YouTube megastar MatPat of The Game Theorists is retiring, saying he wants more time with his son

• YouTuber MatPat announced he's standing down from fronting his immensely popular YouTube channels.
• The veteran has been on YouTube for more than a decade, and has amassed millions of subscribers.
• He will be handing the reins to other members of the team to spend more time with his family.

MatPat is handing over the theorizing baton to someone else.

The YouTube veteran announced he would be standing down in a few weeks, and passing over the reins of his immensely popular channels to other members of his team, partly so he could spend more time with his son.

MatPat, whose real name is Matthew Patrick, made the announcement in a video titled "Goodbye Internet" — a nod to his famed intro of "Hello internet" — on January 9.