Ali-A

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Ali-A
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Ali-A in 2018
Personal information
Born
Alastair James Aiken

(1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 31) [1]
Woking, Surrey, [2] England
Nationality British
Occupation YouTuber
Spouse
Clare Siobhan
​
​
(m. 2021)​
[3]
YouTube information
Also known asAli-A
Channel
Genres
Subscribers
  • 19.4 million (main channel)
  • 19.1 million (MoreAliA)
  • 1.01 million (Clare & Ali)
  • 430 thousand (Ali-A Plays)
  • 60 thousand(Ali-A²)
[4] [5]
Total views
  • 6.55 billion (main channel)
  • 6.28 billion (MoreAliA)
  • 68.8 million (Clare & Ali)
  • 26.2 million (Ali-A Plays)
  • 5.9 million (Ali-A²)
[5]
Network StyleHaul
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2011 [6] [7]
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2013 [8] [a]
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2018
Last updated: Aug 4th, 2024

Alastair Aiken (born 6 November 1993), better known by his online alias Ali-A [11] (or by his original alias Matroix), is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs. [12] [13] [14] His main channel has a subscriber count of approximately 19 million.

Contents

Career

YouTube Channel

Aiken vlogs about his day-to-day life and travels. [15]

When new installments to the Call of Duty video game franchise are announced, Aiken covers known information about the games, giving viewers in-depth reviews. Once the games are released, he creates video game walkthrough series on the games, [16] demonstrating to viewers how to complete the new Call of Duty game.

Public image and influence

Relationship with YouTube networks

Aiken signed with the YouTube multi-channel network (MCN), Polaris, in October 2013. [17] [18] Currently he is signed on with the MCN StyleHaul on both his Ali-A and More Ali-A channels. Other notable YouTubers within the network include both of Daniel Middleton's YouTube channels and KSI. According to Socialblade's statistics, both of Aiken's YouTube channels are within the top 50 in the network. [19] [20]

Supporting programs

Aiken co-hosted NCS Yes Live 2016 on 29 March in the London Roundhouse. The event celebrates the "impact young people's social change projects have had on local communities." [21] [22]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2015 Guinness World Records Most popular Call of Duty Channel by viewsWon [23]
Most popular Call of Duty Channel by subscribersWon [23]
The tallest staircase built in one minute in MinecraftWon [24]
Most blocks of wood collected in three minutes in MinecraftWon [24]
2016Highest score in offline Team Deathmatch using only the knife and combat axe on Call of Duty: Black Ops III (team of two)Won [25] [b]
2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 GamesIncluded [26]

Publications

Notes

  1. ↑ Ali-A received a second Gold Play Button for the MoreAliA YouTube channel in 2014. [9] And a third for Clare & Ali at an unknown time. [10]
  2. ↑ Shared with Tom Cassell

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References

  1. ↑ "It's MY BIRTHDAY! (Ali-A Vlog)". YouTube . 6 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Surviving in the Storm Circle: Why Ali-A flipped from COD to Fortnite". 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Clare & Ali (4 June 2022). "OUR WEDDING VIDEO! - Ali-A & Clare Siobhan 💙💚" – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "AliA". YouTube . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. 1 2 "About Ali-A". YouTube.
  6. ↑ "Matroix's Channel - YouTube". Internet Archive. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Gaming world record holder Alastair Aiken to host UAE masterclass". The National. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Ali-A (13 July 2013). "Ali-A 2,000,000 Subscribers! – Call of Duty SPECIAL! – (COD BO2, MW3, BO1, MW2, WaW & COD4)". Archived from the original on 6 November 2015 – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ MoreAliA (11 November 2014). ""SPECIAL GIFT...!" – MoreAliA 1 Million!". Archived from the original on 1 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "I put the Clare and Ali silver play button on the shelf instead :)". Twitter. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Tallest staircase built in one minute in Minecraft (console)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Pérez, Aarón. "Los mejores coches de los Youtubers". Auto Bild . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "The 20 biggest British YouTube stars". Business Insider . Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Hamanaka, Kari (6 September 2016). "Meet Hauk, StyleHaul's Answer for the Growing Men's Influencer Market". WWD . Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  15. ↑ Hamanaka, Kari (6 September 2016). "Meet Hauk, StyleHaul's Answer for the Growing Men's Influencer Market". WWD. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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  17. ↑ "Captain Sparklez, KSIOlajidebt, Ali-A Among New Polaris Gamers". Tubefilter. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  18. ↑ "KSIOlajidebt and Ali-A on YouTube pay channel charging, Miscellaneous News Clips". BBC. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Top 100 Networked YouTubers in Stylehaul Sorted by SB Score – Socialblade.com". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "StyleHaul CEO Stephanie Horbaczewski on why the fashion and lifestlye multi-channel network launched a men's vertical". The Drum. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "YouTubers to cohost NCS Yes Live 2016 – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "What's happening at NCS YES Live 2016". www.ncsyes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Video: Guinness World Records surprise YouTube gaming star Ali-A with two incredible titles". Guinness World Records . 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Video: Watch YouTube star Ali-A take on double Minecraft challenge". Guinness World Records . 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  25. ↑ Lynch, Kevin (24 August 2016). "Video: Watch Legends of Gaming stars Ali-A and Syndicate battle for Call of Duty world record". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2019: Games". Forbes . Retrieved 18 March 2024.

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