Most Subscribed Users on Youtube

Top 5 most subscribed users on YouTube

1. Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg born on 24 October 1989), better known by his online alias PewDiePie is a Swedish web-based comedian and producer, best known for his Let's Play commentaries and vlogs onYouTube.

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, PewDiePie originally pursued a degree in Industrial Economics and Technology Management at Chalmers University of Technology. In 2010, during his time at the university, he registered his PewDiePie YouTube account. The following year he dropped out of Chalmers to focus on his YouTube channel, much to the chagrin of his parents. Having been refused support from them, PewDiePie began working at a hot dog stand to fund his videos. PewDiePie soon gathered a rapidly increasing online following, and in 2012, his channel surpassed one million subscribers.

2. HolaSoyGerman:  Germán uploaded his first YouTube video in 2011, after he was encouraged by a friend.

As of December 1, 2014, his YouTube channel has over twenty three million subscribers, ranking him as the second most subscribed channel on YouTube.

On August 2014 and 2015, he won the "Icon of the Year" prize from MTV Millennial Awards 2014. He made an appearance in YouTube Rewind 2014

3. The YouTube Spotlight is YouTube's official channel, hosted on its own website. As explained by its name, the channel is used to spotlight videos and events on YouTube. Events that have been brought to light by the channel include YouTube Comedy Week and the YouTube Music Awards. Additionally, the channel uploads videos including episodes of YouTube Nation, and annual installments of YouTube Rewind.

On November 2, 2013, the YouTube Spotlight channel briefly surpassed PewDiePie's channel, to become the most subscribed channel on the website. The channel ascended to the top position through autosuggesting and pre-selecting itself as a subscription option upon new user registration for YouTube. Throughout December 2013, the channel and PewDiePie struggled for the top position, until PewDiePie secured it on December 22. As of April 7, 2015, the channel has earned 22.7 million subscribers, as well as over 573 million video views. The channel is ranked as the 3rd most subscribed channel, behind HolaSoyGerman

source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Spotlight

4. Smosh is an American web-based sketch comedy duo consisting of Ian Andrew Hecox (born November 30, 1987) and Anthony Padilla (born September 16, 1987)

Padilla began posting flash animations on Newgrounds in 2003, under the name Smosh. He was later joined by his friend Ian Hecox. Soon afterward, they began to post videos on YouTube in the autumn of 2005 and became one of the most popular channels on that site. As of December 2015, the Smosh channel has more than 21 million subscribers and 5.0 billion video views. The Smosh team has expanded to include others to handle animated, other language, and video gaming content videos, and the sketches have included more actors.

5. One Direction (commonly abbreviated as 1D) are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne,Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on 25 March 2015.

After the release of Four, One Direction became the first band in the U.S. Billboard 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one. Their third album, Midnight Memories, was the biggest-selling album worldwide of 2013 despite being released in late November. The band's Where We Are Tour in support of Midnight Memories and Four, was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014, and the highest-grossing tour ever by a vocal group, generating $282 million. In 2014, Billboard named One Direction Artist of the Year. The band is temporarily on hiatus, announced in 2015 and expected to be around 18 months.