Mega-popular content creator PewDiePie has revealed that he will be taking another break from YouTube in the near future with a major life event on the horizon. Since Felix Kjellberg first debuted on YouTube in 2010, he has grown into one of the most popular and beloved creators on the platform. PewDiePie spent a significant portion of his YouTube career as the website's most-subscribed channel and currently boasts more than 110 million subscribers. Now, the Swedish creator is planning to take a step back from YouTube for the foreseeable future.
While PewDiePie got his start on YouTube in 2010, Kjellberg has branched out to other platforms. The beloved creator regularly streamed on Twitch for several years, even recently being banned for streaming episodes of Canadian sitcom Trailer Park Boys on his channel. While Kjellberg has continued to upload videos to his YouTube channel, recent years have seen the creator ease up on his content cycle to address his own personal health. Now, PewDiePie is reportedly taking another break as he is preparing to become a father.
A recent video uploaded to the PewDiePie channel, titled "Saying bye for a while now," showcases some of Kjellberg's recent travels around Japan. The video showcases a variety of different destinations around the country, including visiting a Japanese IKEA store and surfing with fellow YouTuber Chris "Abroad in Japan" Broad. PewDiePie concludes the video by confirming he would be stepping away from YouTube for the time being, unsure about when he will return. The reason given is the impending birth of his first child, following PewDiePie and his wife Marzia confirming the pregnancy earlier this year.
While fans will surely be sad to see PewDiePie go on another extended hiatus from YouTube, the content creator's life has seen significant change throughout the past year. Following an announcement of a break from YouTube early last year, PewDiePie would reveal he had moved to Japan in May 2022. His celebrity status even followed him overseas as well with PewDiePie's dogs reportedly requested to help promote tourism in Japan's Gunma prefecture.
PewDiePie's easing of his content comes as another massively popular content creator has looked to pick up the torch left behind by the Swedish YouTuber. The massive success of MrBeast throughout recent years on YouTube would see the creator surpass PewDiePie's subscriber count in November of last year. PewDiePie would later make a video on his own channel congratulating MrBeast on the milestone as the most popular individual creator on the platform. PewDiePie's latest break, no matter how long, will leave a lasting legacy for Kjellberg as one of YouTube's most prolific creators.