Evan Edinger

Evan Edinger (born 29 July 1990) is an American-born YouTuber based in London, England.[4][5][6][7][8]

Evan Edinger
Edinger in London in March 2016
Personal information
Born (1990-07-29) 29 July 1990
Deptford Township, New Jersey,[1] U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2006–present
Genre
Subscribers631 thousand[2]
130 thousand (travel channel)
Total views94,968,531[3]
15,580,633 (travel channel)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2015
Updated: 26 January 2021

Edinger is known for his "British VS American" series, in which he compares topics such as exams, healthcare systems and taxes with guest YouTubers from Britain. [9]

Early life

Edinger went to school at Woodstown High School from 2006-2008. He then studied Associate of Arts (Mathetmatics) at Salem Community College with a GPA of 3.6. Edinger was a member of Phi Theta Kappa while there. Edinger graduated in 2010.[10]

Edinger studied Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics; Statistics and Operation Research) from Rowan University, with a GPA of 3.71.[10] Edinger began posting YouTube videos in 2010 while still in college at Rowan University.[11] Edinger was largely inspired by the work of Charlie McDonnell ("Charlieissocoollike") and Ray William Johnson. Edinger originally used the pseudonym "naveregnide" (his name spelled backwards) before changing it to his full name.

In 2012, Edinger moved to London to pursue a master's degree. He studied a Master of Science (Actuarial Science) as Cass Business School.[10] After finishing his degree, Edinger remained there to work full-time.

Career

Over his time as a YouTuber, Edinger has collaborated with Dodie Clark, Connie Glynn, Jay Foreman, and others.[9] For a time, Edinger and Clark shared an apartment, named Dovan flat.[12]

Edinger has amassed 619,000 subscribers on his main channel and 132,000 on his travel channel. In total, Edinger has posted over 700 videos across both channels.[13]

In January 2020, Edinger was one of eight social media influencers that took part in the 2020 MSC World Cruise which was planned to be a cruise that circumnavigated the globe before it was canceled halfway through due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. [14] [15]

As of May 2020, Edinger was among the many YouTubers financially affected by COVID-19, having experienced a 50% drop in AdSense revenue. [9]

Personal life

Edinger identifies as being on the asexual spectrum, near demisexual.[16] He is supportive of gun control in the United States.[17] Edinger stated on the Victoria Derbyshire programme on the BBC that he supported Bernie Sanders for President of the United States 2016.[18]

References
  1. Edinger, Evan (8 August 2016). "Exploring My Hometown of Deptford, NJ and Philadelphia! | Evan Edinger Travel". YouTube.
  2. "YouTube Channels: Evan Edinger Travel". Retrieved 18 May 2020..
  3. "YouTube Channels: About Evan Edinger Travel". Retrieved 18 May 2020..
  4. Edinger, Evan (23 April 2015). "Life as a YouTube star". BBC Newshour (Interview). Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. "21 Times Evan Edinger's Puns Made Us Want to Throw Twitter Out a Window - New Media Rockstars". New Media Rockstars.
  6. "NewTuber of the Week: Evan Edinger". Sugarscape.
  7. "TenEighty Book Club: The Pointless Book". teneightymagazine.com.
  8. "Teen Stampedes are a Thing of The Past at VidCon". Mashable.
  9. Ifield, Jordan (7 May 2020). "Youtubers suffer drops in advertising income despite increase of online audiences during lockdown". SWLondoner.
  10. "Evan Edinger | LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 5 February 2021.
  11. "Math Team". csm.rowan.edu. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. "Our Seven Favourite YouTube Housemates".
  13. "naveregnide YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics". Socialblade.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. "MSC Cruises departs on the line's second world cruise". Cruise Passenger. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  15. Amos, Owen (20 April 2020). "The 'last cruise ship on Earth' finally comes home". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  16. Edinger, Evan (14 February 2019). "This is what it's like to celebrate Valentine's Day as an asexual person". independent.co.uk.
  17. "Victoria Derbyshire Daily News". BBC. I don't agree with guns
  18. "Victoria Derbyshire Daily News". BBC. I support Bernie Sanders


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