Mrwhosetheboss
Personal information
Born
Arun Rupesh Maini

(1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 28)
Nottingham, England
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Warwick
OccupationYouTuber
PartnerDhrisha (engaged 2023)
Websitemrwhosetheboss.com
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2011–present
GenreTechnology
Subscribers17.6 million (main channel)
24.57 million (combined)[b][1]
Total views4.850 billion (main channel)
8.44 billion (combined)[a][1]
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2015
1,000,000 subscribers2018
10,000,000 subscribers2022
Last updated: 22 February 2024

Arun Rupesh Maini (/ˈærən ruːˈpɛʃ ˈmeɪni/; A-rən roo-PESH MAY-nee) (born (1995-10-24)24 October 1995), better known as Mrwhosetheboss, is a British YouTuber who is best known for his technology-related content. His two YouTube channels have collectively earned over 24.05 million subscribers[b] and 4.69 billion views.[a]

Career

He started uploading video game content to YouTube. When he was 14 years old, his brother gave him his first smartphone, a ZTE Blade. Maini made a video about it, which did much better than he expected. From there, he turned his attention to creating videos about smartphones, which ultimately led to the trajectory of his channel.[2]

When Maini was studying at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, he was on an economics track. During the course of his studies, he had an internship at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, an accounting firm in London. He considered these eight weeks "rather mundane and boring". When there, Maini would often complete his work "really quickly" and begin jotting down ideas for new YouTube videos to be recorded that evening. At the conclusion of his internship with Price Waterhouse, Maini was offered an entry-level job that made a salary of about £35,000 (about $44,285). However, he turned down the job and prioritized his career on YouTube.[2]

Maini initially focused on videos about smartphones, including smartphone reviews. However, as the channel's following expanded, he extended his video premises to covering laptops, cars, and even a vacuum cleaner. He has also made videos where he gives his opinions about topics such as manipulation of the media by tech companies and the metaverse.[2] In 2015, Maini uploaded his first viral video which was a tutorial on creating a makeshift 3D hologram projector by crafting a pyramid composed of reflective material and placing it on a smartphone screen. The video received coverage from The Daily Dot and CNBC.[3][4] The video is his second most viewed YouTube video, with his collaboration with youtuber MrBeast being the only video to have more views than his hologram projector video.

In May 2021, Maini signed with Night Media.[5] In September 2022, Maini released a video claiming that Samsung phones may have problems with swelling batteries after he found that his Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Samsung Galaxy S6, and Samsung Galaxy S10 had all experienced the issue. Similar claims were corroborated in the video by YouTuber Marques Brownlee.[6][7]

Early life

Maini[8] was born on 24 October 1995[9][10] in Nottingham, England and is of Indian origin.[11][12] As a child, he attended two schools. On weekdays, he would attend a regular English school, and, on weekends, he would attend a Hindi school, in order to learn Hindi.[13] He was educated at the fee-paying Nottingham High School.[citation needed] After completing his GCSEs,[citation needed] he studied at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.[2]

Personal life

On 6 February 2023, Maini got engaged to his girlfriend, Dhrisha. He announced it in a YouTube video on 4 March 2023.[14]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2021 Streamy Awards Technology Won [15]
2022 Streamy Awards Technology Won [16]
2023 Streamy Awards Technology Nominated [17]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Views, broken down by channel:
    4.609 billion (Mrwhosetheboss)
    3.623 billion (Mrwhosetheboss Shorts)
  2. ^ a b Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    17 million (Mrwhosetheboss)
    7.05 million (Mrwhosetheboss Shorts)

References

  1. ^ a b "About Mrwhosetheboss". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d Silver, Jay. "I turned down a finance job to become a YouTuber. Here's how I grew to 9 million subscribers and made my hobby into a career". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  3. ^ Baker-Whitelaw, Gavia (2 August 2015). "Turn your smartphone into a hologram projector using everyday items". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ Nasr, Reem (12 August 2015). "How to create a hologram projector on your phone". CNBC. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Tech Guru 'Mrwhosetheboss' Signs With Night Media (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Mundy, Jon (28 September 2022). "Samsung may have a swelling issue with older smartphone batteries". Trusted Reviews. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ Feng, Sanji (28 September 2022). "知名 YouTuber 遭遇多台 Samsung 手機電池腫脹，廠方收回裝置後便無下文". Engadget (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. ^ Maini, Arun (2 March 2022). Free Tech for EVERYONE (Video). Event occurs at 9:41. Retrieved 7 March 2023 – via YouTube. My name's Arun. [...] My surname, Maini, and my middle name, Rupesh.
  9. ^ @Mrwhosetheboss (24 October 2017). "I know it's my birthday, but I just couldn't wait to make this video for ya: PIXEL 2 XL BATTERY LIFE - TESTED! 🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Mrwhosetheboss - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ^ @Mrwhosetheboss (7 October 2017). "Born and brought up. Indian origin, but that still makes me British :P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Maini, Arun (26 October 2022). Mrwhosetheboss Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED (Video). Event occurs at 0:59. Retrieved 9 March 2023. I was born in a city called Nottingham in the UK.
  13. ^ Maini, Arun (26 October 2022). Mrwhosetheboss Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED (Video). Event occurs at 3:01. Retrieved 9 March 2023. So, as I was growing up, I actually went to two different schools. I went to a normal English school, but then, during the weekends, I went to Hindi school, where I just spent the entire time learning the language.
  14. ^ Maini, Arun (4 March 2023). The Greatest Surprise Proposal Ever (Video). Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. ^ "11th Annual Streamy Nominees". The Streamy Awards. 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  16. ^ "12th Annual Streamy Nominees & Winners". The Streamy Awards. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Streamy Awards 2023: Complete Winners List". Peoplemag. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links

Streamy Awards winners – Channel, Series, or Show
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