Creator
PewDiePie
PewDiePie, the online handle of Felix Kjellberg, is a Swedish YouTuber and a pioneer of YouTube gaming commentary who was the platform's most-subscribed individual creator for years.
Act I — Origin
Biography
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born 24 October 1989), known online as PewDiePie, is an England-based Swedish YouTuber, comedian, gamer, and philanthropist, known primarily for his Let's Play videos and comedic formatted shows. After registering his eponymous YouTube channel in 2010, he primarily posted Let's Play videos of horror and action video games. His channel experienced substantial growth in popularity over the next two years, and he reached 1 million subscribers in July 2012.
Act II — The Work
Notable for
- Pioneering YouTube gaming commentary and Let's Play videos
- Most-subscribed individual channel on YouTube for much of the 2010s
- Named to Time's 100 Most Influential People (2016)
Latest Uploads — YouTube
Act III — The Numbers
Live — fetched September 16, 2026
109,000,000
YouTube subscribers
The bars above visualize that same subscriber count, bucketed by order of magnitude — not audio levels or a live feed.
Born
Birthplace
Gothenburg, Sweden
Age
36
Computed from the birth date on file (October 24, 1989).
Platform
YouTube
Channel founded
2010
Years active
16
since channel founded (2010)
Videos published
4.7K
Fetched live from the YouTube Data API — last updated September 16, 2026.
Avg. views / video
6.3M
computed from YouTube API totals
Total views ÷ total videos published, both fetched live from the YouTube Data API.
YouTube total views
29.5B
Fetched live from the YouTube Data API — last updated September 16, 2026.
Frequently asked
How old is PewDiePie?
PewDiePie is 36 years old, born October 24, 1989.
Where was PewDiePie born?
PewDiePie was born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
What is PewDiePie known for?
PewDiePie, the online handle of Felix Kjellberg, is a Swedish YouTuber and a pioneer of YouTube gaming commentary who was the platform's most-subscribed individual creator for years.
How many YouTube subscribers does PewDiePie have?
PewDiePie has 109,000,000 YouTube subscribers, fetched live from the YouTube Data API as of September 16, 2026.
Closing Credits
Facts on this page are sourced and cited per Auteur Nova's editorial methodology. Hand-verified from Wikipedia, 2026-08-07. Subscriber/view counts are fetched live from the YouTube Data API on every page revalidation rather than hardcoded, since a static snapshot would go stale immediately. YouTube channel link added to sameAs using the same id already on file in creatorData; no official website or Instagram/X/TikTok handle appears in the Wikipedia infobox, checked 2026-08-21, so none is added. YouTube subscriber, view, and video counts are fetched live from the YouTube Data API and refresh at least once daily — last updated September 16, 2026.