Zach King

For the baseball player, see Zach King (baseball).

Zach King
King in 2012
Born
Zachary Michael King

(1990-02-04) February 4, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesFinal Cut King
Alma materBiola University
OccupationInternet personality
Years active2008–present
Height6 ft 0 in (1.85 m)
SpouseRachel Holm (m. 2014)
Children3
TikTok information
Followers82.1 million
Likes1.2 Billion
Last updated: June 6, 2024
YouTube information
Subscribers37 million
Last updated: August 1, 2024
Websitezachkingmagic.com

Zachary Michael King (born February 4, 1990) is an American internet personality based in Los Angeles.[2][3] He is most known for his "magic vines," which are six-second videos digitally edited to look as if he is doing magic.[4] He calls his videos "digital sleight of hand."[5][6] He began posting videos on YouTube in 2008 and in 2013 he started posting videos to Vine. King posted his first video to TikTok (then known as musical.ly) in 2016, and has since attracted over 90 million followers, making him the sixth most-followed individual on the platform.[7][8]

King won the Hewlett-Packard commercial contest in 2010, and got a trip to the red carpet at the London Film Festival.[9] In 2013, he won YouTube's NextUp Creators contest.[10] In 2015, King and his wife Rachel Holm competed in the 28th season of the American reality game show The Amazing Race. They were eliminated during the ninth leg of the race being placed sixth in the overall standings.[11]

According to Insider, King was TikTok's 5th most followed content creator on August 4, 2021.[12]

  1. ^ King, Zach [@zachking] (February 4, 2011). "Turned 21 today! Now what?" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Zach King Proves Again That He Is The Best". Gentside. November 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. ^ James Vincent (January 15, 2014). "Zach King of Vine: 6-second tricks and illusions show the magic of 'digital sleight of hand'". The Independent. London, UK. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Zach King, El Mago de Vine, Explica Sus Trucos kVirales". CNN Español. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "Zach King's Magic Vine Compilation: Surfer Stephen's Viral Video Of The Day". CBS Local. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "Zach King of Vine: 6-second tricks and illusions show the magic of". The Independent. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference tiktok was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Unveiling the Magic; A Closer Look at Zach King's Net Worth". Market Realist. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference BM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (May 1, 2011). "YouTube awards cash, schooling to budding videographers". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "Water challenge sinks McHenry woman, husband on 'The Amazing Race'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  12. ^ Haasch, Palmer. "Meet Zach King, TikTok's 5th-most-followed creator who racks up billions of views with movie-magic editing skills". Insider. Retrieved January 9, 2024.