Li Ziqi (vlogger)

About

Li Ziqi ([lì tsɹ̩̀.tɕʰí]; Chinese: 李子柒; pinyin: Lǐ Zǐqī; born 6 July 1990) is a Chinese video blogger, entrepreneur, and Internet celebrity. She is known for creating food and handicraft preparation videos in her hometown of rural Pingwu County, Mianyang, north-central Sichuan province, southwest China, often from basic ingredients and tools using traditional Chinese techniques. In February 2021, she received the Guinness World Record for “The most subscribers for a Chinese language channel on YouTube.”

Li was born on 6 July 1990 in Sichuan, China, originally named “Li Jiajia” (李佳佳). Public knowledge of Li’s private life is primarily based on her statements in social media and to mass media.
She was orphaned at a very young age. In an interview with Goldthread, Li stated that she moved in with her grandparents after her stepmother mistreated her. She was raised in poverty.
At 14 years old, Li began working as a restaurant waitress. Later, she learned how to DJ and worked in a night club in Mianyang.
In 2012, her grandfather died. Li moved back to her home village to care for her grandmother who had become ill.

Li started posting her videos on Meipai in…