PewDiePie is taking a YouTube break
LOS ANGELES -- PewDiePie is taking a break from his daily vlogging.
The YouTuber (whose real name is Felix Kjellberg) said last week he will take a brief hiatus from his videos because of the stress of his busy schedule. He's currently in Los Angeles working on season two of YouTube Red series Scare PewDiePie.
"I'm doing the show, daily vlogs, Revelmode stuff...it's just been too much," he said in his latest vlog titled "I quit (for now)".
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"Everyone is just stressed out over the vlogs and I think the fun disappeared somewhere. If it's forced and not fun what's the point of continuing?"
"If it's forced and not fun what's the point of continuing?"
The Swedish gamer, who has more than 47 million subscribers to his channel, said he completed 14 of his 22 planned vlogs in L.A. before deciding to pull the rest of the planned videos.
He apologized to his fans, noting he wished he was home making his normal videos again.
"I think I have a pretty high tolerance of stress but it just got worse when I came here," he said. "I'm really sorry ... it really sucks for me. I've always put YouTube first, always. Even if I'm working on other projects, it doesn't matter. You guys come first, that's my main thing. But I can't do that while I'm here ... keeping the vlogs up is just impossible at this point."
On Monday he tweeted at his fans a simple "Brb."
He said he expects to be back to doing his normal videos in about a week.
Topics YouTube
Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.
