Zach King

• Name — Zachary King • Birth Name — Zachary Michael King • Born — 4 February 1990 • Birthplace — Portland, Oregon, U.S. • Other Names — Final Cut King • Education — Biola University • Occupation — Internet personality • Years Active — 2008–present • Children — 4 • Tiktok Handle — zachking • Tiktok Followers — 86.4 million • Youtube Handle — ZachKing • Youtube Display Name — Zach King • Youtube Subscribers — 43.2 million • Youtube Views — 23.3 billion • Stats Update — August 1, 2026

King was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He is of half-Chinese descent from his paternal side, one-quarter Austrian and one-quarter Nicaraguan descent from his maternal side. King's mother homeschooled him and his three sisters, including one adopted sister, while his father worked in their home office. King made his first film at age seven using a home video camera. When he was fourteen, he purchased video equipment including a Mac computer, cameras, and a tripod and started making and editing videos. He was a film and music major with a minor in worship at Biola University and graduated in December 2012.

King started his website, FinalCutKing.com, in 2008 to offer training and tips about using the editing software Final Cut Pro, as he was unable to find tutorials for the software on the internet. At the same time, he started using his YouTube channel to give tutorials for visual effects using the software. After gaining an audience for his website, he began selling training seminars and used the money to help pay his college tuition. He participated as a contestant on an episode of Viral Video Showdown that aired on Syfy in 2012. • Illustration — King receiving his Golden Poop Award In 2011, he posted a video titled Jedi Kittens on YouTube that he produced with a college friend under the name FinalCutKing. The video showed two kittens fighting with lightsabers. The video gained over a million views in three days and went on to have over 25 million views as of March 2025. A sequel of the video titled Jedi Kittens Strike Back gained over 10 million views as of 2014. A third video in the series, Jedi Kittens – The Force Awakens, was posted in 2013 and has gained over 28 million views. He was named by YouTube as one of the 25 most promising young film-makers in America in May 2013. As part of its Next Up Creators contest, YouTube awarded King $35,000 as well as a trip to New York City for a four-day YouTube Creator Camp. His submission to the contest was titled Contest Entry Gone Wrong. As of May 2025, he has 42 million subscribers and 775 videos with 21.4 billion views. King posted a short video as part of YouTube Shorts which gained over 1.2 billion views.

King made his Vine account on September 9, 2013, and decided to create one Vine daily for thirty days straight. His videos on the platform quickly became popular. By 2014, he was making videos on Vine full-time and working out of his garage. King has been featured in multiple media outlets for his Vines. He appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 29, 2014, and made several Vines with the crew of the show. Chez Pazienza wrote about King that "this guy's stuff is pure magic (or at least the work of some very clever editing.)" Laura Vitto praised King's work in Mashable, stating, "Vine star and filmmaker Zach King may not perform magic in the traditional sense, but his expertly-edited six-second videos could put David Blaine to shame." Writing for Complex magazine, J. Duaine Hahn wrote, "While people have hit Vine stardom for skits, or splicing together commentary with popular YouTube videos, King has gone the extra mile to use his six seconds to create magic, or the closest thing you can get to it with on a smartphone."

King posted his first video to short-form video platform TikTok (formerly musical.ly) on February 28, 2016. As of November 2024, he has amassed a following of over 82.3 million followers, making him the third most followed user on the site. He has a 25-person staff to help him write and produce videos. His videos can take up to 2 weeks to make, with a goal to produce two per week. On December 9, 2019, King uploaded a video called "Zach Kings Magic Broomstick", which received an estimated 2 billion views and was the most viewed videos on the platform that day. On December 1, 2022, Guinness World Records officially recognized it as the most viewed video on TikTok at 2.2 billion views.

