Evan Edinger (born July 29, 1990) is an American-British

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based in

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. Edinger is known for his "British VS American" series, in which he compares topics such as exams, healthcare systems, and taxes with guest YouTubers from Britain.

Early life

Edinger went to school at

Woodstown High School Woodstown High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary schoo ...

from 2006 to 2008. He then studied Associate of Arts (Mathematics) at

Salem Community College Salem Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Salem County, New Jersey. Salem Community College's main campus is in Carneys Point Township. SCC is authorized to grant associate degrees—Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine ...

, with a GPA of 3.6. Edinger was a member of

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while there; he graduated in 2010. Edinger studied Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics; Statistics and Operation Research) from

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

, with a GPA of 3.71. He began posting YouTube videos in 2010 while still in college. Edinger was largely inspired by the work of

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("Charlieissocoollike") and

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. Edinger originally used the pseudonym "naveregnide" (his name spelled backwards) before changing it to his full name. In 2012, Edinger moved to London to pursue a master's degree. He studied a Master of Science (Actuarial Science) as

Cass Business School Bayes Business School, formerly known as Cass Business School, is the business school of City, University of London, located in St Luke's, just to the north of the City of London. It was established in 1966, and it is consistently ranked as one ...

. After finishing his degree, Edinger remained there to work full-time.

Career

Over his time as a YouTuber, Edinger has collaborated with

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, Jay Foreman, and others. For a time, Edinger and Clark shared an apartment named "Dovan flat." Edinger has amassed 632,000 subscribers on his main channel and 132,000 on his travel channel. In total, Edinger has posted over 700 videos across both channels. In January 2020, Edinger was one of eight social media influencers that took part in the 2020 MSC World Cruise which was planned to be a cruise that circumnavigated the globe before it was canceled halfway through due to the outbreak of the

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. As of May 2020, Edinger was among the many YouTubers financially affected by

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, having experienced a 50% drop in

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revenue.

Personal life

Edinger identifies as being on the asexual spectrum, near

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. He is supportive of gun control in the United States. Edinger stated on the ''

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'' programme on the BBC that he supported

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for

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2016. On June 13, 2021, Edinger announced he had received British citizenship. He used to live in the Borough of Hounslow, in west

References and notes

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