The year he turned 21, he began posting videos on YouTube. The year he turned 22, he left Chalmers University of Technology to make videos full-time. The year he turned 23, his channel reached 1 million subscribers in July.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 24, his channel became the most-subscribed on YouTube in August, after the Guardian reported in July that it was the most-viewed.
The year he turned 25, The Washington Post reported that Guinness had awarded him a world record as the most popular YouTube user. The year he turned 26, his channel became the first to pass 10 billion views, and his book debuted at No. 1 on a New York Times Young Adult paperback list.
The year he turned 27, he launched Revelmode, released a mobile game and reached 50 million subscribers in December. The year he turned 28, Maker Studios and YouTube dropped their deals with him in February, and he launched “Meme Review” in November.
The year he turned 29, his channel had about 73.6 million subscribers in December as T-Series closed in. The year he turned 30, he married Marzia Bisognin in August, and his channel passed 100 million subscribers.
The year he turned 31, he signed an exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube. The year he turned 32, he announced another break from uploading. The year he turned 33, he moved to Japan, and MrBeast passed him as the most-subscribed YouTuber in November.
The year he turned 34, his son was born in July. The year he turned 36, he dropped out of YouTube’s 10 most-subscribed channels and said he was done with video games for now. The year he turns 37, he posted the last of his family vlogs in September.
PewDiePie began posting videos on YouTube in 2010, the year he turned 21, and became known in 2013, the year he turned 24, when his channel became the most-subscribed on YouTube. It passed 100 million subscribers in 2019.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began posting videos on YouTube, playing and commenting on video games.
Source 01 · BBC News · PewDiePie signs exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tab Month and day are not given in the sources.Dropped out of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and, The Washington Post reported, moved to the U.K. to pursue YouTube full-time.
Source 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tabSource 03 · The Washington Post · Guinness World Record for most YouTube subscribers goes to a weird Swedish bro · opens in a new tab Month and day are not given in the sources.Business Insider reported his channel reached its first million subscribers in July and that he signed with Maker Studios later that year.
Source 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tabSource 07 · Variety · YouTube Megastar PewDiePie Launches ‘Revelmode’ Network · opens in a new tab Day not given in the sources.The Guardian reported just under 50 million views for his channel in the week of June 27 to July 3, the most on Tubefilter’s chart, and 9.8 million subscribers.
Source 04 · The Guardian · With 50m weekly views, PewDiePie is world’s most popular YouTube channel · opens in a new tabHis channel passed Smosh as the most-subscribed on YouTube in August, Business Insider reported, and the BBC also dates it to August 2013.
The Washington Post reported that Guinness had awarded him a world record as the most popular YouTube user, with more than 25 million followers.
Source 03 · The Washington Post · Guinness World Record for most YouTube subscribers goes to a weird Swedish bro · opens in a new tab Date is the Post’s article date.The Washington Post and Rolling Stone reported that his channel was the first to pass 10 billion views.
Source 05 · The Washington Post · Who is PewDiePie, the first person to ever hit 10 billion YouTube views? · opens in a new tabSource 06 · Rolling Stone · The Cult of PewDiePie · opens in a new tab The Post, dated Sept. 9, places the milestone on the previous Sunday.The book, a collection of illustrated parodies of inspirational quotes, debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Young Adult paperback list, Rolling Stone reported.
Source 06 · Rolling Stone · The Cult of PewDiePie · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tab Month from Business Insider; day not given.Variety reported the network would feature him and other creators in original series. It counted 41.5 million subscribers on his channel.
Source 07 · Variety · YouTube Megastar PewDiePie Launches ‘Revelmode’ Network · opens in a new tabThe mobile game reached No. 1 among free games in Apple’s App Store, and demand overwhelmed its publisher’s servers, Variety reported. He said on Twitter that it passed 1 million downloads in less than 24 hours.
Source 08 · Variety · ‘PewDiePie’s Tuber Simulator’ Game Servers Crash as It Hits No. 1 · opens in a new tabThe Verge reported his channel crossed 50 million subscribers.
Source 09 · The Verge · PewDiePie hits 50 million subscribers · opens in a new tabVariety reported that Maker Studios and YouTube had dropped their business deals with him over videos involving anti-Semitic rhetoric. In a video that day he apologized for the videos and said he did not support hate groups, and he said news coverage had taken his jokes out of context.
