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Marques Brownlee – A YouTuber Who Became The World’s Best Technology Reviewer

There are very few people who gain stardom and popularity through their sheer hard work and nothing else. The people that come under this category are also the ones that grab the attention of the public and become an important part of their lives somehow. The one celebrity which people are keen to know more about is Marques Brownlee. He has emerged as a superstar of the internet and this is all because of his famous YouTube channel named, Marques Brownlee.

No wonder the curiosity level of common people is high to know about Marques Brownlee including his net worth, personal life, YouTube career, etc. So, without waiting much let’s get into his biography.

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Marques Brownlee – Net Worth

According to the sources and reports, the net worth of Marques Brownlee is estimated to be around $44 million. He has a YouTube channel where Marques has around 17 million subscribers and gets more than 3.5 million views on each of his uploaded videos. Also, most of his YouTube videos are related to technology, gadgets, etc.

There are other things as well that are part of Brownlee’s overall net worth like:

• Owned houses

Brownlee has one commercial building for $700,000, one flat for $2 million, and a villa for $1.5 million.

• Owned cars

Marques has three cars which are a Tesla S P100D for $130,000, a Tesla Roadster for $450,000, and a Range Rover Evoque for $90,000.

• Owned watches

This YouTuber has a nice watch collection of Apple smartwatches, Longines of $6000, Tag Heuer of $13000, and Tissot of $2000.

• Owned shoes

Brownlee is also fond of shoes like Nike Air Zoom Alphafly for $400, Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit for $210, Nike Zoom 004 for $500, Nike VaporMax 2020 FK for $220, etc.

Marques Brownlee – YouTube Career

The YouTube career of Marques Brownlee has been tremendous. He has increased his overall graph with each passing year. However, in the year 2009, he started uploading videos on technology on his YouTube account named MKBHD. The earlier name of his channel was a combination of his initials as well as HD which is high definition. His YouTube videos are mostly about new products and he reviews them. Plus, he makes tutorial videos for hardware as well as freeware.

Over the years, his following got better and his videos got promoted to various other review sites. However, in the year 2012, Engadget promoted the Marques video tour which was about a new cloud storage service named Insync. In the same year, his LG G Flex video became famous and reached one million views on the initial day. Also, the next year, Brownlee started taking interviews and the first one was with the CEO of Motorola, Dennis Woodside. Also, he interviewed Evan Blass.

In the year 2014, he did a review video on iPhone 6 which gained popularity and was featured on Forbes, HuffPost, Time Magazine, etc. In the same year, Brownlee started the Smartphone Awards Series where he selected phones of different categories. By the year 2017, he created physical awards which were sent to the winning companies.

Over the years, Marques Brownlee did interviews with various celebrities like in 2015 with Kobe Bryant, in 2016 with senior vice president of Apple, in 2018 with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Elon Musk, in 2019 with Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, and Will Smith. And again in the year 2020, he interviews Bill Gates, Barack Obama, as well as Mark Zuckerberg. Brownlee has also been part of Forbes’s ’30 under 30’ list in the year 2020. All of this worked in his favor and his YouTube channel.

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Marques Brownlee Personal Life & Education

He was born on December 3rd, 1993 in Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S. He was born and brought up in the same place along with his sister. His sister’s name is Simone Marquee and he was born to Jeaniene and Marlon Brownlee.

Despite becoming a vlogger at a very young age, he never took his academics for granted. He did his graduation from the popular Columbia High School in 2011 and got his bachelor’s degree in Business and Information Technology from the Stevens Institute of Technology in the year 2015.

Along with that, he is a professional Ultimate Frisbee player and started the game when he was in 8th standard. He started playing for New Jersey Hammerheads. He managed to get the highest score of 6-3 along with a wingspan of 6-7. Since New Jersey Hammerheads is not dissolved, he now plays for the New York Empire. Along with that, Marques Brownlee also loves to play Golf and one can easily watch his videos where he showcased his golfing skills.

Right after completing college, he started his YouTube journey and never looked back. With enormous success and fan following, he managed to buy his own Tesla Model S P100D which he often shows on his channel. He also owns a Raven Model S along with the Model S Plaid.

Marques Brownlee Interests

He is pretty calm and quiet by nature. He loves to listen to house music and his favorite artist is Wolfgang Gartner. Along with that, he loves to play golf and Frisbee.

Marques Brownlee Relationships

He is in a relationship with his long-time girlfriend whose name is Nicole Hair, aka, Nikki.

Marques Brownlee Forbes Saga

He is one of the rarest YouTubers who has been featured in Forbes in various listings. In 2017, Forbes features him in the list of Top Influencers. In 2021, the magazine featured him in the list of 30 Under 30 in the category of Social Media, and 2022, he was featured in the list of Top Creators and got a position of #18.