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Streams Charts Team
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IShowSpeed hits 50 million YouTube followers and breaks into the platform’s top 20 creators

IShowSpeed hits 50 million YouTube followers and breaks into the platform’s top 20 creators
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Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. hit another major livestreaming milestone during his latest broadcast, where he marked both his 21st birthday and the moment he surpassed 50 million subscribers on YouTube. Reaching that figure officially places the American creator among the top 20 most-followed individual creators on the platform.

IShowSpeed is currently traveling across Africa, and he marked his 50-million-subscriber milestone live on stream from Nigeria, with fans singing him “Happy Birthday” in real time. The broadcast quickly turned into a celebration, as Speed received birthday wishes from viewers and fellow creators alike, including a live shoutout from his close friend and collaborator Kai Cenat.

"That is the best birthday gift I could ever ask for. I love you all so much. I love all my fans from the bottom of my heart. I'm so happy, chat".

Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr.

The milestone was reached in early January, just as Speed’s African tour began, a period in which he added more than 3 million new YouTube subscribers. The trip has proven to be a major draw: over the past week, his channel ranked eighth globally by Hours Watched and second among individual creators. His strongest moment came during a live stream from the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, which pushed his peak concurrent audience to 418,303 live viewers.

  IShowSpeed is among the most-watched livestreaming channels of the past 7 days   

The milestone stands out even more when viewed in the broader YouTube context. IShowSpeed is now firmly embedded in the platform’s top 20 most-subscribed individual creators, a group typically dominated by traditional YouTubers rather than live-focused personalities. Against that backdrop, Speed’s rise is unusual, as his growth has been driven primarily by livestreaming. At the very top of the rankings, Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg remains YouTube’s most-subscribed creator, with an audience exceeding 110 million.

The most-subscribed individual YouTube creators

Rank Creator Subscribers
1 MrBeast 446 000 000
2 PewDiePie
110 000 000
3 Alejo Igoa
94 700 000
4 UR · Cristiano
77 500 000
5 Fede Vigevani
70 400 000
6 Bispo Bruno Leonardo
68 700 000
7 Taylor Swift
61 700 000
8 Acharya Prashant
59 400 000
9 Ed Sheeran
58 400 000
10 Mikecrack
57 400 000
11 Marshmello
56 100 000
12 Billie Eilish
55 600 000
13 PANDA BOI
55 600 000
14 JuegaGerman
54 700 000
15 Jess No Limit
54 300 000
16 LUCCAS NETO
53 600 000
17 BETER BÖCÜK
51 900 000
18 IShowSpeed
50 100 000
19 Fernanfloo
49 900 000
20 Shakira
49 000 000
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