Preston Arsement
{{short description|Amercian YouTuber (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{infobox YouTube personality
| name = Preston Arsement
| image = PrestonPlayz.jpg
| caption = Arsement in 2024
| birth_name = Preson Blaine Arsement
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|4}}
| education =
| website = {{URL|https://firemerch.com/}}
| channel_handle = PrestonYT
| channel_display_name = Preston
| channel_handle2 = PrestonPlayz
| channel_display_name2 = PrestonPlayz
| years_active = 2010–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
- Gaming
- challenge}}
| subscribers = 31.1 million (main channel)
16.8 million (PrestonPlayz)
| views = 12.26 billion (main channel)
7.46 billion (PrestonPlayz)
| associated_acts = Unspeakable
| silver_year = 2013
| gold_year = 2014
| diamond_year = 2019
| stats_update = July 8, 2025
| signature = PrestonPlayz sig.svg
}}
Preston Arsement (born May 4, 1994), also known as PrestonPlayz, is an American YouTuber. He is known for his high-energy videos playing Minecraft and real-life vlogs and challenges.
Early life
Preston Arsement was born on May 4, 1994, in Dallas, Texas. He is the eldest of three half-siblings, two half-brothers and one half-sister.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Brooke |date=2018-04-13 |title=Preston Arsement Net Worth 2018 - Gazette Review |url=https://gazettereview.com/2018/04/preston-arsement-net-worth/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Gazette Review |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328030609/https://gazettereview.com/2018/04/preston-arsement-net-worth/ |url-status=live }} Arsement's father, David, is an United States Air Force veteran and the COO of Arsement's company, while his mother, Maye, is the CEO; she formerly worked for AT&T and Southwestern Bell. The first game he played was Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis, when he was four. Arsement was first inspired to pursue YouTube after watching HuskyStarcraft.{{Cite web |last=Peele |first=Britton |date=2018-09-11 |title=This 24-year-old Dallas millionaire, famous for 'Fortnite' and 'Minecraft,' is now the face of an esports team |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/pop-culture/2018/09/11/this-24-year-old-dallas-millionaire-famous-for-fortnite-and-minecraft-is-now-the-face-of-an-esports-team/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=The Dallas Morning News |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426041143/https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/pop-culture/2018/09/11/this-24-year-old-dallas-millionaire-famous-for-fortnite-and-minecraft-is-now-the-face-of-an-esports-team/ |url-status=live }} As a teenager, he watched many RuneScape videos.{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=James |date=2018-11-07 |title=Creators Going Pro: How PrestonPlayz Went From YouTubing As A Hobby To Running A Booming Business With His Parents |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/11/07/creators-going-pro-prestonplayz/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US}}
Career
Arsement created his first YouTube channel in November 2010, called TBNRfrags. It first focused on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 gameplay, but later expanded to Fortnite and Call of Duty: Black Ops. He later created a Minecraft channel, PrestonPlayz, in 2012.
Arsement went on his first tour in 2017, hosting meet-and-greets at six Main Event Entertainment centers near Dallas.{{Cite web |date=2017-07-12 |title=Main Event To Host Gaming Phenom PrestonPlayz |url=https://www.restaurantnews.com/main-event-to-host-gaming-phenom-prestonplayz/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=RestauantNews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125070520/http://www.restaurantnews.com/main-event-to-host-gaming-phenom-prestonplayz/ |url-status=live }} He also started working with talent management company Night in that year. He joined Envy Gaming as an investor and content creator in 2018 and was paired with Lil Yachty for a celebrity-content creator Fortnite tournament.{{Cite web |last=Hollingsworth |first=David |date=2018-07-19 |title=Preston Arsement partners with Team Envy |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2018/07/preston-arsement-partners-with-team-envy |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Esports Insider |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417064827/https://esportsinsider.com/2018/07/preston-arsement-partners-with-team-envy |url-status=live }} Also in 2018, he switched his gaming content to a separate channel and made his main channel focused around lifestyle, vlog, and challenge content,{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |date=2018-08-28 |title=Inside the YouTube business empire of PrestonPlayz, who is making $14 million per year |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-creator-preston-arsement-business-and-revenue-streams-2019-8 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=September 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927130132/https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-creator-preston-arsement-business-and-revenue-streams-2019-8 |url-status=live }} substantially growing his channel.{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |date=2019-08-08 |title=How YouTube creator Preston totally changed his style of videos and gained 3.5 million new subscribers in a year |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-star-preston-gained-millions-of-subscribers-by-changing-style-2019-8 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Perelli |first=Amanda |date=2019-08-09 |title=A YouTube star with 10 million subscribers gets candid about fans showing up uninvited to his office and house, and his siblings not being able to have normal childhoods |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-star-preston-fans-show-up-uninvited-to-office-house-2019-8 |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926044737/https://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-star-preston-fans-show-up-uninvited-to-office-house-2019-8 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Eduardo |date=2020-04-10 |title=How gamer 'PrestonPlayz' is adjusting to new coronavirus reality |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-10/how-gamer-prestonplayz-is-adjusting-to-new-coronavirus-reality |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=June 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625184400/https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-10/how-gamer-prestonplayz-is-adjusting-to-new-coronavirus-reality |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2023-09-08 |title=Here's how Preston doubled his brand revenue by reimagining his media empire |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/09/08/preston-playz-tbnr-media-company-reorganzation/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Tubefilter |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702082213/https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/09/08/preston-playz-tbnr-media-company-reorganzation/ |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Arsement is married to his wife, Briana Paige Barnhart. He is a Messianic Jew. He also enjoys playing paintball for fun.
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|c=PrestonYT|Preston}}
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