freshtorge
Freshtorge, whose real name is Torge Oelrich, began his YouTube career in 2009. For now 15 years, he has managed to maintain his position among the top channels on YouTube with his comedy sketches implemented as a one-man show—currently with 3,830,000 followers. Meanwhile, freshtorge is also present on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp and increasingly produces short videos in addition to his 3- to 5-minute sketches on YouTube. His formats are characterized by recurring characters such as "Sandra" or the duo "Helga & Marianne," each acting in typical everyday and village contexts. He occasionally comments on social and political issues, but always with a satirical-humorous approach without a clear political line. As a long-standing YouTube pioneer, he has switched between his own web formats, attempted film productions and public broadcasting TV projects, which underscores his media diversification. Since 2024, he is part of the Studio71 network of the seven.one Entertainment Group of ProSiebenSat.1.
Key Facts
| Social Media Accounts | ||||||
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| Platform | User Name | User Handle | Followers | Following | Likes | Views |
 | freshtorge | @freshtorge | 3,830,000 | 1,766,021,656 | ||
 | freshtorge | @freshtorge | 2,000,000 | 27 | 34,700,000 | |
 | freshtorge | @freshtorge | 1,000,000 | 241 | ||
 | freshtorge | @freshaltefolie | 1,100,000 | 999,344 | ||
 | Freshtorge | @freshtorge | 258,000 | |||
| Kreisliga mit Kalle & Didi | @KreisligamitKalleDidi | 37,100 | 1,647,660 | ||
| Data Publicly Available | ownership data is easily available from other sources, e. g. public registries etc. |
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| Language | German |
| Founding Year | 2009 Freshtorge founded his YouTube channel as early as 2009 and has remained true to the name and style over time. |
Ownership
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Facts
| Topics Covered / Focus Areas | Freshtorge's themes revolve primarily around humorous everyday stories, often with recurring characters and typical situations. They frequently deal with relationship or neighbourhood conflicts, which he exaggerates through self-played characters. The conflicts are based on the life reality of small towns and villages and comment on absurdities in politics and current affairs from this perspective. |
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| Views / Values / Political Stances | Torge Oelrich himself does not use his reach to make political statements. However, he uses some of his characters to process politics satirically and reference current events. Particularly in "Marianne & Helga" episodes, he takes up common political clichés and presents conflicts around social justice, tax increases, and the German party landscape humorously. This is done without pursuing a clear ideological line, but rather to highlight the contradictions and weaknesses of political everyday life. |
| Mode of Delivery | Freshtorge's style is mainly comedy in the form of self-produced YouTube videos in which he plays various roles and characters. These videos are humorously staged sketches in which he presents everyday situations and social themes satirically. He usually plays all roles himself, which gives his content a characteristic style. |
| Reputation | Freshtorge is primarily treated positively and with high recognition in the YouTube community, as he has maintained his position among the top accounts of the German-speaking community for almost 15 years now. Even though he has almost always occupied an outsider role there, in which he does not collaborate with many other content creators and defies all trends with his style. Freshtorge has many loyal fans who feel reminded of YouTube's early days through his videos. |
| Target Audience | Freshtorge is accompanied by a loyal audience that he has gathered since the early days of YouTube and Facebook. This consists largely of millennials. Through his presence on various platforms and the politically neutral design of his content, Freshtorge manages to appeal to new audiences in other age groups. |
| Part of Network or Campaign | Freshtorge is part of the creator network Studio71, which was officially announced in June 2024. Studio71 supports creators in the production and marketing of their content and enables more professional projects and collaborations. Studio71 is active internationally, describes itself as the largest YouTube marketer in Germany and North America, and belongs to Seven.one Entertainment Group, a company of ProSiebenSat.1. In summer 2025, the Berlusconi family took a majority stake in the company. With the VybeBrothers GmbH of the Lochmann twins, he conducts occasional projects such as his stage shows. |
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| Cross-Posting & Friends | Freshtorge occasionally works with other content creators, but does not have strongly pronounced or regularly recurring collaborations with fixed partners. |
| Business Model | Freshtorge supports himself and his family through advertising revenue from his videos. With his membership in Studio71, the frequency of product placements in his videos also increased. In the past, he has also toured Germany with his own stage program. He produced several "Kartoffelsalat" cinema films with his characters, was heard as a voice actor in "Ice Age," and had regular appearances in various TV comedy shows. |
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| Revenue | EUR 530,977 / USD 573,455 (2020) |