Connor Franta

Connor Franta’s memoir, ‘A Work in Progress,’ released in April 2015, spent 16 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and sold over 200,000 copies, solidifying his transition from digital media personality to a successful author. His career began in digital media, launching his YouTube channel in August 2010, which swiftly grew to amass over 5.67 million subscribers by January 2017 and accumulated more than 400 million views by September 2022. Early in his digital journey, he joined the collaborative channel ‘Our2ndLife’ (O2L) in 2012, before departing in July 2014. His influence in the digital space was recognized with the ‘Favorite YouTube Star’ award at the 42nd People’s Choice Awards in January 2016.

As a distinguished photographer, his work has been featured in prominent publications such as V, L’Officiel, and Paper, where he has photographed numerous celebrities. In a significant moment, Franta publicly came out as gay in December 2014, sharing his personal journey in a video that has garnered over 12 million views, making a profound impact within the LGBTQ+ community and resonating with a global audience. Connor Franta continues to engage global audiences through various platforms, having appeared in popular YouTube Rewind videos in 2014 and 2015. He was also a featured speaker at the We Day conference in Toronto in 2016, sharing his insights on social change.

Through his multi-faceted career spanning best-selling authorship, music curation, brand building, and philanthropic leadership, Franta maintains his position as a dynamic figure at the intersection of digital media and creative enterprise.