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The world’s most popular YouTubers are now more influential amongst American teenagers than both movie stars and singers. That’s according to a Variety survey that found the top five most influential figures among 13-18 year-olds are all YouTubers, with games favourite PewDiePie and the controversial KSI among them. The others …
Read More »Maker Studios launches PewDiePie app on iOS
YouTube star PewDiePie now has his very own app on iOS. The Guardian reports that the Maker Studios developed download allows direct access to the Swede’s YouTube content, as ell as the ability to create their own custom favourite feeds, as well as share clips on social media. Admittedly it’s …
Read More »PewDiePie makes over $4m per year
YouTube superstar Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg is reportedly making in the region of $4m per year. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites the figure – apparently derived from ad sales and representing ‘mostly’ pure profit – in a rare interview with the Swede. It’s cool to have this …
Read More »Disney acquires PewDiePie’s YouTube video network Maker Studios
The video production company behind gaming sensation PewDiePie is now owned by Disney. The $500m acquisition was confirmed overnight, giving Disney stewardship over the network’s 380m subscribers, 5.5bn monthly views and existing stable of 55,000 YouTube channels. Last year PewDiePie beat the likes of Miley Cyrus and One Direction to …
Read More »Gaming star PewDiePie claims YouTube crown
Felix Kjellberg – aka PewDiePie – was the most watched person on YouTube in the second half of 2013. The divisive 24 year old Swede, who now lives in the UK and made his name thanks to a string of highly successful gaming videos, beat the likes of Miley Cyrus, …
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