Stampy
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{{short description|English YouTuber (born 1990)}}
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| image = Joseph Garrett Minecon 2015.jpg
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| birth_name = Joseph Mark Garrett
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|12|13}}
| birth_place = Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
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| occupation = YouTuber
| spouse = {{marriage|Kye Bates|2019|2024|end={{abbr|sep.|separated}}}}
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| channel_display_name = stampylonghead
| years_active = 2006–present
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| subscribers = 10.8 million
| views = 8.1 billion
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Joseph Mark Garrett (born 13 December 1990), better known as Stampylonghead, Stampylongnose, Stampy Cat, or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, actor, and author best known for his Minecraft video game commentaries as the character of Stampy Cat. He is well-known for his child-friendly demeanour and incorporating storytelling and education into the Let's Play format. In 2014, he was one of the ten most-watched YouTube channels in the world.
In 2015, Garrett created a scripted edutainment series called Wonder Quest in collaboration with Maker Studios and Disney. The show was filmed in Minecraft and features educational content designed for children to watch in school. It aired two seasons from 2015 to 2016. Garrett has voiced the Stampy character in the video game Minecraft: Story Mode and has made guest appearances on several television programmes with CBBC and Disney XD. He has also released two children's books, and is in the process of writing a series of young adult novels.
As of June 2023, Garrett's channel has gained over 8 billion video views and over 10.7 million subscribers. In 2015, his channel received 200 million monthly views, with each video averaging 1.87 million views.
Garrett began working for 4J Studios in January 2024 in the development of a new game named Reforj.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MefGKxk0n-w |title=Let's Talk - What Am I Doing With 4J Studios? |date=2024-05-25 |last=stampylongnose |access-date=2024-05-28 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite web |last=Ivan |first=Tom |date=2024-09-17 |title=Minecraft console developer 4J Studios announces new survival sandbox game |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/minecraft-console-developer-4j-studios-announces-new-survival-sandbox-game/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=VGC |language=en-GB}}
Early life
Joseph Garrett was born on 13 December 1990 in the town of Havant in Hampshire, England.{{Cite web |last=Duerden |first=Nick |date=21 November 2015 |title=Stampy Cat: Minecraft vlogger Joseph Garrett is the name on every child's Christmas list |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/stampy-cat-minecraft-vlogger-joseph-garrett-is-the-name-on-every-child-s-christmas-list-a6741096.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220617/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/stampy-cat-minecraft-vlogger-joseph-garrett-is-the-name-on-every-child-s-christmas-list-a6741096.html |archive-date=17 June 2022 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=The Independent }}{{Cite web |last=Burell |first=Ian |date=1 January 2015 |title=Stampy Cat: Joseph Garrett's cartoon from Minecraft that is bigger than Justin Bieber – and has just been linked to Disney |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/stampy-cat-cartoon-that-s-bigger-than-bieber-earns-new-stamping-ground-9953225.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=The Independent |archive-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801165716/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/stampy-cat-cartoon-that-s-bigger-than-bieber-earns-new-stamping-ground-9953225.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Mohan-Hickson |first=Matt |date=13 June 2020 |title=Who is Stampy Cat? Name, age and Minecraft videos created by YouTube star |work=The News |publisher=JPIMedia |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820191339/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |url-status=live }} His father is a graphic designer. He has two older sisters, Rachel and Annette, the latter of whom also has a Minecraft YouTube channel.{{Cite web |date=10 February 2021 |title=YouTuber Stampy celebrates 10 million subscribers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Newsround |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913223702/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |url-status=live }}
Garrett studied TV and video production at Solent University in Southampton.{{Cite magazine |last1=Sperling |first1=Nicole |date=30 July 2014 |title=Go inside the world of Minecraft hero Stampylonghead |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/07/30/minecraft-stampylonghead/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801164214/https://ew.com/article/2014/07/30/minecraft-stampylonghead/ |archive-date=1 August 2023 |access-date=2022-08-02}} He enjoyed creating stop-motion films and wanted to be an editor or vision mixer, wanting to work on projects entirely by himself.
