MrSpherical

MrSpherical is a YouTube channel created by Oliver Gilpin. In its early days, the project was managed largely by Peruvian animator Álvaro Calmet, who is known for other animation projects such as The Lyosacks. The channel is managed under NowCreatives. MrSpherical is well known for making videos that examine historic and modern events from a lighthearted and comedic perspective.
MrSpherical is worked on by a whole team of people and was directed by Calmet from its inception until late 2022.Community post by MrSpherical: "Hey y’all! ..." 2 Dec 2022 It has spawned spinoff channels known as SolarBalls, WorkerBoi and Human Buddy. They have also collaborated with YouTubers PWA and Drew Durnil and their channel has amassed over 1 million subscribers as of August 2022.
==Content==
MrSpherical makes animated content using Countryballs, where they do:
*History: MrSpherical makes videos showing history in a humorous way. Some examples include "Britain is PISSED!, "Nazis invade Russia", "Trade with us, Japan! Or else...", and "India Destroys Everybody".
*Alternate History: MrSpherical sometimes makes videos where they do alternate history. Some examples include "The Ocean Garbage Awakens...", "Squid Brexit", "Facebook Joins the United Nations", and "Squid Game".
*Countryverse: This is a brand-new series started by MrSpherical where they try to stop Dr. Square from executing his evil plans and journeys through parallel dimensions. 
*MrEarth (A MrBeast Parody): In this relatively new series inspired by MrBeast, MrSpherical shows the Colonization of America and the Space Race with Countryballs where they compete in challenges set by MrEarth.
==History==
The MrSpherical channel was created on August 30, 2021. They uploaded their first video a day later.Afghanistan Yeets The British Empire | Countryballs — MrSpherical (YouTube). 31 Aug 2021 
The channel would quickly start to gain traction as they posted more Countryball animations. Their short-styled content allowed for them to grow quickly. MrSpherical received large amounts of praise from viewers, with many comparing their take on Countryballs to No Idea Animation, who had become less active on YouTube in recent years.
MrSpherical blazed past the 100,000 and 500,000 subscriber marks in the following months. In February and March 2022, they collaborated with PWA and Drew Durnil to make the 4-part video series "Countryverse".The Countryverse (Playlist) - YouTube Following the release of these longer videos, MrSpherical would begin to produce full-length content for YouTube, rather than just shorts.
In June 2022, a spinoff project of MrSpherical, known as SolarBalls, was launched. Their first video was uploaded on June 1,"Space is normal" they said... — SolarBalls (YouTube). 1 Jun 2022 and became an immediate success. SolarBalls reached 100,000 subscribers in that same month. MrSpherical later reached 1 million subscribers in August 2022. 
In November 2022, another spinoff project of MrSpherical, known as WorkerBoi, was launched and was officially announced in January 2023. 
In December 2022, Alvaro Calmet announced that he would be stepping down as the director of MrSpherical, and focus on SolarBalls full-time.Community post by MrSpherical: "Hey y’all! ..." 2 Dec 2022
==Other channels==
===Dubbed Channels===
===Side Channels===
==Subscriber milestones==
===MrSpherical===
*100 subscribers: September 21, 2021
*1,000 subscribers: October 12, 2021
*10,000 subscribers: October 18, 2021
*100,000 subscribers: December 2, 2021
*500,000 subscribers: March 5, 2022
*1 million subscribers: August 25, 2022
===Мистер Сферический===
*500,000 subscribers: May 18, 2022
*1 million subscribers: October 23, 2022
===MrSpherical Español===
*500,000 subscribers: December 9, 2022
*1 million subscribers: March 25, 2024
===MrSpherical Indonesia===
*500,000 subscribers: August 23, 2022
==Video view milestones==
===MrSpherical===
*100,000 views October 13, 2021
*1 million views: October 18, 2021
*10 million views: November 29, 2021
*100 million views: March 22, 2022
==References==
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Meme YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2021
Category:One million subscribers