ZHC
Hsieh in 2019
Personal information
Born
Zachary Hsieh

(1999-01-14) January 14, 1999
San Jose, California, U.S.
EducationSchool of Visual Arts
YouTube information
Channels
LocationSan Diego[1]
Years active2013–present
GenreArt
Subscribers26.2 million[2]
Total views3 billion[2]
Associated actsMrBeast, PewDiePie, Charli D'Amelio, Dixie D'Amelio, Steve Aoki
Websitezhcstore.com
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2019
10,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: January 1, 2024

Zachary Hsieh (born January 14, 1999), known online as ZHC,[lower-alpha 1] is an American YouTuber. He is known for his drawing and custom art challenge videos.

Hsieh created his first YouTube channel in 2013 while studying at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Initially uploading art tutorials, Hsieh expanded to his current format and reached one million subscribers in 2019, later reaching over 25 million subscribers.

Early life and education

Hsieh was born in San Jose, California[3] on January 14, 1999.[4] Interested in art from an early age, he was inspired to practice comic book art by illustrated novels such as Captain Underpants, and wanted to be a Marvel Comics artist.[5] At 16 years old, he committed to spending 12 hours a day or more practicing drawing.[6] He went on to study at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[5][1] He began his YouTube channel in 2013, whilst he was a student at the school,[1] and later dropped out to focus on practicing his art online.[5]

Internet career

When Hsieh began his YouTube channel, he created mainly tutorial videos, including tutorials on crosshatching and refilling Copic markers.[1] His channel found viral success after the release of a 2018 "re-drawing" video in which he recreated hyperrealistic copies of a friend's drawings.[6] Subsequently, his content evolved into competition based drawing videos and vlogs.[6][1] He also expanded into MrBeast style videos and stunt-philanthropy, including giveaways, contests, and marathon livestreams.[3][1] By early 2019, Hsieh had reached a million subscribers and had become able to support himself full-time through his YouTube videos. That February, his channel was noticed by fellow YouTubers MrBeast and PewDiePie after he released videos in which he drew massive superhero illustrations of them, and experienced a surge of rapid growth.[1] He went on to make official collaboration videos with MrBeast, in which he customized products such as an iPhone and a Tesla car,[1] as well as influencer Charli D'Amelio and DJ Steve Aoki.[3] In April 2020, Hsieh was signed by creator management company Night Media.[1] In September 2020, Hsieh launched the YouTube channel ZHC Shorts to release YouTube Shorts content on.[7]

In February 2021, following grooming allegations against former host James Charles, it was announced that Hsieh would host the second season of the YouTube Originals show Instant Influencer.[3] That March, Hsieh launched a collection of NFT art known as Critters By ZHC on the Nifty Gateway marketplace. The art features four characters that are also heavily featured in his content and merchandising: Bun Bun, Fayur, Turkey, and Scrunchie.[8]

Philanthropy

Hsieh's content has also expanded to incorporate philanthropy into his art videos by painting everyday objects for people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hsieh and his team of more than 24 artists painted classrooms at Strive Prep Montbello in Denver.[5][6] He also painted murals at AdventHealth For Children in Orlando, Florida, and donated iPads and $240,000 to the hospital.[9] In February 2021, Hsieh hosted a competition between himself and artists from his team to customize a 10 foot tall PlayStation 5 for charity. As part of the video, over 24 PlayStation 5s were donated to Children in Need.[10][11] Hsieh and his team hand-painted every home in the Arroyo Seco Tiny Home Village in Highland Park, Los Angeles, which was completed in October 2021. The village provides transitional housing for those experiencing homelessness in the community.[12][13]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2020 10th Streamy Awards Breakout Creator
ZHC
 Nominated [14]
2021 11th Streamy Awards Best Collaboration ZHC and MrBeast – I Surprised MrBeast With A Custom House! Nominated [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ ZHC stands for Zach Hsieh Comic Art[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hale, James (April 14, 2020). "Night Media Signs Illustrator—And Frequent MrBeast Collaborator—ZHC (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "About ZHC". YouTube.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Spangler, Todd (April 15, 2021). "Zach 'ZHC' slau Hsieh to Host YouTube's 'Instant Influencer' Season 2, After James Charles Exit (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ ZHC [@zhc_yt] (January 14, 2022). "I turn 23 today! To celebrate i'm gonna give $100 to 23 of you that retweet this tweet and follow me or share my ig post!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "How Zach 'ZHC' Hsieh Is Living His Dream by Creating Art on YouTube". Inside Edition. August 30, 2021. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Mather, Katie (May 18, 2021). "How influencer and artist ZHC is using his talents to give back: 'I can help people'". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ Hale, James (May 12, 2022). "YouTube Millionaires: ZHC says if you're a YouTuber and you're not making Shorts content, you should start "right now"". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ Weiss, Geoff (March 10, 2021). "YouTube Artist Zach 'ZHC' Hsieh Unveils Inaugural NFT Collection (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "'ZHC' Surprises Kids With iPads at Hospital". Inside Edition. August 29, 2021. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ Lee, Jonathan (February 16, 2021). "YouTuber drops $70,000 on world's largest PlayStation 5: 'Is this real?'". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ Teixeira, Miri (February 15, 2021). "Youtuber ZHC spends 10 hours customising 10-foot £50k PS5". NME. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "LA councilman will sleep overnight in Tiny Home Village". Los Angeles Daily News. October 20, 2021. Archived from the original on November 5, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tiny Home Village for the Homeless Opens in Highland Park; Largest in US". NBC Los Angeles. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  14. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (October 21, 2020). "YouTube Streamy Awards Nominations Unveiled With David Dobrik, Emma Chamberlain And James Charles Leading The Pack". Deadline. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ Spangler, Todd (October 20, 2021). "YouTube Streamy Awards 2021 Nominations Announced, MrBeast Leads With Seven Nods". Variety. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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