YouTube lead the charge in shaping internet video between 2010 and 2019!
As evidenced in the trends in top creators and videos, 2010 on YouTube was mostly about getting a clip to go viral. That meant posting something surprising, silly or impressive enough to hook fans. Channels like AnnoyingOrange and Fred maintained that sweet spot for a bit, garnering a large viewer base with their own webseries and parlaying it into bigger projects in more mainstream film and television channels.
Then, in fall 2013, along came PewDiePie. The Swedish YouTube star, real name: Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, took the top spot and didn't look back until 2018, when Indian record label began encroaching on his subscriber numbers. The two have gone back and forth ever since, with fans locked in a war to keep their favorite on top.has become about building a brand within a genre -- doing something that might not be original on the platform, but stands out to a specific, returning audience. Building a devoted fanbase is crucial to monetization in this era of social media.
And of course, there is a whole new subset of YouTube celebrity these days -- the vlogger. These content creators are people who are YouTube famous simply for being YouTube famous; call it the Kardashian Rule of Clout. Their videos document their daily lives -- which seem to consist of doing stuff worth making videos about -- from makeup challenges to mukbangs, shocking stunts,"story times" and more.
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