Career
In August 2006, Garrett created his first YouTube channel, the Stampylongnose channel.{{Cite web |title=stampylongnose - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/stampylongnose/about |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=www.youtube.com}} Initially, his channel consisted of live-action comedy skits and animations he made with his friends. He later transitioned to Let's Play videos of video games. Garrett eventually removed this older content from the channel. He resumed uploading on this channel in 2016, where he created primarily non-gaming videos such as vlogs, 'Behind The Scenes' videos, and later 'Book Diary', where Garrett would talk about his progress on writing his novels.{{Cn|date=February 2025}}
Garrett launched his second channel, the Stampylonghead channel, on 29 July 2011. He began making Minecraft Let's Play videos in 2012, including his most popular series, Stampy's Lovely World.{{Cite news |last=Mohan-Hickson |first=Matt |date=13 June 2020 |title=Who is Stampy Cat? Name, age and Minecraft videos created by YouTube star |url=https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820191339/https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/who-stampy-cat-name-age-and-minecraft-videos-created-youtube-star-2883667 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=The News |publisher=JPIMedia}}{{Cite web |last=Precey, Matt |date=7 March 2014 |title=Minecraft gamer's YouTube hit 'more popular than Bieber |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |access-date=9 November 2014 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021170123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |url-status=live }} Garrett has described the channel as a "complete accident," saying his original aim was to become a video game journalist.{{Cite web |last=Dredge, Stuart |date=9 April 2014 |title=YouTube star Stampylonghead launching new education channel |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/stampylonghead-youtube-education-minecraft-maker-studios |access-date=9 November 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=10 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110211915/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/09/stampylonghead-youtube-education-minecraft-maker-studios |url-status=live }} He attributed some of his popularity to his then-daily upload schedule, saying that this ensured his audience knew they could return regularly to find new content to watch. In 2014, he reported to record, edit, and upload his videos himself, while delegating his business affairs to Maker Studios. The Stampylonghead channel was once mistakenly terminated by YouTube in December 2013 due to false reports of community guidelines violations. After widespread campaigning under the Twitter hashtag "#savestampy" began to trend, the channel was reinstated a day later.{{Cite web |date=10 February 2021 |title=YouTuber Stampy celebrates 10 million subscribers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913223702/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |archive-date=13 September 2023 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Newsround}} Garrett attended San Diego Comic-Con for the first time in 2014.{{Cite magazine |last1=Sperling |first1=Nicole |date=30 July 2014 |title=Go inside the world of Minecraft hero Stampylonghead |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/07/30/minecraft-stampylonghead/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801164214/https://ew.com/article/2014/07/30/minecraft-stampylonghead/ |archive-date=1 August 2023 |access-date=2022-08-02}}
On 25 April 2015, Garrett launched a spin-off edutainment YouTube series, Wonder Quest, in collaboration with Maker Studios. The series is told through Minecraft and is designed for educational use in classrooms. American author Jordan Shapiro praised the show for demonstrating the educational potential of Minecraft.{{Cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Jordan |author-link=Jordan Shapiro |date=31 May 2015 |title=This Is What You Should Be Asking About Stampy's Minecraft Videos |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2015/05/31/this-is-what-you-should-be-asking-about-stampys-minecraft-videos/ |url-access=limited |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918083510/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2015/05/31/this-is-what-you-should-be-asking-about-stampys-minecraft-videos/ |url-status=live }} Garrett, upon being asked if he would be interested in transitioning to television, stated that he was happy remaining on YouTube.