PewDiePie Announces Temporary Hiatus From YouTube for the Second Time Citing Personal Reasons

Jun 30, 2023 | 10:42 AM EDT

PewDiePie Announces Temporary Hiatus From YouTube for the Second Time Citing Personal Reasons

Jun 30, 2023 | 10:42 AM EDT

PewDiePie popularized the meme review genre on YouTube and made many fans while doing so. Furthermore, his battle with T-Series has been forever engraved in YouTube’s history. However, this YouTube legend has moved on to his next phase of life.

PewdiePie, along with his wife Marzia, is currently living in Japan. He has completed a year of living there and has been creating videos from there. He recently announced to fans that he along with his wife are expecting a baby. Now he can come forward with another shocking announcement, earning a bittersweet reaction from fans.

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PewDiePie on hiatus from YouTube for a second time

In his latest YouTube video, PewDiePie shared glimpses of Japan in a beautiful vlog. However, in the outro of this video, he made an announcement to take a break from YouTube. He is preparing for fatherhood and taking care of the baby in place of making YouTube videos for now. He said, “Just wanted to say, it’s getting very close now. Very close to becoming a dad.” He went on to explain how excited he was about this new phase in his life.

But he also acknowledged the challenges of becoming a dad for the first time. The 33-year-old said, “I don’t know what it is going to be like. I don’t know if I’ll have time to make videos. This is going to be chaos.” Along with this, he added that his uploading schedule will be halted for a while, with a possibility of irregular uploads.

PewDiePie concluded his thoughts with a heartwarming thank you to all his fans looking at his vlogs. “We’re so happy that you guys enjoyed them,” he said, extending a thank you from his family’s side, “But, I think for now, we might take a little break until we come back back again”. With these words, PewDiePie left his fans in bittersweet emotion for a hiatus.

The fans are hoping the YouTube legend returns after his personal life smoothens up. However, PewDiePie might make an appearance soon in a MrBeast video. What are your thoughts on PewDiePie’s second hiatus from YouTube? Let us know in the comments section below.

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