Who Are Top 10 Most Famous YouTubers In The World 2021?
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YouTube has become the de-facto launchpad for the next generation of celebrities, personalities, and big stars.
Well-known names like PewDiePie, Shane Dawson, and Smosh have racked up millions of subscribers over the years by uploading videos on YouTube and forming seemingly personal relationships with their fans. From comedians to gamers to vloggers of all kinds, YouTubers have harnessed the video-sharing platform to build their followings and brands from nothing more than a video camera and a solid internet connection.
To get a closer look into which stars rule YouTube, we looked at the SocialBlade rankings to see which channels have the most subscribers. We focused on independent YouTube creators, disregarding YouTube channels from music artists and record labels, multi-channel networks, and those without a face to the name.
List of Top 10 Most Famous Youtubers In The World
10. Smosh — 25.1 million subscribers
9. James Charles — 25.3 million subscribers
8. VanossGaming — 25.4 million subscribers
7. Atta Halilintar — 26.2 million subscribers
6. JackSepticEye — 26.3 million subscribers
5. AuronPlay — 26.9 million subscribers
4. A4 — 27.8 million subscribers
3. Shfa — 28 million subscribers
2. Ryan's World (Ryan ToysReview) — 28.1 million subscribers
1. Markiplier — 28.2 million subscribers
Detailed Information of Top 10 Most Famous Youtubers In The World
10. Smosh — 25.1 million subscribers
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AKA: Ian Hecox and the Smosh cast
Location: United States
Video type: Smosh was started by comedy duo Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, and the channel was one of the first YouTube sensations. The channel is known for its various written sketches and comedy series spinoffs. It's since expanded into other channels dedicated to video games and Spanish language content.
Ian Hecox and Antony Padilla are the creators of the Smosh, an American sketch comedy YouTube channel. The channel is active since 2002 but actually it became popular some years later as they began to post videos in 2005. However, on June 14, 2017, Padilla announced he would be leaving Smosh to pursue independent video ventures. On February 22, 2019, Mythical Entertainment acquired Smosh. The Smosh channel has over 25 million subscribers.
9. James Charles — 25.3 million subscribers
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Location: United States
Video type: James Charles came to fame for his beauty content, but he also posts a number of vlogs, musical covers, and activities that bring in a number of other influencers. He's notably been involved, or tangential, to some of the biggest YouTube and TikTok drama over the course of the past several years.
James Charles Dickinson (born 1999) is an American beauty YouTuber and make-up artist. While working as a local makeup artist in his hometown of Bethlehem, New York, he started a YouTube channel, posting makeup tutorials. In 2016, he became the first male brand ambassador for CoverGirl after a tweet featuring his makeup went viral online.
In 2020, he hosted YouTube Originals reality competition series Instant Influencer. He has released an eyeshadow palette and created a makeup line in collaboration with Morphe Cosmetics, and has received numerous awards for his work on social media, including two People's Choice Awards, two Streamy Awards, one Shorty Award, and one Teen Choice Award.
His career has included multiple online controversies, including in 2019 a widely publicized falling out with fellow beauty YouTuber Tati Westbrook and in 2021, when he was 21, an admission of sending sexual messages to two underage people, though he denied knowing their age at the time. Morphe cut ties with Charles and YouTube temporarily demonetized his channel.
8. VanossGaming — 25.4 million subscribers
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AKA: Evan Fong
Location: Canada
Video type: VanossGaming is a gaming commentator, but what sets him apart are his compilations of funny moments while he's playing that are stitched together.
Another young boy, Evan Fong (born in 1992) is a famous YouTuber. He is of Asian descent but he was raised in Canada. He is a video game commentator. He is known online as VanossGaming or simply Vanoss. Fong created his channel in 2011and by 2015 it had surpassed 10 million subscribers. His channel now has more than 25 million subscribers. Fong says that viewers like the authentic type of his content when asked about the success of this channel.
7. Atta Halilintar — 26.2 million subscribers
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Location: Indonesia
Video type: Atta Halilintar typically posts vlogs, house tours, and interviews with celebrities, the Jakarta Post reported. He was the first Southeast Asian YouTuber to receive YouTube's Diamond Play Button (awarded for reaching 10 million subscribers) and is Indonesia's biggest YouTube star.
