About

Marques Brownlee, also known as MKBHD, is a vlogger and technology reviewer, who produces videos on consumer electronics and technology. As of October 2019, Brownlee has amassed more than 1.5 billion views and 9.4 million subscribers on YouTube.

History

On March 21st, 2008, Marques Brownlee joined YouTube.^[1] One week later, on March 28th, he uploaded his first video "13-Year-Old Golf Swing Analysis." The video has received more than 300,000 views in 11 years (shown below).

On January 1st, Brownlee uploaded his first tech review, "HP Pavilion dv7t Media Center Remote Overview." The video has received more than 2.3 million views in nearly 11 years (shown below, left).

Around this time, Brownlee began producing and uploading "HQ Tutorial" videos. On January 29th, he uploaded his first "HQ Tutorial" about "Ccleaner." The post received more than 41,000 views in nearly 11 years (shown below, right).

On May 14th, 2009, Brownlee uploaded his first video using the moniker "MKBD," which is an acronym for "Marques Keith Brownlee High Definition." The post, "mkbHD Update 2.3," received more than 25,000 views in one decade (shown below).

About 10 years, on May 25th, 2018, Brownlee published his most popular video "OnePlus 6 Review: Right On the Money!" Within two years, the post received more than 21 million views (shown below, left).

Later that year, on August 17th, he published a video interview with Tesla-founder Elon Musk. The post received more than 7.2 million views in a little over one year (shown below, right).

Criticism

On April 15th, 2018, the Shorty Awards named Brownlee the Creator of the Decade (shown below).^[2] The Awards wrote, "With his thoughtful insights, Marques is now one of the most trusted names for millennials seeking technology advice. In a world dominated by devices, his guidance is priceless."

Related Memes

Mark Ass Brownlee

So I've Been

So I've Been refers to a phrasal template series parodying a phrase frequently used in videos by Marques Brownlee. In his tech review videos, Brownlee begins the review by stating that he has been using a product for a specific amount of time. For example, he will say something to the effect of "So I've been using [X] for a week."

On October 3rd, 2019, Brownlee acknowledged the parodies, tweeting ^[3] a series of screenshots of people tweeting the template. The post received more than 67,000 likes and 6,500 retweets in less than one week (shown below).

Search Interest

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