The UK's most influential YouTube creators have been named in a top 10 list produced for the BBC. How do self-made stars like these become famous around the world? And are they taking over from traditional celebrities?


Tubular Labs has created a list of the top 10 most influential UK creators for the BBC.

At the very top is Olajide "JJ" Olatunji, who dropped out of college, but has made $4.5m (£2.9m) in the past year, according to a Forbes list of the world's highest-paid YouTube stars.

The 22-year-old, from Watford, has more than 10 million subscribers on his KSI YouTube channel and a "social reach" of 17.4 million when other social media platforms are taken into account.

He is best known for filming himself playing computer games while commentating on them, but he also makes comedy videos and more typical vlogs.

His vlogs include one where he decided to dye his hair blond and another in which he filmed himself for a week to give his viewers a chance to see what he does when he's not posting YouTube videos.

KSI's brother Deji Olatunji, known as ComedyShortsGamer, is in second place on the list.

His videos appear to concentrate more on comedy than gaming, with one of his most popular being a prank where he told his mother he had made a girl pregnant.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34504053

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Cool. .. This should enter FP.. . