PewDiePie trolls LeBron James after study finds YouTuber is \u201cmore liked\u201d YouTuber on the planet, amassing over 102 million subscribers through a variety of gaming content, satirical music videos, and real-life content. On the other hand, James is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, if not the very best, drawing comparisons to the legendary Michael Jordan and recognized globally as nothing short of a superstar. Now, new research implies that PewDiePie is actually more popular amongst Gen Z males than LeBron James, an idea that would have been unfathomable only a few years ago. As reported by Variety, a study by Morning Consult suggests that while Pewds has similar name recognition to James, he\u2019s actually viewed more favorably by that demographic \u2013 and he let James know about it on Twitter, saying: \u201cPeople like LeBron James?\u201d The study places PewDiePie second in the list of most recognized male influencers, ahead of the likes of James, Steph Curry and Elon Musk and behind only Justin Bieber. However, Pewds\u2019 favorability rating is at 62%, while James\u2019 is slightly behind at 55% and Bieber is way off at 18%. LeBron is yet to respond to PewDiePie and, truthfully, it\u2019s unlikely he will \u2013 but the clashing of these two personalities may be too much for Twitter, anyway. Shane Dawson also makes the top five for popularity amongst Gen Z women, with a favorability rating of 51%, behind just Zendaya and Beyonc\u00e9. Not bad company to be keeping for a couple of YouTubers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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