This page is about people with YouTube accounts who have passed away, leaving behind their channel and videos as a memory. For example, Geriatric1927, who was once the most subscribed on YouTube in August 2006, died of cancer on March 23rd, 2014 at age 86, after a long battle with an advanced type of cancer. However, some are not as lucky to die at such an old age, such as Eddsworld, Yoteslaya and Quxxn. Some other notable deaths Monty Oum, Taliajoy18, and Scott "Stoked" Yakiwckuk, all having more than 500 subscribers before death. We will miss them!
Please Note: Channels need to have at least 500 subscribers to be added on the list.
Deceased YouTubers by number of subscribers
| Channel | Subscribers | Cause of Death | Date of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiwchuk (member of Element Animation) | 1,800,000+ | Unknown | February 10 2015 | |
| Talia Castellano (Taliajoy18) | 1,400,000 | Neuroblastoma | July 16 2013 | |
| Eddsworld | 800,000+ | Leukemia | March 25 2012 | |
| Yoteslaya | 758,000+ | Car crash | October 23 2013 | |
| Ernest "Barry" Elliot (Co-founder of Iraqvetera | 789.000+ | Heart attack | April 12 2014 | |
| Jam Sebastian (member of JamichTV) | 600,000+ | Stage IV lung cancer | March 4 2015 | |
| kitty0706 | 381,000+ | Leukemia | January 25 2015 | |
| Myk Friedman (toonsmyth) | 229,000+ | Medical complications | July 19 2014 | |
| Mighty_01 | 200,000+ | Lung cancer | May 1 2015 | |
| Tim Jewell (member of Albino Blacksheep) | 200,000+ | Suicide | September 18 2009 | Died after being in comatose since September 12th from hanging himself and after a rescue attempt to save his life. |
| Franc Tausch (FilmkritikTV) | 188,000+ | Unknown | August 3 2012 | |
| Freddy E. (JerkTV) | 180,000+ | Suicide | January 5 2013 | |
| TheQuxxn | 173,000+ | Lung infection | July 20 2013 | |
| LazyPurple | 169,510+ | Unknown | 2014 | |
| Erik Cassel (co-founder of ROBLOX) | 157,000+ | Cancer | February 11 2013 | |
| Greg Plitt | 149,000+ | Collision with train | January 17 2015 | |
| Yeardley Diamond | 143,000+ | Cardiac arrest | August 20 2014 | |
| Longhairdontcare2011 | 95,000+ | Complications due to lupus | April 9 2014 | |
| Ilovejamich | 90,000+ | Cancer | March 4 2015 | |
| MissGerbit | 80,000+ | Thrombocytopenic purpura | December 3 2013 | |
| Nanaluvstroubles | 80,000+ | Skin infection and kidney failure | October 17 2014 | |
| Clara Cannucciari (Great Depression Cooking) | 70,000+ | Unknown | November 29 2013 | |
| Richard Schepp (Morfar) | 57,000+ | Heart attack | January 30 2014 | |
| Amanda Todd (TheSomebodytoknow) | 52,000+ | Suicide | October 10 2012 | |
| King Jojo | 47,000+ | Brain aneurism | March 12 2015 | |
| Peter Oakley (geriatric1927) | 46,000+ | Cancer | March 23 2014 | |
| Frank Wolf | 42,000+ | Suicide | November 24 2013 | |
| Youtraxtvnews | 39,100+ | Sickness | October 29 2012 | |
| Svengalie | 36,800+ | Suicide | February 4 2012 | |
| Elastic Spastic Plastic Fantastic | 35,565 | Internal bleeding | February 26 2010 | |
| Hgtpsh | 33,000+ | Suffered a ruptured bowel with added complications from an underlying neuromuscular disorder | August 18 2013 | |
| Ben Breedlove (BreedloveTV) | 31,000+ | Cardiac arrest | December 24 2011 | |
| Aziz Shavershian (Zyzz) | 28,000+ | Heart attack | August 5 2011 | |
| Claudio Maddox (CMaddoxBiitch) | 26,000+ | Cancer | June 19 2014 | |
| Eric Joseph Fournier (ShayeSaintJohn) | 26,000+ | Gastrointestinal bleeding | February 25 2010 | |
| NowLetsPlayMinecraft | 24,000+ | Suicide | August 15 2013 | He killed himself during his holiday in France. |
| Justin Carmical (JewWario) | 21,000+ | Suicide | January 23 2014 | |
| Nathan Wills (Paradigma) | 20,700+ | Suicide | July 27 2012 | |
| UltimotePictures | 19,800+ | Suicide by self inflicting a lethal substance (poison) | January 27 2015. | |
| M4rty09 | 18,700+ | Car crash | March 1 2013 | |
