:Aphmau
{{Short description|American YouTuber (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Aphmau
| birth_name = Jessica Bravura
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|10|16}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States
| channel_handle = Aphmau
| subscribers = 23.3 million
| subscriber_date = April 1, 2025
| views = 25.7 billion
| view_date = April 1, 2025
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| gold_button = yes
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Jessica Bravura (born October 16, 1989), known online as Aphmau,{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |title=Meet Aphmau, the Minecraft YouTuber who's become a breakout star with her viral scripted and animated series |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/aphmau-rise-of-jessica-bravura-roleplay-minecraft-videos-on-youtube-2024-7 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} is an American YouTuber mainly known for her content related to Minecraft (2011). She primarily publishes family-friendly role-playing and story-telling content, with some of her videos being part of long-running series. As of 2025, she is one of the most popular Minecraft YouTubers, with over 23 million subscribers and 25.7 billion views.
Career
Bravura started creating Minecraft content for YouTube in 2012. She primarily publishes family-friendly role-playing and story-telling content,{{Cite web |last=Wales |first=Matt |date=2021-12-16 |title=Minecraft becomes first game to top one trillion views on YouTube |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/minecraft-becomes-first-game-to-top-one-trillion-views-on-youtube |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Eurogamer.net |language=en}} with her videos varying in style; some of her videos are part of long-running series.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=The best Minecraft YouTubers 2025 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/youtubers-best |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US}} She also uploads Roblox gameplay videos. Bravura's popularity on YouTube initially started slow,{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2021-03-30 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/29/2021 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/03/30/top-50-most-viewed-youtube-channels-worldwide-week-of-03-29-2021/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}} though began to substantially increase starting around 2020 and 2021.{{Cite web |last=Gerblick |first=Jordan |date=2021-12-15 |title=Minecraft, the most-watched game on YouTube, passes 1 trillion views |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/minecraft-the-most-watched-game-on-youtube-passes-1-trillion-views/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=gamesradar |language=en}} In July of that year, Bravura appeared on Tubefilter's weekly top creators chart for the first time, with an estimated 61.8 million views that week.{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2020-07-08 |title=Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 7/06/2020 |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/07/08/top-50-most-viewed-us-youtube-channels-2020-07-06/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}} When she appeared on the chart again in March 2021, her weekly views were 131.2 million.
In July 2019, Bravura created a production company for her videos, Catface,{{Cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60D7EJ5wEuo |title=Welcome To CATFACE! |date=July 6, 2019 |last=Bravura |first=Jessica |type=Video |publisher=YouTube}} which is based in Austin, Texas. The company also manages Bravura's merchandise line, MeeMeows, which manufactures plush toys of her Minecraft avatar, as well as clothing and accessories.
In June 2021, Bravura signed a deal with talent-management company Night, who at the time also represented popular creators like MrBeast and Matt Stonie.{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=2021-06-24 |title=Night Media Signs Top 'Minecraft' YouTuber Aphmau (Exclusive) |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/06/24/night-media-signs-top-minecraft-youtuber-aphmau-exclusive/ |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}} At the time, it was estimated Bravura's channel was receiving over 500 million views per month. In December of that year when Minecraft-related content on YouTube reached over one trillion total views, it was reported that Bravura's content made up more views than any other Minecraft YouTuber. At the time, her Minecraft videos had over 3.17 billion views combined. She has been noted as an example of Minecraft being particularly welcoming for female content creators on YouTube. By July 2024, Bravura's channel had over 21 million subscribers, becoming one of the most popular Minecraft content creators.
= Filmography =
= Accolades =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Award !Year !Category !Nominated work !Result !Ref |
| rowspan="3" |Streamy Awards
|2021 |Gaming | rowspan="4" |Her YouTube channel | rowspan="4" | Nominated |
| 2022
| rowspan="2" |Gamer |
| 2023 |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
|2024 |Favourite Gamer |
Personal life
Bravura was born on October 16, 1989 in Houston.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekOog6xKDMQ |title=Draw My Life - Aphmau |date=May 15, 2015 |last=Bravura |first=Jessica |via=YouTube}} She and her husband, Jason,{{Cite web |last=Bravura |first=Jessica |date=June 25, 2016 |title=Hey guys, just a quick PSA about #Aarmau. TL;DR: Jason is Aaron. He is my husband IRL. Please show him love 💜❤️ |url=https://x.com/_Aphmau_/status/746849847387394048 |access-date=April 1, 2025 |website=Twitter}} have four kids.