search
YouTube Wiki

YouTube Wiki

2281 pages 3993 edits Updated: Apr 18
Wiki BG

JuegaGerman

JuegaGerman
JuegaGerman. Picture courtesy/germangarmendia Instagram account


Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis is a Chilean YouTuber, singer-songwriter, comedian, and writer (born April 25, 1990). He rose to fame thanks to his YouTube channel HolaSoyGerman, where he posted amusing videos about commonplace events.


His gameplay channel, JuegaGerman, has the second-highest number of subscribers. After the Argentine channel El Reino Infantil, it has the second-highest number of subscribers among Spanish-language channels.


Outside of his work on YouTube, he formed a band called Ancud with his brother Diego in April and has released several songs in his solo career. In 2016, he became the first YouTuber to win two Diamond plaques. He published #ChupaElPerro, his debut book, in the same month. Di Hola, a different book, was published in 2018.


Personal Information


NameGermán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis
Profile NameJuegaGerman
DOB (Age)April 25, 1990 (age 32)
DOJ (YouTube)May 19th, 2013
Total Videos1,957
Schedule/Status3-4 videos per week
Net Worth$9 million
NationalityChilean
ResidenceLos Angeles, California

Social media statistics


PlatformFollowers/Subscribers
YouTube

49.1 million

YouTube43.6 million
YouTube 3.25 million
Twitch 531,090
Instagram 14.7 million
Twitter12.09 million
TikTok18 million

Career


His first video, titled “Las Cosas obvias de la vida”, was posted on the HolaSoyGerman channel on September 9, 2011. (lit. “The obvious things in life”). [The videos on the channel featured humorous monologues discussing events from daily life. Garmendia said during a BBC Mundo interview that “My humour is very innocent on YouTube. I’ve always enjoyed making fun of myself rather than other people to get people to laugh.”


Garmendia launched JuegaGerman in 2013, a website where he primarily posts gameplay videos and other content. “QUE FUE ESO? D: | Slender The Arrival | Parte 1” is the oldest video on the JuegaGerman channel. Garmendia plays the first part of his Slender The Arrival walkthrough series.


youtube-cover


“Como Encontrar Trabajo”, the final HolaSoyGerman video, was posted by Garmendia on November 20. In response to a Spanish YouTuber who accused HolaSoyGerman of using drugs to produce his videos, HolaSoyGerman explained in a 2018 video titled “Esto pasa si Busco mi Nombre en YouTube” that it was because of the time and effort it took to create each of his videos.


Garmendia won the “Master Gamer” category of the 2016 MTV Millennial Awards in June. The event took place at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City. He was the first YouTuber to receive two Diamond plates for reaching 10 million subscribers on both of his channels.


He won the MTV Millennial Awards’ “Digital Icon” category in August 2014. He was nominated for the Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico in the Favorite Gamer category in August 2020, and in November, he took home The Donato. Due to his lengthy YouTube career, he received the “Legend Award” from the Eliot Awards in October 2021.


Garmendia was a vocalist for the band Ancud and the group released As es Normal, a four-track EP, on April 5, 2016. Ancud was nominated for the third annual Heat Latin Music Awards in the categories of Best South Artist and Revelation Artist in March 2017. In Puerto Rico, the song “Plan B”, which was released in September 2020, peaked at position 123.


Net Worth


According to Celebrity Net Worth, Garmendia is worth $9 million as of July 2022. Germán Garmendia makes between $5 and $6 million from his various entertainment projects annually, claims Celebrity Net Worth. His subscriber base totaled more than 90 million as of July 2022. Garmendia made history by becoming the first YouTuber to have 10 million subscribers on each of his channels, which earned him two Diamond Play Buttons.

Personal Life


Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis was born on April 25, 1990, in Copiapó, Chile, and raised there until he was twelve years old. His father, Germán Luis Garmendia, died in a car accident on Christmas Eve when he was three years old. From 2015 to 2017, he was a vegetarian for moral reasons.


He broke up with Mexican celebrity Allison Smith in 2015 and moved back to Chile. In a video titled “Mi Novia”, which translates to “My Girlfriend,” he shared information about his relationship with Lenay Chantelle Olsen, also known as Lele. He discussed the bullying he experienced as a result of his thinness in a video from November 21, 2016, titled Mi Historia de Bullying (lit. “My Bullying Story”).

