If you are familiar with the famous YouTube Zoella, you will be happy to know more about her younger brother, Joe Sugg, who rose to fame through his online presence on YouTube and other social media platforms. He is well known for uploading pranks and other funny videos to his YouTube channel. Interestingly, he became a social media sensation and built a huge fanbase across the globe. He has collaborated with popular YouTube stars such as Zoella, Casper Lee, Stacy Solomon and Alan Carr, to name a few. Read more about him below
Who is Joe Sugg (Zoella’s younger brother)?
Joe Sugg is a renowned English vlogger, filmmaker, author and YouTube star, notable for his popular YouTube channels, ThatcherJoeGames, ThatcherJoeVlogs and ThatcherJoe. He rose to fame by uploading videos of different impressions, pranks and other funny content to YouTube. He was honored as Britain’s Best Blogger at the Radio 1 Teen Choice Awards held in 2015. Joe is also notable for being the younger brother of famous YouTube star Zoe Sugg, also known as Zoella .
Born Joseph Graham Sugg in Wiltshire, England on September 8, 1991, to British parents Tracey and Graham Sugg, Joe’s nationality is English while his ethnicity is White. Her mother is a well-known jewelry designer, while her father Graham worked as a talent producer. Joe grew up with his sister Zoella in Bath, England, where he completed his basic education. Although he didn’t reveal many details about his educational background, he was able to reveal in a tweet that he loved mixed media at school.
Career and rise to prominence
Joe started his social media career from a very young age. He started by appearing on his sister’s videos. At the age of 10, he opened his first YouTube account under the name Thatcher Joe. Based on his consistency, Joe started racking up views in the first two years. He had reached one million subscribers in 2013 and by October 2017 he had over 8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Likewise, he opened his second and third channels titled ThatcherJoeVlogs and ThatcherJoeGames in 2013.
Joe posts short videos of his daily activities on his second channel, which currently has over 3.6 million subscribers. On his third channel, he uploads his gameplay videos and he currently has over 1.8 million subscribers on the channel. He also created a show labeled YouTuber innuendo Bingo which was similar to that on BBC Radio 1. Following the popularity of his show, he was invited to appear on the BBC Radio 1 show
Apart from his YouTube career, Joe Sugg appeared alongside his sister on the song called Do They Know It’s Christmas in 2014. The song was released to help charity group Band-Aid 30 raise money for Ebola victims in Africa. Likewise, he was part of the YouTube Boyband which raised money for comic books; the group was featured in The Guardian
Additionally, Joe is the author of his first graphic novel titled Username: Evie which was published in 2015. The following year he released Username sequel tagged Username: Regenerated and in 2017 the third series of usernames titled Username: Uprising. Joe appeared on the UK reality show called Unleashing the Dogs with Alfie Deyes and Marcus Butler. He made a guest appearance alongside Alan Carr, Casper Lee and Stacy Solomon in the UK version of SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water. On August 14, 2018, it was announced that Joe Sugg would be participating in the dance show’s 16th series. Strictly Come Dancing
Net worth: How much is Joe Sugg worth?
The English internet star has been active since 2011 and has amassed huge wealth for himself. He currently lives a lavish lifestyle, thanks to his wonderful works on YouTube and other social media sites. He currently has over 12 million subscribers on his YouTube channels and has had over 1 billion views on his main YouTube channel. If you convert those views into money, you’d be making this great guy so happy. Joe Sugg currently has a net worth of $2 million. He derives his net worth from his YouTube career and his other endeavors.
Other interesting facts about Joe Sugg
1. Joe Sugg was born and raised in England, UK.
2. He joined YouTube in 2011 and currently has over 12 million subscribers on the video streaming site.
3. Her older sister, Zoella, is also a famous internet star and YouTuber. She has over 12 million subscribers on her YouTube channel.
4. Joe is a Thatcher-trained roof and that’s where he gets his online alias ‘ThatcherJoe’.
5. He lived with fellow YouTuber Casper Lee in a flat in London.
6. He will participate in the 16th series of the show called Strictly Come Dancing.
7. Joe currently has a whopping net worth of $2 million.