Business creator
Jawed Karim
Jawed Karim is a business creator with 5.7M YouTube subscribers. American entrepreneur, co-founder of YouTube (born 1979).
Quick answers about Jawed
How many subscribers does Jawed Karim have?
Jawed Karim had 5,710,000 YouTube subscribers as of September 20, 2025, the latest figure recorded in Wikidata.
How old is Jawed Karim?
Jawed Karim is 46 years old as of September 17, 2026, born October 28, 1979.
When is Jawed Karim's birthday?
Jawed Karim's birthday is October 28. Jawed Karim was born in 1979.
Where is Jawed Karim from?
Jawed Karim was born in Merseburg, Germany.
Where did Jawed Karim go to school?
Jawed Karim is recorded as having attended St. Paul Central High School, Stanford University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
What companies has Jawed Karim founded?
Jawed Karim is recorded as a founder of YouTube.
When did Jawed Karim start?
Jawed Karim's work period is recorded as starting in 1998.
Growth
YouTube subscribers
Show the numbers
| Name | Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube subscribers | Jul 2021 | 1,960,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Mar 2022 | 2,740,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Feb 2023 | 3,340,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jan 2024 | 4,350,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jul 2024 | 4,820,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jan 2025 | 5,180,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Sep 2025 | 5,710,000 |
- YouTube: 2M in Jul 2021 to 5.7M in Sep 2025 (+191%)
Milestones
- Jul 2021 Had passed 1M YouTube subscribers by July 3, 2021
Counts are dated figures from Wikidata, not live numbers.
About Jawed
- Born
- 1979-10-28 (age 46)
- From
- Merseburg, Germany
- Active since
- 1998
- Known for
- entrepreneur, software engineer, YouTuber, television producer, computer scientist
- Companies
- YouTube
- Education
- St. Paul Central High School, Stanford University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Languages
- English, German
- Website
- jawed.com
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
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