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Charles Batchelor (born August 9th, 1993), better known as Grian is a British Youtuber and gamer.[1][2] He is primarily known for his Minecraft videos.[3][4] Batchelor's youtube channel, which he started in 2009, has amassed over 8 million subscribers and 2.5 billion views as of 2024.[5]
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| Born | Charles Batchelor August 9, 1993 Hertfordshire, England | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2015-present | |||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 8.6 million[6] | |||||||||
| Total views | 2.5 billion[6] | |||||||||
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Last updated: November 12th, 2024 | ||||||||||
Early life
editGrian was born in Hertfordshirt, England.[3] He moved to Japan at the age of seven.[7][2]
Career
editWhile Batchelor started his channel in 2009, his channel didn't grow until 2014. In 2015, the Grian channel hit 1,000 subscribers.[7]
Batchelor was invited to the YouTube channel CraftedMovie in 2011, he was apart of the YouTube channel from 2011 to 2015. Batchelor was a set builder for the channel. Batchelor eventually appeared in the videos due to popular demand. In the videos he starred as his own character, his skin was a rendition of Link from Zelda. After a decline in views, the CraftedMovie team decided to focus on other projects. [7]
Batchelor co-founded the massive Minecraft MMORPG, Wynncraft.[8][9] Wynncraft led to a permanent end to CraftedMovie.[7] Wynncraft led to the rapid growth of Batchelor's Youtube channel and is one of the things he is most known for.[7][4] Wynncraft was wildly successful.[7]
In 2018, Batchelor was invited and joined the minecraft YouTuber server, Hermitcraft. Batchelor joined Hermitcraft during Hermitcraft season 6.[2][7] As of 2024, Batchelor is still active on Hermitcraft.[10]
Batchelor co-hosted a charity live stream for the children's charity, SOSAfrica in May, 2020.[11] He co-hosted the charity live stream again on May 1st, 2021 for the same charity.[12]
Personal Life
editBatchelor got engaged to his long-time girlfriend in August, 2019 and got married her on August 15th, 2020.[2][7]
Awards
edit● Guinness World Record for "Largest MMORPG built in Minecraft" (shared with Francis Mailloux and Isaac Pohl-Zaretsky).[8]
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Emily (2018-11-13). "Grian – Age, Bio, Personal Life, Family & Stats". CelebsAges. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b c d "Grian Bio, Engaged, Relation, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Age, Height". Married Biography. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b "Who is Grian? Everything You Need to Know". www.thefamouspeople.com. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b Marin, Kate (2021-01-26). "All about Grian's wife and his spectacular rise on Minecraft". TheNetline. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ "Grian". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b "About Grian". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Joseph (2022-11-07). "Grian YouTube, Bio, Wiki, Age, Minecraft, Merch, and Net Worth". Facts Buddy. Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
- ^ a b largest mmorpg built in minecraft Guinness World Records
- ^ Wynncraft. "FAQ - Wynncraft, The Minecraft MMORPG". wynncraft.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ "Grian - YouTube | Ghostarchive". ghostarchive.org. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ sosafrica (2020-05-19). "Historic Minecraft Hermitcraft Livestream Fundraising Event Feeds Thousands of South Africans during Coronavirus Pandemic Lockdown". SOS Africa. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ sosafrica (2021-05-01). "Minecraft Icons Host 2nd Livestream Fundraising Event for SOS Africa". SOS Africa. Retrieved 2024-11-16.