Germany
2boredguysofficial is the companion channel of Jonas and David, the duo behind Simplicissimus — a prominent German essay-video channel.
Total Followers +0.9%
1.2M
Across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
Primary Platform
YouTube
845K followers · 68% of audience
Engagement
5.7%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $4.1K–$10K / IG post
Jonas, the voice behind Simplicissimus and 2boredguysofficial, gave a rare on-record interview with Deutschland3000, discussing why he and David deliberately maintain anonymity as public creators.
As of January 1, 2025, the Simplicissimus network — including 2boredguysofficial — entered a majority-stake partnership with private equity firm Electrify Video Partners, prompting community debate about editorial independence and commercial influence on content choices.
The team behind Simplicissimus and 2boredguysofficial expanded into audio with a new weekly podcast called Unfassbar, tackling politics, society, and culture in the same essay-driven style as the YouTube channels.
| Window | YouTube | TikTok | Combined | |
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| Last 7 days | +4K +0.5% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +4K |
| Last 30 days | +12K +1.4% | -682 -0.3% | +0 +0.0% | +11K |
| Last 90 days | +24K +2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +24K |
| Last 365 days | +24K +2.8% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +24K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Energy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jul 2026 | — |
| Saily Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2026 | — |
| Holy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Apr 2026 | — |
| NordVPN Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Mar 2026 | — |
| Incogni Inc. Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Dec 2025 | — |
| RhinoShield Tech / Mobile Accessories | Sponsored content | YouTube | Long-term | — |
2boredguysofficial is the companion channel of Jonas and David, the duo behind Simplicissimus — a prominent German essay-video channel. While Simplicissimus carries their flagship long-form commentary, this side channel hosts a more informal mix of opinions, storytelling segments, and condensed topic overviews. Their shared tagline, "Große Themen & kleine Details" (big topics and small details), captures the approach precisely: subjects like why the Amazon River has no bridges, the dysfunction of German infrastructure, or the institutional absurdities of FIFA are tackled with a dry, analytical lens and deadpan wit that is characteristic of the broader Simplicissimus creative style.
The audience is overwhelmingly German-speaking — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland together account for nearly the entire viewer base — and skews toward young adult males in the 18-34 bracket, a demographic drawn to intellectually curious, opinion-led content. Engagement rates running well above category norms suggest a genuinely invested core audience rather than passive scrollers. Sponsor alignment with NordVPN, Incogni, and mobile tech brand Saily reflects a privacy-aware, digitally literate fanbase, while energy drink partners Holy signal crossover appeal into gen-Z and gaming-adjacent communities. As an extension of the Simplicissimus brand, the channel is positioned to deepen audience loyalty and serve as a testing ground for more casual formats within the German-language digital commentary space.
2boredguysofficial reaches an audience concentrated in Germany primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. Their sponsorship history skews toward Tech / Mobile Accessories, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Holy Energy and Saily. Engagement on YouTube runs around 5.7%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at 2boredguysofficial's tier (Macro, 1.2M combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Yes — their own YouTube bio labels Simplicissimus as their 'Hauptkanal,' meaning main channel, and links directly to it. 2boredguysofficial functions as a secondary companion channel where Jonas and David share shorter stories and opinions alongside their primary long-form work on Simplicissimus.
Jonas and David are the two German creators behind 2boredguysofficial, which their own channel bio describes as 'Stories and opinions from Jonas and David.' The channel is a joint project with a distinctly personal and opinionated voice, anchored in German-language explainer and commentary content.
'Große Themen & kleine Details' is German for 'Big topics & small details' — the tagline Jonas and David use across their Instagram and TikTok profiles. It captures their editorial approach of zooming into overlooked specifics within large, fascinating subjects.
Their video 'Darum hat der Amazonas keine einzige Brücke' (Why the Amazon has not a single bridge) is a textbook example of their format: identifying a surprising geographical or societal fact and unpacking the layered reasons behind it. This counterintuitive 'why does this exist — or not exist?' angle is one of their signature moves.
'Ostdeutschland ist so ein Fiebertraum' — roughly translated as 'East Germany is such a fever dream' — is a piece of pointed social commentary in their catalog. It follows their pattern of taking a complex, emotionally loaded topic about German society and reframing it through a vivid, opinionated lens.
One of their recent videos is titled 'Mark Zuckerberg ist der absolute Cringe,' which translates to 'Mark Zuckerberg is the absolute cringe.' It fits squarely into their habit of delivering sharp, opinionated takes on major tech and internet culture figures, a thread also visible in their use of the hashtag #netzpolitik (internet politics).
'Die peinlichste Baustelle Deutschlands' (The most embarrassing construction site in Germany) is a recent example of their domestic German-topic content, where they apply an editorial, almost exasperated tone to real infrastructure or societal stories. This kind of Germany-specific commentary is a recurring thread throughout their channel.
Confirmed YouTube sponsors include NordVPN, Holy Energy, Holy, Saily, and Incogni — a lineup typical of German-language tech and culture channels with a young, digitally-engaged male-skewing audience. All placements have been on YouTube, which remains their primary and most active platform.
Yes, all their content is produced in German. The vast majority of their audience is based in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — the core DACH region — which reflects a deliberate focus on German-speaking viewers rather than a global English-language audience.
They sit in the Macro tier of German-language creators, with close to a million subscribers on YouTube. Their engagement rate runs well above the category median, which suggests an unusually loyal and interactive audience for a channel of their size.
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