:Evan Edinger
{{Short description|American-British YouTuber based in London}}
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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Evan Edinger
| image = Evan Edinger 03-2016 (26063434973).jpg
| caption = Edinger in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|29}}
| birth_place = Deptford Township, New Jersey, U.S.{{Cite web|title=Exploring My Hometown of Deptford, NJ and Philadelphia! {{!}} Evan Edinger Travel|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucPWzHloQCk|last=Edinger|first=Evan|date=August 8, 2016|website=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809173410/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucPWzHloQCk&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=August 9, 2016|access-date=}}
| nationality = {{Flatlist|
- American
- British
}}
| channel_handle = evan
| channel_display_name = Evan Edinger
| channel_handle2 = EvanEdingerTravel
| channel_display_name2 = Evan Edinger Travel
| years_active = 2006–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Travel
- Vlog
- Comedy
}}
| subscribers = 743,000{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/naveregnide|title=YouTube Channels: Evan Edinger Travel|website=YouTube |accessdate=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518045657/https://www.youtube.com/user/naveregnide|url-status=live}}
135,000 (travel channel)
| views = 131 million{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/user/evanedinger/about|title=YouTube Channels: About Evan Edinger Travel|website=YouTube |accessdate=May 18, 2020|archive-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615090141/https://www.youtube.com/user/EvanEdinger/about|url-status=live}}
17 million (travel channel)
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
| silver_year = 2015
| stats_update = November 12, 2023
}}
Evan Edinger (born July 29, 1990) is an American-British YouTuber currently based in London.{{cite interview|title=Life as a YouTube star|first=Evan|last=Edinger|interviewer=|date=April 23, 2015|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ptg4w|website=BBC Newshour|accessdate=April 24, 2015|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426052135/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ptg4w|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/01/21-times-evan-edingers-puns-made-us-want-to-throw-twitter-out-a-window/|title=21 Times Evan Edinger's Puns Made Us Want to Throw Twitter Out a Window - New Media Rockstars|work=New Media Rockstars|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511192000/http://newmediarockstars.com/2015/01/21-times-evan-edingers-puns-made-us-want-to-throw-twitter-out-a-window/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sugarscape.com/film-tv/news/a1024221/newtuber-of-the-week-evan-edinger/|title=NewTuber of the Week: Evan Edinger|work=Sugarscape|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614183202/http://www.sugarscape.com/film-tv/news/a1024221/newtuber-of-the-week-evan-edinger/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://teneightymagazine.com/2014/09/16/teneighty-book-club-the-pointless-book/|title=TenEighty Book Club: The Pointless Book|work=teneightymagazine.com|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331032346/https://teneightymagazine.com/2014/09/16/teneighty-book-club-the-pointless-book/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/07/24/vidcon-no-running/|title=Teen Stampedes are a Thing of The Past at VidCon|website=Mashable|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=September 18, 2015|archive-date=September 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910234124/http://mashable.com/2015/07/24/vidcon-no-running/|url-status=live}}
Edinger is known for his "British VS American" series in which he compares topics such as exams, healthcare systems, and taxes with guest YouTubers from the United Kingdom.{{Cite web|last=Ifield|first=Jordan|date=May 7, 2020|title=Youtubers suffer drops in advertising income despite increase of online audiences during lockdown|url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/youtubers-suffer-drops-in-advertising-income-despite-increase-of-online-audiences-during-lockdown/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516070241/https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/youtubers-suffer-drops-in-advertising-income-despite-increase-of-online-audiences-during-lockdown/|archive-date=May 16, 2020|access-date=|website=|publisher=SWLondoner|quote=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgW779yUeyk|title=Victoria Derbyshire Daily News|date=February 25, 2016 |publisher=BBC|quote=I don't agree with guns|access-date=February 25, 2016|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331032447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgW779yUeyk|url-status=live}}
Early life and education
Edinger attended Woodstown High School in Salem County, New Jersey from 2006 to 2008. He then received an Associate of Arts degree in mathematics at Salem Community College in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey, where he graduated in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanedinger/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210205082605/https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanedinger/?originalSubdomain=uk%23|url-status=live|archive-date=February 5, 2021|title=Evan Edinger | LinkedIn|access-date=February 5, 2021}}
Edinger received a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics, statistics, and operation research from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey. He began posting YouTube videos in 2010 while still in college.{{Cite web|title=Math Team|url=https://csm.rowan.edu/departments/math/current/MathTeam.html|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=csm.rowan.edu|language=en|archive-date=March 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331032328/https://csm.rowan.edu/departments/math/current/MathTeam.html|url-status=live}} Edinger was largely inspired by the work of Charlotte McDonnell and Ray William Johnson. He originally used the pseudonym "naveregnide", his name spelled backwards, before changing it to his full name.
In 2012, Edinger moved to London to pursue a Master of Science at Bayes Business School. After finishing his degree, Edinger remained there to work full-time.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Career
Over his time as a YouTuber, Edinger has collaborated with Dodie Clark, Connie Glynn, Jay Foreman, and others. For a time, Edinger and Clark shared an apartment.{{Cite web|url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2017/02/09/our-seven-favourite-youtube-roommates/|title=Our Seven Favourite YouTube Housemates|date=January 2, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419012528/https://teneightymagazine.com/2017/02/09/our-seven-favourite-youtube-roommates/|url-status=live}} He has amassed 758,000 subscribers on his main channel and 132,000 on his travel channel and has posted over 700 videos across both channels.{{cite web|title=naveregnide YouTube Stats, Channel Statistics|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/evanedinger|publisher=Socialblade.com|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525010946/https://socialblade.com/youtube/user/evanedinger|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Edinger identifies as asexual and near demisexual.{{cite web|last=Edinger|first=Evan|date=February 14, 2019|title=This is what it's like to celebrate Valentine's Day as an asexual person|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/valentines-day-asexual-demisexual-single-relationships-dating-sex-a8779031.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001220/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/valentines-day-asexual-demisexual-single-relationships-dating-sex-a8779031.html|archive-date=November 8, 2020|access-date=|work=independent.co.uk}} On June 13, 2021, Edinger announced he had received British citizenship.{{Citation|title=Officially Receiving British Citizenship| date=June 13, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIu6KTCnaHg|language=en|access-date=June 13, 2021}} Edinger is currently in a relationship and is dating Heather Stewart.{{Cite web |title=evanedinger on Instagram: "I think she likes me" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmY73apI2K2/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Instagram |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/@evan Evan Edinger] at YouTube
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Category:American emigrants to the United Kingdom
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Category:People from Deptford Township, New Jersey
Category:Rowan University alumni
Category:Woodstown High School alumni