PewDiePie

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, is a Swedian gamer, YouTuber, and comedian. He gained popularity from his gaming-related contents and comedic videos.

He’s also known for his massive popularity on YouTube as well as wide media coverage about him.

Career

PewDiePie created his YouTube channel in December 2006. This YouTuber started as Minecraft and Call of Duty YouTuber.

He then continued playing another game named Amnesia and created a series named Fridays with PewDiePie.

He got 1 million subscribers in July 2012. This Internet personality appeared in a YouTube series titled Epic Rap Battles of History and talent competition named Internet Icon in 2013.

In 2015, he developed his video game titled PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist. The next year, the Scorpion released another game called PewDiePie’s Tuber Simulator.

He eventually gained 100 million subscribers in August 2019. He made his own YouTube Rewind 2018 and 2019 with other YouTubers, such as Dolan Park, MrBeast, and James Charles. The videos got positive feedbacks.

Throughout his career, PewDiePie has gained many awards as YouTuber and Gamer from Streamy Awards, Shorty Awards, and Teen Choice Awards.

Profile

Full name: Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg
Stage name: PewDiePie
Nickname: Felix, Pewds
Birthday: October 24, 1989
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Swedish
Religion: –
Profession: YouTuber, Comedian, Gamer
Education: Göteborgs Högre Samskola
Hobbies: Playing games
Facebook: @PewDiePie
Twitter: @pewdiepie
Instagram: @pewdiepie
TikTok: –
YouTube: PewDiePie Official

Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance

Height: 180 cm (5’11”)
Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)
Blood Type: –
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Body Measurements: 40-33-13 (Bust -40, Waist -33, and Arms -13 inches)
Shoe Size: 9 (US)

Family

Father: Ulf Kjellberg
Mother: Lotta Kristine Johanna Kjellberg
Brother: –
Sister: Fanny Kjellberg
Children: Björn Kjellberg

Wife, Girlfriend, & Dating History

Marzia Bisognin

Felix met Marzia in 2011 after being introduced by a friend. They built romance through online relationship, before he flew to Italy to met her and the couple moved back and forth between Sweden and Italy before reside in Brighton, England.

They married on August 2019.

On February 2023, the pair announced that they’re expecting a baby together. Their son was born on July 2023, who’s named Björn.

Net Worth

According to multiple online sources, his net worth is estimated to lie anywhere between $40 million to $90 million.

He appeared to earn his income mostly from his YouTube channel’s revenue. He has been named as the highest-earning YouTuber around the world and his channel is amongst the most subscribed in the platform.

YouTube

Not only PewDiePie’s YouTube channel holds the title of most viewed videos, he also amongst the highest-earning personalities on the platform.

He consistently earn $9 million to $15 million from the site annually. He charges around $450 thousand for one sponsored video.

In total, ever since he blowed up on YouTube, he’s estimated to rake over $73 million (before tax) from the platform.

Charity

To celebrate his YouTube channel’s 10 million subscribers marks, Felix held a fundraising event where the proceeds were donated to Charity: Water.

The project achieved more than $400 thousand, exceeding the initial funding goal of $250 thousand.

He held another similar fundraising event that went to Charity: Water in 2016, which generated more than 150 thousand.

When his channel reached 25 million subscribers, he celebrated by holding charity drive where the proceeds went to Save the Children. The project successfully raised $630 thousand of fund, far more than the actual goal of $250 thousand.

Controversies

Receiving Backlashes for Contents that Contain Anti-Semitic or Nazi Imagery

In January 2017, Felix shared a total of nine videos that had featured two individuals who were asked to hold a sign that says “Death to all Jews.”

Even though he argued that his intent was to show the insanity of website and modern world instead of going against Jews, the contents received severe negative attention and media criticisms.

The controversy caused multiple collaborating brands cut ties with him, including Disney subsidiary company Maker Studios, YouTube’s Red, and YouTube’s Google Preferred.

