OverSimplified
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| Nationality | Irish-American[1] | |||||||||
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| Website | www | |||||||||
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| Channels | OverSimplified | |||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present[1] | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 6.2 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 785.69 million | |||||||||
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| Updated April 25, 2022 | ||||||||||
OverSimplified (aka Stuart Webster[2]) is an Irish-American YouTuber with 6.2 million subscribers. He was born on January 1, 1993 in Orlando, Florida.[2] He has a YouTube channel and uploads videos explaining different historical figures, wars, and events in an animated and humorous style but still managing to stay accurate to history.[3]
History[edit]
Stuart Webster created his YouTube channel on October 28, 2006[2]. He first started under the name "Webzwithaz" but later changed it to OverSimplified, which it is still called today.[2] He uploaded his first YouTube video on October 21, 2016 and it was titled WW1 - OverSimplified (Part 1).[2]
History topics covered[edit]
- World War I
- The life of Adolf Hitler
- World War II
- The Cold War
- The Three Kingdoms period of ancient China
- The Football War
- The Battle of Hastings
- The Falklands War, as well as history of the islands
- Prohibition in the United States
- The American Civil War
- The American Revolutionary War
- The life of King Henry VIII of England
- The French Revolution
- The Russian Revolution
- The War of the Bucket
- The Emu War
- The Napoleonic Wars
- The Pig War
- The First Punic War
Milestones[edit]
- 1 million subscribers: October 11, 2018
- 2 million subscribers: March 18, 2019
- 3 million subscribers: January 26, 2020
- 4 million subscribers: November 7, 2020
- 5 million subscribers: June 15, 2021
- 6 million subscribers: March 8, 2022
Controversy[edit]
In 2017, the Hitler - OverSimplified videos were marked as offensive and blocked in parts of Europe due to legal claims by a unknown party.[2] He explained that he was going to dispute the claim.[4] Since then, YouTube has removed the offensive classification and restored monetization to the videos, but they still remain blocked in certain countries. These were the only videos blocked in certain countries.
This censorship has since been used to say in his NordVPN sponsors, "Are there some OverSimplified videos that are STILL blocked in your country?"
Trivia[edit]
- OverSimplified has stated that outside of YouTube he works in film and video production.
- He revealed that the original script for his first video, WW1 - OverSimplified, contained a lot more profanity, but he took it out for two reasons; first, to make it more classroom friendly, and second, his mother's disapproval.
- He has said that Bill Wurtz' History of Japan had a big influence on him but that he has created a more unique style for himself since his first video.
- He lived and worked in Japan for some time and is able to speak some Japanese.
- He is an Irish-American dual citizen.
- According to Socialblade, his original channel name was Webzwithaz.
- His most popular video is his WW2 - Oversimplified (Part 1) video, which has over 50 million views.
- When his 2-part Napoleonic Wars series was uploaded and premiered on Youtube on May 28/29, 2021, the 2 videos occupied the #2 (Part 1) and #1 (Part 2) Trending spots on YouTube at the same time.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 OverSimplified (n.d.). "About". Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "OverSimplified". Wikitubia. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ↑ "OverSimplified - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Webster, Stuart (December 3, 2017). "Oversimplified". Patreon. Unknown parameter
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