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| name = YouTube Creator Awards |
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| image = YouTube 100K Subscriber Award.png |
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| caption = A 100,000 subscriber award gifted to MixMorris |
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| awarded_for = Achieving a subscriber milestone on [[YouTube]] |
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| presenter = YouTube |
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| year = {{start date and age|2012|6|28}} |
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| website = {{url|https://www.youtube.com/creators/awards/}} |
| website = {{url|https://www.youtube.com/creators/how-things-work/get-involved/awards/}} |
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'''YouTube Creator Awards''', commonly known as '''YouTube Play Buttons''' or '''YouTube Plaques''', are a series of awards from [[YouTube]] that aim to recognize its most popular channels. They are based on a channel's subscriber count but are offered at the sole discretion of YouTube. Each channel is reviewed before an award is issued, to ensure that the channel follows the YouTube community guidelines.<ref name="YouTube" /> YouTube reserves the right to refuse to hand out a Creator Award, which it has done for channels featuring horror or extremist political content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=February 6, 2018 |title=YouTube On 'Play Button' Awards: "Not All Creators Who Apply Will Receive Awards" |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/06/youtube-play-button-awards-not-all-creators-receive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613023703/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/06/youtube-play-button-awards-not-all-creators-receive/ |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=February 2, 2018 |title=YouTube says 'not all creators who apply' for Creator Awards will receive them |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/2/16965826/youtube-creator-awards-silver-button-controversy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143006/https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/2/16965826/youtube-creator-awards-silver-button-controversy |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |website=Polygon.com}}</ref> |
'''YouTube Creator Awards''', commonly known as '''YouTube Play Buttons''' or '''YouTube Plaques''', are a series of awards from the American video platform [[YouTube]] that aim to recognize its most popular channels. They are based on a channel's subscriber count but are offered at the sole discretion of YouTube. Each channel is reviewed before an award is issued, to ensure that the channel follows the YouTube community guidelines.<ref name="YouTube" /> YouTube reserves the right to refuse to hand out a Creator Award, which it has done for channels featuring horror or extremist political content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=February 6, 2018 |title=YouTube On 'Play Button' Awards: "Not All Creators Who Apply Will Receive Awards" |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/06/youtube-play-button-awards-not-all-creators-receive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613023703/https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/02/06/youtube-play-button-awards-not-all-creators-receive/ |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=February 2, 2018 |title=YouTube says 'not all creators who apply' for Creator Awards will receive them |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/2/16965826/youtube-creator-awards-silver-button-controversy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143006/https://www.polygon.com/2018/2/2/16965826/youtube-creator-awards-silver-button-controversy |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 9, 2018 |website=Polygon.com}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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When a YouTube channel reaches a specific milestone and is deemed eligible for a YouTube Creator Reward,<ref name="YouTube" /> they are awarded a relatively flat trophy in a metal casing with a YouTube play button symbol. The trophies are of different sizes: each button and plaque gets progressively bigger with the channel's subscriber count.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Creator Hub |url=https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201025841/https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/ |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |access-date=February 1, 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The Gold Creator Award was introduced at [[VidCon|VidCon 2012]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jcohen |first=Joshua |date=2012-06-29 |title=YouTube Gives 24-Karat Gold 'Play Button' to Channels with 1M+ Subs |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203092226/https://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=2021-02-03 |access-date=2021-01-14 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> alongside the Silver Creator Award at VidCon 2013<ref>{{Cite web | |
