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Who has had the most impressive Youtube career
- Thread starter Baphomet
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unbox therapy has more subs if thats a barometer to measure these things
the clear answer to this question has to Ryan's toys
I'm going to throw in a wildcard:
TheSoul Publishing
A Russian company based in Cyprus that no one knows but is one of the biggest content farms in the world, producing over 200 youtube channels like 5-Minute Crafts, Bright Side and many more, the combined reach of which is actually the third largest on youtube, outranked only by Disney and WarnerMedia. And they've really only been at it for 4 years.
They're also rather dubious. Most of their content is stupid and a waste of time at best, if not outright dangerous at worst. Bleaching strawberries to make them white, anyone? Also claim to be non-political, but have bought ads on Facebook targeting US citizens on political issues. Make of that what you will.
TheSoul Publishing
A Russian company based in Cyprus that no one knows but is one of the biggest content farms in the world, producing over 200 youtube channels like 5-Minute Crafts, Bright Side and many more, the combined reach of which is actually the third largest on youtube, outranked only by Disney and WarnerMedia. And they've really only been at it for 4 years.
They're also rather dubious. Most of their content is stupid and a waste of time at best, if not outright dangerous at worst. Bleaching strawberries to make them white, anyone? Also claim to be non-political, but have bought ads on Facebook targeting US citizens on political issues. Make of that what you will.
The top 10 should definitely include Mega 64 and Neil Cicierega. Mega 64 has been at it for years, has plenty of viral hits, has one of the longest running video focused podcasts, and the stuff on their personal channels are just as good, while having a different flair to them than their main stuff. Neil has made several of the most recognizable viral videos of all time in Potter Puppet Pals and Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny and has a pretty big library of other stuff, from his music to his content for other channels. If we have to include an animal on the list it's gotta be Maru.
Unfortunately I don't think Jelle's Marble Runs is up there at that level yet, but in time I hope they will be if the Marble League later this year continues to grow as an alternative to cancelled sports seasons
Unfortunately I don't think Jelle's Marble Runs is up there at that level yet, but in time I hope they will be if the Marble League later this year continues to grow as an alternative to cancelled sports seasons
They are one of the sketchiest media groups out there. It's hard to tell if they are just going after viral video money or fronting for something far more insidious.
Completely agree, on both counts. But their exploitation of the algorithm has garnered them impressive growth, for better or worse. I'm leaning towards worse.
Bo Burnham's incredible success from his pretty humble origins are a source of both astonishment and crippling, all consuming, mind bending jealousy to me.
I would say MKBHD from how he started doing small reviews in his bedroom to now interviewing figures such as Bill Gates and Elon Musk.
Also even though OP said he didn't count I think Bieber's situation is what everyone YouTuber dreams of.
For the uninformed, Bieber's mom was uploading his singing performance's in local competitions and him doing famous covers of songs to Youtube so that other family members (mainly grandparents) in different cities could see him perform. A famous music executive just so happened to be browsing Youtube, stumbled upon his videos, and tracked down his mom to offer him a contract on the spot.
The idea of your parents recording your performance in the school play and getting discovered because of that is insane.
Also even though OP said he didn't count I think Bieber's situation is what everyone YouTuber dreams of.
For the uninformed, Bieber's mom was uploading his singing performance's in local competitions and him doing famous covers of songs to Youtube so that other family members (mainly grandparents) in different cities could see him perform. A famous music executive just so happened to be browsing Youtube, stumbled upon his videos, and tracked down his mom to offer him a contract on the spot.
The idea of your parents recording your performance in the school play and getting discovered because of that is insane.
If Bieber doesn't count then Pewdiepie or Markiplier or James Charles or some of those other mega famous beauty and makeup youtubers I'm not familiar with.
Are TheSoul Publishing responsible for any kids channels? Some proper dodgy ones out there.
While not a huge Youtuber by sub counts, and a pretty niche audience (sim racing), Jimmy Broadbent has been making some awesome moves over the past year or two. He went from being a dude living in his mom's shed (still does afaik) making videos of him racing to hosting the GT Sport world tour events as a commentator to just recently being picked up to drive for an actual racing team. He's a good guy who is just genuine in his videos and I'm happy for him making the progression he has.
Technology: MKBHD, Unbox Therapy, Linus
Gaming: PewDiePie
Kids: Ryan's World/Ryan's Toy Reviews
Photography/Videograohy: Peter McKinnon
Other ones I can't really categorize: The Slow Motion Guys, Ryan Higa still gets tons of views, Logan Paul I guess? As much as it pains me to say that.
