You know if an Irish beer company says it, it’s legit.
Guinness today bestowed its record for most subscribed on Swedish gamer PewDiePie for his more than 25 million subscribers (at the time of the record accounting, it was half that!). The beer company, which began publishing facts via their “Book of Records” as a means of settling bar bets, has recently taken to the social media world, likely with an eye on capturing a younger demographic. Other YouTubers, including NMR friend Furious Pete, hold Guinness World Records, but “Most Subscribed” is likely the one all the other YouTubers would want to possess. I would want that “World’s Longest Fingernails” designation personally, but then I probably wouldn’t be able to type …
PewDiePie, who’s really 24-year-old Felix Kjellberg, moved to England from Sweden in 2011 for faster broadband speeds and better access to the YouTube community. And considering he’s more than doubled his subscriber base in less than a year, clearly the move was a good one.
Here’s hoping that PewDiePie continues breaking records, but that everyone else gives him an exciting run for his money (of which he allegedly makes around $16 million a year).
Here’s more PewDiePie News:
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How PewDiePie Rose To Become YouTube’s Second Most Subbed Channel In Record Time
[…] himself, he’s signed to Maker Studios, the YouTube network recently acquired by Disney. As the most subscribed independent creator on YouTube it seems likely the masterminds of the Mouse will be looking for new […]
Pretty sure he moved to England to live in a place where both him and his girlfriend could find friends using a common language. He’s been stealing neighbours wifi for the last 6 months as BT hasn’t been able to install his broadband. In Sweden they have unlimited fiber growing on trees. But compared to Italy, even England have better infrastructure.