Deemed one of the figureheads of YouTube, especially in the gaming niche, PewDiePie is among the highest-earning — as well as the most followed and subscribed — content creators on the video-sharing website. Legally named Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, this 33-year-old YouTuber was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, on October 24, 1989. He captured the viewers’ interest with his “Let’s Play” videos and gaming commentary. He later diversified his content to reach more audiences by doing vlogs and other comedic content.
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PewDiePie started his YouTube channel in 2010 and by 2012, he had already garnered 2M subscribers. Currently, he has 111M subscribers on the said platform, occupying the second spot for the most subscribed individual channel. He came second to MrBeast, who currently has 150M subscribers. He ranked 5th overall if we include the brand channels like T-Series, Cocomelon, and Sony Entertainment Television India.
PewDiePie, at some point, holds the record for the most-subscribed channel. And he did it not once, not twice, but four times! He achieved this feat on December 8, 2013 for four (4) days, April 1, 2019 for fifteen (15) days, August 15, 2013 for seventy-nine (79) days, and December 23, 2013 for 1920 days. His impact goes beyond YouTube as he was named by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2016.
With the massive fanbase that he has, it is only normal that fans would start poking into his personal life. They’ve been especially curious about the YouTube star’s sexual preference and dating life. Now, the question is — is Pewdiepie gay? Read on to know the answer.
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PewDiePie’s Sexuality: The Truth Behind His Twitter “Coming Out” Story
In 2017, the YouTube sensation made a buzz online when he suddenly “came out” on Twitter. However, he changed his mind right away, telling his followers that he was not gay anymore.
His “coming out” story started when another YouTuber, Keemstar of the YouTube channel “DramaAlert”, tweeted the following:
So im looking at the news today & there is like no news again. Maybe @pewdiepie will do an interview. if everyone says (Please Pewds)”
To which PewDiePie replied with:
next big story i’ll make sure you’re first to break it.”
A fan replied to PewDiePie’s tweet saying, “Pewdiepie is actually Jewish!”
im gay”
PewDiePie replied to the said fan
After the interaction, PewDiePie tweeted:
Life hack: suck all the d****”
Another fan replied to the YouTuber’s tweet saying, “How much money exactly would it take for you to bl*w a guy until completion”.
the way yt ad rev is, not much”
PewDiePie replied
Keemstar of DramaAlert then tweeted a thumbnail (of two men kissing) of his supposed interview with PewDiePie with the caption “Tonight, only on #DramaAlert”.
To which PewDiePie replied with:
i’m gay?”
i wish i was, cuz then yt would love me again”
But then another fan reminded him about YouTube’s restriction policy on gay content by saying, “but on restricted mode youtube blocks gay content so how would they love you again?”
The YouTuber replied with:
suddenly i’m straight again”
It’s hard to tell whether PewDiePie was really serious throughout the whole interaction or not. Thus, it is not sensible to base his sexual identity on that incident.
However, the YouTuber once admitted to “kissing a guy and liking it”. During his guest appearance on the podcast “Cold Ones” with Anything4Views (Chad Roberts) and MaxMoeFoe (Max Stanley) sometime in 2020, PewDiePie shared about the experience.
I’ve kissed a guy though.”
PewDiePie told the hosts
And when Max asked him how it was, he replied with:
I liked it. I genuinely like enjoyed i.”
That prompted the fans to assume that the YouTuber was bisexual. They even started compiling video clips that “prove” that he is, indeed, bisexual.
But everyone should take note of the fact that kissing someone of the same gender doesn’t automatically make one gay. PewDiePie has, in fact, addressed the issue about his sexuality by uploading a video clip on Twitter to debunk the assumptions.
Let me clear this up, I’m not bisexual. How? Why do people make that assumption? I find men to be very gross and I don’t even understand how women can like men.”
PewDiePie said on the video
PewDiePie’s Relationship: Meet PewDiePie’s Wife
Felix, PewDiePie’s real name, has been in a long-term relationship with his life partner, Marzia Kjellberg. The couple dated for eight years and married for four years and counting.
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Felix and Marzia met in 2011, thanks to one of her friends who recommended that she watch one of his videos. Marzia found him entertaining, so she hit him up through Facebook and, somehow, they became friends. They somehow hit it off that Felix decided to fly to Italy so they could meet in person. They started dating right away.
The couple spent the early months of their relationship in Sweden and Italy before they decided to settle down in Los Angeles in 2013. They raised three dogs together named Maya, Ynk, and Edgar.
Felix popped the question in April 2018 during one of their trips to Japan. He then announced their engagement to his followers by posting:
She said she’d think about it.”
Marzia, on the other hand, shared the good news with their fans through an Instagram photo with the caption:
Felix proposed!!”
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The couple tied the knot in August 2019 in an intimate wedding ceremony held at Kew Gardens, London. They exchanged their “I do’s” on the exact date when they first met eight years ago.
And in February 2023, four years after they got married, the couple shared another good news — they’re expecting!
They shared a video montage with the caption:
We are having a baby!!”
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I’ve been keeping a secret from you guys. And that is – I’m going to be a dad!”
PewDiePie also told his 111M YouTube subscribers
He also shared that they first found out that Marzia was pregnant with their baby in November 2022. He was also excited to share some details about his wife’s first pregnancy, such as how she was dealing with morning sickness like a champ.
Although Marzia’s been dealing with sickness she’s been taking it like an absolute champ.”
Felix also admitted that even though everything feels new to him, they are ready to enter this new chapter of their life. The YouTuber was optimistic that whatever happens, as long as they’re together, they’re going to be okay.
It’s entering new territory but I feel really ready and so does Marzia.”
Felix said
I know that whatever is ahead of us, together we can do it.”
he added
Is Pewdiepie Gay?
To answer the question — No, PewDiePie is not gay nor bisexual. He doesn’t identify himself as such. He said he was straight. He was also in a long-term relationship with his wife, Marzia Kjellberg, who was currently pregnant with their first child.