As one of the most talked-about figures, El Rubius has built a significant fortune. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.
What Is El Rubius' Net Worth?
El Rubius is a Norwegian-Spanish YouTube personality who has a net worth of $7 million. El Rubius is known for gameplay videos and vlogs. He has more than 40 million subscribers on YouTube and 14.3 million followers on Twitch, and he has received YouTube Creator Awards for hitting 100,000 subscribers (2012), one million subscribers (2013), and 10 million subscribers (2015). By 2019, El Rubius' YouTube channel was the most-subscribed channel in Spain, and in 2021, his channel was featured on a list of the 50 YouTube channels with the biggest number of subscribers in the world. In 2014, he published the book "El Libro Troll" ("The Troll Book"), and he followed it with three "Virtual Hero" comic books in 2015 and 2017. From 2018 to 2020, a "Virtual Hero" anime series aired on the Spanish digital television service Movistar+, and El Rubius voiced himself on the show. A 2016 tweet by El Rubius is the world's most retweeted tweet, and that year he was included on "Time" magazine's list of "next generation leaders." As of July 2023, El Rubius had the third most-followed Twitch channel.
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Early Life
El Rubius was born Rubén Doblas Gundersen on February 13, 1990, in Mijas, Andalusia, Spain. He is the son of a Norwegian mother and Spanish father, and he has a half-sister and two half-brothers. El Rubius' parents divorced when he was 3 years old, and he moved to Bergen, Norway, with his mother, Bente. He later moved to Madrid after his mother became involved with a Spanish man who El Rubius refers to as "The Godfather." El Rubius attended primary and secondary school in Madrid, and he credits his first game system, the SNES, for inspiring his love of geek culture and video games. He returned to Norway as a teenager, and after graduating from high school, he went back to Spain and worked at a supermarket. El Rubius studied 3D modelling and animation at Madrid's Arteneo School.
Career
El Rubius launched his first YouTube channel, "elrubius," in 2006, and his first video was a montage of "Grand Theft Auto IV." In 2011, he began uploading "Skyrim" montages, and due to his channel not being able to be associated with a Machinima Network, Inc. contract because of three copyright infringement complaints, he created a new YouTube channel, "elrubiusOMG." In 2012, El Rubius began uploading videos in which he attempted to summarize a video game in one minute, and these videos went viral in Spain. His most-viewed video is a 2012 "Minecraft"-centric parody of the Chayanne song "Torero" called "Minero," which has amassed more than 106 million views.
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In summary, the total wealth of El Rubius reflects strategic moves.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.