He was born in 1994 and he is an Indonesian YouTuber, social media influencer, actor and rapper. He is the first YouTuber in Southeast Asia to earn the Diamond Play Button. He is currently regarded as the most popular YouTuber in Indonesia. His family is Gen Halilintar, which is known for recording songs and publications. He has approximately more than 26 million subscribers and was ranked 22nd most popular YouTuber in the world for 2020.
6. JackSepticEye — 26.3 million subscribers
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AKA: Seán McLoughlin
Location: Ireland
Video type: JackSepticEye initially came to fame when PewDiePie mentioned him in a video in 2013. His channel is centered around the Let's Play-style of video gaming videos with accompanying swear-riddled commentary and charity livestreaming.
Seán William McLoughlin (born 7 February 1990), better known as Jacksepticeye, is an Irish YouTuber, best known for his vlogs and comedic Let's Play series. As of May 2021, his channel has over 14.2 billion views and 27.1 million subscribers, and is the most-subscribed Irish channel. He is the co-founder of the clothing brand Cloak, along with fellow YouTuber Markiplier, and the founder and owner of the Top of The Mornin Coffee company. He has participated in fundraisers that have raised millions for charity.
5. AuronPlay — 26.9 million subscribers
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AKA: Raúl Álvarez Genes
Location: Spain
Video type: A popular Twitch streamer, AuronPlay's YouTube videos are a mix of vlogs, internet commentary, and gaming content.
AuronPlay or Raúl Álvarez Genes (born in 1988) is a Spanish YouTuber and Twitch streamer. His vlogs are often satirical about current affairs. He launched his YouTube in 2006 and as of April 2021 it has over 3.6 billion total video views. He is the third most-subscribed YouTuber in Spain, with over 27.7 million subscribers. He is also among the most popular streamers on Twitch, operating the sixth most-followed Twitch channel in the world.
4. A4 — 27.8 million subscribers
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AKA: Vlad Bumaga
Location: Belarus
Video type: On his channel A4, Bumaga's videos are comedy-focused, and typically feature vlogs, challenges, skits, and pranks.
His YouTube videos include pranks, stunts, skits, and other comedy style content. Because of that content he is one of the most famous YouTubers in his home country of Belarus. The videos on his A4 channel, including the popular “Night in the Closed Ice Arena,” have been viewed more than 3.8 billion times. His channel has more than 27 million subscribers.
3. Shfa — 28 million subscribers
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Location: United Arab Emirates
Video type: Shfa's channel, which appears to be run by her parents, is geared towards children and typically involve toys or activities like swimming or having parties. There are also a number of associated channels, including shfa2, shfa gaming, and shfa español, that have amassed thousands to millions of subscribers.
This channel is especially for children and involves the presentation of toys and activities. Shfa is a really young girl from United Arab Emirates, so her parents run the channel. The channel has 31 million subscribers and more than 16 billion views.
2. Ryan's World (Ryan ToysReview) — 28.1 million subscribers
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AKA: Ryan Kaji
Location: United States
Video type: Ryan ToysReview — which was just recently rebranded to Ryan's World — is a family-run channel, but the star of the show is 8-year-old Ryan Kaji, who generated $22 million in revenue in a single year.
It is a children’s YouTube channel featuring Ryan Kaji, his parents and his twin sisters. The channel has more than 29 subscribers and 46 billion total views as of March 2021. The channel usually posts a new video every day. One of the channel’s videos, titled as Huge Eggs Surprise Toys Challenge has over 2.0 billion views as of November 2020, making it one of the 60 most-viewed videos on YouTube.
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1. Markiplier — 28.2 million subscribers
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AKA: Mark Fischbach
Location: United States
Video type: Markiplier is another YouTuber known for his video game commentary, but he's recently expanded into sketch comedy. He's known for his colorful commentary and oft-dyed hair — and he sometimes sports a pink mustache.
Mark Edward Fischbach, best known as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, gamer-commentator, actor, and comedian. He comes from Honolulu, Hawaii. He launched his channel in 2012. As of April 2021, his channel has over 15.6 billion total video views and over 29.1 million subscribers. Fischbach releases Let’s Play videos, commonly of survival horror video games.
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