| Felipe Neto | |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Birth Name: | Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira |
| Relatives: | Luccas Neto (brother) |
| Channel Name: | felipeneto |
| Channel Display Name: | Felipe Neto |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Subscribers: | 46,5 million |
| Views: | 17.8 billion |
| Silver Year: | 2010 |
| Gold Year: | 2012 |
| Diamond Year: | 2017 |
| Stats Update: | August 7, 2024 |
Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira (born January 21, 1988) is a Brazilian YouTuber, businessman, actor, comedian, writer and philanthropist, currently having 44.7 million subscribers and more than fifteen billion accumulated views.[1] [2] He is also the brother of YouTuber Luccas Neto. Currently, his videos focus on general entertainment.
Felipe is the founder of Paramaker, a business of network inside of YouTube, which owns channels such as Parafernalha and IGN Brasil Network, managing approximately channels, as an effort to professionalize the online video market in Brazil. He sold the company in 2015 to focus on his YouTube channel.[3] [4]
In 2020, he was included on Times list of the 100 most influential people in the world.[5]
Felipe Neto was born on January 21, 1988, in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian father and a Portuguese mother. He has dual Brazilian and Portuguese citizenship.[6] Felipe is the most-known fan of the Brazilian sports club Botafogo FR, a club which he has sponsored, and also the Portuguese club FC Porto.[7] [8] He currently lives in Barra da Tijuca a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–present | Felipe Neto | Himself | Official Channel on YouTube |
| 2010 | Fala a Verdade | Himself | 3 videos; Protototype of Não Faz Sentido |
| 2010–2014 | Himself | First memorable video | |
| 2011–2014 | Parafernalha | Various/Cameo roles | Internet Video Producer |
| 2012–2015 | TGS Brasil | Himself/Cameo roles | Official Channel on YouTube about games |
| 2013 | A Toca | Himself | webseries exclusive for Netflix Brazil |
| 2015 | YouTube FanFest Brasil | Himself | Exclusive event for YouTube |
| 2015–2016 | Bastidores: MVNFS | Himself | Backstage of the theater play "Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido" |
| 2016 |
| Himself | Websérie-reality of Grupo It Brazil |
| 2016 | Não Faz Sentido! | Himself | The return |
| 2016 | Parafernalha | Various/Cameo Roles | Internet video producer |
| 2016 | Animaneto | Himself (voice) | Animation videos |
| 2016 | A Origem | Himself | Talk program |
| 2016 | Multishow Brazilian Music Awards 2016 | Himself | Host |
| 2017 |
| Himself | Websérie-reality of Grupo It Brazil |
| 2017 | Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido | Himself | Theater play released on Netflix[9] [10] |
| 2017–2019 | Irmãos Neto | Himself | YouTube channel together his brother, Luccas Neto |
| 2018–2019 | The Final Level | Himself | Channel focused in Games with other YouTube Creators |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Totalmente Inocentes | Himself | Videocast Host[11] |
| 2018 | Tudo Por Um Pop Star | Billy Bold | |
| Year | Company/Brand | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wise Up Teens | English School |
| 2011 | Wise Up | "English School" with Rodrigo Santoro, Fábio Porchat and Fiuk |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Avacalhados | – | Cameo |
| 2015–2016 | Minha Vida Não Faz Sentido | Himself | My Life Makes No Sense on Netflix |
| 2017–2018 | Felipe Neto Mega Fest | Himself | |
| Year | Book | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Não Faz Sentido! | History of the program: Não Faz Sentido! | |
| 2017 | A Trajetória de um dos Maiores YouTubers do Brasil | Career trajectory and photos | |
| 2018 | A Vida Por Trás das Câmeras | Biography, personal memory and photos | |
| 2019 | O Mundo Segundo Felipe Neto: verdades hilárias sobre a vida | Life, according to Felipe Neto | |
| 2024 | Como enfrentar o ódio | Relatos |
| Year | Award | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MTV Video Music Brazil | Web Star | [12] | |
| 4º Prêmio Tudo de Bom! | Personality of the year | [13] | ||
| 2011 | YouPIX | Vem, Gente! | [14] [15] | |
| Vlogger of the year! | ||||
| Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | Greatest discovery of the year on Internet | |||
| 2012 | YouPIX | Entertainer of the year! | ||
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Brazil) | Favorite Men YouTuber | ||
As a popular YouTuber in Brazil, Felipe occasionally streams his online games to his audience. He was caught cheating in online chess games in 2021. He admitted to being assisted by a chess engine while playing and argued that he was instructed by a chess coach to do so as it would be an adequate training method to improve his knowledge of chess.[16]