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"Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and presenter. He is best known for his YouTube channels AmazingPhil and Dan and Phil (formerly DanAndPhilGAMES), which, as of October 2025, have 3.84 million and 2.96 million subscribers, respectively. Active since 2006, AmazingPhil is considered among the first notable British YouTubers. Lester appeared on The Sunday Times 2019 list of the top influencers in the UK.

Lester is also known for his frequent collaboration with his partner, Daniel Howell, as part of the entertainment duo Dan and Phil. Together, they presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2016 the duo were monthly hosts on the station's The Internet Takeover slot." [source]

"At age 19 on 27 March 2006, Lester posted his first YouTube vlog titled "Phil's Video Blog" on his main YouTube channel AmazingPhil filmed on a black and white camera he won out of a cereal box. One of the first notable British YouTubers, Lester grew an audience through storytelling, vlogs, challenges as well as comedy, horror and surrealist sketches. He has posted over 350 videos on his channel and, as of November 2025, has over 3.85 million subscribers and 694 million video views. He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014, 3 million on 12 October 2015, and 4 million on 14 March 2017.

Lester also has a second channel LessAmazingPhil, which has over 1 million subscribers and 28 million views, as of November 2025. He occasionally broadcast hour-long live shows on this channel, as well as YouNow livestreams. In late 2020 and early 2021, Lester broadcast on Stereo.

On 12 September 2014, Howell and Lester posted the first video on their new gaming YouTube channel, DanAndPhilGAMES. On 8 March 2015, the channel hit 1 million subscribers. It was officially the fastest growing channel on YouTube. DanAndPhilGAMES reached over 3.1 million subscribers. Popular recurring and annual series on this channel include their Sims 4 series, Spooky Week, and Gamingmas. The channel went on hiatus from December 2018 to October 2023.

From 2019 to 2023, Lester focused on his solo content. He featured in an NHS Charities Together livestream in April 2020 and the YouTube original Hometown Showdown in November 2021. In 2019, the Sunday Times named Lester one of the top influencers in the UK. Lester was nominated for a 2021 British LGBT Award in the Online Influencer, but threw his support behind Abigail Thorn.

In October 2025, Lester and Howell began hosting a weekly podcast called Hard Launch." [source]