When a YouTube channel reaches a specific milestone and is deemed eligible for a YouTube Creator Reward,<ref name="YouTube" /> they are awarded a relatively flat trophy in a metal casing with a YouTube play button symbol. The trophies are of different sizes: each button and plaque gets progressively bigger with the channel's subscriber count.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Creator Hub |url=https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201025841/https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/ |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |access-date=February 1, 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The Gold Creator Award was introduced at [[VidCon|VidCon 2012]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jcohen |first=Joshua |date=2012-06-29 |title=YouTube Gives 24-Karat Gold 'Play Button' to Channels with 1M+ Subs |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203092226/https://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=2021-02-03 |access-date=2021-01-14 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> alongside the Silver Creator Award at VidCon 2013<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Storbeck |first1=Devon |last2=Wang |first2=Christine |date=September 3, 2013 |title=VidCon Round-Up: What's New |url=https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/vidcon-round-up-whats-new/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826051149/https://blog.youtube/creator-and-artist-stories/vidcon-round-up-whats-new/ |archive-date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=January 1, 2022 |website=YouTube Official Blog}}</ref> and the Diamond Creator Award at VidCon 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-24 |title=YouTube Gives New Diamond Play Button To Channels With 10 Million Subscribers |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185557/https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=2019-04-10 |access-date=2021-01-14 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> The Creator Awards are made by the New York firm [[Society Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=James D. Jr. |title=Some of the most famous trophies in the entertainment world get their finishing touches in Grove |url=https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/magazine/some-of-the-most-famous-trophies-in-the-entertainment-world-get-their-finishing-touches-in/article_38032bde-6c98-5db8-9630-26256fc64eae.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801133415/https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/magazine/some-of-the-most-famous-trophies-in-the-entertainment-world-get-their-finishing-touches-in/article_38032bde-6c98-5db8-9630-26256fc64eae.html |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=September 2, 2020 |website=Tulsa World|date=July 10, 2020 }}</ref> |
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Prior to March 2021, YouTube featured three additional benefit levels. These are not eligible for Creator Rewards, but they do offer several preliminary benefits: |
Prior to March 2021, YouTube featured three additional benefit levels. These are not eligible for Creator Rewards, but they do offer several preliminary benefits: |
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* Graphite was for channels with 1 to 999 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Graphite |url=https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/graphite/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204093123/https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/graphite/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=YouTube Creators}}</ref> |
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* Opal was for channels with 1,000 to 9,999 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Opal |url=https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/opal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204093127/https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/opal/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=YouTube Creators}}</ref> This is the minimum subscriber count required for the YouTube Partner Program, which also requires a minimum of 4,000 total viewer watch hours in the past 12 months, plus a manual review of the channel's content to determine compliance with the program guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Channel memberships eligibility, policies, & guidelines |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7636690 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402044436/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7636690 |archive-date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=May 6, 2019 |website=YouTube Help}}</ref> |
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* Bronze was for channels with 10,000 to 99,999 subscribers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Bronze |url=https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/bronze/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204093132/https://www.youtube.com/creators/benefits/bronze/ |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=YouTube Creators}}</ref> The YouTube NextUp program is exclusive to channels meeting this threshold and other program criteria. This is also the minimum subscriber count required for a [[Spread Group|Spreadshop]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2020 |title=Spreadshop Partners with YouTube to Grow Merchandise Sales Globally |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201112005455/en/Spreadshop-Partners-with-YouTube-to-Grow-Merchandise-Sales-Globally |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801133416/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201112005455/en/Spreadshop-Partners-with-YouTube-to-Grow-Merchandise-Sales-Globally |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |website=[[Business Wire]] |location=Greensburg, Pennsylvania}}</ref> or [[Teespring]] merchandise shelf.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=June 21, 2018 |title=YouTube partners with Teespring to help creators sell official merchandise |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/21/17484512/teespring-youtube-creators-merch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822050239/https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/21/17484512/teespring-youtube-creators-merch |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |website=Polygon}}</ref> |
