Biography
Kevin Wu (born June 12, 1990) is a renowned American YouTuber, actor, and internet personality best known under the username KevJumba. He is of Chinese descent and was born and raised in Houston, Texas, United States.
Wu first gained popularity on YouTube in 2005 with his comedy videos. He has since become known for his vlogs, travel videos, and his work on the web series Dirty Work and The Amazing Race.
In 2012, KevJumba was ranked #12 on Forbes’ list of top-earning YouTube celebrities, with an estimated annual income of $4.2 million. He has over 3 million subscribers on YouTube, and his videos have been viewed over 400 million times.
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American YouTuber
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| Full Name: | Kevin Wu |
| Stage Name: | KevJumba |
| Born: | 12 June 1990 (age 32 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.8 m |
| Parents: | Michael Wu |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Wife • Spouse: | Ginger |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Ginger |
| Children: | N/A |
| Occupation: | YouTuber • Internet Personality |
| Net Worth: | $4 million-$8 million |
Early Life & Education
Kevin Wu, better known as KevJumba, was born in Houston, Texas, United States, on June 12, 1990. Michael Wu, his father, a Taiwanese immigrant, works as a computer engineer.
KevJumba graduated from Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, in 2008 and spent two years at the University of California, Davis, before dropping out. He lived in downtown Los Angeles while working in the entertainment industry but later returned to Houston.
He was seriously injured in a car accident in June 2015. KevJumba graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in May 2019.
Personal Life
On Jan. 17, 2022, KevJumba shared on his Instagram that he got engaged to his girlfriend, Ginger. He had been dating Ginger for two years before he proposed, and the couple is now planning their wedding.
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This news surprised many of KevJumba‘s followers, as he had never posted anything about his relationship with Ginger. But it seems like KevJumba is ready to settle down and start a new chapter with his fiancée.
Career
KevJumba was well-known for his amusing YouTube videos. His audience grew when his “I Have to Deal With Stereotypes” video was published on YouTube’s home page. He discusses the preconceptions he faces as an Asian-American in this video.
During his junior year in high school, KevJumba began uploading videos to YouTube. On February 26, 2008, the Los Angeles Times compared his audiences to the web series Quarterlife. He was a “semi-well-known YouTube blogger” at the time, with 450,000 views on a video about how he broke his shin.
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Quarterlife, which NBC picked up, had only 100,000 MySpace views and 50,000 YouTube views. By May 29, 2008, KevJumba had become one of three East Asians under the age of 21 to be among the top five most subscribed users on YouTube, with 187,000 subscribers and over 5.9 million views.
By June 5, 2008, he was the most subscribed comedian on YouTube and the third most subscribed uploader overall. Ella Koon, Jessica Alba, and Baron Davis responded to KevJumba‘s videos.
Baron Davis created a “longest stare” contest for ibeatyou.com, which he and Jessica Alba‘s husband, Cash Warren, co-founded in 2008. Baron Davis began the competition by challenging KevJumba, who then challenged Jessica Alba, who responded to the challenge. He began performing with Yesterday, Today, Forever (YTF) and other YouTube personalities in 2011.
On October 9, 2011, the group held its first concert in Honolulu, Hawaii. KevJumba began starring in YouTube videos on a new channel called YOMYOMF in June 2012. He has his show called KevJumba Takes All.
KevJumba has been inactive since September 27, 2013, with no new uploads to the channel. As of August 2014, he had over 3,000,000 subscribers and over 350 million total views on his main channel’s videos.
His total video views exceed 343.9 million. KevJumba privatized his videos on the KevJumba account in early 2016, removing all public content. However, the 35 videos on KevJumba‘s JumbaFund channel remain accessible. The privatized videos were later re-released to the public.
Net Worth
KevJumba has an estimated net worth ranging from $4 million to $8 million. His success on YouTube has led to him gaining other opportunities.
Social Media
- Instagram handle: @Kevjumba
- Twitter handle: @Kevjumba
- YouTube channel: JumbaFund
