Who's Gronkh?

If you ask yourself the question "Who is this Gronkh?", You have at least seen through the fact that this somewhat strange name is not an animal sound. Instead, Gronkh is a well-known YouTuber and with its Let's Play videos is the German counterpart to PewDiePie. We introduce you to the internet star.

So who is this ominous Gronkh?

• Person: Behind the alias "Gronkh" is the German Erik Range, who was born in 1977 and currently lives in Cologne.
• Activity: Gronkh produces and publishes videos on the Internet, in particular so-called Let's Plays. So he films himself playing or testing certain computer and console games while commenting on them. It is the most clickable subgenre on YouTube. He publishes his videos on Studio71, a multi-channel network of ProSiebenSat.1 Media Aktiengesellschaft.
• YouTube: Gronkh publishes his videos on YouTube, where, in addition to his main channel, he also operates the subchannels GronkhTV, GronkhRetro, GronkhRPGs, GronkhOSTs and Superhomies. It currently has around four million subscribers on its main channel.
• Other platforms: Gronkh operates its own website as part of the playMassive network and streams Let's Plays live on Twitch.tv. His videos are also available on MyVideo.de. Of course, the internet star is also present on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Even a Gronkh wiki is part of the gigantic network.
• Awards & Services: Gronkh has won the German Web Video Prize numerous times. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame at the Computer Games Museum in Berlin. In addition to his Let's Plays, he has also served as a voice actor in several computer games such as The Witcher 3 and Just Cause 3 in recent years. In the film Not My Day, he even practiced as a supporting actor.

If you are not familiar with the PewDiePie mentioned at the beginning, you should definitely inform yourself about the multi-million dollar YouTube star.