David Dobrik, how he became the Internet’s Darling Child
The man behind the latest late night show and social activism
David Julian Dobrik is a 23 year old (as of 2020) YouTuber and a social media star. He’s also the winner of multiple Shorty awards and Kids’ Choice Awards and he’s the co-host of one of the biggest comedy podcasts, Views alongside Jason Nash. Outside of that, he’s given away many Teslas and is known for registering over 100,000 people to vote, despite being a DACA recipient himself (meaning he cannot vote).
That definitely reads like a Wikipedia article. Well, that’s kind of the start I wanted.
So, let’s continue the Wikipedia-esque writing. Read on to learn more about why David’s format works, his origin, his businesses (he has a few) and his content strategy.
David was born in Slovakia and moved to the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois at age 9.
He attended Vernon Hills High School and was pretty good at tennis to say the least. He was always the class clown and you can see why when you take a look at his old Vines. He loves to make people laugh.
Dobrik moved to Los Angeles right after high school to pursue Vine full-time. He’d made some money off of it but he decided to forgo college and double down on making Vine a career. He started collaborating with some…
