Linus Media Group

"ShortCircuit" redirects here. For the electrical circuit, see Short circuit. For other uses, see Short circuit (disambiguation).

Linus Media Group Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedOctober 3, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-10-03)[1] in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Founders
Headquarters
Surrey, British Columbia
,
Canada
Key people
  • Terren Tong (CEO)
  • Linus Sebastian (CVO)
  • Yvonne Ho (CFO)
  • Nick Light (COO)
  • Luke Lafreniere (CTO)
Number of employees
DivisionsLTT Labs
Subsidiaries
Websitelinusmediagroup.com
The Linus Tech Tips logo as of 2024
Sebastian in a 2013 promotional video

Linus Media Group Inc. (LMG) is a privately held Canadian digital media entertainment company with a focus on technology, founded by Linus Sebastian and Yvonne Ho in 2012. The company owns and operates several technology-oriented YouTube channels and podcasts, most popularly Linus Tech Tips (LTT), serving as their production agency and distributor.[4]

LMG's other channels, including Techquickie, TechLinked, ShortCircuit, and GameLinked have amassed a total of 26.39 million subscribers, resulting in 9.16 billion video views between them.

After serving as the CEO of Linus Media Group for 10 years, Sebastian stepped down from this position effective July 1, 2023, replaced by Terren Tong. Sebastian and his wife, Yvonne Ho, remain the sole shareholders in the company, and Sebastian transitioned to chief visionary officer.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Linus Media Group Inc". OrgBook BC. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "linusmediagroup.com/our-team". Linus Media Group. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "linusmediagroup.com/our-team". Linus Media Group. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Ovide, Shira (February 15, 2022). "This YouTube Star Is Also a Retail Empire". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Scraper, OC3D (May 22, 2023). "Linus Sebastian is Stepping Down as Linus Tech Tips CEO". OC3D. Retrieved March 17, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Popular Tech YouTuber Linus Is Stepping Down As CEO Of His Companies". Kotaku. May 19, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Carnevale, Robert (May 19, 2023). "Linus, Tech Youtuber, Steps Down as CEO of Linus Media Group". TheWrap. Retrieved March 17, 2024.