Linus Sebastian

Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially Linus Tech Tips (LTT). His channels have a combined subscriber base of over 26 million.

Linus Sebastian
Sebastian in 2013
Personal information
Born
Linus Gabriel Sebastian

(1986-08-20) August 20, 1986
Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
Occupations
  • Video presenter
  • technology demonstrator
  • advertiser
Spouse
Yvonne Ho
​
(m. 2011)​
YouTube information
ChannelsLinus Tech Tips
and others owned by Linus Media Group (see list)
Years active2007–present
GenreTechnology
Subscribers15.4 million (main channel)
26.34 million (combined)[lower-alpha 1]
Total views6.8 billion (main channel)
9.16 billion (combined)[lower-alpha 2]
100,000 subscribers2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021
1,000,000 subscribers2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022
10,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 28 March 2023

From 2007 to 2013, he was a regular presenter of technology videos for the now defunct Canadian computer retailer NCIX. He is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Linus Media Group.[1] On July 1, 2023, Sebastian will step down as CEO, and become the Chief Vision Officer.[2]

Biography

Linus Gabriel Sebastian was born on August 20, 1986,[3] and grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.[4] He was diagnosed with ADHD as a child.[5] He grew up on a farm with siblings[6] and has been married to Yvonne Ho since May 20, 2011.[7]

Sebastian used to work for the now-defunct Canadian online computer store NCIX.[8] He was asked by the company to be the host for its technology channel, which was created to help demonstrate products.[9] Sebastian was assisted by an unidentified cameraperson and editor, and worked with limited resources, shooting videos with a camera borrowed from the son of the company's president.[10]

Due to high costs and low viewership during the early days of the channel, Sebastian was instructed to create the Linus Tech Tips channel as a cheaper offshoot of the NCIX channel, to allow for lower production values without affecting the NCIX brand. He described TigerDirect and Newegg as competitors.[10] Linus Tech Tips was created on November 24, 2008.[11] He eventually left NCIX to found Linus Media Group (LMG) following a dispute regarding company management. He negotiated an agreement in which he could keep Linus Tech Tips as a property of LMG, as long as he signed a non-compete clause.[12]

In a 2014 interview with technology startup website Tech.co, Sebastian said that his favourite YouTubers were TotalBiscuit, Marques Brownlee, and Austin Evans.[13]

Sebastian disclosed a personal investment of $225,000 in Framework Computer, a laptop manufacturer.[14]

On May 18, 2023, Sebastian announced he would be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer at Linus Media Group and that he would be transitioning into a creative role entitled Chief Vision Officer effective July 1, 2023.[15] He had previously entertained retiring from YouTube in January 2020.[16]

Recognition

In 2014, Tubefilter named LinusTechTips within the "top 1% of Google's preferred advertising channels" on YouTube for the technology category.[17] In 2015, Inc. magazine ranked Sebastian fourth in a list of the "Top 30 Power Players in Tech".[18]

See also

Notes
  1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
    • 15.4 million (Linus Tech Tips)
    • 4.22 million (Techquickie)
    • 1.84 million (TechLinked)
    • 2.16 million (ShortCircuit)
    • 1.26 million (Channel Super Fun)
    • 537 thousand (LMG Clips)
    • 542 thousand (Mac Address)
    • 244 thousand (LinusCatTips)
    • 141 thousand (They're Just Movies)
  2. Views, broken down by channel:
    • 6.88 billion (Linus Tech Tips)
    • 796.6 million (Techquickie)
    • 438.7 million (TechLinked)
    • 444.07 million (ShortCircuit)
    • 324.2 million (Channel Super Fun)
    • 190.6 million (LMG Clips)
    • 88.03 million (Mac Address)
    • 11.1 million (LinusCatTips)
    • 4.34 million (They're Just Movies)

References
  1. "Linus Media Group". web.archive.org. May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. I'm Stepping Down.., retrieved May 20, 2023
  3. Linus Tech Tips [@LinusTech] (August 20, 2014). "Me: Holy crap I'm gonna be 29 in an hour! Wife: 28.... Me: Oh, that's better Wife: My goodness..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 22, 2016 – via Twitter.
  4. I Make Questionable Choices Sometimes... Linus Media Group. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. LinusTechTips (January 28, 2022). r/PCMasterRace Hates Me... The WAN Show (YouTube video). Event occurs at 1:48:30. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. Sebastian, Linus (September 14, 2022). This Is So Embarrassing! (Video). Linus Media Group. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
  7. Sebastian, Linus (October 27, 2017). "Bixby Showcase – It does more than you might think!". Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
  8. "I'm Linus Sebastian of LinusTechTips, and This Is How I Work". LifeHacker. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. Ovide, Shira (February 15, 2022). "This YouTube Star Is Also a Retail Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  10. "How I became: LinusTechTips (Linus Sebastian)". How I became. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via YouTube.
  11. "About". Linus Tech Tips. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016 – via YouTube.
  12. "Why Linus Left NCIX". Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Diab, Ann. "Secrets of the Most Successful Tech YouTube Content Creators Revealed". Tech.co. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  14. Sebastian, Linus, I’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investment, retrieved May 19, 2023
  15. I'm Stepping Down. Linus Tech Tips. May 18, 2023 – via YouTube.
  16. Garreffa, Anthony (January 23, 2020). "Linus from LinusTechTips is 'thinking of retiring'". TweakTown. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  17. "Meet The Top 1% Of YouTube's "Google Preferred" Channels For Advertisers (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  18. Rampton, John (July 21, 2015). "30 Power Players in Tech You Need to Know". Inc. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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