Aphmau
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| Born | Jessica Bravura 16 October 1989 | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 23.3 million[1] (April 1, 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Views | 25.7 billion[1] (April 1, 2025) | ||||||||||||
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Jessica Bravura (born October 16, 1989), known online as Aphmau,[2] is an American YouTuber mainly known for her content related to Minecraft (2011). She primarily publishes family-friendly role-playing and story-telling content, with some of her videos being part of long-running series. As of 2025, she is one of the most popular Minecraft YouTubers, with over 23 million subscribers and 25.7 billion views.
Career
[edit]Bravura started creating Minecraft content for YouTube in 2012.[2] She primarily publishes family-friendly role-playing and story-telling content,[2][3] with her videos varying in style; some of her videos are part of long-running series.[4] She also uploads Roblox gameplay videos.[4] Bravura's popularity on YouTube initially started slow,[2][5] though began to substantially increase starting around 2020 and 2021.[6] In July of that year, Bravura appeared on Tubefilter's weekly top creators chart for the first time, with an estimated 61.8 million views that week.[7] When she appeared on the chart again in March 2021, her weekly views were 131.2 million.[5]
In July 2019, Bravura created a production company for her videos, Catface,[8] which is based in Austin, Texas.[2] The company also manages Bravura's merchandise line, MeeMeows, which manufactures plush toys of her Minecraft avatar, as well as clothing and accessories.[2]
In June 2021, Bravura signed a deal with talent-management company Night, who at the time also represented popular creators like MrBeast and Matt Stonie.[9] At the time, it was estimated Bravura's channel was receiving over 500 million views per month.[9] In December of that year when Minecraft-related content on YouTube reached over one trillion total views, it was reported that Bravura's content made up more views than any other Minecraft YouTuber. At the time, her Minecraft videos had over 3.17 billion views combined.[3][6] She has been noted as an example of Minecraft being particularly welcoming for female content creators on YouTube.[3][6] By July 2024, Bravura's channel had over 21 million subscribers,[2] becoming one of the most popular Minecraft content creators.[4]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Herself (cameo appearance) | [10] |
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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| Streamy Awards | 2021 | Gaming | Her YouTube channel | Nominated | [11] |
| 2022 | Gamer | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2023 | Nominated | [13] | |||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2024 | Favourite Gamer | Nominated | [2] |
Personal life
[edit]Bravura was born on October 16, 1989, in Houston.[14] She and her husband, Jason,[14][15] have four kids.[2][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Aphmau". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Perelli, Amanda (July 8, 2024). "Meet Aphmau, the Minecraft YouTuber who's become a breakout star with her viral scripted and animated series". Business Insider. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Wales, Matt (December 16, 2021). "Minecraft becomes first game to top one trillion views on YouTube". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c "The best Minecraft YouTubers 2025". PCGamesN. January 27, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b Gutelle, Sam (March 30, 2021). "Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 03/29/2021". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ a b c Gerblick, Jordan (December 15, 2021). "Minecraft, the most-watched game on YouTube, passes 1 trillion views". GamesRadar+. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Gutelle, Sam (July 8, 2020). "Top 50 Most Viewed US YouTube Channels • Week Of 7/06/2020". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ Bravura, Jessica (July 6, 2019). Welcome To CATFACE! (Video). YouTube.
- ^ a b c Hale, James (June 24, 2021). "Night Media Signs Top 'Minecraft' YouTuber Aphmau (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
- ^ Bravura, Jessica [@aphmau_] (March 30, 2025). "Secrets out! I'm in THE Minecraft Movie! 🥹 I'm so honored to be making a background cameo appearance with some lovely Minecraft legends! Let me know if y'all see us! 💜". Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Complex, Valerie (October 20, 2021). "Streamy Awards Nominations Announced; Names Include MrBeast, Lil Nas X, Ryan Reynolds". Deadline. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Streamy Awards Nominations: MrBeast Tops List Again". Deadline. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Iasimone, Ashley (July 24, 2023). "2023 Streamy Awards Nominations Announced: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Bravura, Jessica (May 15, 2015). Draw My Life - Aphmau – via YouTube.
- ^ Bravura, Jessica [@_Aphmau_] (June 25, 2016). "Hey guys, just a quick PSA about #Aarmau. TL;DR: Jason is Aaron. He is my husband IRL. Please show him love 💜❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Twitter.