YouTube Secrets Explained PewDiePie

Pewdiepie is the most prominent Youtube personality, and it’s been so for a few years already. By the time when pranks were dominating the YouTube algorithm, Pewdiepie was uploading videos consistently. It’s been more than a decade that Pewdiepie creates high-quality content almost every day. In this article, we will cover the secrets that took Felix Kjellberg to the top of YouTube. Felix was dreaming of YouTube success from a very early age. He started YouTube early, so he is the OG of the platform. What is the industry of Pewdiepie, you may ask? There is no particular niche that PewdiePie chose. Felix creates different content types - gaming, streaming, the reaction on other’s videos, etc. He started with game reviews and walkthroughs, but now Felix is the biggest personality on YouTube. He is changing the niche from time to time. Creating top-notch content demands a lot of time and material from Felix; that’s why he often switches to different niches.

Being early is the key

As mentioned above, Felix is the OG of the platform. YouTube was already five years old when Pewdiepie registered an account on YouTube. He started uploading videos on the platform from the start. Video game reviews and walkthroughs were not a crowded industry at that time. Actually, that particular niche was a hidden gem but not too many YouTubers were doing it. Many teenagers and adults required walkthroughs and hacks of popular video games. That’s where Pewdiepie started his YouTube career. He was not very popular at the start, but he never stopped - with persistence, he became famous in a few months. 

Believe in dream

YouTube was not a lucrative platform back in 2010. Felix was a dropout from a local University. Parents decided not to support him financially as he dropped his studies. Felix was selling hot-dogs in his local city while uploading content on YouTube at night. In his interview, Felix recalls the hard days he had back in the early days of his YouTube career. It was a challenging period for Felix, but he never stopped uploading quality content. 

Find the ‘hit’ product and create content about it

Felex’s hit product was Minecraft. When we say ‘hit product’, we mean a trendy thing in your industry. Always look for the trends in your niche. We will give you an extra tip - a platform called ‘Google Trends”. If you don’t know, Google has a platform where the company stores the latest trends. You can find what’s trending on Google. Don’t limit yourself to the United States or other tier 1 countries. You can check tier 2 and tier 3 countries also. You may find a ‘hit’ product in your niche. Now it’s time to create a video and start uploading content every day. The game called “Minecraft” was a big hit for Felix. It changed Felix’s life for good. By that time, Minecraft gained popularity, and Felix was dominating keywords on YouTube related to Minecraft. That’s how PewDiePie got 12 million views in 2011. Pewdiepie reached 60 000 subscribers by the end of 2011 and left a job selling hot-dogs. By that time, he had enough subscribers on YouTube to pay the bills.

React on viral videos

Every day, YouTube has hundreds of viral videos. Felix chooses two-three videos per week and reacts. Follow Felix’s footprints and create your live reactions on any viral video. It could be your reaction to pranks, interviews, movie trailers, funny video compilations, etc.

Live streaming is still essential

Some YouTube experts may say that live streaming on YouTube is a very crowded space, and you can’t compete with big personalities, but it’s not true. Yes, many big YouTube channels live stream in various niches, and you may not be able to compete with them in the first few weeks. You can gain popularity if you don’t stop live streaming. Always use gentle humor while you are live streaming on YouTube. Experts may say that Twitch is easier for now, but YouTube still dominates the streaming industry. In general, YouTube is the biggest video engine globally, so live streaming on a platform is still mine full of gold. You can start streaming on both platforms, just like Pewdiepie.