Grian (YouTuber)
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Gaming | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 8.75 million[2] | |||||||||
| Views | 2.66 billion[2] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | TommyInnit[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: 9 August 2025 | ||||||||||
Grian is the pseudonym of a British YouTuber, who is primarily known for creating Minecraft content.[3] As of July 2025, his main channel has over 8.7 million subscribers and 2.6 billion views.[4]
Career
Wynncraft
Grian, alongside Jumla and Salted, founded Wynncraft, a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), initially released on 29 April 2013.[5]
Wynncraft received generally positive reviews.[6] On 4 July 2017, Guinness World Records recognized Wynncraft as the largest MMORPG created within Minecraft.[5]
HermitCraft
Grian joined HermitCraft, a private, invite-only Minecraft server, in 2018. He since became one of its most well-known members, and co-hosted events for Hermitcraft's collaborations with charities such as the Gamers Outreach Foundation, the Make a Wish Foundation, and SOS Africa.[7][8][9]
Life Series
In 2021, Grian launched the Life Series, a collaborative Minecraft series featuring 13 other YouTubers. The first season, titled 3rd Life, premiered in April of that year. Grian described the series as "experimental hardcore with a twist." The success of 3rd Life led to the creation of multiple following seasons.[10]
MC Championship
Grian is a regular contestant of MC Championship, one of the biggest Minecraft competitive tournaments which began in 2019. Grian and his team won the 17th MC Championship in September 2021.[11]
Other activities
In July 2022, Xbox collaborated with the National Trust to recreate Corfe Castle in Minecraft. The build, created by Grian with the help of archaeologist Martin Papworth, was launched ahead of the National Trust's Festival of Archaeology.[12][13][14]
See also
References
- ^ Simons, Thomas (5 November 2021). "LarryTL" (ed.). I Tried Making Grian Swear... (Video) – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "About Grian". YouTube.
- ^ Bragais, Jordan (31 July 2023). "15 Best Minecraft YouTubers to Watch in 2023". Gamurs.
- ^ "Grian". YouTube.
- ^ a b "Largest MMORPG built in Minecraft". Guinness World Records. 4 July 2017.
- ^ Wood, Austin (12 February 2018). "Welcome to Wynncraft, a full-fat Minecraft MMO mod". PC Gamer.
- ^ Hjorth, Larissa; Richardson, Ingrid; Davies, Hugh; Balmford, William (2020). "Metagaming and Paratextual Play". Exploring Minecraft. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59908-9_5. ISBN 978-3-030-59908-9.
- ^ "COVID-19 Minecraft Hermitcraft Livestream Feeds Thousands Funding Goal Before It Even Starts". SOS Africa. 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Minecraft Icons Host 2nd Livestream Fundraising Event for SOS Africa". SOS Africa. 1 May 2021.
- ^ Yang, Lin (29 January 2024). "'Life Series' and a defense of Minecraft YouTube". Michigan Daily.
- ^ "Every MC Championship (MCC) winner, ever". Gamurs. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Minecraft: Corfe Castle recreated by YouTuber Grian". BBC. 30 July 2022.
- ^ Bolding, Jonathan (1 August 2022). "Here's a neat Minecraft model restoring a ruined castle to its former glory". PC Gamer.
- ^ "Explore virtual ruins in Minecraft". National Trust.