{{Cite news |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=2016-08-28 |title=Joseph Garrett, the children's presenter with 7.8 million subscribers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/28/stampy-joseph-garrett-youtube-childrens-presenter-millions-of-viewers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509050611/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/28/stampy-joseph-garrett-youtube-childrens-presenter-millions-of-viewers |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=2023-10-22 |work=The Observer |language=en-GB |issn=0029-7712}} Garrett was a featured panellist at Minecon in July 2015.{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/01/minecraft-minecon-2015-schedule-stampy-youtube |title=Minecraft Minecon 2015 schedule reveals Stampy, YouTube and more |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=1 July 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120231534/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/01/minecraft-minecon-2015-schedule-stampy-youtube |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2223542/minecraft-minecon-2015-how-to-watch-and-full-saturday-schedule/ |title='Minecraft' MineCon 2015: How To Watch And Full Saturday Schedule |last=Grill |first=Scott |date=3 July 2015 |work=The Inquisitr News |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=20 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120231143/http://www.inquisitr.com/2223542/minecraft-minecon-2015-how-to-watch-and-full-saturday-schedule/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/04/all-the-highlights-from-minecon-minecraft-convention-2015-5279641/ |title=Minecon 2015 news updates and highlights |last=de Gallier |first=Thea |date=4 July 2015 |work=Metro |access-date=20 November 2015 |archive-date=29 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129173338/http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/04/all-the-highlights-from-minecon-minecraft-convention-2015-5279641/ |url-status=live }} He attended Minecon again in 2016.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-04 |title=The execs in charge of Minecraft explain why it's taken over the world |url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/execs-charge-minecraft-explain-why-005052598.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207045531/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/execs-charge-minecraft-explain-why-005052598.html |archive-date=7 December 2016 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}
In September 2015, Garrett signed a two-book deal with Egmont Publishing.{{Cite web |last=Eyre |first=Charlotte |date=16 September 2015 |title=Egmont signs YouTube star Stampy Cat |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/egmont-signs-youtube-star-stampy-cat-312428 |url-access=registration |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=The Bookseller |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022214555/https://www.thebookseller.com/login?Refdoc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ethebookseller%2Ecom%2Frights%2Fegmont%2Dsigns%2Dyoutube%2Dstar%2Dstampy%2Dcat%2D312428 |url-status=live }} Stampy's Lovely Book, released on 22 October 2015, is a children's activity book themed around Stampy Cat.{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Rich |author-link=Rich Johnston |date=15 September 2015 |title=Minecraft's Stampy Cat Signs Deal For Stampy's Lovely Book, Out Next Month |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/minecrafts-stampy-cat-signs-deal-for-stampys-lovely-book-out-next-month/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Bleeding Cool |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802161444/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/minecrafts-stampy-cat-signs-deal-for-stampys-lovely-book-out-next-month/ |url-status=live }} Stampy's Lovely Book was followed by a sticker book titled Stampy Cat: Stick with Stampy! and released on 28 July 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bookdepository.com/Stampy-Cat--Stick-with-Stampy---Sticker-Activity-Book-/9781405284219|title=Stampy Cat: Stick with Stampy! (Sticker Activity Book) : Joseph Garrett : 9781405284219|last=Depository|first=Book|website=bookdepository.com|access-date=2016-10-30|archive-date=30 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030205150/http://www.bookdepository.com/Stampy-Cat--Stick-with-Stampy---Sticker-Activity-Book-/9781405284219|url-status=live}}
In 2018, Garrett broke a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to make and display ten cakes in Minecraft, which he did in three minutes and 51 seconds.
