10 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About PewDiePie

From selling hot dogs to multi-millionaire - all through the power of video games.

Pewds2 Gif "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 or extensive charity work.
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