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There are currently three regular Creator Awards tiers,<ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |title=YouTube Creator Rewards |url=https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/rewards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825092259/https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/rewards.html |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> plus a fourth and fifth that have been awarded a few times: |
There are currently three regular Creator Awards tiers,<ref name="YouTube">{{Cite web |title=YouTube Creator Rewards |url=https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/rewards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825092259/https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/rewards.html |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> plus a fourth and fifth that have been awarded a few times: |
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=== Silver Creator Award === |
=== Silver Creator Award === |
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[[File:YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
[[File:YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
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Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 100,000 subscribers. The old version was made of [[nickel]]-plated [[cupronickel]] alloy.<ref name="gold">{{Cite web |title=What is the Gold Play Button REALLY Made Of? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHA2HbNtcG4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903220556/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHA2HbNtcG4&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The new version (as of March 1, 2017) is 92% nickel, 5% carbon and 2.5% zinc, with traces of other metals.<ref name="silver">{{Cite web |title=What is the NEW Silver Play Button REALLY made of?! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRy6r2e-bM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904104557/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRy6r2e-bM&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In March 2018, the look of the Silver Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.<ref name="socialblade">{{Cite web |title= |
Awarded to the channels that reach or surpass 100,000 subscribers. The old version was made of [[nickel]]-plated [[cupronickel]] alloy.<ref name="gold">{{Cite web |title=What is the Gold Play Button REALLY Made Of? | date=December 3, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHA2HbNtcG4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903220556/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHA2HbNtcG4&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |access-date=June 6, 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> The new version (as of March 1, 2017) is 92% nickel, 5% carbon and 2.5% zinc, with traces of other metals.<ref name="silver">{{Cite web |title=What is the NEW Silver Play Button REALLY made of?! | date=March 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRy6r2e-bM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904104557/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kRy6r2e-bM&gl=US&hl=en&has_verified=1&bpctr=9999999999 |archive-date=September 4, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> In March 2018, the look of the Silver Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.<ref name="socialblade">{{Cite web |title=YouTube's silver and gold play buttons are getting a new look |url=https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-silver-gold-play-buttons-refresh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191346/https://socialblade.com/blog/youtube-silver-gold-play-buttons-refresh/ |archive-date=June 15, 2018 |access-date=June 15, 2018 |website=SocialBlade.com}}</ref><ref name="Youtuber Magazine">{{Cite web |title=YouTube's Silver and Gold play Button Awards Get Redesigned |url=https://www.youtubermag.com/youtubes-silver-and-gold-play-button-awards-get-redesigned/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616084135/https://www.youtubermag.com/youtubes-silver-and-gold-play-button-awards-get-redesigned/ |archive-date=June 16, 2020 |access-date=June 1, 2018 |website=Youtubermag.com|date=April 2018 }}</ref> Channels at this level are also eligible to apply for a digital verification badge.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPhie |first=Jonathan |date=September 19, 2019 |title=Updates to YouTube's verification program |url=https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2019/09/updates-to-youtubes-verification-program.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920234607/https://youtube-creators.googleblog.com/2019/09/updates-to-youtubes-verification-program.html |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=YouTube Creator Blog}}</ref> |