In October 2018, Garrett announced he would be taking a break from his Minecraft content to spend more time writing books. He returned briefly in 2019, with the release of episode 658 of Stampy's Lovely World, "Mirror World".{{Citation |title=Minecraft Xbox - Mirror World [658] |date=19 October 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tnejd2RljQ |access-date=2023-12-19 |language=en}} The series returned to a weekly upload schedule on 19 August 2020.{{Citation |title=Minecraft - Back To Business [659] | date=19 August 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphXFs3R-tY |access-date=2023-12-19 |language=en}}
On 13 November 2021, Garrett released the first episode of a podcast entitled The Bonus Points with longtime friend Oli Guy. The podcast centres around discussion and ranking of new video games.{{Citeneeded|date=February 2025}}
On 21 October 2023, Garrett released the final episode of Stampy's Lovely World, titled "Thanks For Watching". The video marked the end of the 823-episode series, and it received 1.7 million views in a day.{{Citation |title=Minecraft - Thanks For Watching [823] | date=21 October 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5RqR0AtAM |access-date=2023-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021191619/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5RqR0AtAM |url-status=live |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2023}}{{Cite news |date=2023-10-22 |title=Stampy's Lovely World: 1.7m say farewell to YouTube series |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67187916 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022164317/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67187916 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |access-date=2023-10-22 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Gutelle |first=Sam |date=2023-10-23 |title=After 823 'Minecraft' adventures, Stampy Cat creator ends "fantastic ride" on YouTube |work=Tubefilter |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/10/23/minecraft-stampy-cat-lovely-world-joseph-garrett-ends/ |access-date=2023-10-23}} Garrett stated that although his personal channels would be inactive following the series' conclusion, he would continue working on his podcast The Bonus Points.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_9N3zxSbM | title=Why Did I End Lovely World? - How do I Feel? - What's Next? | website=YouTube | date=23 October 2023 }}
In January 2024, Garrett was hired by 4J Studios to help develop a video game using their new proprietary voxel engine called Elements Engine.{{cite web |last1=MacDonald |first1=Ben |title=Dundee Waterfront recreated in 3D as games firm teases fans with 'Minecraft 2.0' |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/4988656/4j-studios-stampy-cat-new-game/ |website=The Courier |access-date=16 June 2024 |date=23 May 2024}}
Content
His avatar is a character called Stampy Cat, an orange and white cat (depicted by a commercially available Minecraft skin based on the character Fidget from the video game Dust: An Elysian Tail). Garrett describes the character as "a bigger, brighter, better version" of himself. Other characters in the videos (who are referred to as Stampy's "helpers") include iBallisticSquid, the YouTube name of Garrett's friend David Spencer,{{Cite web |last=Precey, Matt |date=7 March 2014 |title=Minecraft gamer's YouTube hit 'more popular than Bieber |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021170123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014 |publisher=BBC News}} and Sqaishey Quack, a duck character played by Garrett's spouse Kye Bates.{{Cite web |title=Ep. 72 Stampy Cat – Ear Biscuits |url=https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-72-stampy-cat-ear-biscuits |access-date=26 January 2016 |website=SoundCloud |archive-date=4 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204062854/https://soundcloud.com/earbiscuits/ep-72-stampy-cat-ear-biscuits |url-status=live }}
When Garrett started making content about Minecraft, which 'blew up', he noticed that his audience mostly consisted of children.{{Cite web |last=Precey, Matt |date=7 March 2014 |title=Minecraft gamer's YouTube hit 'more popular than Bieber |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021170123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-26327661 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |access-date=9 November 2014 |publisher=BBC News}} Upon this realisation, he began to make his content more family-oriented. Garrett's Minecraft series adds a story to game which has none, while giving viewers ideas for activities to pursue with their friends in their own Minecraft games.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAQidh25Lm0 |title=Stampy on why his Minecraft tutorials have YouTubers gripped |date=7 March 2014 |publisher=BBC Breakfast |access-date=9 November 2014 |archive-date=24 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524012027/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAQidh25Lm0&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live }}