Zach King has been a published author since 2016. King has three books based on the game Minecraft and a fantasy trilogy starring a self-named protagonist. King's first book, My Minecraft Escapades, was published on January 21, 2016. A follow-up, Minecraft Mathematicians, was published on March 19, 2016. His third Minecraft book was published on April 10, 2016, and is called A Minecraft Wish Granted. King then shifted his focus to writing about his own life. King released his "Magic Life" trilogy, a fantasy series based upon his own life and the events that shaped the way he saw magic. Each of the three books have a downloadable app for interacting with each book. King's first children's book in the Magic Life Series was published on September 16, 2017, and was titled "Zach King: My Magical Life". The second book published was "Zach King: The Magical Mix-Up" on May 1, 2018. King wraps up the trilogy with "Zach King: Mirror Magic".

When King was seven, his family converted to Christianity, which he states is one of the "greatest things" that has happened in his life. He considers himself a devout Christian, attempting to read parts of the Bible when he wakes every morning. He is vocal about his faith, even incorporating it into his videos. King attended Biola University, a non-denominational Christian university, and led youth groups at various Christian camps. King proposed to his girlfriend, Rachel Holm, while pretending to create a video advertisement for one of her brands. They got married in 2014. In 2016, they competed together on The Amazing Race 28 and placed 6th. As of 2017, they lived in Rossmoor, an unincorporated community in Orange County, California. Both King and his wife have adopted siblings, which inspired Rachel to work as a case manager for adoption and foster-care. The couple have an adopted son, Mason, and a biological son, Liam, as well as having fostered children. In 2022, it was announced that the couple was expecting another baby, a girl named Emerson, who was born in February 2023 and later announced on YouTube. In December 2024, it was announced that the couple was expecting another baby, a boy named Carson, who was born in June 2025.

A former producer for King named Elisabeth Logan filed a lawsuit against King and his studio King Studio LLC in 2021 on counts of "wrongful termination, sexual harassment, gender discrimination, retaliation, wage discrimination, failure to prevent harassment discrimination or retaliation, and various state Labor Code violations." During the trial, the prosecution stated "Zach King belittled, verbally attacked and yelled at Ms. Logan for the slightest perceived misstep, while turning a blind eye to male co-workers' grave errors." King has yet to release a public statement about the lawsuit.

Film roles • Year — Title — Director — Role — Notes • 2016 — Zootopia — Muzzled Wolf — Voice only, promotional clip • 2018 — Would You Fire Me For This? — Co-director — Zach King — Short film • Magic Duel: Jack Black vs Zach King — Zach King — Short film featuring Jack Black • A Magician Home Alone — Co-director — Zach King — Short film featuring Jamie Costa • 2019 — Viking Academy — Co-director — Zach King — Short film featuring Jay Baruchel and America Ferrera • Stranded on Treasure Island — Zach King — Short film • Zach King's the Magical Night Before Christmas — Co-director — Zach King — Short film • 2020 — Zach King's Day Off — Co-director — Zach King — Short film featuring Brian Patrick Butler and Nicholas Downs • 2021 — The Time Traveling Sheriff — Zach King — Short film • Pete the Cat — Kawow the Magician — Voice only • 2022 — First to the Gate — Co-director — Zach King — Short film • Stranded Part 2 — Zach King — Short film • 2023 — How I Got Cast in Shazam! Fury of the Gods — Zach King — Short film featuring Zachary Levi • Stranded 3 — Zach King — Short film featuring Terry Crews • 2024 — Zach King vs Porch Pirates — Zach King — Short film featuring Mark Rober and Wayne Brady • 2026 — Jurassic Bark — Alan Grant — Short film based on Jurassic Park featuring Randall Park, Nick DiGiovanni, Adam Rose, etc. • Cardboard Wars|Cardboard Wars — Luke Skywalker — Short film based on Star Wars featuring Airrack, Jamie Costa, Jordan Matter, Sofie Dossi, Jesser, Nick DiGiovanni, Colin and Samir, etc. Television roles • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2021 — Nickelodeon's Unfiltered — Himself — Episode: "This DJ is Bananas!" • Dave — Himself — Episode: "Somebody Date me"