After gaining praise and admiration from millions of its followers, Hype House proves to be one of the most popular social media influencer groups out there. Today, you’ll meet the mastermind behind the phenomenon, Thomas Petrou.
Who is Thomas Petrou?
Thomas Petrou is a 21-year-old American social media influencer. Even before establishing Hype House, Thomas was already a seasoned veteran in the influencer space. Did you know that he was affiliated with the infamous Team 10?
Though in 2019, he was reportedly “fired” from the team. There have been many angles as to why the two separated. However, the reasons remain mysterious today. Fast forward to December 2019. Thomas took inspiration from Paul’s social media label to establish Hype House. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he said:
“I took a lot of inspiration from Team 10 and from Jake,” Petrou told Entertainment Tonight in March 2020. “I just saw where I could change it and tweak it and turn it into something different and a little bit better in some way.”
Thomas on what motivated him to start Hype House.
What Thomas is Currently up to:
Thomas Petrou is an influential figure in multiple social media platforms. On Instagram, he has 1.4 million followers while he has a whopping 6 million followers on Tiktok. He also has a relatively young YouTube channel. If you scroll to the first video uploaded, it dates back from just two months ago. This however doesn’t matter. He currently has almost 1.2 million subscribers. As of June, his most viewed video sits just shy of 10 million views. Wow.
Check out below his most popular video in his channel.
What is The Hype House?
If you didn’t already know, the Hype House is a social media influencer incubator similar to Team 10. As Thomas puts, it’s a collaborative workspace for top content creators. They were once headquartered in a gorgeous LA mansion.
The collective has one rule: You need to create content every single day. They’re pretty strict too. If someone slips up constantly, then they might as well pack their bags. Read more about them here.
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