El Rubius Net Worth

Early Life

El Rubius was born Rubén Doblas Gundersen on February 13, 1990, in Mijas, Andalusia, Spain. He is the son of a Norwegian mother and Spanish father, and he has a half-sister and two half-brothers. El Rubius’ parents divorced when he was 3 years old, and he moved to Bergen, Norway, with his mother, Bente. He later moved to Madrid after his mother became involved with a Spanish man who El Rubius refers to as “The Godfather.” El Rubius attended primary and secondary school in Madrid, and he credits his first game system, the SNES, for inspiring his love of geek culture and video games. He returned to Norway as a teenager, and after graduating from high school, he went back to Spain and worked at a supermarket. El Rubius studied 3D modelling and animation at Madrid’s Arteneo School.

Career

El Rubius launched his first YouTube channel, “elrubius,” in 2006, and his first video was a montage of “Grand Theft Auto IV.” In 2011, he began uploading “Skyrim” montages, and due to his channel not being able to be associated with a Machinima Network, Inc. contract because of three copyright infringement complaints, he created a new YouTube channel, “elrubiusOMG.” In 2012, El Rubius began uploading videos in which he attempted to summarize a video game in one minute, and these videos went viral in Spain. His most-viewed video is a 2012 “Minecraft”-centric parody of the Chayanne song “Torero” called “Minero,” which has amassed more than 106 million views.

Personal Life

During a January 2021 Twitch broadcast, El Rubius announced that he was intending to move to Andorra because he wanted to be closer to his friends and live in a place where he would get less public recognition than he got in Madrid. This statement caused controversy on social media since many streamers and YouTubers had done this due to Andorra having a lower tax burden than other countries. El Rubius was criticized by a Spanish Treasury official, who called the decision unethical. Pablo Iglesias, the former vice president of the Government of Spain, also criticized the move and retweeted a tweet from retired pro basketball player Juanma López Iturriaga explaining that YouTube personalities were moving in order to avoid paying taxes.

Awards and Nominations

In 2016, El Rubius won a Play Award for YouTuber of the Year. In 2022, he earned an ESLAND Award nomination for Streamer of the Year.