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=== Gold Creator Award === |
=== Gold Creator Award === |
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[[File:YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
[[File:YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
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Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 1,000,000 subscribers. It is made of [[gold |
Awarded to the channels that reach or surpass 1,000,000 subscribers. It is made of [[Gold plating|gold plated]] brass.<ref name="gold" /> In March 2018, the look of the Gold Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.<ref name="socialblade" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Acuna |first=Kirsten |date=July 19, 2012 |title=YouTube Is Rewarding Its Most Popular Users With Gold |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/largest-youtube-channels-receive-gold-play-buttons-2012-7 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421084822/http://www.businessinsider.com/largest-youtube-channels-receive-gold-play-buttons-2012-7 |archive-date=April 21, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Joshua |date=June 29, 2012 |title=YouTube Gives 24-Karat Gold 'Play Button' to Channels with 1M+ Subs |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409172613/http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/06/29/youtube-gold-play-button-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> |
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=== Diamond Creator Award === |
=== Diamond Creator Award === |
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[[File:YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg|center|175px]] |
[[File:YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg|center|175px]] |
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Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 10 million subscribers. It is made of silver-plated metal inset with a large piece of colorless [[Lead glass|crystal]] in the shape of a play button triangle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brouwer |first=Bree |date=July 24, 2015 |title=YouTube Gives New Diamond Play Button To Channels With 10 Million Subscribers |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185557/https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Poppy |date=August 3, 2015 |title=YouTube Announced Diamond Play Button |url=http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117155711/http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |archive-date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |publisher=TenEighty}}</ref> When introduced during VidCon 2015, 35 channels qualified for the award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Announces Diamond Play Button |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117155711/http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |archive-date=2019-01-17 |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> As of |
Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 10 million subscribers. It is made of silver-plated metal inset with a large piece of colorless [[Lead glass|crystal]] in the shape of a play button triangle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brouwer |first=Bree |date=July 24, 2015 |title=YouTube Gives New Diamond Play Button To Channels With 10 Million Subscribers |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410185557/https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/24/youtube-diamond-play-button-10-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Poppy |date=August 3, 2015 |title=YouTube Announced Diamond Play Button |url=http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117155711/http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |archive-date=January 17, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2016 |publisher=TenEighty}}</ref> When introduced during VidCon 2015, 35 channels qualified for the award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Announces Diamond Play Button |url=https://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117155711/http://teneightymagazine.com/2015/08/03/youtube-announces-diamond-play-button/ |archive-date=2019-01-17 |access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> As of March 23, 2024, there are 995 channels have reached this level.<ref name="SBDiamond">{{Cite web |title=Top 5000 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count) |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/5000/mostsubscribed |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224221145/https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/5000/mostsubscribed |archive-date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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=== Custom Creator Award === |
=== Custom Creator Award === |
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[[File:YouTube Ruby Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
[[File:YouTube Ruby Play Button 2.svg|center|175px]] |