Source 10 · Variety · PewDiePie Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Jokes, but Attacks Media · opens in a new tabBusiness Insider reported he launched the series on his channel in November, in which he reviews trending memes and internet jokes.
Source 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tab Day not given in the source.Variety reported his channel had about 73.6 million subscribers that Monday, up 4.4 million in 30 days, against 73.3 million for T-Series. It described his five-year run as the most-subscribed creator as threatened.
Source 11 · Variety · PewDiePie Zooms Past 73 Million YouTube Subscribers · opens in a new tabAfter posting a video congratulating T-Series the day before, he was about 15,500 subscribers behind the Indian channel on Monday morning, BBC News reported. By afternoon he was back ahead by 34,400.
Source 12 · BBC News · PewDiePie concedes defeat to YouTube rival T-Series · opens in a new tab Business Insider’s career timeline describes this period differently; the BBC report is followed here.The two married in London after eight years together, and he announced it on Twitter, according to CNN and Business Insider.
Source 13 · CNN · PewDiePie and Marzia Bisognin marry after dating for eight years · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tabThe Guardian reported his channel had surpassed 100 million subscribers, and The Verge called him the first individual creator to reach the mark.
Source 14 · The Guardian · PewDiePie surpasses 100m subscriber mark on YouTube · opens in a new tabSource 15 · The Verge · PewDiePie becomes the first individual YouTube creator to hit 100 million subscribers · opens in a new tab Date is the Guardian’s article date.In a video posted on a Saturday he said he would be away for a while early in 2020, Forbes reported. Business Insider reported the hiatus lasted 30 days.
Source 16 · Forbes · ‘I’m Tired’: PewDiePie Is Taking A Break From YouTube · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Business Insider · The career of PewDiePie · opens in a new tab Forbes dated its article Dec. 16 and places the video on the previous Saturday.BBC News reported he would live-stream exclusively on YouTube, after moving to the rival platform Dlive in 2019. It counted more than 104 million subscribers.
Source 01 · BBC News · PewDiePie signs exclusive live-streaming deal with YouTube · opens in a new tabTheGamer reported he said he was taking time off. He also said he and his fans had raised nearly $1 million for charities through member and donation revenue.
Source 17 · TheGamer · PewDiePie Announces He’s Taking A Break From YouTube · opens in a new tabThe Japan Times reported he relocated from England to an undisclosed area near Tokyo, in a move it said had been nearly five years in the making. He and his wife, Marzia, had bought a house in Japan in 2018.
Source 18 · The Japan Times · YouTuber PewDiePie’s ‘honeymoon phase’ brings positive vibes to Japan content · opens in a new tab Day not given by the Japan Times.BBC News reported MrBeast’s 112 millionth subscriber that month put him above PewDiePie’s 111 million, the first change at the top in almost 10 years. PewDiePie had been the most-subscribed YouTuber since August 2013. Guinness World Records verified 111,985,864 subscribers on his channel on Nov. 21, 2022, the most for a gaming channel.
Source 19 · BBC News · MrBeast overtakes PewDiePie as most-subscribed YouTuber · opens in a new tabSource 24 · Guinness World Records · Most subscribers for a gaming channel on YouTube · opens in a new tab YouTube does not show exact counts, so the exact day is not confirmed.He and his wife announced the birth of their son on social media the next day, Game Rant reported.
Source 20 · Game Rant · PewDiePie Announces Birth of His Son · opens in a new tabThe Indian Express, citing a Dexerto report, said another channel had passed his for 10th place, ending 12 years in the top 10. It said he had cut back his output after moving to Japan in 2022.
Source 21 · The Indian Express · PewDiePie is no longer among YouTube’s top 10 most-subscribed channels · opens in a new tab Date is the article date; the exact day of the change is not given.PC Gamer reported that in his newsletter he said that after 13 years as a gamer on YouTube he was done with videogames for the time being. It said his channel had moved toward lifestyle vlogs.
Source 22 · PC Gamer · PewDiePie has shared that he’s ‘done’ with games right now · opens in a new tab Date is the PC Gamer article date.In a video titled “Thank you and Goodbye,” he said it was the end of the monthly family vlogs he and his wife had made for four and a half years. Game Rant reported they decided their young son deserves privacy.
Source 23 · Game Rant · It’s Officially the End of an Era for PewDiePie · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2010–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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