Right, but there are many other Let's Players that also like to make long videos, and they don't seem to get anywhere near the amount of views that PewDiePie's get. Reason 3) would make sense if he used to post videos in Swedish, but I think - perhaps wrongly - that most Swedish gamers older than 13 speak English, and…

True, but that still doesn't explain why so many people subscribe to PewDiePie's channel. When I'm looking for a playthrough, I am usually not very picky about the guy who made it.

I'm 26, grew up playing video games and it's clear I'm getting old. I had no clue Let's Plays were that popular (though admittedly I've watched a few, mostly when I got stuck at some part of a game), and I had never heard of this PewDiePie guy. I can't understand why or how he got so many subscribers. I liked the…

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