Founded in 2008 by Lewis Brindley out of a desire to share his best friend Simon Lane’s charm with the world, The Yogscast YouTube channel started from Lewis’ back room has now become an award-winning entertainment enterprise, with multiple content creators, 20 channels, more than 20 million YouTube subscribers, and 5+ billion views in 2015. Characterized by Minecraft mods, mini-games, adventure maps, role-playing, and a “Diggy Diggy Hole" singing dwarf animated music video with close to 19 million views on YouTube, the Yogscast family gives back through its annual Jingle Jam Christmas charity fundraiser, nominated for JustGiving's Most Popular Fundraiser of 2013.