Wengie

Wengie
Personal information
Born Wenjie Huang
(1986-01-09) 9 January 1986
Guangzhou, China
Nationality Australian
Occupation YouTuber
Website http://www.wengie.com/
YouTube information
Also known as Wengie
Channel
Years active 2012–present
Genre Beauty, fashion, DIY, life hacks, pranks
Subscribers 12 Million
Total views 759+ million
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 29 March 2018.

Wen Jie Huang (Chinese: 黃文潔; born 9 January 1986) better known as Wengie, is a Chinese Australian YouTuber personality, vlogger, singer, and voice actress.[1][2] As of 2018, her YouTube channel had over 10 million subscribers, making her the most popular YouTuber from Australia.[3][4] Her channel was the 6th most subscribed "how-to and style" channel on YouTube, as of January 2018.[5]

Career

YouTube

In 2012, Huang started the YouTube channel, "Wengie," inspired by her Chinese name, Wén Jié Huáng (黄文洁).[1][6] Her videos focused on beauty, fashion, and DIY tips. As of 2016, she was one of the fastest growing stars on YouTube, having garnered over 4 million subscribers in three years.[7] Her YouTube channel was awarded "Best Channel" and "Overall Winner" at the 2017 Australian Online Video Awards.[8]

Huang also created another YouTube channel, Reacticorns. This channel is where she and her fiancé Max react to things such as videos or compilations. Reacticorns has 1.6 million subscribers as of June 2018.

In 2013, Huang created a second YouTube channel called "WengieVlogs." As of November 2017, WengieVlogs has 1.7 million subscribers and 53 million views.[9]

Music

Huang released her first single, "Baby Believe Me featuring Yan An (member of Pentagon)," in China on 13 July 2017. It debuted at number 11 and peaked at number 6 on the Chinese music charts.[6]

She released another song on YouTube under the channel wengieofficial on 25 November 2017, entitled "Oh I Do". As of 29 November 2017, the music video had over 5,000,000 views.[10]

In 2018, she released her first English single called "Cake"

In 15th September 2018 , she released another English single called “Deja Vu”

Voice acting

In 2017, Huang was the voice of Blisstina "Bliss" Utonium in the Australian and New Zealand versions of The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four," a five-part TV movie.[1]

Apps

Huang launched a subscription-based app in 2017 called World of Wengie. Her favourite social media social medias are Instagram, Musical.ly, Twitter, and Snapchat. Most of them are over 1 Million followers.

Personal life

Huang moved to Australia as a child. She worked in marketing and accounting before becoming a full time YouTuber and blogger. She is currently based in Sydney, Australia, Los Angeles, California and China.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bisset, Jennifer (17 September 2017). "How YouTube star Wengie became the fourth Powerpuff Girl". CNET. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Wengie Vlogs (14 January 2017), Birthday Vlog 2017 !!, archived from the original on 16 July 2018, retrieved 28 November 2017
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ McGinn, Christine (14 November 2017). "YouTube reveals the top Australian channels". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 November 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Top 250 YouTubers How-to Channels". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 "黄文洁Wengie单曲《Baby Believe Me》发布-搜狐音乐". Sohu (in Chinese). 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (18 November 2016). "UTA Signs Beauty and Lifestyle YouTube Star Wengie". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "The winners of The [sic] 3rd Annual Australian Online Video Awards are..." Online Video Awards. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "LifeOfWengie YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Ma, Wenlei (19 September 2017). "Massive Aussie star you've never heard of". News.Com.Au. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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