Lachlan Ross Power (born 25 August 1995) is an Australian YouTuber, professional gamer and internet personality, known primarily for his video game commentaries of Fortnite Battle Royale.[6] He is the founder of lifestyle brand and gaming organization PWR.
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| Born | Lachlan Ross Power 25 August 1995[1] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia[2] | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||
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| Parents | Darren Power (father) | ||||||||||||
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| Also known as | CraftBattleDuty | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 16.8 million (combined)[3][4] | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 5.6 billion (combined)[3][4] | ||||||||||||
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Last updated: 29 October 2022 | |||||||||||||
In 2013, Power registered his YouTube account under the name CraftBattleDuty and primarily posted video game commentaries of Minecraft, Battlefield and Call of Duty. His channel experienced substantial growth in popularity when he began posting videos of Fortnite in 2017. In January 2019, his channel reached 10 million subscribers, becoming the first Australian gaming content creator to hit that milestone. As of March 2024, the channel had reached over 15 million subscribers and 5 billion video views,[3] ranking as the seventh most-subscribed and fifth most-viewed channel on the platform from Australia.[7][8]
Early life
editLachlan "Lachy" Power was born on the 25 August 1995,[1][6] in Brisbane, Queensland, and grew up in Shailer Park, Queensland. His mother, Lynne, is a bank manager and his father Darren Power is a local politician, who served as the mayor of Logan City from 2020 to 2024. Power has three siblings.[9][10]
Career
editPower registered the "CraftBattleDuty" YouTube channel on 19 March 2013.[3][11] His early content primarily featured video game commentaries of Minecraft, Battlefield and Call of Duty;[6] his channel name comes from a concatenation of these three games.[11] He was a member of the Minecraft group the Pack along with JeromeASF, Preston, Vikkstar123, Woofless, and Bajan Canadian.[12] His channel experienced a substantial growth in popularity when he began playing Fortnite Battle Royale in 2017.[2][13][14]
In January 2019, his channel reached 10 million subscribers, becoming the first Australian gaming content creator to hit that milestone.[2] In October 2019, during Fortnite's season-ending live event "The End", Power's stream on YouTube peaked at 198,976 concurrent viewers.[15] On 29 October 2019, it was announced that Power had signed a deal with YouTube to stream exclusively on that platform; he had previously also streamed on Twitch.[16]
In June 2020, Power launched a professional esports Fortnite team based in Queensland, Australia, called PWR,[17][18] which later expanded to being a gaming, entertainment, and apparel brand.[13] He had previously launched a merchandise brand, Power by Lachlan, in 2018.[2][18] In October 2020, Power received his own Fortnite outfit as part of the Fortnite Icon Series.[14][19]
Charitable work
editIn January 2019, Power participated in the charity Pro–Am event at the Australian Open Fortnite Summer Smash.[20] He partnered with actor Liam McIntyre at the Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am in July 2019 and finished in 18th place; $20,000 donated to charity.[21] In October 2019, Power donated $15,000 to Team Trees, a fundraising drive taking action against deforestation by pledging to plant one tree for every dollar donated.[22] In January 2020, Power did a charity live stream to raise money for the ongoing Australian bushfire relief effort and raised $34,849, which included a donation of $30,000 from streamer Ninja.[23][24] That month, he partnered with Epic Games to raise awareness for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) by being one of the first to play the new Fortnite game mode "Liferun", where players take part in life-saving missions similar to those of the ICRC.[25][26] In February 2020, Power won the second edition of the Fortnite Summer Smash Pro-Am, along with fellow Australian YouTuber Fresh and musician Enschway, with $30,000 being donated to charities of their choice.[27]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Back to the Outback | Dave | Voice role | [28] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favourite Aussie/Kiwi Content Creator | Won | [29] |
References
edit- ^ a b @LachlanYT (25 August 2018). "To celebrate my 23rd Birthday Lachlan Power is dropping exclusive 72 hour merch! High voltage signBirthday cakeHigh voltage sign" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e O'Brien, John (16 January 2019). "Lachy powers up to 10 million YouTube subscribers". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d See:
- "Lachlan's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "LachlanPlayz's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Lachlan Shorts's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "About Lachlan". YouTube.
- ^ Chang, Charis (21 May 2015). "How one Aussie makes a living by posting baking videos on YouTube". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b c McCorquodale, Sara (11 October 2019). "Power and influence". The Australian. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia Sorted by Subscribers". Social Blade. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 250 YouTubers in Australia Sorted by Video Views". Social Blade. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Mastroianni, Bianca (28 February 2021). "Meet Australia's richest YouTuber – and he's only 25 years old". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Mayor Darren Power". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Lachlan – Everything You Need To Know". Beano. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Brett, Craig (13 September 2023). "Preston Arsement Net Worth – How he Built his $20 Million Fortune!". TechieGamers. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b Wagner, Betsy (16 April 2021). "How to turn online gaming into a lucrative career: YouTube Fortnite sensation Lachlan Power". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b Alonzo, Isaiah (6 November 2020). "Who is Lachlan and Why Did 'Fortnite' Give Him a Skin Set?". Tech Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Stephen, Bijan (29 October 2019). "In the escalating fight between Twitch and Mixer, YouTube is the real winner". The Verge. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (29 October 2019). "YouTube Gaming Announces New Streaming Deal With Lachlan". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Fortnite: Who is Lachlan and Team PWR". Sportskeeda. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "About". PWR. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Duwe, Scott (30 October 2020). "Lachlan is officially the next creator to get their own Fortnite skin". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Tennis Australia (20 February 2019). "International gaming stars set to drop in for Fortnite Summer Smash". Australian Open. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Hensel, Markus (29 July 2019). "Fortnite: Die Sieger des WM Finale stehen fest – Alles über den World Cup in New York" [Fortnite: The winners of the World Cup final have been determined – Everything about the World Cup in New York]. Eurogamer (in German). Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Leskin, Paige (19 December 2019). "YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Weiss, Adelaide (14 January 2020). "Ninja donates $30,000 during Lachlan's charity stream for Australian fires". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Andrew (16 January 2020). "Australian Bushfires: Celebrities, Game Developers, and Streamers Who Have Donated and How You Can Too". IGN. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Denny, Taylor (20 January 2020). "Fortnite makers and Red Cross create game to save lives". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Fortnite 'Life Run' Game Mode Confirmed – No more fragging, only healing!". Sportskeeda. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Waseem, Saad (2 February 2020). "'Fortnite' Australian Open Summer Smash Twitch viewers to be rewarded with in-game items". Blasting News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (30 November 2020). "Netflix Lines Up Animated Movie 'Back To The Outback' With Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce & Keith Urban". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Nickelodeon's 2019 Kids' Choice Awards premiere pulls a crowd". Mediaweek. 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.