To die-hard fans of the EA Sports video game, FIFA, who live in the UK, Joe Weller perhaps needs no introduction, but for others who only got to know him as a result of his amateur boxing career, especially the one against fellow YouTuber KSI, there is a lot more to know about Joe Weller who is not only a YouTube personality but also a music artist. We bring you a detailed rundown of everything there is to know about Joe Weller.
Joe Weller bio
Joe Weller was born Joseph Martin Weller on March 2, 1996 in Brighton, England. Weller developed a passion for videos when he was a child and soon this passion led him to create his first YouTube channel called Nueva Films on June 22, 2012. On July 11, 2012, Weller released his first video titled “NEW Channel | Tutorials and Torres”.
He quickly gained a lot of traction and became a famous YouTube star before changing the name of his channel to his “Joe Weller” name. The videos that appealed to Weller a lot were his FIFA-related content. He posts videos of himself playing the football video game while commenting. Weller also publishes other articles, including vlogs, comedy sketches and music videos.
Some of his most popular videos are his spoof videos of football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Mario Balotelli, as well as another featuring Luis Suarez. His music video for “World Cup Song: Brazil 2014” quickly garnered millions of viewers in less than a month. Joe Weller’s page in 2019 has over 5 million followers (known as the Buxton Army) and 991 million views.
Weller has used his YouTube fame to pursue a music career and his favorite genre is ‘House’. He has composed a number of both footballing and non-footballing songs which have all been uploaded to his channel.
Some of his non-football songs include; ‘Mission’, ‘A Queen and a Double’, ‘Far from You’ and ‘Wanna Do ft. Emil”. 2 on the Vodafone Big Top 40.
Many who didn’t know Joe Weller came to know him after his boxing match against longtime friend, fellow British YouTuber and former Sideman member KSI. KSI emerged as the winner of the fight which took place on February 3, 2018 at the Copper Box Arena in London where tickets priced at £66 were sold out.
The fight came following an online beef between the two YouTubers. KSI was first embroiled in a beef with Weller’s friend Harry Lewis, another FIFA commentator who owns YouTube channel Wroetoshaw. Subsequently, the beef involved Joe Weller and the two diss tracks released to each other. KSI challenged Weller to a fight after Weller won his first YouTube boxing match in August 2017.
The two YouTubers streamed the game live on their respective channels and with over 1.6 million tunes to watch. The videos would later garner over 20 million views. The online beef between the two friends ended after the fight.
Weller has an older sister named Amy who is also a YouTube star. Born on August 9, 1993, she is three years older than Joe. She had a generous following on Instagram before capitalizing on Joe’s fame to launch an eponymous YouTube channel in 2015 which now has over 44,000 subscribers. When she’s not making videos, she enjoys riding horses and owns a horse named Oscar.
How much is it worth?
Joe Weller is making a lot of money from his YouTube business. His annual revenue from the video-sharing platform has been estimated at $500,000. Along with his former Sidemen member Calfreezy, Weller launched a brand called Weezy. He sells merchandise online through joewellerstore.com. Despite the strong viewership of his fight against KSI, the payoffs for both fell far short of those generated by professional fights. Weller revealed via one of his videos that he made £20,000. His net worth was estimated at $700,000.
Height and width
In the months leading up to his boxing YouTubematch, fans have been interested in Weller’s physical stats compared to his opponent. Weller is 5ft 9in and weighs between 65-70kg.