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American YouTuber (born 1992)

CaptainSparklez Maron in 2018 Born Jordan Maron (1992-02-10) February 10, 1992 (age 34) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Education University of California, Santa Barbara (Dropped out) Occupations YouTuber Twitch streamer YouTube information Channel CaptainSparklez Years active 2010–present Genres Let's Plays vlogging Subscribers 11.4 million Views 4.17 billion Last updated: May 29, 2026 Signature

**Jordan Maron** (born February 10, 1992), known online as **CaptainSparklez**, is an American [YouTuber](/source/YouTuber) and [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) streamer mainly known for his *[Minecraft](/source/Minecraft)* videos. As of May 2026[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CaptainSparklez&action=edit), his main [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel has over 11.4 million subscribers.

In 2010, eighteen-year-old Maron created his first YouTube channel to upload *[Call of Duty](/source/Call_of_Duty%3A_Modern_Warfare_2)* gameplay videos. Later that year, he moved to a new channel named CaptainSparklez and started posting *Minecraft* videos soon after. Maron joined [Justin.tv](/source/Justin.tv) in 2011, where he [live streamed](/source/Video_game_livestreaming) a variety of games; he continued to stream on [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) after the two platforms were merged. On YouTube, he began to develop a fanbase from his *Minecraft*-themed music videos and then-daily gameplay. He was also popular on Twitch to a lesser extent. At the end of 2011, Maron was successful enough to become a full-time YouTuber. CaptainSparklez reached one million subscribers in early 2012. Maron has been involved in other projects, including a [mobile game](/source/Mobile_game) company and an [athleisure](/source/Athleisure) line. After thirteen years, Maron decided to stop uploading *Minecraft* gameplay content on his main channel in December 2023.

Maron is best known for the *Minecraft*-themed songs and [song parodies](/source/Parody) he created in collaboration with vocalist TryHardNinja. Their animated music videos are the most viewed on his channel and, for a time in the early 2010s, were the most viewed *Minecraft* videos on YouTube: "Revenge", a parody of "[DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love](/source/DJ_Got_Us_Fallin'_in_Love)", received three [Guinness World Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records), including the one for the most watched Minecraft YouTube video.[a]

## Early life and education

Jordan Maron was born in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) on February 10, 1992.[‡ 1][‡ 2] His parents, who were never married, separated when he was very young. His mother later married another man. Maron spent most of his time with his mother, with whom he moved to [Santa Barbara](/source/Santa_Barbara%2C_California) when he was around four. Before university, Maron attended [Santa Barbara Senior High School](/source/Santa_Barbara_High_School).[‡ 1] Maron then went on to pursue higher education at the [University of California, Santa Barbara](/source/University_of_California%2C_Santa_Barbara) as a [chemical engineering](/source/Chemical_engineering) major, but switched to [computer science](/source/Computer_science) during his [freshman](/source/Freshman) year because he realized that [video games](/source/Video_game) could be a viable career. After the first quarter of his [sophomore](/source/Sophomore) year, Maron decided that he was doing well enough on YouTube to drop out.[‡ 1][1]

## Internet career

Inspired by gaming [YouTubers](/source/YouTuber), Maron asked his mother for a PC [capture card](/source/Capture_card) for his eighteenth birthday.[2] That month, in February 2010, he created his first YouTube channel, ProsDONTtalkSHIT, to upload *[Call of Duty](/source/Call_of_Duty%3A_Modern_Warfare_2)* videos and "show off" his scores.[1][‡ 3] The channel was small and only earned around ten thousand views per video. Maron decided to find a less vulgar username in case it grew bigger, although he was not confident it would. On July 20, 2010, Maron created a new channel, which he named CaptainSparklez on a dare.[3][‡ 4] He was introduced to *Minecraft* by another YouTuber named [SeaNanners](/source/SeaNanners)[4] before it would see widespread success on the Internet the following year. Although Maron was skeptical, he decided to start making *Minecraft* videos;[5] he posted his first gameplay video ([Let's Play](/source/Let's_Play)) of the game in August.[6]

Despite promising his parents otherwise, Maron became more involved in making YouTube videos after he started university.[2] He began livestreaming his gameplay on [Justin.tv](/source/Justin.tv) in 2011. The platform's gaming content was later migrated to [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)), where he continued streaming. Maron started doing YouTube full-time in December after it became possible to monetize his videos.[1] He developed a fanbase partly from his then daily Let's Plays,[7] and, in April 2012, his channel reached one million subscribers.[8] In September 2013, CaptainSparklez became the fifth solo gaming channel to pass one billion views.[b] Maron signed to talent agency [William Morris Endeavor](/source/Endeavor_(company)) (WME) in 2015.[9] In 2016, Maron and four other YouTubers voiced their *Minecraft* avatars in the sixth episode of the spin-off game *[Minecraft: Story Mode](/source/Minecraft%3A_Story_Mode)*.[10]

