Dan Howell (Dan) and Phil Lester (Phil) first met online in 2009, and their in-person meeting occurred later that year. Based on their own statements and coverage around their relationship, they were around 18 years old when they first connected online and roughly 22–23 when they met in person in October 2009. Over the years, they have publicly discussed a rapid connection and a long-term partnership that reportedly spans about 16 years as of 2025. If you’d like, I can pull up more precise age calculations based on their birth years and the exact dates of their first meeting.