Two billion views: Ray William Johnson
Starcount has announced that YouTube vlogger Ray William Johnson has reached two billion views on his main channel (RayWilliamJohnson).
The starcount all time number one social media star shot to YouTube fame with shows such as Equals Three, which compiles the funniest viral videos with Ray’s witty commentary. He has attracted over 5.7 million subscribers to his channel – more than any other person in the world.
The top 10 most viewed channels on YouTube comprises mainly of global popstars, with Justin Bieber (JustinBieberVEVO) the first person to reach the two billion landmark in October 2011. Rihanna (RihannaVEVO) is close behind Bieber with over 2.7 billion views on her channel, followed by Lady Gaga who was overtaken by Rihanna back in January.
Ray William Johnson is the first YouTube vlogger to hit the 2 billion mark, paving the way for others – like his closest competitor, Smosh – to follow suit. It is a terrific achievement for someone that began by filming on his own in a tiny room.
Top 10 most viewed YouTube channels*
|
Artist (YouTube Channel) |
Total Views |
|
Justin Bieber (JustinBieberVEVO) |
2,898,128,859 |
|
Rihanna (RihannaVEVO) |
2,792,666,269 |
|
Lady Gaga (LadyGagaVEVO) |
2,280,196,667 |
|
Eminem (EminemVEVO) |
2,052,106,750 |
|
Ray William Johnson (RayWilliamJohnson) |
2,001,681,083 |
|
FAILBlog.org (failblog) |
1,916,686,731 |
|
Smosh (smosh) |
1,752,119,208 |
|
Mu-yap (muyap) |
1,751,445,639 |
|
Shakira (shakiraVEVO) |
1,730,094,057 |
|
Beyonce (beyonceVEVO) |
1,542,436,343 |
*excluding brands and channels with aggregated videos, such as record labels.
Starcount is the ‘global popularity leaderboard’ ranking celebrities and brands by social media popularity.
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