From selling hot dogs to multi-millionaire – all through the power of video games.
follow :-https://www.instagram.com/belikebro_insta/ How’s it going, Bro’s?” 25-year-old Felix Kjellberg, a.k.a. PewDiePie is the definition of a YouTube megastar. His videos regularly receive upwards of a million viewers and his estimated annual income is £2.6 million per year. That’s roughly £210,000 per week – all from uploading hilarious footage of him playing the likes of Amnesia, Grand Theft Auto and Goat Simulator. Despite all of this success, he’s kept a very grounded approach to his channel too, choosing to produce videos in his house without the need for a crew or an elaborate set-up and as a result, his massive audience just keeps growing. There’s no denying he has a natural charisma and magnetism, drawing in a very large, diverse and passionate fanbase that eat out of the palm of his hand. There are also a lot of people who don’t like him – and that’s fair enough – because his brand of entertainment is what some may call an “acquired taste”. But it doesn’t matter either way because there’s a lot to learn about PewDiePie that might just surprise you. To you, he may be that idiot who plays games and screams for a living, but there’s a lot more to him than that – whether that be his risk-taking background.
10. He Dropped Out Of A Prestigious University To Sell Hot Dogs And Play Games
PewDiePie’s parents are both held in high esteem in the Swedish corporate world and to begin with, it seemed he might follow suit. He obtained the grades needed to enroll in the prestigious Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, to study for a degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. But the life wasn’t for Pewds, who told Swedish Radio:
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10. He Dropped Out Of A Prestigious University To Sell Hot Dogs And Play Games
PewDiePie’s parents are both held in high esteem in the Swedish corporate world and to begin with, it seemed he might follow suit. He obtained the grades needed to enroll in the prestigious Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, to study for a degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management. But the life wasn’t for Pewds, who told Swedish Radio:
Dropping the news to my parents that I was skipping my “dream education” at Chalmers to sit at home recording videos while playing video-games was not easy. My parents said that sitting at home playing video-games all day won´t bring you anywhere in life. Thinking about it now, it was utterly absurd. To get into Chalmers for industrial economics you need straight A’s, but somehow I was happier selling hot dogs and making my own gaming videos.
It was a massive risk that paid off, especially when you look at Chalmers’ alumni, which includes Nobel Prize winners, noted scientists and CEOs of major companies. But, that list will never include PewDiePie, who left just before graduating.
9. He Has So Many Subscribers They Could Start Their Own Country
At this time of writing, the Bro Army (PewDiePie’s subscribers) total over 35 million – a number that keeps expanding with no signs of stopping. To put that number into perspective, a country with 35 million people would be roughly the 38th largest in the entire world. It would have more people than the likes of Australia, Netherlands, Greece, Belgium or Portugal. All of those people – watching one man play some Happy Wheels.
8. PewDiePie Is Officially The King Of The Web
In 2012, PewDiePie won a contest in which he was crowned King of the Web, a competition that celebrated the best of YouTube and awarded cash prizes for the top performing personalities. There was a real mix of talent on display but in the end, Pewds conquered the field and received his crown. However, he made the cool decision to donate the money to the World Wildlife Fund – rather than keeping it back for himself. It was a classy gesture and one that reminded people of PewDiePie’s dedication to charity work.
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