The group frequently collaborate to create new content. In a January 2021 article, Steven Asarch of Business Insider attributed Dream's growth during 20 'to his understanding of the YouTube algorithm', noting that 'e puts his keywords in the right places, capitalizes on trends, and makes thumbnails that fans want to click on.' ĭream is a member of the 'Dream Team', along with fellow YouTubers Sapnap and GeorgeNotFound. A December 2020 Polygon article stated that '2020 has been a tremendous year for Dream', describing him as 'YouTube's biggest gaming channel of the moment.' A livestream by Dream on YouTube in November 2020 with about 700,000 peak viewers was the 6th highest viewed gaming stream of all time as of January 2021. list, YouTube ranked Dream's 'Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters GRAND FINALE' video as the number seven 'Top Trending Video', and ranked Dream as the number two 'Top Creator' and number one 'Breakout Creator'. In December 2020, in place of their annual YouTube Rewind series, YouTube released a list of their top-trending videos and creators. In January 2020, Dream uploaded a video in which he and another YouTuber, GeorgeNotFound, connected an Arduino board to an electric dog collar, which emitted an electric shock whenever a player lost health in Minecraft.

In November 2019, Dream uploaded a viral video titled 'Minecraft, But Item Drops Are Random And Multiplied.' that has amassed 49 million views as of January 2021. In July 2019, Dream figured out the seed of a Minecraft world YouTuber PewDiePie was playing on by using reverse engineering techniques that Dream learned from online forums.

As of December 2022, the video has amassed 18 million views. The oldest accessible video on Dream’s account involves him playing the game Minecraft poorly on purpose in order to 'trigger' viewers.

Entertainment career 2014–2019: Early beginnings and Minecraftĭream created his YouTube account on February 8, 2014, under the username DreamTraps and started to upload content regularly in July 2019. However, as a result of negative backlash, he chose to become a majority faceless creator again and wear a mask for content and appearances. Dream revealed his face for the first time on October 2, 2022, after six years of staying hidden in his videos. YouTube awarded Dream the Streamy Award for Gaming in both 20. Content created in the Dream SMP, Dream's invite-only survival multiplayer (SMP) Minecraft server that stars content creators engaged in roleplay, has also attracted considerable attention, acclaim and a popular fandom.Īs of August 12, 2023, his seven YouTube channels have collectively reached over 43.51 million subscribers and over 3.66 billion views, and his two Twitch channels have collectively gained 7.37 million followers and 19.01 million views. However, several of his records were struck down due to evidence of cheating, which Dream later claimed to have done accidentally. Dream also gained notability for his Minecraft speedruns. Clay (born August 12, 1999), better known by his online alias Dream, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer and singer who is known primarily for creating Minecraft content.ĭream has been active online since 2014, but did not gain substantial popularity until 2019, with the release of his 'Minecraft Manhunt' YouTube series.

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