Phil Lester

Phil Lester
Lester in July 2019
Personal information
Born
Philip Michael Lester

(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37)
Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England
EducationUniversity of York
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Subscribers
  • 3.91 million (AmazingPhil)
  • 1.08 million (LessAmazingPhil)
  • 2.89 million (DanAndPhilGAMES)
[1]
Total views
  • 664 million (AmazingPhil)
  • 27 million (LessAmazingPhil)
  • 676 million (DanAndPhilGAMES)
[1]
NetworkInterTalent
Associated actsDaniel Howell
100,000 subscribers2010
1,000,000 subscribers2013
Last updated: 1 May 2023

Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and radio host.[2] He is best known for his YouTube channels AmazingPhil, which as of August 2024 has 3.87 million subscribers, and DanAndPhilGAMES, which has 2.89 million subscribers. Together with frequent collaborator Daniel Howell, he presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2016 the duo were monthly hosts on the station's The Internet Takeover slot.

Lester appeared on The Sunday Times' 2019 list of the top influencers in the UK.[3]

  1. ^ a b "About AmazingPhil". YouTube.
  2. ^ Howell, Dan & Lester, Phil (8 December 2015) [1st pub. 2015]. The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 9781473528079.
  3. ^ "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: Meet the UK's Top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.