### Content

Maron is best known for his *Minecraft* content on YouTube.[11] His gameplay videos are the focus of his main YouTube channel, while he uses his Twitch livestreams to try out new games, where he has a smaller audience.[1][6][7] He uploads other types of *Minecraft* content, such as music videos,[3] as well as fitness content.[12] Maron previously uploaded once or twice every day,[5][7] scattering more highly produced videos between his gameplay content.[1] He has created ten additional channels.[13] In December 2023, Maron announced he was retiring from uploading *Minecraft* gameplay content on his main YouTube channel.[‡ 5]

#### *Minecraft* songs

Maron is known for his *[Minecraft](/source/Minecraft)* animated music videos. "Revenge" (*pictured*) is his most viewed video and set three [Guinness World Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records).

Maron is especially known for the *Minecraft*-themed songs he produced and uploaded to his channel. *[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal)* dubbed him "the godfather of Minecraft song parodies" because of his status in the fandom.[14] In the early 2010s, his animated music videos made up the most viewed *Minecraft* videos on YouTube,[15] and the most viewed videos on his channel. While many of the songs were *Minecraft*-themed [parodies](/source/Parody) of popular songs at the time, his team has also created original music. The animation is spearheaded by the [pseudonymous](/source/Pseudonym) Bootstrap Buckaroo, and the vocals by Igor Gordienko, who creates video game-based songs online as TryHardNinja.[5] His songs are high-tempo [synth](/source/Synth-pop) and [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music).[16]

On August 19, 2011, Maron uploaded "Revenge", a *Minecraft*-themed parody of [Usher](/source/Usher_(musician))'s "[DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love](/source/DJ_Got_Us_Fallin'_in_Love)", to YouTube. As of April 2026[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CaptainSparklez&action=edit) the music video has over 306 million views and is his most viewed video.[‡ 6] It is sung from the perspective of a player who is attacked by [creepers](/source/Creeper_(Minecraft)).[17] In October 2012, Maron released a parody of "[Gangnam Style](/source/Gangnam_Style)" titled "Minecraft Style", which similarly went [viral](/source/Viral_video).[18][19] Maron's parody of [Taio Cruz](/source/Taio_Cruz)'s "[Dynamite](/source/Dynamite_(Taio_Cruz_song))", titled "TNT", surpassed the UK music video for the original song in view count in April 2019.[20] Later that year, "Revenge" received renewed attention as an [internet meme](/source/Internet_meme) which challenged [group chats](/source/Group_chat) to type the lyrics one-by-one and in order.[21]

From 2012 to 2022, Maron released five interconnected *Minecraft* music videos which form the main *Fallen Kingdom* series.[‡ 7][22] "Fallen Kingdom" is a parody of [Coldplay](/source/Coldplay)'s "[Viva la Vida](/source/Viva_la_Vida)" sung from the perspective of a king who loses his castle,[14] while "Take Back the Night" debuted at No. 2 on the [*Billboard* Dance/Electronic Songs](/source/Billboard_Dance_Chart) chart because of its YouTube views.[23] The storyline continued with "Find the Pieces", "Dragonhearted", and "Rising Kingdom".[‡ 7] In 2017, Maron collaborated with producers [Seven Lions](/source/Seven_Lions), [Illenium](/source/Illenium), and [Said the Sky](/source/Said_the_Sky), and vocalist [Haliene](/source/Haliene) for "Rush Over Me".[16]

## Other ventures

### Mobile games

Maron and [Activision](/source/Activision) co-founder Howard Marks co-founded [mobile game](/source/Mobile_game) company XREAL. Marks first contacted him through a mutual friend of his grandmother. They released their first game in May 2015 for iOS and Android. In *Fortress Fury*, players craft weapons and items to build tile-based 2D fortresses before attempting to destroy others' in [real-time multiplayer](/source/Real-time_strategy) battles.[7][24][25] *Fortress Fury* was developed by a contracted studio, but the production moved internally after its launch. The studio aspired to create games for a potential mobile [esports](/source/Esports) scene.[1][7]