Facts

This YouTuber likes eating pies.
Felix identifies himself as an agnostic.
During high school, he skipped a lot of classes to play video games.
After graduating from high school in 2008, he attended the Chalmers University of Technology to study industrial economics and technology management. But, Felix didn’t finish it.
He started dating an Italian woman named Marzia Bisognin.
The couple developed an online relationship until Felix flew to Italy to meet Marzia.
Felix donated his cash winnings as King of the Web in 2012 to World Wildlife Fund.
In honor of Felix, the developer of a video game named Surgeon Simulator 2013 created an organ called Pewdsball.
In June 2014, this YouTuber raised 250,000 USD for Save the Children.
Felix published a parody self-help book titled PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist in 2015.
In 2016, Felix suggested people take down his YouTube channel once he reached 50 million subscribers. He then said it was a joke.
He raised more than 1,3 million USD for RED, with the help of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Felix had a battle with Cocomelon, a channel for kids, to become the biggest channel on YouTube.
This YouTuber got backlash in 2018 after retweeting Demi Lovato’s meme about her overdosing on drugs.
He married his girlfriend in August 2019, exactly 8 years since the couple first met.
His wife went vegetarian a few years ago, and it influenced Felix.
He doesn’t eat much, but he still eats fish and other meat substitutes.
In 2019, his video titled B*tch Lasagna and Congratulations was blocked in India because it’s racist.
In 2020, he became the Most Handsome Face by TC Candler.
In a video titled MrBeast passed me in subs, which was published on December 12, 2022, he asked MrBeast to delete his YouTube channel as it had reached over 100 million subscribers.
His ideal type is…

TV Series

South Park (Comedy Central ⏐2014), as himself (cameo)

Awards

2019 Teen Choice Awards – Choice Gamer
2015 Golden Joystick Awards – Gaming Personality
2015 Streamy Awards – Best Gaming Channel, Show, or Series
2014 Golden Joystick Awards – Gaming Personality
2014 Teen Choice Awards – Web Star: Gaming
2013 Shorty Awards – #Gaming
2013 Starcount Social Star Awards – Sweden Social Star Award
2013 Starcount Social Star Awards – Most Popular Social Show

Nominations

2017 People’s Choice Awards – Favorite YouTube Star
2016 Shorty Awards – YouTuber of the Year
2015 Streamy Awards – Best First-Person Channel, Show, or Series
2015 Teen Choice Awards – Choice Web Star: Male
2014 Streamy Awards – Best Gaming Channel, Show, or Series

Quotes

“Don’t be a salad. Be the best damn broccoli you can ever be.”

“Stay awesome bros. I know you will.”

“Unless you stop trying, how can you not fail anymore.”

“Life is too short to focus on the things you hate, focus on what you love instead.”

“Comments are my main way to communicate with your bros.”

“I’d like to help other YouTubers.”

“Thank you.”

“I love making these videos.”

“You guys are my main motivation of wanting to make these videos.”

“I make funny videos of me playing video games, and I share those moments.”

“That’s what is cool about YouTube, anyone can do it.”

“I’m so lucky to be in a position to help people, and that’s appealing to me.”

“You can just be you.”

“Everyone is entitled to their opinions, even though they’re wrong.”

“Nothing is easier if you’re an idiot.”

“Every second you’re closer to oblivion. No quote in the world is gonna change that.”

“Be nice to people; maybe one day they’ll be rich.”

“Do stupid stuff now because when you’re older, you’ll actually get in trouble for it.”

“I love this game. It’s so awesome.”

“It’s important to love yourself.”

“Money doesn’t make you happy.”

“Haters gonna hate. Ducks gonna duck quack.”

“When I started out I couldn’t even afford a proper computer to record gameplay on.”

“I took a job at the hotdog stand, I was the happiest I was at that time because I was finally for the first time in many many years doing what I wanted to do, the fact that I could make videos was so much more important to me that I had to spend a few hours a day doing a job that wasn’t that prestigious.”

“I don’t really care for numbers that much, what I care more about is the support that I get from all you guys. That means so much more than just a random number.”

“My parents said that sitting at home playing video games all day won’t bring you anywhere in life.”

“When I started my YouTube channel in 2010, I never imagined that one day it would be the most subscribed channel in the world and that I would be a part of such a great community.”

“It was so much easier to connect with my fans when I was smaller. I could answer every message, and I enjoyed that.”

“With my channel, and what people associate with the Internet, most people think it goes viral, you become this huge thing super quick. I never had an explosion or a huge thing. It’s just been something that has progressively been growing. It’s been building.”

“The thing that has made YouTube so successful is that you can relate to the people you’re watching to a much higher degree than to the people you see on TV.”

“I just want to entertain; that is my main objective and what comes before everything else.”

“Everyone has played video games at some point these days, and video games are fun.”

“When I started my YouTube channel in 2010, I never imagined that one day it would be the most subscribed channel in the world and that I would be a part of such a great community.”

“What I and other YouTubers do is a very different thing; it’s almost like hanging around and watching your pal play games..”

“We’re all different but we’re all the same. You just be and you don’t let anyone tell you who you are. You don’t need labels to make yourself feel valuable, you’re better than that.”