More than a million subscribers on YouTube
Gaspard G was born in Lille in 1997. In 2014, aged 16, he moved to San Francisco in the United States. In 2016, he joined HEC Montréal, and graduated in 2021.
Gaspard G published his first videos at the age of 10, and made his debut on YouTube at 14. He now has 1.13 million subscribers on YouTube, mainly aged 18 to 34 depending on the person concerned.
In 2021, in the context of the Covid pandemic, he criticized the government's decisions and behavior towards students in a video posted on Instagram. This will go back to the Prime Minister, who will speak with him by telephone.
In 2024, he will be among the 30 distinguished by the Forbes 30 Under 30 France, which recognizes the most influential personalities under 30.
Specialized in current affairs
His latest videos deal with the American presidential election, the journey of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the reasons for the crisis in New Caledonia, specializing on YouTube in current affairs topics.
In 2021, he made a short appearance on the political show Backseat, broadcast on Twich.
He is the founder of the Intello agency which connects educational content creators with brands in order to provide them with support.
In 2022, he launched the Elyze application, a “presidential Tinder” which guided users to the candidate who matched them. Gaspard G and his application had been accused of reselling user data. “All the data that has been collected is automatically deleted when the user restarts the app,” said François Mari, the 19-year-old student who co-founded the application with Gaspard G.
He has produced several field documentaries, notably in Ukraine and the West Indies.
Back on France Inter
In 2022, he is already called by France Inter to produce chronicles on the French presidential election. He will be back on the air of France's premier radio station in December.
His temporary recruitment “is a sign of mutual interest between two media universes which, every day, reach millions of people of all ages,” comments Adèle Van Reeth, director of France Inter, who is “delighted that this collaboration allows us to create bridges between generations.” “I am convinced that we must connect these two worlds, that of YouTube and social networks where I come from to that of radio and television, as it is important to allow as many people as possible to access a quality information,” adds Gaspard G, quoted in the press release.
The annual reference report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, attached to the English University of Oxford, highlighted in June that two thirds of respondents worldwide watch at least one short video (a few minutes) on a news topic every week. Problem for traditional media: almost three quarters (72%) of this consumption takes place on social platforms and networks, compared to only 22% on their sites, which raises questions about their ability to earn money.