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Formerly awarded to channels that reach or surpass 50 million subscribers. Since September 1, 2020, it is the sole award to be missing from the Creator Awards FAQ.<ref name="RedDiamondFAQ">{{cite web |title=Join the Creator Awards Program - YouTube Help |url=https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7682560 |website=YouTube Help |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901153312/https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7682560 |archive-date=September 1, 2020 |date=September 1, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, it continued to be granted at YouTube's discretion after this date. PewDiePie gave the nickname of Ruby Creator Award to this award, as he received a ruby-colored award in the shape of his channel's logo. The color can vary per creator, however: for example, T-Series received a colorless award, while Blackpink received a black award on top of a pink base. Channels with a hash tag ({{number sign}}) symbol have presented their Custom Creator Award to the public. {{As of|2021|01|04|df=US}}, 17 channels have reached this level:<ref name="SBDiamond" /> |
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# [[PewDiePie]]{{ |
# [[PewDiePie]]{{number sign}} (December 8, 2016)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vj5M0qKh8g |title=THE RUBY PLAYBUTTON / YouTube 50 Mil Sub Reward Unbox |publisher=PewDiePie |access-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407144214/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vj5M0qKh8g |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube Sends PewDiePie Custom Ruby Play Button To Commemorate 50 Million Subscribers |url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/12/19/pewdiepie-ruby-play-button-youtube-50-million-subscribers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427233554/http://www.tubefilter.com/2016/12/19/pewdiepie-ruby-play-button-youtube-50-million-subscribers/ |archive-date=April 27, 2017 |access-date=May 1, 2017 |website=TubeFilter.com|date=December 19, 2016 }}</ref> |
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# [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]{{ |
# [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]{{number sign}} (June 27, 2018)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1039454423011999744 |user=KEEMSTAR |title=YouTube awarded @TSeries with a 50 Million Play Button. |date=September 11, 2018 |access-date=September 30, 2018}}<!-- twitter.com/KEEMSTAR/status/1039454423011999744 --></ref> |
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# [[5-Minute Crafts]] (February 21, 2019) |
# [[5-Minute Crafts]] (February 21, 2019) |
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# [[Cocomelon]] (June 7, 2019) |
# [[Cocomelon]] (June 7, 2019) |
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# [[Sony Entertainment Television|SET India]] (June 20, 2019) |
# [[Sony Entertainment Television|SET India]] (June 20, 2019) |
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# [[KondZilla|Canal Kondzilla]]{{ |
# [[KondZilla|Canal Kondzilla]]{{number sign}} (June 21, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2019 |title=KondZilla celebra os 50 milhões de inscritos |trans-title=KondZilla celebrates 50 million subscribers |url=https://kondzilla.com/m/kondzilla-celebra-os-50-milhoes-de-inscritos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208213156/https://kondzilla.com/m/kondzilla-celebra-os-50-milhoes-de-inscritos |archive-date=2021-02-08 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=kondzilla.com |language=pt}}</ref> |
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# [[WWE]] (October 24, 2019) |
# [[WWE]] (October 24, 2019) |
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# [[Justin Bieber]] (February 3, 2020) |
# [[Justin Bieber]] (February 3, 2020) |
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# [[Zee Music Company]] (February 7, 2020) |
# [[Zee Music Company]] (February 7, 2020) |
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# [[Like Nastya|Like Nastya Vlog]] (March 13, 2020) |
# [[Like Nastya|Like Nastya Vlog]] (March 13, 2020) |
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# [[Dude Perfect]]{{number sign}} (March 24, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2020 |title=Real Life Invisibility Shield OT 34 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1tEvufgEyU&t=291s | access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=YouTube}}</ref> |
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# [[Dude Perfect]] (March 24, 2020) |
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# [[Kids Diana Show]] (March 30, 2020) |
# [[Kids Diana Show]] (March 30, 2020) |
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# [[Vlad and Niki]] (August 18, 2020) |
# [[Vlad and Niki]] (August 18, 2020) |
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# [[Zee TV]] (September 2, 2020) |
# [[Zee TV]] (September 2, 2020) |
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# [[Blackpink]]{{ |
# [[Blackpink]]{{number sign}} (October 4, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2020 |title=BLACKPINK Becomes The First Korean YouTube Channel To Receive The Ruby Play Button |url=https://www.koreaboo.com/news/blackpink-first-korean-youtube-channel-ruby-play-button |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215003906/https://www.koreaboo.com/news/blackpink-first-korean-youtube-channel-ruby-play-button/ |archive-date=2021-02-15 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |website=koreaboo.com}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2023}} |
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# [[Marshmello]] (November 22, 2020) |
