Here’s How Vanossgaming Achieved Fame Online, His Worth and Other Facts About the Gamer
VanossGaming was born on the 31st of May 1992 in the Canadian city of Toronto. As a child, he grew up playing ice hockey and became quite skilled at it. Due to his love for ice hockey, Evan did not pay much attention to video games. He only played them sparingly, and the games he played were kiddies puzzle and adventure games such as Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, and Duke Nukem 3D.
VanossGaming had his education at Richmond Hill High School before moving to the states where he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania to study Economics. He created his YouTube channel on the 15th of September 2011 and started uploading videos of him and his friends playing video games while he provides funny commentaries. His earliest videos involved games such as Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 11, before moving on to Grand Theft Auto V and Garry’s Mod.
Fong’s comic montages proved to be a big hit and two years after creating his channel; he reached the 1 million subscriber mark. After attaining the milestone, he dropped out of school and made his online endeavors a fulltime commitment.
His decision to drop out was met with concern from his Korean mother and Chinese father. Although they acknowledged the potential of the venture, they were worried he was giving up a sure thing for a life of uncertainty.
