What happened to David Dobrik? YouTuber vanishes from platform after major comeback

Despite once being one of the most popular creators on YouTube, David Dobrik has not posted a new video on the platform for over two years, making fans wonder what happened.

David Dobrik is one of the biggest YouTubers of all time, with a whopping 17.4 million subscribers on the video-sharing site.

Although he still has a massive fanbase on YouTube, the Slovak-born internet star hasn’t posted since March 2022, and subscribers are curious why his channel has been left without any updates for so long.

So why did David Dobrik stop posting and what is he up to now? Here’s everything we know about it.

Why did David Dobrik stop posting?

It seems like the 28-year-old may have shifted focus from posting to his YouTube channel to completely other endeavors.

David Dobrik is a hugely popular YouTuber – but lately, his channel has gone dark.

Dobrik geared up for the launch of his pizza business ‘Doughbrik’s‘ which launched on November 12, 2022. The YouTuber claimed he had been taste-testing pizza for “months” before the opening and this could be one of the main reasons he stepped back from making videos.

Even though David hasn’t been updating his YouTube channel, he has been more active on his Instagram and Snapchat and often vlogs his life on Snapchat.

His most recent Instagram post was published on April 12, 2024, which was a video tour of the house he was staying in during Coachella, in collaboration with Guess Jeans.

Before this, he posted another brand deal with Celcius energy drinks one month earlier, in which he showed how much his friend Vardan had grown up. However, his 10.1 million followers were not fans of these posts, as they went on to say that he “fell off”.

Vlog Squad controversy explained

The YouTuber has also continued to face the fallout of injuring friend and former Vlog Squad member Jeff Wittek in a 2020 incident where the 32-year-old was injured in a crane Dobrik was piloting.

Wittek sustained severe injuries and has had several surgeries to try and save the vision in his eye. On June 22, Wittek filed a lawsuit against The Vlog Squad leader alleging $10 million in damages, as well as publicly denouncing their friendship and labeling him a “scumbag.”

Jeff Wittek claimed he and David Dobrik are no longer friends.

The Doughbrik’s owner has also had to handle the public sexual assault allegations against former Vlog Squad member Dominykas ‘Durte Dom’ Zeglaitis.

After the allegations surfaced, all of Dobrik’s YouTube channels were demonetized by the platform, and he lost multiple sponsorships. However, after stepping back from the platform, he made a successful return in mid-2021 that saw him launch back into the spotlight.

Is David Dobrik still making money?

With his YouTube videos demonetized, many people are curious about Dobrik’s current earnings and how he generates income. The answer is that he’s still making money through influencer marketing, merchandise sales, Snapchat deals, and investments in tech startups.

Although his channel is still massively popular, David hasn’t posted in quite some time, and fans are wondering when he’ll finally make a big comeback.

David is not the only YouTuber that has disappeared from the internet. Jenna Marbles made her last video in June 2020 before leaving the internet, and fans are still wondering what she’s up to now.