# [[Marshmello]] (November 22, 2020) |
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# [[MrBeast]] (January 4, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2021 |title=MrBeast Surpassed Over 50 Million YouTube Subscribers |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/mrbeast-reportedly-earned-over-54-million-in-2021-the-most-of-any-youtube-creator-in-history/articleshow/88907538.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801133416/https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/mrbeast-reportedly-earned-over-54-million-in-2021-the-most-of-any-youtube-creator-in-history/articleshow/88907538.cms |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website= |
# [[MrBeast]] (January 4, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2021 |title=MrBeast Surpassed Over 50 Million YouTube Subscribers |url=https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/mrbeast-reportedly-earned-over-54-million-in-2021-the-most-of-any-youtube-creator-in-history/articleshow/88907538.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801133416/https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/mrbeast-reportedly-earned-over-54-million-in-2021-the-most-of-any-youtube-creator-in-history/articleshow/88907538.cms |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=Business Insider India }}</ref>{{efn|While MrBeast's Custom Creator Award has not been verified to have come from YouTube directly, it is listed on the [[Society Awards]] website.}} |
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=== Red Diamond Creator Award === |
=== Red Diamond Creator Award === |
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Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 100 million subscribers. Inspired by the Diamond Creator Award, it features a play button triangle with a large dark red crystal. It |
Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 100 million subscribers. Inspired by the Diamond Creator Award, it features a play button triangle with a large dark red crystal. It was added to the Creator Awards FAQ by September 1, 2020.<ref name="RedDiamondFAQ"/> There are currently ten channels that have reached this level: |
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# [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] (May 29, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Bollywood music channel T-Series beat out PewDiePie after a months-long battle to become the first YouTube channel to reach 100 million subscribers |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/pewdiepie-t-series-youtube-battle-100-million-subscribers-2019-5?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728055523/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/pewdiepie-t-series-youtube-battle-100-million-subscribers-2019-5?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=2020-07-28 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="RedDiamond">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=September 9, 2019 |title=YouTube Forges New |
# [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] (May 29, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leskin |first=Paige |date=May 31, 2019 |title=Bollywood music channel T-Series beat out PewDiePie after a months-long battle to become the first YouTube channel to reach 100 million subscribers |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/pewdiepie-t-series-youtube-battle-100-million-subscribers-2019-5?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728055523/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/pewdiepie-t-series-youtube-battle-100-million-subscribers-2019-5?r=US&IR=T |archive-date=2020-07-28 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref name="RedDiamond">{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Geoff |date=September 9, 2019 |title=YouTube Forges New 'Red Diamond Creator Award' For Channels With 100 Million Subscribers |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/09/09/youtube-red-diamond-creator-award/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327085657/https://www.tubefilter.com/2019/09/09/youtube-red-diamond-creator-award/ |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=Tubefilter.com}}</ref> |
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# [[PewDiePie]] (August 25, 2019)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1165444428988743680 |user=YouTube |title=Married to @marziapie 💍Revived our love of Minecraft ⛏️ Reached 100 million subscribers on YouTube ✔️ What a month to celebrate and congratulate @PewDiePie 👊 |date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=August 26, 2019 |title=PewDiePie becomes the first individual YouTube creator to hit 100 million subscribers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20831853/pewdiepie-100-million-subscribers-youtube-tseries-competition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826173850/https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20831853/pewdiepie-100-million-subscribers-youtube-tseries-competition |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name="RedDiamond" /> |
# [[PewDiePie]] (August 25, 2019)<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1165444428988743680 |user=YouTube |title=Married to @marziapie 💍Revived our love of Minecraft ⛏️ Reached 100 million subscribers on YouTube ✔️ What a month to celebrate and congratulate @PewDiePie 👊 |date=August 25, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Julia |date=August 26, 2019 |title=PewDiePie becomes the first individual YouTube creator to hit 100 million subscribers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20831853/pewdiepie-100-million-subscribers-youtube-tseries-competition |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826173850/https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20831853/pewdiepie-100-million-subscribers-youtube-tseries-competition |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref name="RedDiamond" /> |
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# [[Cocomelon]] (December 12, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bean |first=Travis |date=December 14, 2020 |title=100 Billion Views And Counting: |
