PewDiePie, the popular YouTuber whose real name is Felix Avrid Ulf Kjellberg, announced over the weekend that he’s taking “a break” from the platform in 2020.
“I wanted to say it in advance because I made up my mind. I’m tired, I’m feeling very tired,” the Swedish star said before noting “early next year I’ll be away for a little while.” He added he’d “explain that later.”
With over 100 million subscribers, PewDiePie has the second most subscribed-to YouTube channel and he regularly tops lists of highest-paid creators, but his career has been dogged by controversies, some of which are of his own making.