Ali-A

Not to be confused with AliA.

Alastair Aiken (born 6 November 1993), better known by his online alias Ali-A^[11] (or by his original alias Matroix), is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs.^[12][13][14] His main channel has a subscriber count of approximately 19 million.

Ali-A
Ali-A in 2019
Personal information
Born	Alastair James Aiken (1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 31)[1] Woking, Surrey,[2] England
Nationality	British
Occupation	YouTuber
Spouse	Clare Siobhan Callery ​ ​ (m. 2021)​ [3]
YouTube information
Channel	Ali-A
Also known as	Ali-A
Genres	Let's Play Video game walkthrough Vlog
Subscribers	19.5 million (main channel) 20.2 million (MoreAliA) 999 thousand (Clare & Ali) 433 thousand (Ali-A Plays) 206 thousand(Ali-A²) [4][5]
Views	6.81 billion (main channel) 6.81 billion (MoreAliA) 69 million (Clare & Ali) 26.7 million (Ali-A Plays) 47.2 million (Ali-A²) [5]
Network	StyleHaul
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2011[6][7] 1,000,000 subscribers 2013[8][a] 10,000,000 subscribers 2018
Last updated: 8 March 2025

Career

YouTube Channel

Aiken vlogs about his day-to-day life and travels.^[15]

When new installments to the Call of Duty video game franchise are announced, Aiken covers known information about the games, giving viewers in-depth reviews. Once the games are released, he creates video game walkthrough series on the games,^[16] demonstrating to viewers how to complete the new Call of Duty game.

Public image and influence

Relationship with YouTube networks

Aiken signed with the YouTube multi-channel network (MCN), Polaris, in October 2013.^[17][18] Currently he is signed on with the MCN StyleHaul on both his Ali-A and More Ali-A channels. Other notable YouTubers within the network include both of Daniel Middleton's YouTube channels and KSI. According to Socialblade's statistics, both of Aiken's YouTube channels are within the top 50 in the network.^[19][20]

Supporting programs

Aiken co-hosted NCS Yes Live 2016 on 29 March in the London Roundhouse. The event celebrates the "impact young people's social change projects have had on local communities."^[21][22]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Guinness World Records	Most popular Call of Duty Channel by views	Won	[23]
		Most popular Call of Duty Channel by subscribers	Won	[23]
		The tallest staircase built in one minute in Minecraft	Won	[24]
		Most blocks of wood collected in three minutes in Minecraft	Won	[24]
2016		Highest score in offline Team Deathmatch using only the knife and combat axe on Call of Duty: Black Ops III (team of two)	Won	[25][b]
2019	Forbes 30 Under 30	Games	Included	[26]

Publications

• Ali-A; Scott, Cavan; Sotirovski, Aleksandar (24 October 2017). Ali-A Adventures: Game On!. Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1524770952.

Notes

1. Ali-A received a second Gold Play Button for the MoreAliA YouTube channel in 2014.^[9] And a third for Clare & Ali at an unknown time.^[10]
2. Shared with Tom Cassell