*Fortress Fury* was originally going to be titled *Fortress Fallout* until [ZeniMax Media](/source/ZeniMax_Media), the parent company of [*Fallout* series](/source/Fallout_(franchise)) developer [Bethesda Softworks](/source/Bethesda_Softworks), sent a [cease and desist](/source/Cease_and_desist) letter to XREAL ordering them to rescind a trademark application for the game and cease using the title in future promotional material. Both Maron and several media outlets believed that it was unlikely the drastically different mobile game would be associated with the franchise. However, the small company lacked the resources to fight ZeniMax.[25][26][27] Maron said in a later video that the letter was sent to prevent competition for their mobile game *[Fallout Shelter](/source/Fallout_Shelter)* (2015), which Bethesda kept a secret until its release.[‡ 8]

*Fortress Fury* was downloaded over two million times in its first three months, but did not make a proportional amount of revenue or enter the 200 top-grossing iOS games in the United States. Tasos Lazarides of *[TouchArcade](/source/TouchArcade)* suggested that this was because of Maron's attempt to make the game player-friendly by lessening in-game purchases, as well as the competitive App Store market, while Stuart Dredge of *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)* speculated it was because many of his followers were children. Maron let his followers vote on the title, logo, and icon art.[7][28][c]

### Merchandise and partnerships

Maron signed a partnership deal to [Maker Studios](/source/Maker_Studios)' Polaris in 2013.[29] After signing a similar deal with [PocketWatch](/source/PocketWatch_(company)) in 2017, Maron received an [equity stake](/source/Equity_stake) in the company and was one of the children's content creators featured in their first book, titled *Watch This Book*, which was released the following year.[30][31]

A CaptainSparklez [action figure](/source/Action_figure) was part of the initial *Minecraft*-themed Tube Heroes line, which was released on May 22, 2015.[32] In February 2020, Maron launched an [athleisure](/source/Athleisure) clothing brand called Quality Content.[12]

## Awards and recognition

"Revenge" set the [Guinness World Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records) for the most watched *Minecraft* [YouTube](/source/YouTube) video, the most watched [machinima](/source/Machinima) on YouTube, and the most viewed fan film based on a video game.[33][34][35][a] In 2015, Maron and [SethBling](/source/SethBling) uploaded [Verizon](/source/Verizon_Communications)-sponsored videos demonstrating a working phone in *Minecraft*, which holds the Guinness World Record for the first working mobile phone in Minecraft. The [server-client architecture](/source/Server-client_architecture) instantly converts the phone software onto in-game blocks, using a [web application](/source/Web_application) developed by Verizon, [Blockworks](/source/Blockworks) and [Wieden+Kennedy](/source/Wieden%2BKennedy) called Boxel.[36][37][38] In 2016, Maron was listed on the [*Forbes* 30 Under 30](/source/Forbes_30_Under_30) in Games and was nominated for the [Shorty Award](/source/Shorty_Awards) in Gaming.[39][40]

## Personal life

In October 2015, Maron received media attention after he purchased a mansion above the [Sunset Strip](/source/Sunset_Strip) for $4.5 million.[41][42][43] He moved to [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California), in 2023.[44]

## Appearances

Year Work Role Note(s) Ref(s). 2015 Wonder Quest Himself Web series [45] Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Himself Guest [46] 2016 Bad Internet Web series [46] MatPat's Game Lab Himself Web series [46] Minecraft: Story Mode Himself Video game, episode: "A Portal to Mystery" Happy Wheels: The Series Stephen (Business Guy) [47] 2017 - 2018 Sugar Pine 7 Himself Web series [48] 2025 Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts Himself Guest, episode: "Bedwars"

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gwr_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gwr_1-1) Guinness World Records last updated these three records on July 21, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** YouTube personalities [PewDiePie](/source/PewDiePie), [SkyDoesMinecraft](/source/SkyDoesMinecraft), UberHaxorNova and [TobyGames](/source/TobyGames) were among the other four to reach the milestone.[6]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-39)** His fans chose both the original name *Fortress Fallout* and the renamed *Fortress Fury*.[26]

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## Further reading

- "Meet CaptainSparklez". [*Game On! 2018*](https://archive.org/details/gameon2018yourgu0000unse). [Scholastic](/source/Scholastic_Corporation). 2017. pp. 26–29. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781338189933](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781338189933).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [***CaptainSparklez***](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:CaptainSparklez).

- [@CaptainSparklez](https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainSparklez) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube)

- [CaptainSparklez](https://www.twitch.tv/captainsparklez) on [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service))

- [CaptainSparklez](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6466957/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Google+ Hangout: The Future of Minecraft with CaptainSparklez, Block Fortress and Will Blew](https://techland.time.com/2013/05/23/google-hangout-the-future-of-minecraft-with-captainsparklez-block-fortress-and-will-blew/) (*[Time](/source/Time_(magazine))*, May 24, 2013)

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