Felix Kjellberg
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| Name: | Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg |
| Also Known As: | PewDiePie |
| Occupation: | Youtuber |
| Medium: | Video |
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| Official Website(s): | Youtube Channel |
| Fan Website(s): | |
| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is an Swedish YouTube creator known for his Let's Play-style content of horror games. He is the current most subscribed channel on Youtube[1] and is closely associated with Jacksepticeye, Cryaotic and Markiplier.
Fandom
The Felix Kjellberg tag on AO3 mainly appears on fic about Jacksepticeye and Markiplier, rather than fic focusing on PewDiePie himself. The most popular ship for him is with his wife Marzia Bisognin, although it's also popular to ship him with Jacksepticeye and Cryaotic.
On Wattpad, as is typical of the RPF fandoms on that site, Reader-Insert and OC fic are incredibly popular, but there is an interesting trend on Wattpad of fanfiction where the reader or an OC is adopted by Felix and Marzia.[2] Like on AO3, other Youtubers such as Jacksepticeye, Cryaotic and Markiplier also feature in fanfic about Felix.
Controversy
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As one of (if not the) YouTube most successful Youtubers (based on the number if his subscribers), PewDiePie was subject of widely publicized controversial in main stream media: In September 2017, he used a racial slur during a live stream Sep 11, 2017[3] for which he later apologized[4].
In early 2017, due to the media coverage and outrage, Disney ended a partnership with him due to video uploaded by him that contained anti-semitic content.[5]
In December 2018 he recommended a Youtube Channel that reportedly again promotes anti-semitic content.[6]
Charity
PewDiePie raised $1M for charities like the World Wildlife Fund , St. Jude, Save the Children, and Charity: Water according to Forbes Magazine.[7]
Resources
Further reading
- PewDiePie vs T-series
- Why YouTube’s Biggest Star Can’t Be Canceled by Max Read, Dec. 15, 2018, NYMag
- The forever war of PewDiePie, YouTube’s biggest creator by Abby Ohlheiser and Gene Park, December 20, 2018 on washingtonpost.com
- YouTube’s most popular user amplified anti-Semitic rhetoric. Again. by Aja Romano on Dec 13, 2018, on vox.com
References
- ^ List of most-subscribed YouTube channels. Accessed 13 February 2019.
- ^ Search of "PewDiePie adopted" on Wattpad. Accessed 13 February 2019.
- ^ PewDiePie Is Being Accused of Using a Racial Slur While Live-Streaming a Game by KEVIN LUI, September 11, 2017 on time.com
- ^ PewDiePie apologises for racial slur: 'I'm just an idiot' by Alex Hern 2017 on theguardian.com
- ^ Disney Has Cut Ties with YouTube Star PewDiePie Over 'Anti-Semitic Videos' By KEVIN LUI, Updated: February 14, 2017 on time.com
- ^ Popular YouTube Streamer Promotes Channel That Publishes Anti-Semitic Content by CHRIS MORRIS, December 11, 2018 on fortune.com
- ^ YouTube's 'PewDiePie' Made $7.4M Last Year, Raised $1M for Charity by Paul Tassi, Jul 8th 2015