YouTube celebrity with over 111 million subscribers to his humor and video game commentary channel. At the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, he was named Most Popular Gaming Web Star. He was named to Time Magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2016.

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known online as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTuber known for his Let's Play videos and comedic formatted videos and shows. Kjellberg's popularity on YouTube and extensive media coverage have made him one of the most noted online personalities and content creators. He has been portrayed in the media as a figurehead for YouTube and as being almost synonymous with YouTube gaming. In 2016, Time magazine named him as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden, Kjellberg registered his YouTube channel "PewDiePie" in 2010, primarily posting Let's Play videos of horror and action video games. His channel experienced substantial growth in popularity in the following years, being one of the fastest growing channels in 2012 and 2013, and becoming the most-subscribed on YouTube on 15 August 2013. Over time, his style of content diversified to include vlogs, comedy shorts, formatted shows, and music videos.

Subscribers	111 million
Pseudonym	Pewds
Total views	28.1 billion
Years active	2010–present
Channel(s)	PewDiePie, PewDiePie Highlights
Network	None (formerly Machinima and later Maker Studios)
Official Website	http://www.pewdiepie.com/
Occupation	YouTuber, comedian, philanthropist
Genre	Let's Play, vlog, comedy, commentary, satire
Born	Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, October 24, 1989, Gothenburg, Sweden
Associated acts	Marzia Kjellberg, Jacksepticeye, jacksfilms, Markiplier, PJ Liguori, MrBeast, Roomie, Boyinaband, Party In Backyard, The Anime Man

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Trivia

He used his internet popularity to raise funds for such charities as the World Wildlife Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In 2015, he released a parody self-help book called This Book Loves You. 

PewDiePie before fame

In 2011, he dropped out of Chalmers University of Technology.

Achievement of PewDiePie

He leveraged his internet celebrity to collect money for the World Wildlife Foundation and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, among other causes. In 2015, he published This Book Loves You, a satirical self-help book. He created a music video for his song "Bitch Lasagna" in October 2018, and it quickly became the most viewed video on his YouTube page.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$46,613,937 - $143,618,359

PewDiePie family life

He was raised alongside his sister Fanny by his parents, Lotta Kristine Johanna and Ulf Christian Kjellberg. In 2011, he started dating Marzia Kjellberg and later relocated to Italy to live with her and their two pugs. They got engaged on April 27, 2018, and married in August of this year.

Associations of PewDiePie

Jenna Marbles, another internet celebrity, was nominated for the Most Popular Social Show web personality category, which he won.

PewDiePie Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Facts about PewDiePie

• PewDiePieu0027s parents always wanted him to become a respectable corporate employee like they are. Just like all the typical parents, they were constantly telling him that playing video games is just a waste of time. As you see, they were absolutely wrong.
• PewDiePie released a parody self-help book called u201cThis Book Loves Youu201d.
• What is he like in real life?
PewDiePie is quite introverted in real life and avoids any publicity and perks of his wealth like luxurious cars or expensive clothes. PewDiePie even asked his fans once to never come to his house.
• What games does he review?
At the beginning of his career, Felix posted lets plays and reviews mostly of horror games including Amnesia. And his first video was Minecraft lets play. Now his range of interests is much wider.
• PewDiePie was once evicted from the apartment he rented in England because his neighbors complained he was too loud (when recorded his videos, of course).
• PewDiePie posted videos to check whether he could get a million of likes and dislikes. Of course, PewDiePie got them.
• What about his behavior in his videos?
PewDiePie was quite careless with what he was saying in the beginning and often said inappropriate things, but as he became popular he started watching his words. PewDiePieu0027s videos are mostly u201cloudu201d, where he screams shouts and curses a lot, except the ones where he shares details of his life.
• PewDiePie is an atheist.
• Why does he hate barrels?
Felix hates barrels because their noise attracted enemies in Amnesia game. PewDiePieu0027s hate for barrels is kind of a meme and he blames them for his in-game failures from time to time.
• Does he have pets?
PewDiePie has two adorable pugs, one of which has only one eye.
• What is his attitude towards his fanbase?
PewDiePieu0027s massive fan community is nicknamed Bro Army as he always calls his viewers the bros. Being Swedish, she may be not aware of negative connotation this word has in the USA. By the way, PewDiePie once called the monsters in the game u201cbrosu201d too.
• After dropping the university, Felix had to work at hot dog stand to make a living as his parents were so mad that they refused to give him money and he couldnu2019t find a better job.
• How rich is PewDiePie?
It is estimated that Felix earns more than $7 million a year. PewDiePie is one of the wealthiest European internet celebrities. However, PewDiePie doesnu2019t live in luxury and prefers staying simple.
• PewDiePie always ends his videos with the ultimate brofist.
• Why did he close comments section?
PewDiePie closed comments in 2014, as he noticed too much dirt, trolling, and spam there and wanted to clean the internet a little. PewDiePie keeps in touch with his fans via his Twitter and Reddit.
• PewDiePie has more subscriber than Rihanna.
• PewDiePie jokingly stalked Taylor Swift on Twitter from 2013 and continually tried to persuade her to follow him. In 2015, the singer followed him at last.
• What awards does he have?
He was named the King of Web and was in the list of the worldu2019s most influential people. PewDiePie also won a number of quite prestigious awards for his activity, including Teen Choice.
• What about charity?
Together with his fans, PewDiePie raised around a million of dollars to help children. PewDiePie also donated a decent amount of his own money to charity.
• What does his nickname mean?
PewDiePieu0027s weird nickname actually means nothing. Itu2019s just a combination of a sound that lasers in video games make, a verb u201cdieu201d, and one of his favourite dishes. The last part was added after he registered his first YouTube account called PewDie but lost the password and had to decide on a new one. PewDiePie thought that PewDie-2 would sound too boring and just typed the first thing he thought of.