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Germán Garmendia

Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis (;.}} born April 25, 1990) is a Chilean YouTuber, singer-songwriter, comedian and writer. He became famous for his YouTube channel HolaSoyGerman, which uploaded humorous videos about everyday situations. In 2013, he created his gameplay channel, JuegaGerman which, over time, would surpass his previous channel in subscribers.

In 2016, he became the first YouTuber to receive two Diamond plates, and outside his YouTube career, he formed a musical career with bands like Zudex, Feeling Every Sunset, and Ancud; he also released several songs in his solo career. In April 2016, he released his first book, ''#ChupaElPerro''. Another book, ''Di Hola'', was released in 2018. He has received praise for his YouTube channels. In the MTV Millennial Awards, he won the Digital Icon and Master Gamer categories in 2014 and 2015, respectively. He was listed as one of the biggest YouTube stars by ''The Washington Post'', one of the most popular by BBC, and one of the most influential in ''Time'' magazine.

On May 16, 2024, the JuegaGerman channel became the First Hispanic Channel to surpass 50 Million subscribers. It was also the first Spanish-language YouTube channel to receive the "Ruby Play Button" award, given to creators for surpassing that number of subscribers.

Currently, his JuegaGerman channel is the 73st channel in the world and has 53.2 million subscribers. He is also the fifth most-subscribed YouTuber in Spanish, behind the Spanish-born channel "Mikecrack." He is currently the most-subscribed YouTuber in Chile. Provided by Wikipedia