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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2>
Konrad Dantas was born in the city of <a href="/facts/Guaruj%25C3%25A1/Ux6mmLpC">Guarujá</a>, <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo_(state)/GUFhhyBS">São Paulo</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> His mother was a teacher and his father worked as a bricklayer. When he was 18 years old, he worked as a web designer at a university in <a href="/facts/Santos%2c_S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/rw1qtnFd">Santos</a>, <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo_(state)/GUFhhyBS">São Paulo</a>. At 18, his mother died, leaving him a sizable <a href="/facts/Life_insurance/WEtqgGoj">life insurance</a>. He used some of this money to buy a <a href="/facts/Canon_EOS_5D/m3ymqBqr">Canon EOS 5D</a> camera to pursue a career in <a href="/facts/Video_production/ddNBwkGJ">video production</a>. Dantas later moved to the city of <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25A3o_Paulo/pPqRTTR0">São Paulo</a>, where he studied <a href="/facts/Cinematography/Umcgh4GC">cinematography</a>, <a href="/facts/Post-production/RpqM8yLl">post-production</a> and <a href="/facts/Photography/ezLPT43M">photography</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a>

<h2 id="career">Career</h2>
In 2017, KondZilla Records was integrated into Dantas's production company, which has existed since 2011. The label manages the career of artists such as <a href="/facts/Kevinho/sGTICGhE">Kevinho</a>, MC Kekel, <a href="/facts/MC_Guim%25C3%25AA/5v6CzNk4">MC Guimê</a>, MC Dede, Dani Russo, Mc Rodolfinho, Mc Mm; and launches their music videos on his channel.
KondZilla has produced more than 1000 music videos, and his YouTube channel has more than 50 million subscribers, which is almost half of the unique users of YouTube in Brazil and 22 percent of the Brazilian population. He also has more than 25 billion views on his YouTube channel. On 3 February 2018, he surpassed <a href="/facts/Whindersson_Nunes/CJB3PlbA">Whindersson Nunes</a>, making him the largest Brazilian channel on YouTube by subscriber count.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
KondZilla also directed the DVDs <a href="/facts/M%25C3%25BAsica_Popular_Cai%25C3%25A7ara/v41MxMWY">Música Popular Caiçara</a> by rock band <a href="/facts/Charlie_Brown_Jr._(band)/btynGPkj">Charlie Brown Jr.</a> and Imagination by MC Boy of Charmes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_YouTubers/VUlwKjao">List of YouTubers</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:2">""Sertanejos copiaram a gente," diz diretor de hits do funk no YouTube". musica.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016. <a href="https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/03/21/o-sertanejo-copiou-o-funk-diz-rei-do-youtube-no-funk-de-sp.htm" target="_blank">https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2013/03/21/o-sertanejo-copiou-o-funk-diz-rei-do-youtube-no-funk-de-sp.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">"Tchau, frutas: Saiba quem são as novas mulheres do funk - Foto 6 - Música - R7". entretenimento.r7.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016. <a href="http://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/fotos/tchau-frutas-saiba-quem-sao-as-novas-mulheres-do-funk-20130219-9.html#fotos" target="_blank">http://entretenimento.r7.com/musica/fotos/tchau-frutas-saiba-quem-sao-as-novas-mulheres-do-funk-20130219-9.html#fotos</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">"The YouTuber with 26 billion views". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2019. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-50559786/the-youtuber-with-26-billion-views" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-50559786/the-youtuber-with-26-billion-views</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">"Canal KondZilla". YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2019. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CanalKondZilla" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/CanalKondZilla</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · O Rei da Ostentação". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2014. <a href="https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/edicao-77/o-rei-da-ostentacao/" target="_blank">https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/edicao-77/o-rei-da-ostentacao/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB. "Rolling Stone · O Rei da Ostentação". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 May 2014. <a href="https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/edicao-77/o-rei-da-ostentacao/" target="_blank">https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/edicao/edicao-77/o-rei-da-ostentacao/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">"KondZilla ultrapassa Whindersson e se torna maior canal brasileiro do YouTube - Internet". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 February 2018. <a href="https://canaltech.com.br/internet/kondzilla-ultrapassa-whindersson-e-se-torna-maior-canal-brasileiro-do-youtube-107820/" target="_blank">https://canaltech.com.br/internet/kondzilla-ultrapassa-whindersson-e-se-torna-maior-canal-brasileiro-do-youtube-107820/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">"Kondzilla agora é o terceiro maior canal musical no YouTube do mundo - Música". Canaltech (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 February 2018. <a href="https://canaltech.com.br/musica/kondzilla-agora-e-o-terceiro-maior-canal-musical-no-youtube-do-mundo-108968/" target="_blank">https://canaltech.com.br/musica/kondzilla-agora-e-o-terceiro-maior-canal-musical-no-youtube-do-mundo-108968/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">"Biografia". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172338/http://kondzilla.com/biografia.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172338/http://kondzilla.com/biografia.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Lucca, Guss de (30 November 2012). "Fenômeno paulistano, funk ostentação é retratado em documentário; veja - Música - iG". Último Segundo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 December 2016. <a href="https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/cultura/musica/2012-11-30/fenomeno-paulistano-funk-ostentacao-e-retratado-em-documentario-veja.html" target="_blank">https://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/cultura/musica/2012-11-30/fenomeno-paulistano-funk-ostentacao-e-retratado-em-documentario-veja.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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