Figgehn Idestål
Personal information
Born
Fredrik Idestål

(1984-10-22)October 22, 1984[1]
DiedAugust 16, 2024(2024-08-16) (aged 39)
NationalitySwedish
Other names
  • DualDGaming Extra
Occupation(s)YouTuber
IT technician[a]
YouTube information
Channelsfiggehn
Figgehn & Whippit
Inga Konstigheter
Years active2012–2024
GenreGaming
Subscribers176 000 (main channel)[3]
Total views100 397 068 (main channel)[3]
Contents are inSwedish
100,000 subscribers2017

Figgehn Idestål (né Fredrik Idestål; 22 October 1984 – 16 August 2024) was a Swedish YouTube personality. His YouTube channel was created 2012 under the name DualDGaming Extra,[4] later changed to figgehn. Idestål's content was primarily gaming videos, but he also produced videos related to cooking and food reviews.[5] At the time of his death, his main channel had amassed over 175 000 subscribers and over 100 000 000 views.[b][3]

In May 2024, Idestål uploaded his final YouTube video, where he explained that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer earlier that year and that he would be given palliative care.[8] He later passed away in August that same year.[4][9]

Personal life

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Idestål announced in 2022 on his Facebook page that he would run as a candidate of the Örebro Party in the regional and municipal elections in Örebro.[10]

Awards

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Year Award
2014 McDonald's - MyBurger[11]
2016 Eurogamer.se - YouTuber of the year 2015

Notes

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  1. ^ Idestål explained in his final video that he had quit doing YouTube full time by August 2023 and had later begun to work as an IT technician.
  2. ^ Idestål was also a co-host of two other YouTube channels—Figgehn & Whippit and Inga Konstigheter—altogether a total number of 368 900 subscribers and over 200 000 000 views.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Figgehn Idestål". Ratsit.se. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Figgehn's Instagram". Instagram.com. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "figgehn - YouTube". YouTube. 2024-08-21. Archived from the original on 2024-08-21. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ^ a b Youtube-profilen Fredrik ”Figgehn” Idestål död
  5. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (26 August 2018). "Han livnär sig som internetkändis". SVT Nyheter. SVT. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Inga Konstigheter - YouTube". YouTube. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  7. ^ "Figgehn & Whippit - YouTube". YouTube. 2024-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  8. ^ Min sista video - YouTube
  9. ^ Youtube-profilen Figgehn är död – blev 39 år
  10. ^ "Hej, för er som är 18 år eller äldre så är det ju dags att rösta 11 september i år. Om du bor i Örebro Kommun eller Region Örebro (se karta) så kan du..." Facebook. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ McDonald's Sverige on X: "Först ut är @figgehn's mumsiga burgare #McFiggehn! #MyBurger http://t.co/Y2yIP99KiO" / X

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