Alex Ernst

Did Alex Ernst leave the Vlog Squad? Why did he leave David Dobrik, and why is he not in David’s vlogs?

Alex Ernst has not announced leaving the Vlog Squad as of November 2026, and he has not said on the record why he appears in fewer of David Dobrik’s vlogs, in anything we could source. What is public: Insider’s March 2021 guide to the group called him an original member and fan favorite, said he began appearing less often in 2019, and wrote that he had left the group. Later, Dobrik’s video descriptions list “Alex Ernst” among the people in the video in five uploads, September 23, 2025, October 8, 2025, November 6, 2025, December 11, 2025 and January 1, 2026, the last one built around his fitness transformation. None of the 13 uploads on Dobrik’s channel from February 5 through November 4, 2026 credit him. Over the same stretch, Alex kept posting solo videos on his own channel, most recently on October 31, 2026. We do not guess at a reason, and we found no report of a falling out in an accepted outlet.

What happened to Alex Ernst? What does he do now?

Alex Ernst is still making YouTube videos as of November 2026, mostly long-running solo projects rather than group vlogs. His most viewed recent upload, I Started a Candy Machine Business (June 19, 2024), has about 1 million views; others include I Switched to a Flip Phone 4 Years Ago and So Should You (December 2024, about 340,000 views), I Built a Tiny House (January 1, 2026), How I Got FREE Chili’s FOR LIFE (July 27, 2026), which he described as the end of his 20s, and Turning a Coffin into a Tiny House (October 31, 2026). He also did a public body transformation: the Xeela Fitness documentary 50 POUND TRANSFORMATION, released January 1, 2026 with about 1.26 million views, says he went from 32.3% to 12.7% body fat while training with Ilya Fedorovich to dunk a basketball. Earlier, he posted i am still alive vlog on February 5, 2021; it has about 1.69 million views. On the “realtor” search: his March 29, 2026 upload What I Actually for a Living is described as a day in his life, made because people ask how he makes money, but we could not confirm from his channel or an accepted outlet that he works in real estate.

Is Alex Ernst still friends with David Dobrik? What happened between Alex Ernst and David Dobrik, and was there drama?

Alex Ernst and David Dobrik were still working together as recently as January 1, 2026, and neither has described a falling out on the record that we could find. That day Dobrik posted INSANE 6 MONTH TRANSFORMATION!, about 3.99 million views, which credits Alex and points viewers to his full transformation video, and Alex linked the same documentary from his own I Built a Tiny House upload. Their history on camera includes the January 2019 Tesla surprise that Dobrik titled as being for his best friend. On “drama”: we found no report in an accepted outlet of a dispute between them, or of a controversy involving Alex, so we do not repeat one. Other Vlog Squad regulars, including Zane Hijazi and Natalie Noel, are credited in the same January 2026 vlog.

What is Alex Ernst’s movie? Did he make a movie?

Alex Ernst has talked about making his own movie since at least 2019, and as of November 2026 we could not confirm a release from an accepted outlet. He told Tubefilter in February 2019, “I need to make a movie now and do it without the help of Hollywood,” and said he entered MrBeast’s $100,000 competition to fund it. Tubefilter reported in December 2018 that he was one of the last four standing after 31 hours wearing weighted vests, and that the four split the pot, $25,000 each. On June 7, 2026 he posted a video titled I’m in a Movie; its description does not name the film, so we do not either.

Is Alex Ernst in the military or the Navy? Did he box?

Alex Ernst has not served in the military or the Navy in any record we could find, on his channel or in an accepted outlet. His channel bio is a long joke list of claimed jobs, from florist to “certified forklift driver,” and it calls him a “1-0 boxer.” That part is real: he won his bout at iDubbbz’s Creator Clash in Tampa on May 14, 2022 by judges’ decision against SuperMega’s Ryan Magee, per esports.gg.

Is Alex Ernst single? Is he still with Emily, still engaged, and who is his wife or girlfriend?

Alex Ernst is engaged, per Famous Birthdays, which reports that he began dating his partner in 2018 and that they got engaged in April 2025. We found no report of a wedding or a breakup in an accepted outlet as of November 2026. His partner is not a public creator, so we do not name her.

How old is Alex Ernst? How tall is he, and where is he from?

Alex Ernst is 30 as of November 2026, born July 17, 1996 in Minnesota, per Famous Birthdays. He has not published a height, and we do not guess.

What is Alex Ernst’s real name?

Alex Ernst is the name he uses on all his channels, and it is the name Tubefilter printed in its 2019 profile. He has not published a different legal name.

Where can I watch Alex Ernst?

Alex Ernst posts on YouTube at The Alex Ernst Show, about 1.33 million subscribers, 118 videos and 51.4 million total views as of November 2026. His music, including covers like The First Noël and originals like Speakeasy, his most viewed song at about 1.3 million views, is on @ernst, about 96,400 subscribers. He is on Instagram as @ernst, and his group appearances are on David Dobrik’s channel.

What is Alex Ernst’s net worth?

Alex Ernst does not publish a number and neither do we.

Is Alex Ernst Christian? What about his religion or family?

Not something we cover.

Who represents Alex Ernst?

No agent or manager is named publicly for Alex Ernst that we could find; his video descriptions list a business email at his own domain, alexernst.com, for sponsors. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people keep asking why he stopped showing up in David Dobrik’s vlogs and what he does now, and most of the answer is on the record. If that changes, this entry will say so.

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