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YouTube is just starting to pay out like a goose that poops golden eggs, so I don’t know why these major YouTubers would just up and walk away. Okay, well, I know why some of them up and walked away … but others are a mystery that needs solving. Don’t get me wrong — some of them have returned, but it mostly just isn’t the same. For others, we sit here waiting, still subscribed to their channel, just hoping that they will return. Here are eight of these major YouTubers who for one reason or another have left the game:
W2S
Subscribers: 3,713,904
Okay, I don’t think this is real, but considering it just happened a few minutes ago when he released the above video, we have to give him the benefit of the doubt. Will W2S quit YouTube to work at McDonald’s? Find out soon!
Dax Flame
Subscribers: 128,869
Dax had it all: a wonderfully bizarre channel that paid the bills, adoring fans and the envy of my little brother, who loved his channel. And then one day, Dax was gone. Like Keyser Söze, he just bounced up and out without so much as a “Smell you later, fans.” He returned a few months ago, suspiciously, suddenly touting a new book and a cameo in 22 Jump Street. But just as suddenly he has once again peaced out into that good night.
Charles Ross
Subscribers: 395,130
You might remember Charles Ross as the YouTuber who got arrested for giving wedgies to strangers. If not, no worries, that happened a couple years ago. But for a minute, Ross had a hot commodity with his channel RossCreations. And then he suddenly stopped making videos a year ago. I can’t say we’re too broken up about this? Maybe he got arrested again?
FPSRussia
Subscribers: 5,578,516
FPSRussia gets a pass because he took a long hiatus after his producer and friend was murdered and FPS took some heat from that. Also he was investigated by the ATF over his guns. Honestly, we wouldn’t have faulted him for retiring, that’s a lot for a person to go through. But we’re glad he’s back.
Ray William Johnson
Subscribers: 10,803,622
Okay, Ray didn’t exactly abandon YouTube so much as he retired. But he allegedly retired to work on the whole “being a celebrity” thing and so far, we only know that he was in an indie movie and that new videos have surfaced on YouTube involving him. But speculation is that the clips he filmed were old and that he is isn’t really back, but he might be … and we’re all just really confused. Are we dating or aren’t we, Ray?
Even more than that now unfortunately. Fame isn’t for everyone I suppose.
“YouTubers who quit”. And about 80% of the people you mentioned you write “they didn’t really quit but I had to mention them”.
Hannah quit because she got pregnant and then married a guy. She updates her facebook regularly but you have to be her friend to see: Her name is Hannah Osterhagen now and she has 1 kid and she’s pregnant with the second one
any real proof?
um yes, just check out her face book page…..