Miguel Bernal Montes[1] (born 1993), better known online as Mikecrack, is a Spanish YouTuber, computer animator and singer known for his let's plays of video games, as well as his animations and musical parodies.
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 Opening title to a 2021 Mikecrack video | |||||||||||||
 Mikecrack in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Born | Miguel Bernal Montes March 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spain | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | YouTuber | ||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.mikecrack.com/ | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||
| Genre(s) | Let's Plays, musical parodies | ||||||||||||
| Subscribers | 50.7 million (29 June 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Total views | 18.66 billion (3 July 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Network | YouTube (2009-present) | ||||||||||||
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Biography and career
Having studied four years at Juan Tamariz's magician school, Bernal started a YouTube channel in 2009, where he would upload magic tricks. He later left that channel to study Biotechnology in university, where he graduated in 2015.[2][3] While studying for a master's degree in February 2016, he uploaded his first video to a new YouTube channel focused on gaming content.[1]
Bernal's channel mainly focuses on videos related to the video game Minecraft; he also uploads music parodies and animated videos.[1] A prominent aspect of his videos is his on-screen persona named Mike, an animated dog character similar in likeness to Adventure Time's Jake the Dog.[4]
Bernal created a team called Los #CoMPas with Spanish YouTubers ElTrollino, Timba Vk[2] and Sparta356.[5] The team frequently recorded videos together.[1]
In 2020, Forbes Spain named Bernal in their list of the top 100 influencers in Spain for the year.[6]
In 2021, he passed 30 million subscribers and become the third channel in Spain by subscribers.[7] He also created an original animated series named "Las Perrerías de Mike".[8] On 30 July 2023, he became the most subscribed Spanish youtuber, surpassing Rubius.[9]
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Refs |
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| 2020 | Streamy Awards | International | Nominated | [10] |
| 2021 | Nominated |