# [[Cocomelon]] (December 12, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bean |first=Travis |date=December 14, 2020 |title=100 Billion Views And Counting: 'CoComelon' Is Absolutely Dominating Netflix And YouTube |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/12/14/100-billion-views-and-counting-cocomelon-is-absolutely-dominating-netflix-and-youtube/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731165141/https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2020/12/14/100-billion-views-and-counting-cocomelon-is-absolutely-dominating-netflix-and-youtube/ |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=forbes.com}}</ref> |
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# [[Sony Entertainment Television|SET India]] (March 28, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2021 |title=Sony Entertainment Television reaches 100 million global subscribers on YouTube |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/youtube-was-streamed-on-tv-by-over-55-million-indians-in-december-2021-google-121583.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731165810/https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/youtube-was-streamed-on-tv-by-over-55-million-indians-in-december-2021-google-121583.html |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=exchange4media.com}}</ref> |
# [[Sony Entertainment Television|SET India]] (March 28, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2021 |title=Sony Entertainment Television reaches 100 million global subscribers on YouTube |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/youtube-was-streamed-on-tv-by-over-55-million-indians-in-december-2021-google-121583.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731165810/https://www.exchange4media.com/digital-news/youtube-was-streamed-on-tv-by-over-55-million-indians-in-december-2021-google-121583.html |archive-date=2022-07-31 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=exchange4media.com}}</ref> |
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# [[MrBeast]] (July 28, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=July 28, 2022 |title=MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers: |
# [[MrBeast]] (July 28, 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=July 28, 2022 |title=MrBeast Tops 100 Million YouTube Subscribers: 'I Hope to Do YouTube Until the Day I Die' |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729201818/https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mrbeast-100-million-youtube-subscribers-1235328739/ |archive-date=2022-07-29 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website=variety.com}}</ref> |
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# [[Kids Diana Show]] (August 16, 2022) |
# [[Kids Diana Show]] (August 16, 2022) |
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# [[Like Nastya]] (August 25, 2022) |
# [[Like Nastya]] (August 25, 2022) |
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# [[Vlad and Niki]] (August 13, 2023) |
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# [[Zee Music Company]] (September 24, 2023) |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
Latest revision as of 10:55, 7 June 2024
YouTube Creator Awards | |
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A 100,000 subscriber award gifted to MixMorris | |
Awarded for | Achieving a subscriber milestone on YouTube |
Country | Worldwide |
Presented by | YouTube |
First awarded | June 28, 2012 |
Website | www |
YouTube Creator Awards, commonly known as YouTube Play Buttons or YouTube Plaques, are a series of awards from the American video platform YouTube that aim to recognize its most popular channels. They are based on a channel's subscriber count but are offered at the sole discretion of YouTube. Each channel is reviewed before an award is issued, to ensure that the channel follows the YouTube community guidelines.[1] YouTube reserves the right to refuse to hand out a Creator Award, which it has done for channels featuring horror or extremist political content.[2][3]
Awards
When a YouTube channel reaches a specific milestone and is deemed eligible for a YouTube Creator Reward,[1] they are awarded a relatively flat trophy in a metal casing with a YouTube play button symbol. The trophies are of different sizes: each button and plaque gets progressively bigger with the channel's subscriber count.[4] The Gold Creator Award was introduced at VidCon 2012,[5] alongside the Silver Creator Award at VidCon 2013[6] and the Diamond Creator Award at VidCon 2015.[7] The Creator Awards are made by the New York firm Society Awards.[8]
Prior to March 2021, YouTube featured three additional benefit levels. These are not eligible for Creator Rewards, but they do offer several preliminary benefits:
- Graphite was for channels with 1 to 999 subscribers.[9]
- Opal was for channels with 1,000 to 9,999 subscribers.[10] This is the minimum subscriber count required for the YouTube Partner Program, which also requires a minimum of 4,000 total viewer watch hours in the past 12 months, plus a manual review of the channel's content to determine compliance with the program guidelines.[11]
