Mikecrack
Miguel Bernal Montes[1] (born 1993), better known online as Mikecrack, is a Spanish YouTuber, computer animator and singer known for his let's plays of video games, as well as his animations and musical parodies.
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![]() Opening title to a 2021 Mikecrack video | |||||||||||||
![]() Mikecrack in 2021 | |||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born | Miguel Bernal Montes 1993 (age 29–30) Madrid, Spain | ||||||||||||
Occupation | YouTuber | ||||||||||||
Website | https://www.mikecrack.com/ | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
Genre(s) | Let's Plays, musical parodies | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 37 million (February 2023) | ||||||||||||
Total views | 15.2 billion (February 2023) | ||||||||||||
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Biography and career
Having studied four years at Juan Tamariz's magician school, Bernal started a YouTube channel in 2009 where he would upload magic tricks. He later left that channel to study biomedical technology in university, where he graduated in 2015.[2][3] While studying for a master's degree in February 2016, he uploaded his first video to a new YouTube channel focused on gaming content.[1]
Bernal's channel mainly focuses on videos related to the video game Minecraft; he also uploads music parodies and animated videos.[1] A prominent aspect of his videos is his on-screen persona named Mike, an animated dog character similar in likeness to Adventure Time's Jake the Dog.[4]
Bernal created a team called Los #CoMPas with Spanish YouTubers ElTrollino, Timba Vk[2] and Sparta356.[5] The team frequently recorded videos together.[1]
In 2020, Forbes Spain named Bernal in their list of the top 100 influencers in Spain for the year.[6]
In 2021 he passed 30 million subscribers and become the third channel in Spain by subscribers. He also created an original animated series named "Las Perrerías de Mike".
Awards
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Refs |
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2020 | Streamy Awards | International | Nominated | [7] |
2021 | Nominated |
References
- "Mikecrack, el youtuber que acaba de entrar en el club de los cinco canales con más suscriptores de España". Verne (in Spanish). 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- "Mikecrack: la magia del 'youtuber' madrileño para superar los 20 millones de seguidores". Nius Diario (in European Spanish). 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- "Quiénes son Mikecrack y Timba Vk, los últimos invitados a La Resistencia". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- "10 Most Popular Gaming YouTubers, Ranked By Subscribers". ScreenRant. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- "Mikecrack, el youtuber español de los 20 millones". Flooxer Now (in Spanish). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- "La revista Forbes publica la lista de los 100 mejores influencers 2020". elperiodico (in Spanish). 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- "2020 Streamy Awards: The Complete Winners List". kvue.com. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-14.