Marques Brownlee

As a gadget obsessive, I think the praise of MKBHD as the best technology reviewer on the planet is earned. From a kid uploading videos in Maplewood to a voice that genuinely sways product launches, Marques built his authority on restraint. What I respect is that he never hypes, he just delivers calm, usable judgment, and that integrity is exactly why people trust him. The detail that he plays ultimate frisbee at a high level is a charming surprise. The Forbes 30 Under 30 nod fits, and I have followed his work admiringly for years.

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Name (English)

Marques Brownlee

Name (Japanese)

マーケス・ブラウンリー

Reading

まーけす・ぶらうんりー

Born

December 3, 1993 (age 32)

Origin

Maplewood, New Jersey, United States

Height

191 cm

Occupation

YouTuber / television producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster

High school

Columbia High School

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30
• honorary doctorate

• Official sitehttps://mkbhd.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mkbhd/
• Xhttps://x.com/MKBHD
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marques%20Brownlee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15994958

Tags

• New Jersey
• YouTuber
• television producer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.