Dan and Phil first met in person on 19 October 2009 at Manchester Piccadilly railway station, after being internet friends for a while.

Quick timeline

  • Dan was originally a fan of Phil’s YouTube channel and reached out online; they became internet friends in 2009 before meeting up.
  • Their first face‑to‑face meeting was on 19 October 2009 in Manchester, near Phil’s hometown.
  • Very soon after that, they began appearing in each other’s videos and launched what became their long‑running creative partnership.

How that first meeting went

  • They met at Manchester Piccadilly station, then went to a nearby Starbucks for caramel macchiatos and wandered around central Manchester, including the Apple Store and the (now removed) Manchester Eye.
  • A few days later, on 25 October 2009, they filmed a dramatized version of their first meeting for Dan’s channel titled “How To Befriend Your Favourite Internet Stars.”

Why it’s a trending topic now

  • Their relationship and history are back in conversation because recent coverage has framed it as a 16‑year journey that began with that 2009 meetup and grew from friendship into a long‑term partnership.
  • New retrospectives and fan discussions often point to 19 October 2009 as the “start date” people cite when asking when Dan and Phil met.

TL;DR: Dan and Phil became friends online in 2009 and met in person for the first time on 19 October 2009 at Manchester Piccadilly station, soon turning that meeting into a video and a long‑term partnership.

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