Aphmau

October 16, 2025

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Fast Facts
Background
Career Timeline
Why We Love
Surprising Facts
FAQs

Aphmau was born on October 16, 1989. She is an American social media personality and a YouTube star from Houston, Texas. Aphmau creates gaming content on YouTube of herself playing “Minecraft.” She has a twin sister and an older brother, and they grew up together. Their parents, however, parted ways and had shared custody over the siblings. Today, we’re delving into her life and achievements as we celebrate her birthday.

Fast Facts

Full Name:

Jessica Bravura

Nickname:

Aphmau, Aph

Birth date:

October 16, 1989

Age:

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Height:

4' 8"

Relationship Status:

In a relationship

Net Worth:

$25 million

Background

Aphmau was born Jessica Bravura on October 16, 1989. She is an American social media personality and a YouTube star. She creates gaming content on YouTube in which she primarily creates videos of herself playing “Minecraft.” She has an older brother and both of them grew up together in Houston, Texas. Their parents, however, separated, although she once told her subscribers on YouTube that she enjoyed moving from one house to the other as it was refreshing to change environments.

She started her gaming channel “Challenge Accepted Inc.” in August 2012 and later renamed it “Aphmau.” The channel currently has over 18.3 million subscribers. When she first started the channel, she received assistance from her friends Cole, Jason, Calvin, and Chris. It struggled for a while when Chris, Calvin, and Cole left, however, it soon gained momentum.

Over the years, she has posted gaming content primarily of her playing the popular game, “Minecraft.” Her first video was “MINECRAFT TEKKIT,” which was posted on August 20, 2012. She now has 4.5 thousand videos and over 19 billion views on her channel. Besides YouTube, she owns an online brand selling merchandise apparel and cool accessories. Aphmau is married to Jason Bravura, and they moved in together right after she turned 18.

Career timeline

2012

Her First YouTube Channel

She starts her gaming channel in August and names it “Challenge Accepted Inc.”

2012

Her First Video

She posts her first video, titled “MINECRAFT TEKKIT.”

2014

Her Friends Leave Her Channel

When she starts the channel, she gets assistance from her friends Cole, Jason, Calvin, and Chris, but they all leave.

2018

A Daily Fan Base Growth

Aphmau posts content consistently and grows a fan base of more than 18.3 million subscribers.

Why We Love Aphmau

She connects with her fans
Aphmau loves her fans. She regularly hosts Q&A sessions on her channel so her fans can get to know her.
She creates awesome content
Aphmau has great content. She publishes roleplay videos of the “Minecraft” diary series, “Mod Mod World” and “Meteora Valley.”
She's skilled at “Minecraft”
Aphmau has been playing this game for several years now. She has amassed a wide range of skills and knowledge, and demonstrates expert skills.

5 Surprising Facts

She is a secret inventor on “Minecraft”
She discovers things in “Minecraft” and hides them in her house.
She loves puzzles
She often hides things she has discovered in “Minecraft” using pieces of code and puzzles.
She loves making potions
She has a huge basement in her house on “Minecraft” that stores supplies for making potions.
Aphmau is a part mermaid on “Minecraft”
When she touches the water, she instantly grows a tail.
Aphmau is good at pranks
She frequently pranks people on “Minecraft” using T.N.T. when they least expect it.