Oh and I can't believe I almost forgot MrBeast!
Gaming: PewDiePie
Kids: Ryan's World/Ryan's Toy Reviews
Photography/Videograohy: Peter McKinnon
Other ones I can't really categorize: The Slow Motion Guys, Ryan Higa still gets tons of views, Logan Paul I guess? As much as it pains me to say that.
Oh and I can't believe I almost forgot MrBeast!
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Wanted to see other opinions, Im a just impressed in how he changed his career/persona.
Yeah MKBHD has definitely had a super impressive career. Dude literally went from a child making videos in his spare time to a full time career in tech review videos.
Chris Ramsay is also one I'd like to call out. A small time magician who had a Youtube channel for vlogging, he happened to start doing puzzle solving videos here and there and a few years later he's blown up to the point where he's buying puzzles for 700-2k just for videos. And he just bought a new studio for his channel as well.
Chris Ramsay is also one I'd like to call out. A small time magician who had a Youtube channel for vlogging, he happened to start doing puzzle solving videos here and there and a few years later he's blown up to the point where he's buying puzzles for 700-2k just for videos. And he just bought a new studio for his channel as well.
Their popularity has exploded over the years. I'm sure the Game Grumps association has definitely helped, but seeing them go from sporadic low budget YouTube music videos to having higher budget videos, selling out large venues, and performing on Conan has been amazing to see.
I love listening to Dan talk about his career. He's been all over the place and is living his dream finally.
You keep bringing this up, but honestly that's hardly an impressive "YouTuber" career. He's a popular musician alright, but his success is basically decent for the music industry while at the same time nothing really compared to the most popular musicians in the industry. Yeah he got over his filthy frank persona, but if you weren't a fan of filthy frank in the first place then chances are Joji won't even be on your radar.
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Hehe I know its silly, but I find the change to be impressive, not everything would be able to get over being a comedy act like FF.
For YouTubers in general I give it to MKBHD. He's synonymous with YouTube itself to me
Well true, it's been a while so I'm probably exaggerating that point.
Hmm, Joji is like Jennifer Anniston to me (is that her name?)
She's managed to get plenty of roles after friends while the rest of the cast kinda faded into obscurity, but I'd be lying if everytime she's in a movie I don't think "oh hey it's Rachel".
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What an odd comparison , hehe she was more visible , but I dont think most of the Friends cast were really good actors to begin with.
They have 200+ channels with 1000s of videos, so obviously I can't go check everything, but a fair number of them are based around food hacks that are at best impractical and at worst plain unsafe like the aforementioned putting strawberries in bleach to whiten them. Some of those channels are aimed at teens and younger children.
I checked their LinkedIn, doesn't look like they do kids stuff. I know Dave and Ava is Russian but not under them, and it's not one of the dodgy ones, tend to be the live action ones.
How To Cook That (great channel btw) did a critique video on TheSoul Publishing output like 5min and Bright Side just today, gonna watch that.
Links Tech Tips is probably on par or more successful in that arena.
Both are good friends and both do a lot of crossover though. I prefer LTT personally but both are solid answers
Edit: now that I think about it LTT is definitely more successful. Forgot about the Linus media group, his convention, and numerous other YouTube ventures without even including every other venture he has his fingers in.
I grew out of them pretty hard, but Smosh had a pretty undeniable run.
This too, certainly one of the most talented.
Took me less than a minute to find. Opening says 5 Minute Craft Kids, tho channel itself is called 5 Minute Craft Play. Both look like they're aimed at kids regardless. Most of the food hacks in the video are relatively innocuous, but a fair few involve deep frying. I've also seen several other videos that include taking food out of the oven or off the stove and immediately handle it with bare hands with no warning to let cool first. Some that involve working with hot caramel. Some that involve using hammers and even power tools. None of which are particularly safe for children to do, even with adult supervision.
edit: ah, seems you've also found Ann Reardon's videos.
I can't believe that i watched a full ASMR video, usually stopped the video in like 5 secs. This dog is too cute.
That Ryan kid.
He opens toys and makes tens of millions of dollars..Now he has his own toy line in stores around the country.
He opens toys and makes tens of millions of dollars..Now he has his own toy line in stores around the country.
This is my vote (though Lemon Demon was been around for years, at least as long as his YouTube). Nobody comes close to the level of success (views, popularity, meme status or whatever) compared to his level of versatility. His creative ventures are all so wildly different and yet many of them have become popular somehow. To me, unquestionably the YouTube GOAT and the best representation of the wild shit the internet has to offer, and a good throwback to a less corporate time.
