David Dobrik facts for kids

Quick facts for kids David Dobrik
Dobrik on America's Most Musical Family in 2019
Personal information
Born	Dávid Julián Dobrík (1996-07-23) July 23, 1996 (age 29) Košice, Slovakia
Occupation	YouTuber podcaster
Spouse(s)	Lorraine Nash ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2019)​
Signature
YouTube information
Years active	2013–2022, 2025-present
Genre	Comedy
Subscribers	17.3 million (David Dobrik) 7.81 million (David Dobrik Too) 1.54 million (VIEWS)
Total views	7.33 billion (David Dobrik) 995 million (David Dobrik Too) 46.3 million (VIEWS)
Network	Collab
Associated acts	Jason Nash Josh Peck Liza Koshy Jeff Wittek Casey Neistat
Subscriber and view counts updated as of July 9, 2025.

Dávid Julián Dobrík (born July 23, 1996) is a popular Internet personality, YouTuber, streamer, and vlogger. A vlogger is someone who creates video blogs, often about their daily life or fun activities. David first became famous on a video-sharing app called Vine. After Vine, he started his own video blog, or vlog, on YouTube in 2015.

Dobrik is known for leading a group of friends called The Vlog Squad. They often appear in his vlogs, making funny videos together. As of July 2022, his main vlog channel had 19 million subscribers and over 7 billion views. In 2019, his channel was one of the most-watched on YouTube.

Besides making internet videos, David Dobrik has also worked in movies and TV. He was a voice actor in The Angry Birds Movie 2. He was also a judge on the Nickelodeon TV show America's Most Musical Family. He hosted a special about SpongeBob SquarePants and the first season of Dodgeball Thunderdome on the Discovery Channel.

Early life

David Dobrik was born on July 23, 1996, in Košice, Slovakia. His father was Slovak and his mother was Hungarian. When he was six years old, his family moved to Vernon Hills, Illinois, in the United States. He went to Vernon Hills High School, where he played tennis. He even won third place in a state tennis tournament in 2014. After high school, he moved to Los Angeles to focus on his career on Vine.

Career

Starting on Vine and YouTube (2013–2016)

David Dobrik began uploading videos to Vine in 2013. He often worked with other popular Vine creators like Liza Koshy, Gabbie Hanna, and Jason Nash. Before starting his own YouTube channel, David was part of a YouTube group called Second Class. He launched his main YouTube channel in 2015.

In August 2016, David created a second channel called David Dobrik Too. On this channel, he shares blooper videos, fun challenges, and special videos for his sponsors.

YouTube success (2017–2022)

Dobrik being interviewed on the ADHD Podcast in 2018

David Dobrik's videos often feature pranks, inside jokes, cute animals, and funny characters. He used to post videos three times a week, but now he posts them two times a week.

In December 2018, YouTube gave David a Diamond Play Button. This award is given to channels that reach 10 million subscribers. Paper magazine also named him one of the top social media personalities in 2018.

Dobrik at the 2019 Kids' Choice Awards

In July 2019, W magazine featured David for his trend of using a separate Instagram account for photos taken with film or disposable cameras. In August 2019, Variety magazine included him in their "Power of Young Hollywood" list. That same month, David co-hosted the 2019 Teen Choice Awards with Lucy Hale. He also won the award for Choice Male Web Star.

In October 2019, a survey by Piper Jaffray & Co. found that David Dobrik was the most popular media personality among teenagers. In November 2019, People magazine named him a very popular personality. He also presented at the American Music Awards of 2019 and was a guest judge on Chopped Junior.

In December 2019, David was listed in YouTube Rewind 2019 as the fifth most-viewed creator on the platform, with 2.4 billion views. A video of his on TikTok showing a large "elephant's toothpaste" experiment was named the top viral video on TikTok in 2019.

David also made his late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He talked about what inspired his viral videos and his successful YouTube channel. His appearance helped the show become the most social late-night series that week.

In April 2020, David was again ranked the most popular media personality among teenagers by Piper Jaffray & Co. In August 2020, he became one of the first creators to receive money from TikTok's Creator Fund. He also became the host of Dodgeball Thunderdome on the Discovery Channel. David also joined Twitch to start his own streaming channel.

In September 2021, David signed with Discovery+ for a travel series called Discovering David Dobrik. This series started streaming in November 2021.

Vlogging style

In a July 2019 article, The Verge described David Dobrik's vlogs as being like a TV show. They said it was "like Friends, but for vloggers." His vlogs have music, a group of friends who are like characters, and David's laughter, which acts like a laugh track. This style helped other creators copy him and shape YouTube's content.

The Vlog Squad

David's vlogs feature a group of friends known as "The Vlog Squad." Since they are a real friend group, the members in the vlogs can change. Some regular members include Jason Nash, Natalie Mariduena, Josh Peck, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Mariah Amato, Scotty Sire, Ilya Fedorovich, Nick Antonyan, Matt King, Toddy Smith, Corinna Kopf, Joe Vulpis, Carly Incontro, and Erin Gilfoy.

At the 2019 Streamy Awards, David said that winning the Ensemble Cast prize with the Vlog Squad was his favorite award. He explained that his friends help him every day with all his videos.

Other projects

In 2019, David Dobrik became a judge on a musical competition show on Nickelodeon called America's Most Musical Family. He judged alongside Ciara and Debbie Gibson.

In January 2020, David launched a mobile camera app called Dispo. The app quickly became very popular, getting over a million downloads and reaching the top of Apple's App Store for free apps.

In October 2020, David launched his own perfume brand called David's Perfume. He also worked with HeadCount to encourage people to register to vote. This partnership helped over 300,000 people register for the 2020 election. This was the largest voting drive in HeadCount's history.

In November 2020, People magazine named David Dobrik a very popular YouTube Star. That same month, he was a presenter at the American Music Awards of 2020.

In December 2020, David was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2021. Forbes also named him one of the highest-paid YouTube stars of 2020. That month, David and Keke Palmer hosted a year-end special called "Peace Out 2020" on Facebook Watch.

In January 2021, Spotify asked David to narrate Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as part of their audiobook programs.

In November 2022, David Dobrik opened a pizza restaurant called Doughbrik's Pizza in Los Angeles. He has shared plans to create a reality TV show about the daily lives of the restaurant's employees.

Podcast

Views with David Dobrik & Jason Nash is a podcast hosted by David Dobrik and Jason Nash. The first episode was released on May 15, 2017. It quickly became popular, reaching second place on the iTunes podcast chart. As of June 2021, there have been 199 episodes.

In September 2018, David created his third YouTube channel, Views Podcast. This channel shows the video version of his podcast. The Verge praised David for successfully bringing podcasts to YouTube, which is mostly a video platform.

Personal life

David Dobrik has three younger siblings. He was born in Slovakia and moved to the United States as a child. He was protected from deportation under a program called DACA. In September 2021, David shared that he had received his green card, which allows him to travel outside the United States. He understands Hungarian and Slovak but does not speak or write them fluently.

David dated fellow YouTube personality Liza Koshy from late 2015 to early 2018. They announced their breakup in June 2018. On May 15, 2019, David legally married Lorraine Nash, who is Jason Nash's mother. This was done as a comedic bit for one of his vlogs. On June 12, 2019, David announced that they had decided to end their marriage after one month. He officially signed the divorce papers in November 2019.

Filmography

Film

Short film

Television

Podcast

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Images for kids

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See also

In Spanish: David Dobrik para niños