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On July 4, 2015, Stonie defeated eight-time defending [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]] champion [[Joey Chestnut]] by eating 62 hot dogs to Chestnut's 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/13197879/matt-stonie-upsets-joey-chestnut-wins-nathan-hot-dog-eating-contest|title=Hot dog! Stonie eats 62 to dethrone Chestnut|website=ESPN.com|date=July 4, 2015|access-date=2016-06-02}}</ref>
Stonie has not competed in Major League Eating since 2019 due to a contract dispute, but has continued an independent eating challenge career on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baccellieri |first=Emma |date=July 3, 2024 |title=Joey Chestnut Opens Up About Fourth of July Hot Dog Contest Ban |url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/joey-chestnut-fourth-of-july-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-ban-netflix |access-date=July 3, 2024 |work=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>
As of January 2024, Stonie has amassed over 16.3 million subscribers and 3.62 billion video views on his YouTube channel, with his most viewed video having been viewed over 145 million times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most Korean Fire Noodles Ever Eaten (x15 Packs) {{!}} 불닭 볶음면 도전|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sjI6xECTYo|website=YouTube|publisher=Matt Stonie|access-date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>
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