YouTube star PewDiePie has revealed he will take a break from the website next year.
The internet personality, who has stoked controversy with accusations of racism and anti-Semitism, said in a new video that he was taking a step back due to “feeling very tired”.
“I am a taking a break from YouTube next year,” he explained. “I wanted to say it in advance because I made up my mind. I’m tired. I’m feeling very tired, I don’t know if you can tell.
“Just so you know, early next year I’ll be away for a little while. I’ll explain later but I wanted to give a heads-up.”
The gamer – real name Felix Kjellberg – was at one point the highest-paid Youtuber and had the most-subscribed-to channel on YouTube. However, he was dethroned earlier this year by Bollywood record label T-Series, which has 121 million followers.
Meanwhile, PewDiePie said he was “absolutely sickened” earlier this year after a gunman named him during a live stream of a brutal shooting at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
