Michelle Khare
American YouTuber (born 1992)
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Michelle Asha Khare (/kɑːˈreɪ/ kar-AY;[† 3][2] born August 10, 1992) is an American YouTuber, television host, stunt performer, actress and former professional cyclist.[3][4] She is the co-creator and host of the YouTube reality documentary series Challenge Accepted, and the host of the children's competition program Karma on HBO Max.
August 10, 1992[1]
- YouTuber
- actress
- stunt performer
- television host
- cyclist
Michelle Khare | |
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Khare in 2023 | |
| Born | Michelle Asha Khare[† 1] August 10, 1992[1] Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College[† 2] |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Garrett Kennell (m. 2022) |
| YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Subscribers | 5.35 million |
| Views | 878 million |
| Last updated: 14 April 2026 | |
| Website | michellekhare |
Life and career
Khare attended Dartmouth College, studying a self-designed major in digital media and technology.[4] During her studies, she interned at several companies, including Google,[5] DreamWorks Animation[4] and Carousel Productions.
Cycling career
While living in Los Angeles for her internships, Khare began road and mountain cycling recreationally. She joined the Dartmouth Cycling Team and won the US U23 Criterium nationals in 2014.[4] Khare joined the BMW Women's Professional Team, where she trained and raced professionally for the 2014–2015 season.[6][7]
YouTube career
Khare credits her younger sister with inspiring her to start a YouTube channel.[4]
After graduating in 2014, Khare applied for an opening to be a full-time content producer at BuzzFeed.[8][9][4] While Khare worked at BuzzFeed, there were heavy restrictions on content creators on their own channels because of potential conflict of interest, so her own channel remained dormant.[9] While working at BuzzFeed, she continued her cycling career, creating content focusing on health and wellness.[9][5] However, she eventually stopped cycling professionally in favor of creating Challenge Accepted, a reality documentary series on YouTube about taking on grueling physical challenges, such as attempting the NFL Scouting Combine, training as a professional dancer for a month[8] and performing Harry Houdini's deadliest trick.[10] When Khare left BuzzFeed in 2016, she refocused on uploading videos for her channel.[5][11][12] Her channel had 2 million subscribers as of April 2020,[† 4] and 4.18 million as of October 2023.
In April 2023, Khare won a boxing match against fellow YouTuber Andrea Botez in Creator Clash 2.[13] In 2023 and 2025, Khare was a guest contestant on Season 8 and Season 15 of the YouTube and Nebula travel competition series Jet Lag: The Game.
Television
Khare hosted Karma, a children's competition program that was released on HBO Max on June 18, 2020.[3][14] In December 2024, Khare appeared as an anchor, meteorologist and field reporter in training on CBS8 San Diego.[15][16]
Personal life
Khare grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her father, Vivek,[citation needed] is Indian-American[4] and her mother, Laura, is of European descent.[17]
She attended Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, where she fenced competitively and became Arkansas-Louisiana-Mississippi Cadet Foil champion.[18][19] Khare married Garrett Kennell in October 2022.[† 5] She is a black belt in taekwondo.[† 6]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11th Shorty Awards | YouTuber of the Year | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2022 | 12th Streamy Awards | Show of the Year | Challenge Accepted | Nominated | [21] |
| Unscripted series | Won | ||||
| 2023 | 13th Streamy Awards | Show of the Year | Won | [22] |
