If Meryl Streep, Lionel Messi, Lebron James and Eminem are individuals who must be protected at all costs for the sake of good movies, football, basketball and rap music. Simon Whistler is arguably one of the best to be protected for his quality vlogging content.
The social media star has millions of followers through different channels which serve not only for entertainment purposes but also for enlightenment. In addition to his personal YouTube channel, he’s also the man behind channels like TopTenz, Today I Found Out, and Biography, which he co-founded with Shell Harris.
Who is Simon Whistler?
As stated, Simon Whistler is a social media star who has become famous for his various YouTube channels which add up to give him millions of followers. He was born on May 15, 1987 in England and grew up there as well. However, he now spends most of his time in the Czech Republic, where he mostly vlogs. He also travels around the world for his videos.
As a child, he fell in love with theater and got involved in drama when he went to school. He received a scholarship for his love of acting when he was in high school. In college, he pursued the same.
He began his journey to becoming a YouTubestar in February 2010, when he founded his most famous channel, TopTenz, which, as the name suggests, is a top 10 video list covering entertaining and educational topics. Behind the channel is also the Toptenz.net website, which also covers the same things. By 2019, the channel had already amassed nearly 1.5 million subscribers and nearly half a billion video views.
TopTenz is her first YouTube channel, but it’s not the most popular. In October 2011, he founded Today I Found Out. The channel is also educational and entertaining as it gives advice and information on various issues. Although the channel has nearly 2 million subscribers, which is more than TopTenz, it has less views on more than 370 million views since its inception.
After the successes he recorded with both Simon Whistler launched another channel, Biographics, in 2017. This channel is designed to create biographies of famous people and interests. The channel has also grown quite rapidly with over 650,000 subscribers and over 61 million views.
In 2015, the YouTube star and entrepreneur founded his personal YouTube channel which bears his own name. In 2019, the channel already had more than 20,000 subscribers and almost a million views. He uses the channel to share his personal videos.
Other YouTube Star Facts
1. He has a very strong YouTube presence: Simon Whistler has a huge presence on YouTube with over five million subscribers on his channels and nearly a billion views.
2. He co-founded YouTube channels with Shell Harris: Although Simon is mostly cited as the head of YouTube channels, he co- owns Biography and TopTenz with Shell Harris. That said, there’s not that much known about Harris in the public domain other than that he’s a digital marketing expert.
3. Other Channels Available on YouTube: Apart from above mentioned channels which are Simon Whistler’s popular channels, it also has other smaller channels including Highlight History which tells about historical events and individuals and then contributes to the English version of the channel, VisualPolitik.
4. Wife and Girlfriend: Whistler has maintained a rather private life through the years, living in Prague and traveling to different parts of the world. For this reason, his love life is less known in the public domain.
5. Net Worth: Although there are sources that put his net worth at US$100,000, this amount could be considerably less than what he actually has. As of now, there is still one authoritative source to confirm the real net worth of Simon Whistler. That said, it’s easy to believe that Whistler is doing just fine when it comes to his fortune. This is because of his burgeoning influence on social media.
Simon is pretty much the hardest working man I’ve ever met as he’s involved in a lot of things, always producing at least one video a day. More so, he has a strong social media presence, looking at his Twitter and Instagram handles.
6. He co-hosts The BrainFood Show podcast: Besides the YouTube channels, Whistle also co-hosts the aforementioned podcast with Daven Hiskey.
