Music creator
Namewee
Namewee is a music creator with 3.6M YouTube subscribers and 3.7M across 2 platforms we track. Malaysian musician (born 1983).
Quick answers about Namewee
How many subscribers does Namewee have?
Namewee had 3,640,000 YouTube subscribers as of May 25, 2025, the latest figure recorded in Wikidata.
How many X followers does Namewee have?
Namewee had 15,907 X followers as of February 7, 2023, the latest figure recorded in Wikidata.
How old is Namewee?
Namewee is 43 years old as of September 17, 2026, born May 6, 1983.
When is Namewee's birthday?
Namewee's birthday is May 6. Namewee was born in 1983.
Where is Namewee from?
Namewee was born in Muar, Malaysia and holds citizenship of Malaysia.
How tall is Namewee?
Namewee is recorded in Wikidata as 169 cm tall, about 5 ft 7 in.
Where did Namewee go to school?
Namewee is recorded as having attended Ming Chuan University, Muar Chung Hwa High School.
What companies has Namewee founded?
Namewee is recorded as a founder of RED People.
When did Namewee start?
Namewee's work period is recorded as starting in 2007.
Growth
YouTube subscribers
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| Name | Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube subscribers | Jul 2021 | 2,850,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Apr 2023 | 3,510,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Apr 2024 | 3,620,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | May 2025 | 3,640,000 |
X followers
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| Name | Date | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| X followers | Apr 2020 | 10,576 |
| X followers | Jan 2021 | 11,361 |
| X followers | Feb 2022 | 14,650 |
| X followers | Feb 2023 | 15,907 |
- X: 10.6K in Apr 2020 to 15.9K in Feb 2023 (+50%)
- YouTube: 2.9M in Jul 2021 to 3.6M in May 2025 (+28%)
Milestones
- Jul 2021 Had passed 1M YouTube subscribers by July 3, 2021
Counts are dated figures from Wikidata, not live numbers.
About Namewee
- #830 most-followed creator on Peekworthy
- #189 in Music
- #482 in Entertainment
- #2 in Malaysia
- Born
- 1983-05-06 (age 43)
- From
- Muar, Malaysia
- Height
- 169 cm
- Active since
- 2007
- Known for
- YouTuber, singer, rapper, film director, screenwriter, actor, composer, television producer, songwriter
- Genres
- C-pop
- Companies
- RED People
- Education
- Ming Chuan University, Muar Chung Hwa High School
- Languages
- English, Hainanese, Malay, Malaysian Mandarin, Southern Peninsular Malaysian Hokkien, Yue Chinese
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
- Categories
- Music, Entertainment
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