NOTE: For all latest, breaking news related to PewDiePie, other YouTubers, and Youtube in general, head here.
Update (December 12):
While the anti-Semitic shout out controversy fire isn’t doused yet, something else from PewDiePie’s video is now making headlines: the comment Felix made on SonicFox’s acceptance speech at the 2018 Game Awards for winning the Best Esports Player. Details here.
Update (December 12):
PewDiePie landed in hot water after he endorsed a YouTube channel that contains videos featuring anti-Semitic content. The Verge was the first publication to highlight this news. Now PewDiePie has responded to the controversy by attacking The Verge. Details here.
Update (December 11):
How Pornhub gained from Tumblr crisis and PewDiePie vs T-Series war – read our latest coverage by heading here.
Update (December 11):
Marques Brownlee – tech video producer, popularly known as MKBHD – has jumped into the T-Series vs PewDiePie YouTube subscriber battle, supporting the Swedish YouTuber. He has also talked in detail about what’s wrong with YouTube Rewind videos. It’s a must read – head here.
Update (December 11):
PewDiePie has overtaken YouTube Sports in terms of subscribers to become the third biggest channel. However, the Swedish YouTuber has got embroiled in another major controversy. For details, head here.
Update (December 10):
Oh no. Rewind 2018 – which doesn’t feature YouTube’s most subscribed channel PewDiePie – is on way to become most disliked YouTube video ever. Details here.
Update (December 10):
In his latest video, PewDiePie has slammed fellow YouTuber Lilly Singh for her take on Forbes’ ‘Highest-Paid YouTube Stars 2018’ list. He also reacted sharply to Logan Paul‘s support to ‘subscribe to PewDiePie’ campaign.
The YouTuber also mentioned Pornhub for their support, and made fun of Rewind 2018 on way to becoming most disliked video on YouTube. All this and many other things in our latest PewDiePie coverage here.
Update (December 09):
Silent moves? T-Series ads appearing on PewDiePie videos. Complete story here.
Original story follows:
A few days ago, we told you that Pornhub has jumped into the PewDiePie vs T-Series battle, asking followers to help the Swedish YouTuber to retain their YouTube subscriber lead.
Subscribe to @pewdiepie to beat T-series here: https://www.pornhub.com/users/officialpewdieporn…
Unsurprisingly, the move was appreciated by PewDiePie fans. One such fan went a step ahead and created a visual representation of Pornhub coming to PewDiePie rescue. The clip they used is from the popular Saving Private Ryan movie.
Take a look:
https://twitter.com/Romayroh/status/1070499275463778304
PewDiePie fans/followers have been doing all sorts of crazy stuff to keep the channel at the No.1 spot. From hacking printers worldwide to creating custom PewDiePie Fortnite skins to even petitioning British PM, they’re leaving no stone unturned.
https://twitter.com/AlizeeYeezy/status/1068518253620690945
https://twitter.com/Z3RVO/status/1069986583162568704
https://twitter.com/LoganPaul/status/1070448713187778560
Likely because of this, the PewDiePie channel gained over 5 million subscribers in just a month. The battle is still nail-biting though, as the T-Series juggernaut is also gaining YouTube subscribers at a good speed.
But there has been a sad development in this story as well. Someone apparently hacked the T-Series official website. While there’s currently no information on exactly who did this, it’s reasonable to assume a PewDiePie fan/follower is behind it given the timing of this development as well as chatter on social media.
It’ll be interesting to see how the episode unfolds here on. Meanwhile, you can track live comparison between YouTube subscribers of both channels by heading here.
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