Once Garrett became aware of his young audience, he started placing more energy into his voice to keep their attention. This voice is high-pitched, and has a 'trademark laughter', which The Independent described as a "helium honk".{{Cite web |last=Merz |first=Theo |date=23 July 2014 |title=Stampylongnose: the Youtube star you've never heard of |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/10980512/Stampylongnose-the-Youtube-star-youve-never-heard-of.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=The Daily Telegraph |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802161445/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/10980512/Stampylongnose-the-Youtube-star-youve-never-heard-of.html |url-status=live }} Caroline Knorr of Common Sense Media describes Stampy's presentation as best for younger children, and that "Stampy feels like a cross between Pee-Wee Herman and Mr. Rogers."{{Cite web |date=17 October 2014 |title=The 10 Best Kid-Friendly Minecraft Channels on YouTube |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/common-sense-media/the-10-best-kidfriendly-m_b_6004968.html |access-date=26 January 2016 |website=The Huffington Post |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202065435/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/common-sense-media/the-10-best-kidfriendly-m_b_6004968.html |url-status=live }}
Lee Bear was a bear character who was prominent in the earlier Stampy's Lovely World episodes as a helper, played by the Minecraft YouTuber Lee Carson. In 2015, it was alleged that Carson sent threatening messages and explicit images of himself to women online.{{Cite web |last=Broomfield |first=Matthew |date=31 January 2016 |title=YouTube Personalities Use 'Minecraft' to Prey on Underage Fans |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvnmz/youtube-celebrities-uses-minecraft-to-prey-on-underage-fans |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Vice |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802155126/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmvnmz/youtube-celebrities-uses-minecraft-to-prey-on-underage-fans |url-status=live }} Garrett removed Carson from the series in September of 2015, doing so in a manner that concealed the truth of Carson's actions from Garrett's young fanbase.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0o4p6WsEZI |title=Minecraft Xbox - Bye Bear [339] |date=20 September 2015 |last=Garrett |first=Joseph |publisher=stampylonghead |access-date=3 August 2023 |via=YouTube |archive-date=2 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802155126/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0o4p6WsEZI |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Garrett has described himself as being shy and "a very big introvert".
On 28 July 2019, Garrett married Kye Bates, a fellow Minecraft YouTuber known online as Sqaishey Quack. They have a cat named Ori, and two dogs named Alyx and Mei.{{Cite web |date=10 February 2021 |title=YouTuber Stampy celebrates 10 million subscribers |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |access-date=2 August 2023 |website=Newsround |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913223702/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/55997842 |url-status=live }} On 29 January 2025, Bates announced that the two had ended their relationship the previous autumn.{{Cite web |last=scadmin |date=2025-02-13 |title=Stampy and Sqaishey Break Up, The End of an Era in Minecraft Fandom |url=https://scottagnew.co.uk/all/stampy-and-sqaishey-break-up-the-end-of-an-era-in-minecraft-fandom/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Scott Agnew |language=en-US}}
YouTube statistics
In February 2014, the Stampylonghead channel received 159.3 million views. At the time, he had 2.3 million subscribers and 845 million channel views overall. In May 2015, he was the 32nd most-viewed YouTube channel of all time, with 3.5 billion views and 5.8 million subscribers. His YouTube channel surpassed 10 million subscribers on 8 February 2021.
In 2014, Garrett was in the top 10 most-viewed YouTube channels worldwide. That year, his audience consisted largely of six to 14-year-olds, about 60% of whom were girls.
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Filmography
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| 2012–2023
|Stampy's Lovely World |rowspan="2"|Stampy Cat |Creator | |
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|Meet Me at the Reck |Guest star, "Cat in Black Ft. Stampylonghead & Jack Black" |
| rowspan="3"|2015
|rowspan="2"|Himself |Guest star, "Ultimate Minecraft Quiz ft. StampyCat" |
| Good Mythical MORE
|Guest star, "Corn Dogs With Stampycat" |
| Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything
|rowspan="3"|Stampy Cat |Guest star, episode one |
| rowspan="2"|2015-2016
|Creator and writer |
| I Wonder
|Creator |
= Video games =
Awards and nominations
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Dezuanni |first=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVX6DwAAQBAJ |title=Peer Pedagogies on Digital Platforms: Learning with Minecraft Let's Play Videos |publisher=MIT Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780262539722}}
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