Many children and adolescents – and probably more than one adult – dream of being a youtuber famous. And is that recording videos doing what you want – like playing video games, traveling the world or talking about everyday situations – and making money with it, is an idea that sounds attractive. Many have tried, but only a handful has succeeded. And these are the most popular Spanish channels on YouTube, the successful social video network that turns 15 this month.
Since its creation 15 years ago, YouTube has accumulated more than 31 million channels and has become one of the most used social networks in Spanish-speaking countries, according to figures from The Global State of Digital. But one of its peculiarities is that precisely they are the youtubers and not the traditional media that dominate this space.
Although the channels with the largest number of subscribers in Spanish are still far from the 123 million followers that the Indian T-Series network has, several of them have managed to place themselves within the 50 most popular of all the world. Here are the most successful content creators in Spanish, according to the number of followers.
Badabun, Mexico (42.4 million subscribers)
In 2019 it became the most popular Latin channel on YouTube, displacing Hi I am German Y elrubiusOMG, which for several years dominated this social network. Unlike the other channels, Badabun is more like a media outlet. It has different programs, which are run by popular presenters. One of its most popular sections are Exposing infidels, in which one of the drivers checks the mobile phones of a couple in search of loving betrayals. However, not everything is honey on flakes. In December 2019, the director general and one of the founders of the channel, Csar Morales, was dissociated amid accusations of abuse, abuse by some youtubers.
For several years, Hi I am German It was the most popular Spanish channel on YouTube. With good humor – and a lot of energy -, the Chilean Germn Garmendia addressed in videos of four to five minutes of duration different daily situations, from how to find employment, how to overcome a loving break or shameful situations. The channel ceased to be active in November 2016. According to youtuber, recording this type of videos required about 22 hours of work and a lot of energy, which resulted in problems in his vocal cords. Since then, he publishes videos in his PlayGerman account. In 2019, Garmendia was chosen by Time magazine as one of the most influential people on the internet.
PlayGerman, Chile (37.7 million)
The third channel with more subscribers in Spanish is also the responsibility of Chilean Germn Garmendia. Without being a great gamer – as he himself recognizes it -, the popular youtuber presents himself playing some of the best known titles of the moment, such as Fortnite, in which he discovers tricks just like any other person. With the “closing” of HolaSoyGerman, in his publications he also began to insert videos of everyday situations, in the style of the original channel.
elrubiusOMG, Spain (36.5 million)
The Malagueo Rubn Doblas Gundersen, better known as El Rubuis, is the most popular Spanish on YouTube and responsible for the fourth channel with the highest number of subscribers in this social network. With a blonde hair feature, most of the publications of this video producer are linked to comments on video games while playing them, there are also others about viral challenges or interactions with their followers. In January 2020, I published one with the actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, who served to spread Bad Boys For Life.
Fernanfloo, El Salvador (34.5 million)
Responsible for Salvadoran Luis Fernando Flores Alvarado, it was the YouTube channel in Spanish clearly gamer most popular in Spanish. For seven years, Fernanfloo gathered more than 34 million subscribers and published more than 500 videos, until in April 2018 he “moved” to Twitch to continue his adventures gamers. Thanks to its popularity, El Salvador also developed its own Fernanfloo Arcade video game for iOS and Android and in 2019 collaborated with CapCom in the development of Resident Evil 2, which even had its digital appearance in one of the advances.
Zenn's farm, the zoo songs, the Blu family and the clown Plim Plim, among others, are some of the series that are behind the success of the most popular Spanish children's song channel in Yotube. With more than 29 million subscribers and half a thousand videos, it is the ideal space to keep your children entertained, who will sing to the rhythm of The turkey hen, Bartolito or I see I see. In addition, if you are lucky enough to live in Argentina, the creators of the channel usually offer live shows with one of the famous staff
“The ms channel cool (nice) from YouTube. ” This is how Luis Villar Sudek, better known as Luisito Comunica, defines his space in this social network. Originally from the city of Puebla, in its first years as youtuber "Luisito" recounted how a provincial lives in the capital of Mexico, through street interviews or showing different facets of local reality. Over time, consolidate this successful strategy with your experiences in other countries, trying strange dishes and visiting amazing places.
Vegetta777, Spain (28.3 million)
Vegetta777 is a channel that is exclusively oriented to video games, where demos, tests and tricks of the most recent games are presented. However, it was thanks to the transmissions of Minecraftwith which I expanded its popularity. The creator of space, Spanish Samuel de Luque, debuted in February 2020 on TikTok, the social network of short videos, surpassing half a million followers in less than a week. And obviously you also find it on Twitch, the network of gamers
* Updated on February 16, 2020 by Rodrigo Orellana
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