| Esther Earl (cookie4monster4) | 17,400+ | Thyroid cancer | August 25 2010. | |
| Woolly Rhino Productions | 17,000+ | Terminal osteosarcoma | ||
| Iwate Swan | 16,000+ | Pancreatitis | January 26 2010 | |
| Elliot Rodger | 16,000+ | Suicide | May 23 2014 | Killed himself in a shooting. |
| Messy Mya (TheeHHGz) | 16,000+ | Murdered | November 15 2010 | |
| Tyreik Rashion Allison | 12,312 | heart complications | September 5 2014 | |
| SaikyoMog | 12,100+ | cancer | February 20 2015 | |
| Willdabeast | 11,500+ | Tornado disaster | May 28 2011 | |
| Tribto | 11,062 | Suicide | December 18 2014 | |
| Thegameblock | 10,401 | Heart failure | ||
| Christina Newman (fastinggurl31) | 10,000+ | Cancer | October 21 2014 | |
| Keith Ratliff (kydivemaster) (Keith Ratliff) | 9,754 | Murdered | January 6 2013 | |
| VinnyTheRuler | 9,468 | Brain tumor | March 26 2014 | |
| Ronaproject | 8,883 | Car accident | April 12 2010 | |
| MrGmview | 7,777 | Suffered a stroke | June 23 2014 | |
| Meesha Booh | 7,717 | Murdered | May 14 2014 | |
| PrincepTV | 7,370+ | Murdered | 2013 | He was killed when he was protecting his sister |
| XXgothemo99XX | 7,300 | Suicide | September 18 2011 | |
| DjuramineMusic | 6,811 | Suicide | July 9 2012 | |
| Zodiakironfist | 6,575 | Heart attack | January 7 2010 | |
| BKingAndy | 5,423 | Accident | August 13 2013 | |
| Shaun Miller (TheShawn2395) | 5,400+ | Chronic heart rejection | May 1 2012 | |
| ABilly90 | 5,370 | Cystic fibrosis | June 23 2014 | |
| Reggaefrank09 | 5,058 | Heart condition | July 03 2013 | |
| Rgmandratpm | 4,638+ | Unknown | 2015 | |
| Antisocialfatman | 4,283 | Pulmonary embolism | October 25 2011 | |
| Slain | 3,472 | Skiing Accident | March 9 2015 | |
| Ryan McHenry (ZombieMusical2013) | 3,216 | Osteosarcoma | May 2 2015 | |
| MrFailGame | 2,950 | Liver disease caused by alcoholism | September 16 2013 | |
| CollosalCarnage08 | 2,893 | Suicide | November 8 2010. | |
| TheZachman18 | 2,841 | Heart defect | March 25 2015 | |
| KKD1247 | 2,502 | Unknown | December 9 2009 | |
| Asia McGowan | 2,469 | Murdered | April 10 2009 | |
| John Noveske | 2,444+ | Unknown | 2013 | |
| Bpblu | 2,241 | Suicide by jumping off a bridge | August 11th 2009 | |
| HCDDWarhero | 2,307 | Hit by a car | March 5 2010 | |
| Павел Кашин (MrPavelKashin) | 2,090+ | Accident | July 7 2013 | He died by doing a backflip on a building. |
| DerGTA4Hater | 2,078 | After falling out the window from the sixth stock | June 20 2012 | |
| The Tales End | 1,984 | Lung cancer | May 22 2012 | |
| Jive51 | 1,850 | Thyroid cancer | November 28 2011 | |
| Fortyniner235 | 1,712 | Suicide | December 10 2009 | |
| Thomas Brinkley | 1,629 | Murdered | March 3 2014 | |
| Keebthejokinggamer | 1,576 | Natural causes related to his disabilities | February 8 2014 | |
| Orangishred | 1475 | Overdose | 2014 | |
| Mabe | 1320 | Hodgkins Lymphoma | July 17 2015 | |
| MissKaiix3 | 1270 | Suicide | May 21 2012 | |
| Laura Jane | 1,157+ | Suicide | November 2 2009 | |
| Thewyldwulf | 1,123 | Car crash | August 31 2013 | |
| 99wasup | 1000+ | Complications from Cystic Fibrosis whilst awaiting a double lung transplant. | September 4th 2011 | |
| Dreggler | 925 | Accidental | March 18 2015 | |
| Paul Walker | 900+ | Unknown | 2013 | |
| Jasmine Sanchez | 805 | Suicide | April 25 2014 | |
| Alex V. (Rabbit96848) | 752 | Went missing in January of 2012 declared dead in absentia | May 7 2015 | Account now managed by Vine user KingFurry. |
| ProjectWaster | 623 | In his sleep | February 26, 2015 | |
| ReubenKee | 615 | Motor boating accident | November 23, 2007 | Motor boating accident that killed several other contestants during the 2007 Cambodia Tonlé Sap competition |
| Ninjievious | 5.057 | Suffered Depression And Later Suicided | August 13, 2014 |
Deceased YouTubers whose channels were closed
This is a list of deceased YouTubers whose YouTube accounts were closed following their death.
