Dapz

Michael Ma (Born: ),https://twitter.com/TheDapuma/status/1524914609806770184 better known online as Dapz, is an English-Americanhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210905091741/twitter.com/TheDapuma/status/1434445551655817217https://youtu.be/YYyQ_dZW-ww?t=9576 YouTuber known for making vlogs and challenge videos that have been said to be "impossible" or are very uncomfortable.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh1z6-_WoNiE86aBEtre6XP60_aZNq5BB
==History==
On September 19, 2015, Dapz created his channel and started making videos.https://youtu.be/KU0EdpgwDhc On January 4, 2016, Dapz started to make vlogs.https://youtu.be/I2u-d6rkVS8 His channel became viral in June 2021 because of his video "I eat a tortilla chip vertically without getting hurt", with 1.8 Million views as of March 2022. His channel continued to grow with his challenge videos such as "Splitting 2 flat lego pieces apart without using my teeth", with the theme of his "godlike" abilities. He also tested a loophole in the YouTube algorithm with a video called, "This video breaks the algorithm.," which is now his most viewed video. This was an experiment where he told all his viewers to change the playback speed to 0.25 speed. This worked, causing the watch time to increase by up to four times the video length, and an average retention rate of 242%.https://youtu.be/SLYdgp2H554?t=70
==Trivia==
*He owns a dog named Skip.https://youtu.be/JeZNtgdznF0?t=75
*His username came from when he was playing around with Siri on his iPhone 5c as a kid.https://youtu.be/JeZNtgdznF0?t=35 The name "Dapz" came from "Dapuma".
*While responding to the commenters if he is gay, Dapz considers himself to be asexual.https://youtu.be/JeZNtgdznF0?t=272
*He is lactose intolerant.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_T63mhdo-g
*He was born in London, England, according to his birth certificate.
*He dislikes fruit and fast food, as well as cheese.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvecY_NnCkMhttps://youtu.be/q_Y3xLq0w_c?t=133
*He is in college and has a roommate named Will.https://youtu.be/62mNagJJJwQ?t=32 He goes to the University of Southern California (USC), located in Los Angeles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppa-1VSGvnM&lc=UgxGLr2J21zhuDJBWtF4AaABAg.9SyGpiX-JhW9Sym4KuPs2O
*He is of partial Chinese and Korean descent.https://youtu.be/W01aFhYYsDo?t=20 "'is dapz chinese'? Half."https://youtu.be/IKcuzdPYBKk&t=258 brief text in video: "im only 1/2 korean but you get the point"
*He is diagnosed with Tourette's.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ChB-f24P4
*He legally changed his name from Aidan to Michael; this is his second name change.https://twitter.com/TheDapuma/status/1500612977635971075
*His profile picture is a picture of (most likely him eating) dry oats.https://youtu.be/5lqT5fdn2v4?t=18
*He has been proven to be over/around 18.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kjJ1x1XxgM&t=5m22s
*He has a 13 year old brother named Blake.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Gb_XSP86cBlake's (pinned) comment on the video
*He worked as a stripper for a short period of time.https://youtu.be/4JQvWtK_aLY?t=4412
*He has ADHD.https://youtu.be/MF2xvtymgZA?t=258
*His second channel, "Getting Behind Dapz", has the classic Dapz dry oats pfp overlaid with a rainbow flag.https://www.youtube.com/@gettingbehinddapz9673
*He is an engineering student.https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wjA6mfQRrOg
== Quotes == 
*"What's up guys, It's Dapz."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UumDIT6_44Y&t=0s (used as an example)
* "If you're going full Gangsta mode, you know, your pants will fall off, period."https://youtu.be/62mNagJJJwQ?t=80
*"As an Asian man, I like my numbers!"https://youtu.be/h8WqdiiEn8I?t=62
*"hes a guy btw i dont simp for wamen"https://youtu.be/rQmZekU6N9g?t=34
==Channel milestones==
===Subscriber milestones ===
*1,000 subscribers: November 16, 2020Due to a YouTube glitch on November 17th, 2020, Dapz's sub count dropped from 1580 to 382.
*1,000 subscribers (for the second time): June 1, 2021
*5,000 subscribers: June 7, 2021
*10,000 subscribers: June 9, 2021
*15,000 subscribers: June 12, 2021
*20,000 subscribers: June 16, 2021
*50,000 subscribers: June 23, 2021
*100,000 subscribers: July 8, 2021
*200,000 subscribers: August 26, 2021
*300,000 subscribers: October 19, 2021
*400,000 subscribers: November 26, 2021
*500,000 subscribers: March 15, 2022
*600,000 subscribers: March 21, 2022
*700,000 subscribers: March 27, 2022
*800,000 subscribers: May 11, 2022
*900,000 subscribers: January 15, 2023
*1 million subscribers: September 2, 2023
===Video view milestones===
*1 million views: June 7, 2021
*10 million views: June 29, 2021
*100 million views: March 27, 2022
==Notes==
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:English YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015
Category:One million subscribers