Other Social Media Statistics


Garmendia is an avid social media user and has a sizable fan base. He a Twitch channel which has over 531k followers but he hasn’t streamed in over 3 years. On Instagram, he has more than 14.7 million followers and posts selfies and pictures with his partner. He has 18 million followers on Twitter and gets several likes and retweets. Garmendia has over 18 million Tiktok followers. He posts challenges using filters, short comedic clips, TikToks with his wife and clips of his videos.

Content on YouTube


Garmendia uploads 3-4 videos per week on his channel. His videos get millions of views in a flash. He uploads let’s plays of various games, including Poppy’s Playtime, The Quarry and Roblox, as well as reaction videos, vlogs and trying life hacks.


Some of his most popular series are Clash Royale, Minecraft, Last of Us Part 2 and Roblox.


youtube-cover


Garmendia reacts to an animation video about Minecraft.


youtube-cover


Garmendia reacts to a compilation of advertisements vs real life.


youtube-cover


Garmendia introduces his new dog Alex.


youtube-cover


Garmendia attempts the You Laugh You Lose challenge.


Interesting Facts


  1. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Garmendia ran more than 200 meters while carrying the Olympic flame before handing it off to Calu Rivero.
  2. He co-authored German Quest, an Android game that was released in January 2017 and has since received more than 17,000 downloads.
  3. When Garmendia was 13 years old, he and his brother, along with a few of his friends, formed the Pop/Rock group Zudex. Additionally, since 2006, he has been posting videos of his band on YouTube.



FAQs

Q. What happened with JuegaGerman in 2014?

A. At the Telmex Digital Village in Mexico City's Zócalo, Garmendia was slated to perform in April 2014. Many people were waiting in line to see him because of the unexpectedly high number of attendees at the event, but he fainted from heat exhaustion and had to be taken away. As the crowd got out of control, people tried to get through the barriers and into the tent area, which resulted in injuries. When a light element fell into the crowd, ten people were hurt. The crowd was dispersed, and Garmendia's event was postponed after security regained control of the situation.

Q. Did JuegaGerman use bots?

A. In 2013, a Spanish YouTuber by the name of YoLordestructor posted a video claiming that Garmendia had used bots. He did this by citing a video by HolaSoyGerman called Internet y Redes Sociales which has since been deleted and featured various websites branded as YouLikeHits, SocialClump, and AddSocials that were allegedly used bots. In a subsequent video that YoLordestructor uploaded, he claimed that Garmendia had removed his earlier work because of copyright concerns.
This functionality is open only to Wiki Admins

Popular In YouTube Wiki

Comments

Latest Wiki Pages

Sketch's Net Worth

Sketch's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 11 hr
Lachlan's Net Worth

Lachlan's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 13 hr
Shane Dawson’s Net Worth

Shane Dawson’s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 14 hr
Vanoss Gaming’s Net Worth

Vanoss Gaming’s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 14 hr
Juan Gonzalez Net Worth

Juan Gonzalez Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 15 hr
BIBI Net Worth

BIBI Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 16 hr
Lokesh Gamer Net Worth

Lokesh Gamer Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 16 hr
FaZe Rug Net Worth

FaZe Rug Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 17 hr
SQUEEZIE's Net Worth

SQUEEZIE's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 1 d
ItsFunneh's Net Worth

ItsFunneh's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 1 d
Syndicate’s Net Worth

Syndicate’s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 1 d
DashieGames' Net Worth

DashieGames' Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 1 d
KreekCraft's Net Worth

KreekCraft's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 1 d
Jelly's Net Worth

Jelly's Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
Aphmau's net worth

Aphmau's net worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
Adam LZ‘s Net Worth

Adam LZ‘s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
Preston Playz Net Worth

Preston Playz Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
RobTopGames’s Net Worth

RobTopGames’s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
Austin McBroom’s Net Worth

Austin McBroom’s Net Worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d
Flamingo Net worth

Flamingo Net worth

YouTube Wiki 2 d