China blogger with 20 million followers takes a break after 13 years of intense content creation

Humorous online celebrity stops posting videos for ‘indefinite duration’ after he comes down with range of illnesses

A top influencer in China has announced a halt to updates of his social media account for the sake of his health, arousing significant nationwide attention.

The announcement comes after the sudden deaths of a slew of online celebrities at a young age due to work pressure, the Liaoshen Evening News reported.

Wang Bowen, who uses the handle @dalianlaoshiwangbowen on social media and has amassed more than 20 million followers, said in mid-May that he would stop releasing videos for an “indefinite duration”.

“Intense content creation for the past 13 years has overdrafted my physical and mental health. I have got health problems like tinnitus, depression, anxiety and heart disease,” Wang said in his latest video.

The blogger, who was born in the 1990s and lives in Dalian, Liaoning province, northeastern China, said he would feel sick and anxious whenever he saw a camera or face questions about when he would release new videos.