On June 30, 2022, a video was uploaded to Technoblade's YouTube channel where his father announced he had died, succumbing to his metastasized cancer.[24] He read a message written by Technoblade during his final hours, and said that proceeds from merchandising would go to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.[2][29][22][30] The video ended with a written message from Technoblade's mother.[31] The video tribute became the top trending video on YouTube later that day, surpassing 20 million views inside 24 hours.[22][32] It has been viewed over 35 million times as of July 1, 2022[update].[33] His channel gained more than 1,500,000 subscribers posthumously.[32]