Benjamin Buit

Benjamin Buit
Born
Benjamin Julius Pearson Buit

(2008-10-07) 7 October 2008 (age 18)
Netherlands
Other nameBENDER
OccupationYouTuber
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2023–present
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Subscribers322 thousand
Views62.3 million
Last updated: 7 February 2025

Benjamin Buit (born 2008) is a Dutch YouTuber and internet personality known for his videos, in which he asks critical questions in a journalistic style and participates in events and demonstrations.

BENDER

Buit, together with his brother Tommy Buit and Frits-Willem van der Hoeven, runs a YouTube channel called BENDER. The three create videos on various topics, sometimes with a political angle. They made international news after covering the rioting Maccabi fans in Amsterdam.

Personal life

Buit grew up in Het Gooi. On his mother's side, he is the grandson of Rob Out, former program director of Radio Veronica.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Daams, Jasper (11 November 2024). "De jonge youtuber die verslag deed van de rellen in Amsterdam is al langer een rijzende ster". de Volkskrant (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Meischke, Jamila (10 November 2024). "Maccabi-supporters trokken rellend door de stad, de zestienjarige youtuber Bender was erbij". NRC (in Netherlands Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Tankersly, Jim (10 November 2024). "Chaos, Provocations and Violence: How Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans Unfolded". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "De video van Gooise Bender over rellen Amsterdam gaat de hele wereld over". De Gooi- en Eemlander (in Netherlands Dutch). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.