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Molly Pike

PewDiePie now quits Twitter after announcing he's taking a break from YouTube

PewDiePie has quit Twitter after announcing he would be taking a break from YouTube on Sunday.

The vlogger, who had the second most popular account on YouTube with 102million subscribers, has wiped his Twitter account of all its tweets.

He has also unfollowed all the accounts he was following while he was still active, only keeping his own page open to prevent fake profiles from popping up while he's not using it.

His Twitter bio now reads: "I don't use Twitter, this account is just to prevent fake accounts."

Despite having nothing on the account, 11,100 Twitter users are still following his page.

PewDiePie has quit Twitter (Getty Images)

It comes just hours after he recorded a video saying goodbye to his YouTube subscribers.

"I am taking a break from YouTube next year," he told heartbroken fans in his latest PewNews video.

"I wanted to say it in advance because I made up my mind.

PewDiePie has shut down his Twitter account (Twitter)
PewDiePie reveals he'll quit YouTube for a year

"I'm tired. I'm feeling very tired. I don't know if you can tell. Just so you know, early next year I'll be a way for a little while. I'll explain that later but I wanted to give a heads up," he added.

The controversial star had hinted in August that he was planning to take a break from YouTube, saying: "I do think it would be good for me to take a break at some point. It would be nice to not have YouTube in my brain for the first time in 10 years."

Felix has amassed more than 24billion views on his channel since he launched it in 2010.

He has amassed more than 24billion views on his YouTube channel (Instagram)

He has been embroiled in controversy over the years, facing accusations of anti-Semitism after including sickening views and Nazi imagery in a 2017 video.

Felix was on the verge of a total career meltdown as subscribers deserted him and he was dropped from a number of lucrative endorsement deals.

It came after public outrage over one of his videos, in which he had paid two people in India to hold up a sign that read "death to all Jews."

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