{"id":23089,"date":"2022-07-19T07:40:44","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23089"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:40:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:40:45","slug":"who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now","title":{"rendered":"Who is #1 on YouTube Right Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc428f76d32\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc428f76d32\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fc428f76d32\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#Who_is_1_on_YouTube_Right_Now\" title=\"Who is #1 on YouTube Right Now?\">Who is #1 on YouTube Right Now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#RayWilliamJohnson\" title=\"RayWilliamJohnson\">RayWilliamJohnson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#Smosh\" title=\"Smosh\">Smosh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#PewDiePie\" title=\"PewDiePie\">PewDiePie<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#German_Garmendia\" title=\"German Garmendia\">German Garmendia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/who-is-1-on-youtube-right-now\/#T-Series\" title=\"T-Series\">T-Series<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_1_on_YouTube_Right_Now\"><\/span>Who is #1 on YouTube Right Now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:216px; max-width:36%\" alt=\"Who is 1 on YouTube right now\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/pG4lYMu.png\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>Were you aware of the rising stars of YouTube? Brookers, Emmalina and thewinekone are all rising stars. But Judson Laipply&#8217;s video, Evolution of Dance, helped push him past Smosh and into the top ten. Now, that&#8217;s the kind of rise that makes us wonder who&#8217;s #1 on YouTube right now. Read on to learn the secrets of YouTube&#8217;s most popular users.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RayWilliamJohnson\"><\/span>RayWilliamJohnson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You might have heard about Ray William Johnson, the American actor, producer, director, writer, and rapper who is currently topping the YouTube charts. His channel has been booming with subscribers for months and his salty videos are incredibly popular. As of the time of this writing, he has 3,928,218 subscribers. Last fall, Ryan Higa was the top YouTuber, but Johnson has been on the scene for only a few months.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2016, RayWilliamJohnson released his first short film, &#8220;Whiz,&#8221; and started a YouTube channel with his friend Derek Shelby. The series became viral and Ray gained more than a million subscribers. The following month, he released a new video, &#8220;The End of the World&#8221; (which was posted in August 2016). Then, in January 2019, he released a second short film, &#8220;The Last Laugh,&#8221; which went viral and earned him a new million subscribers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smosh\"><\/span>Smosh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Smosh is a popular YouTube channel that began in 2005 and has become one of the most-subscribed channels on the platform. The channel began with a handful of funny videos and music videos and has since become one of the most popular on the platform. A popular Pokemon theme music video made Smosh one of the most-subscribed channels on YouTube. On April 28, 2006, YouTube first displayed the list of the top channels, and on the 17th, Smosh surpassed FilthyWhore.<\/p>\n<p>Smosh&#8217;s success stems from the fact that it&#8217;s been run by the same players for 15 years. The team has managed to maintain the same cast over the years and receive an insane amount of views in that time. Their videos feature a diverse array of topics and subjects, including music, karaoke, food, and pop culture. The Smosh channel has also expanded into video games. The original Smosh videos feature cast members such as Noah Grossman, Olivia Sui, and Shayne Topp.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PewDiePie\"><\/span>PewDiePie<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PewDiePie has become one of the most influential YouTube content creators of this generation. The Swedish star has never shied away from controversial topics such as YouTube policy and politics. He recently moved to Japan with his wife and is posting vlogs of his adventures there. Since 2010, PewDiePie has also been doing reaction videos that have accumulated tens of millions of subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>His videos have become wildly popular, generating millions of subscribers every year. His channel is home to more than 110 million subscribers, and he uploads a new video almost every day. PewDiePie is a YouTube sensation &#8211; his videos have over one billion views and 110 million subscribers. His popularity has spread so far that he has even created his own band. But PewDiePie hasn&#8217;t always been the face of the YouTube world. He has been criticized for his controversial videos, but he&#8217;s a true professional.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"German_Garmendia\"><\/span>German Garmendia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may have heard about YouTube stars Whinderssonnunes, German Garmendia, and JuegaGerman. These YouTube stars have over 35 million subscribers and rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars per year through YouTube ads. Since YouTube launched in 2005, it has become the dominant video site in the world. In a recent press release, YouTube stated that every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world watch its videos and generate billions of views. The site&#8217;s primary target audience is young people aged between 18 and 49. The content of YouTube is now akin to &#8220;TV on demand&#8221; for many.<\/p>\n<p>Born on April 25, 1990, German Garmendia grew up in Chile with his brother and mother. His father was killed in a car accident, the day before Christmas. At thirteen, he decided to pursue music. His younger brother also joined his band, Zudex. This group was later discovered by a slew of people. As time went on, Garmendia&#8217;s fans grew to love his music, which led to their enduring popularity.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"T-Series\"><\/span>T-Series<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PewDiePie and T-Series once battled for the top spot on YouTube. While PewDiePie has more subscribers than T-Series, the duo has recently passed him. In fact, T-Series is second in Social Blade&#8217;s YouTube statistics. PewDiePie has a massive subscriber base, but T-Series is gaining subscribers quickly and has a large following.<\/p>\n<p>PewDiePie took a swipe at T-Series in his &#8220;T-Series Exposed&#8221; video, which he posted to his account on August 29, 2018. In the video, PewDiePie read a comment that was posted on Reddit and asked fans in India to test his auto-subscription feature. In the video, PewDiePie mocked the company, saying that their videos have over 62 million subscribers and little to no views on recent videos. PewDiePie then created a diss track called &#8220;bitch lasagna&#8221; and posted it to his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe width=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GZmGmkOJ9ME\" height=\"211\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is #1 on YouTube Right Now? Were you aware of the rising stars of YouTube? Brookers, Emmalina and thewinekone are all rising stars. But Judson Laipply&#8217;s video, Evolution of Dance, helped push him past Smosh and into the top ten. 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