| Channel | Cause of Death | Date of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AbbyFallProductions | Died of unknown causes. | Date unknown. | |
| MHarris1920 | Died of unknown causes. | November 2006. | |
| Ashley Miller (fatwrecked) | Died of organ failure. | May 12, 2008. | |
| MarioXbox4018 | Died of heart failure. | September 18, 2007. | |
| Tony48219 | Committed suicide after killing Asia McGowan. | April 10, 2009. | |
| SquidwardFan1982 | Commited suicide by gunshot. | December 6, 2010. | |
| TheSevenWinds | Commited suicide. | 2011. | |
| RedFrenzy64 | Died from unknown causes. | September 3, 2012. | |
| 2Real | Accidental fall. | December 5, 2012. | |
| FilipeCaldeira24 | Due To Cardiac Arrest From Overdose | August 14, 2013. | After Making Last Goanimate Video Filipe Caldeira Was In Hospital For Drug Overdose After 5 Days After His Dead Nearly 30 Years of Depression And Lung Cancer |
| Kirk Willemse (Dameathook) | Died from overdose in an attempt to cure his depression. | November 22, 2014. | |
| AussiePrankzTV | Committed suicide. | May 8th, 2015. | After making his goodbye video, the channel was deleted and we never heard from him again. |
| FroggyCompany | Suicide | November 2012 | When froggy company was let out of jail, he saw hundreds of videos spewing hate at Froggyconpany for what he did to Logan. After depression, Froggycompany kills himself and Logan himself attends his funeral. |
After their deaths
Last Video of Geriatric1927. Uploaded on the 12th of February 2014.
- Geriatric1927: On the 23rd of March 2014, the day of his death, there was a flood of comments on his last video. The following three days after his death, his subscriber count increased by almost 1,800 subscribers. His views increased by almost 45,000.
- Taliajoy18: Her parents keep her channel alive, as well as announcing events and other important info for Talia's charity.
- TheQuxxn: Her younger sister adapted her channel, currently making videos in her honor. Although, she decided to stop uploading on November 6th 2014.
- Monty Oum and Scott Yakiwchuk: Their friends both held charities for their families, each raising thousands of dollars to help those close to them in their difficult time.
- Satoru Iwata: He was survived by his wife, Kayoko and Nintendo held a funeral service for him on July 17, 2015. Flags at Nintendo's headquarters were lowered to half-staff. Members across the gaming industry and fans alike expressed their sadness on social media over Iwata's passing and gratitude for his accomplishments.
- Yoteslata: His death was commented about all over the gaming community, and he gained many subscribers. After a while, some of his friends and his two sons continued the channel.
- Eddsworld: After he died from cancer, his friend Tom Ridgewell - who is known as TomSka - took over the channel and his animation series, with the quote "Edd may be gone but his world will keep on spinning". The channel now has a full time animator and new voice actor for Edd.
- Frank Wolf: After his death, many fans made videos with his cutest images. People are saying that he killed himself due to being bullied in school.
- Alex Vujaçic: Following the legal declaration of his death in absentia, his channel was transferred to his close friend and Vine user KingFurry. Should Alex be found alive, however, the ownership may be shifted back to him.
- Kerry Decker: After his death, his friend Ray Glasser poses many of posthumously videos for Kerry including his tribute video about him. Many of subscribers are commenting about Kerry's death, saying that he was greatly missed by most of the subscribers that remembers Kerry.
- RuebenKee: After his death, fans made stages in a game he made characters in called M.U.G.E.N and videos to remember him.
- NLPMinecraft: Rumors how NLPMinecraft killed himself speaded in his last video. Rumors continue to this day NLPMinecraft's friends said it was a sudden event of his life that caused him to suicide.