- Bronze was for channels with 10,000 to 99,999 subscribers.[12] The YouTube NextUp program is exclusive to channels meeting this threshold and other program criteria. This is also the minimum subscriber count required for a Spreadshop[13] or Teespring merchandise shelf.[14]
There are currently three regular Creator Awards tiers,[1] plus a fourth and fifth that have been awarded a few times:
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Example of a Silver Creator Award
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Left: Jan Zimmermann, Silver award
Right: Tim Lehmann, Gold award -
Salvadoran YouTuber Fernanfloo holding his Diamond Creator Award
Silver Creator Award
Awarded to the channels that reach or surpass 100,000 subscribers. The old version was made of nickel-plated cupronickel alloy.[15] The new version (as of March 1, 2017) is 92% nickel, 5% carbon and 2.5% zinc, with traces of other metals.[16] In March 2018, the look of the Silver Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.[17][18] Channels at this level are also eligible to apply for a digital verification badge.[19]
Gold Creator Award
Awarded to the channels that reach or surpass 1,000,000 subscribers. It is made of gold plated brass.[15] In March 2018, the look of the Gold Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.[17][20][21]
Diamond Creator Award
Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 10 million subscribers. It is made of silver-plated metal inset with a large piece of colorless crystal in the shape of a play button triangle.[22][23] When introduced during VidCon 2015, 35 channels qualified for the award.[24] As of March 23, 2024, there are 995 channels have reached this level.[25]
Custom Creator Award
This section needs to be updated.(August 2023) |
Formerly awarded to channels that reach or surpass 50 million subscribers. Since September 1, 2020, it is the sole award to be missing from the Creator Awards FAQ.[26] However, it continued to be granted at YouTube's discretion after this date. PewDiePie gave the nickname of Ruby Creator Award to this award, as he received a ruby-colored award in the shape of his channel's logo. The color can vary per creator, however: for example, T-Series received a colorless award, while Blackpink received a black award on top of a pink base. Channels with a hash tag (#) symbol have presented their Custom Creator Award to the public. As of January 4, 2021[update], 17 channels have reached this level:[25]
- PewDiePie# (December 8, 2016)[27][28]
- T-Series# (June 27, 2018)[29]
- 5-Minute Crafts (February 21, 2019)
- Cocomelon (June 7, 2019)
- SET India (June 20, 2019)
- Canal Kondzilla# (June 21, 2019)[30]
- WWE (October 24, 2019)
- Justin Bieber (February 3, 2020)
- Zee Music Company (February 7, 2020)
- Like Nastya Vlog (March 13, 2020)
- Dude Perfect# (March 24, 2020)[31]
- Kids Diana Show (March 30, 2020)
- Vlad and Niki (August 18, 2020)
- Zee TV (September 2, 2020)
- Blackpink# (October 4, 2020)[32][unreliable source?]
- Marshmello (November 22, 2020)
- MrBeast (January 4, 2021)[33][a]
Red Diamond Creator Award
Awarded to channels that reach or surpass 100 million subscribers. Inspired by the Diamond Creator Award, it features a play button triangle with a large dark red crystal. It was added to the Creator Awards FAQ by September 1, 2020.[26] There are currently ten channels that have reached this level:
- T-Series (May 29, 2019)[34][35]
- PewDiePie (August 25, 2019)[36][37][35]
- Cocomelon (December 12, 2020)[38]
- SET India (March 28, 2021)[39]
- MrBeast (July 28, 2022)[40]
- Kids Diana Show (August 16, 2022)
- Like Nastya (August 25, 2022)
- Vlad and Niki (August 13, 2023)
- Zee Music Company (September 24, 2023)
- WWE (March 8, 2024)
Notes
- ^ While MrBeast's Custom Creator Award has not been verified to have come from YouTube directly, it is listed on the Society Awards website.
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- ^ "Spreadshop Partners with YouTube to Grow Merchandise Sales Globally". Business Wire. Greensburg, Pennsylvania. November 12, 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (June 21, 2018). "YouTube partners with Teespring to help creators sell official merchandise". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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- ^ Cohen, Joshua (June 29, 2012). "YouTube Gives 24-Karat Gold 'Play Button' to Channels with 1M+ Subs". Tubefilter.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
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- ^ "KondZilla celebra os 50 milhões de inscritos" [KondZilla celebrates 50 million subscribers]. kondzilla.com (in Portuguese). July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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- ^ "BLACKPINK Becomes The First Korean YouTube Channel To Receive The Ruby Play Button". koreaboo.com. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
- ^ "MrBeast Surpassed Over 50 Million YouTube Subscribers". Business Insider India. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ Leskin, Paige (May 31, 2019). "Bollywood music channel T-Series beat out PewDiePie after a months-long battle to become the first YouTube channel to reach 100 million subscribers". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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- ^ @YouTube (August 25, 2019). "Married to @marziapie 💍Revived our love of Minecraft ⛏️ Reached 100 million subscribers on YouTube ✔️ What a month to celebrate and congratulate @PewDiePie 👊" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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