Technoblade
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Alexander (June 1, 1999 – June 2022), known online as Technoblade ( ), was an American YouTuber known for his Minecraft videos, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP. Technoblade registered his main channel on YouTube in 2013. His videos consisted primarily of Minecraft gameplay, particularly on the minigame server Hypixel. After rising to popularity in 2019 for his performances in player versus player (PvP) events, Technoblade was invited to the Dream SMP Minecraft server in 2020, further increasing his following.
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Alexander, known by the pseudonym Technoblade, was an American YouTuber who began his work period in 2009. He was a member of the Dream SMP and spoke English and French. His content included genres such as mcyt, and he was associated with catchphrases like "Technoblade never dies" and "Blood for the Blood God."
Technoblade had 20,500,000 social media followers and 2,007,713,871 viewers or listeners. He maintained an official website and shop at technoblade.com. His work period ended in 2022.
He died on June 30, 2022, from sarcoma due to natural causes. His death was noted in a New York Times article.
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Person · Open Library
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- 0
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1999
- Active to
- 2022
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,307
- Total plays
- 234,985
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Alexander (1999 - 2022), better known by his online pseudonym Technoblade (or simply Techno), was an American gamer and YouTuber known for his Minecraft content and collaborations with other YouTubers and Twitch streamers. His youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/technothepig <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Technoblade">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Social media personality.image
- Technoblade at his dad's wedding.jpg
- Social media personality.image_caption
- Technoblade in 2020, at his father's wedding
- Social media personality.alt
- Formally dressed young man in black tuxedo, black button down shirt, and black tie with glasses standing still
- Social media personality.name
- Technoblade
- Social media personality.birth_name
- Alexander
- Social media personality.education
- University of Iowa (dropped out)
- Social media personality.death_cause
- Metastatic sarcoma
- Social media personality.other_names
- Technothepig
- Social media personality.occupation
- YouTuber
- Social media personality.years_active
- 2013–2022
- Social media personality.youtube_handle
- Technoblade
- Social media personality.youtube_genre
- Gaming
- Social media personality.youtube_subscribers
- 21.7 million
- Social media personality.youtube_views
- 2.07 billion
- Social media personality.stats_update
- March 17, 2026
- Social media personality.signature
- Technoblade sig.svg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Internet career
- Personal life
- Cancer diagnosis and death
- Reactions and tributes
- In official ''Minecraft'' media
- By YouTubers
- Notes
- References
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Alexander (June 1, 1999 – June 2022), known online as Technoblade ( ), was an American YouTuber known for his Minecraft videos, livestreams, and involvement in the Dream SMP. Technoblade registered his main channel on YouTube in 2013. His videos consisted primarily of Minecraft gameplay, particularly on the minigame server Hypixel. After rising to popularity in 2019 for his performances in player versus player (PvP) events, Technoblade was invited to the Dream SMP Minecraft server in 2020, further increasing his following.
In August 2021, Technoblade announced his diagnosis with cancer. Following unsuccessful treatment attempts, Technoblade died from metastatic sarcoma in June 2022, which prompted widespread reactions across both the Minecraft and YouTube communities. Around that time, his YouTube channel had reached nearly 11 million subscribers.
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