SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 ― YouTube yesterday announced that streaming star PewDiePie will make the Google-owned video platform his exclusive online stage. PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix Kjellberg, has 104 million subscribers at YouTube, where his videos have racked up more than 25 billion views....
Swedish online star Felix Kjellberg aka PewDiePie with his book 'This book loves you' at an event in London, October 2015. ― AFP pic
No details were disclosed regarding any financial incentives involved in his decision to go exclusive at Google-owned YouTube, which competes with rival platforms such as Amazon-owned Twitch and Microsoft Mixer. In August 2013, Kjellberg became the most-subscribed YouTube channel in the world in 2013, and six years later became the first individual YouTube creator to reach 100 million subscribers.
“I couldn't be more thrilled to continue to grow our roster of creators who are making our platform their exclusive live streaming home.”
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