Wilbur Soot

“TINY Minecraft 25 Block Survival Challenge (Minecraft 5x5 Challenge) [Ft. jschlatt]” is the first video on Gold’s channel. The video has over 3.1 million views as of July 2024. In the video, Gold plays Minecraft with JSchlatt.

Gold's work on the collective YouTube channel SootHouse, which he and a few of his buddies started, is what originally made him well-known in 2017. The majority of the content on this channel was reaction videos, with people talking about memes and life hacks among other things. The SootHouse channel gained 1 million subscribers on May 30, 2019.

Wilbur Soot, Gold's primary channel, was established on March 29, 2019. The channel offers original music, vlogs, and gaming videos, the latter of which spotlights the 2011 sandbox title Minecraft in particular. On April 8, 2020, this channel attracted a million subscribers; by September 2022, that number had risen to 6.34 million.

On November 24, 2017, Gold launched Wilbur Music, his second YouTube channel. The first video on that channel was uploaded by Gold on November 27, 2018, and it was a version of Crywank's I am a Familiar Creak in Your Floorboards by the British anti-folk band. Both Gold's original music and Lovejoy, his indie rock band, are featured on this channel.

Gold also often broadcasts live content on Twitch, where as of September 2022, he had accumulated over 4.6 million followers, placing him as the platform's 39th most popular channel.

2020 saw Gold sign up for the YouTuber Dream's roleplay-focused Minecraft server The Dream SMP. There, Gold established the fictitious state of L'Manberg and later rose to prominence as the server's primary story and folklore author. Gold has taken part in a number of Minecraft competitions, such as MC Championships and Minecraft Monday.

Gold was one of the eight competitors in the chess competition BlockChamps in January 2021, which was organized by WFM Alexandra Botez and her sister, Andrea. When YouTuber and Twitch streamer GeorgeNotFound defeated Gold in the first round of the competition, Gold was out.

TommyInnit and Gold published a book titled "TommyInnit Says...The Quote Book" and launched it on August 4, 2022. The book is scheduled for release on October 13, 2022, and Simons has said that he will personally sign the first 3,000 copies and donate all proceeds to the Sarcoma Foundation of America in memory of the late Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade.

As per Net Worth Spot, Wilbur Soot is worth an estimated $2.01 million as of July 2024. Every month, more than 8.39 million people watch the videos on the Wilbur Soot YouTube channel. For every thousand views of a video on a monetized YouTube channel, they may make $3 to $7.

According to these figures, the Wilbur Soot YouTube channel earns $33.55 thousand in monthly advertising revenue and $503.19 thousand annually. However, this estimate might be low. Wilbur Soot might earn around $905.74 thousand annually on the high end. YouTubers also rarely rely just on one source of income. In addition to advertisers, popular YouTubers can make more money by promoting their own goods.

Gold has hypochondria and asthma, and tracks on his EP Your City Gave Me Asthma make note of these afflictions. From 2017 to 2020, Gold attended Ravensbourne University in London, where he earned a bachelor's degree in editing and post-production. Since the year 2020, Gold has resided in Brighton & Hove. He also cheers for Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Gold’s fame on YouTube has helped him achieve great fame on several other social media personalities.

On Twitch, he has a following of over 4.6 million. He streams games such as Minecraft and also sometimes chats with his users. On Instagram, he is followed by over 3.1 million users and posts selfies, solo pictures, pictures with his family and friends and travel pictures. On Twitter, he has a following of over 3.5 million and gets several likes and retweets. Also, Star has a massive following of 5 million on TikTok.

Gold uploads videos weekly on his channel. His videos initially receive a million views and over time cross even 10 million views. He uploads spoof music videos and gameplays of games such as Minecraft, Rocket League, Zoo Tycoon and more.

With 78 million views, this video is his most watched video as of July 2024. This is a music video for Gold’s song “Your New Boyfriend”.

With 30 million views, this video is his second-most watched video as of July 2024. This is a music video for Gold’s song “I'm in Love with an E-Girl”.

With 17 million views, this video is his third-most watched video as of July 2024. Gold plays Kahoot with his viewers and accidentally adds a lot of players in the game.

With 16 million views, this video is his fourth-most watched video as of July 2024. Gold attempts the “You Laugh You Lose” challenge with his girlfriend.

1. Gold first entered the charts with his sixth track, "Your New Boyfriend," which was released in December 2020 and reached a peak of number 65 on the UK Singles Charts.

2. In 2021, Joe Goldsmith and Gold joined together to establish the independent rock group Lovejoy. The members of the band are Gold, who sings lead, writes songs, and plays rhythm guitar; Goldsmith, who plays lead guitar and writes songs; Mark Boardman, who plays drums; and Ash Kabosu, who plays bass.