Grian (YouTuber)

Grian
Personal information
Born	Charles Batchelor
Nationality	British
Occupation	YouTuber
YouTube information
Channels	Grian Two Much Grian
Years active	2015–present
Genre	Gaming
Subscribers	8.67 million (main channel) 9.5 million (combined)[a][1]
Total views	2.56 billion (main channel) 2.68 billion (combined)[b][1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2015 1,000,000 subscribers 2016
Last updated: 30 December 2024

Charles Batchelor, better known by his online name Grian, is a British YouTuber, who is primarily known for creating Minecraft content.[2] As of December 2024, his main channel has over 8.6 million subscribers and 2.5 billion views.[3]

Career

Wynncraft

Main article: Wynncraft

Batchelor, alongside Francis Mailloux and Isaac Pohl-Zaretsky, founded Wynncraft, a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), which launched on 6 July 2013.[4]

Wynncraft received generally positive reviews.[5][6] On 4 July 2017, Guinness World Records recognized Wynncraft as the largest MMORPG created within Minecraft.[4]

Hermitcraft

Batchelor joined Hermitcraft on 19 July 2018, and has since become one of the most well-known members of the server.[7] Hermitcraft is a private, invite-only, Minecraft server. It's one of the most famous Minecraft servers, even being featured by Mojang during various events in the past. Hermitcraft also works with charities such as the Gamers Outreach Foundation, the Make a Wish Foundation, and SOS Africa; many of which Batchelor has co-hosted events for.[8][9][10]

Life Series

"3rd Life" redirects here. For the Criminal Minds episode, see 3rd Life (Criminal Minds).

In 2021, Grian launched the Life Series, a collaborative Minecraft series featuring 13 other YouTubers. The first season, titled 3rd Life, premiered in April of that year. Grian described the series as "experimental hardcore with a twist." The success of 3rd Life led to the creation of several following seasons: Last Life, Double Life, Limited Life, and Secret Life. The series finished airing its sixth season, titled Wild Life, in December 2024.[11]

MC Championship

Main article: MC Championship

Batchelor is a regular contestant of MC Championship, one of the biggest Minecraft competitive tournaments which began in 2019. Batchelor and his team won the 17th MC Championship in September 2021.[12]

Other activities

In July 2022, Xbox collaborated with the National Trust to recreate Corfe Castle in Minecraft. The build, created by Batchelor with the help of archaeologist Martin Papworth, was launched ahead of the National Trust's Festival of Archaeology.[13][14][15][16][17]

See also

• Wynncraft
• MC Championship

Notes

1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
   8.67 million (Grian)
   903 thousand (Two Much Grian)
   
2. Views, broken down by channel:
   2.56 billion (Grian)
   116 million (Two Much Grian)
   

References

1. "About Grian". YouTube.
2. Bragais, Jordan (31 July 2023). "15 Best Minecraft YouTubers to Watch in 2023". Gamurs.
3. "Grian". YouTube.
4. "Largest MMORPG built in Minecraft". Guinness World Records. 4 July 2017.
5. Plunkett, Luke (21 May 2017). "A Giant MMO Made Entirely Inside Minecraft". Kotaku.
6. Wood, Austin (12 February 2018). "Welcome to Wynncraft, a full-fat Minecraft MMO mod". PC Gamer.
7. Rose, Danielle (4 November 2024). "The best Minecraft YouTubers 2024". PCGamesN.
8. Hjorth, Larissa; Richardson, Ingrid; Davies, Hugh; Balmford, William (2020). "Metagaming and Paratextual Play". Exploring Minecraft. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59908-9_5. ISBN 978-3-030-59908-9.
9. "COVID-19 Minecraft Hermitcraft Livestream Feeds Thousands Funding Goal Before It Even Starts". SOS Africa. 19 May 2020.
10. "Minecraft Icons Host 2nd Livestream Fundraising Event for SOS Africa". SOS Africa. 1 May 2021.
11. Yang, Lin (29 January 2024). "'Life Series' and a defense of Minecraft YouTube". Michigan Daily.
12. "Every MC Championship (MCC) winner, ever". Gamurs. 23 May 2024.
13. Trotman, Andy (29 July 2022). "Xbox partners with the National Trust to rebuild Corfe Castle in Minecraft". Microsoft UK Stories.
14. "Minecraft: Corfe Castle recreated by YouTuber Grian". BBC. 30 July 2022.
15. Bolding, Jonathan (1 August 2022). "Here's a neat Minecraft model restoring a ruined castle to its former glory". PC Gamer.
16. Marshall, Carrie (2 August 2022). "This incredible Minecraft project proves that gaming is good for you". T3.
17. "Explore virtual ruins in Minecraft". National Trust.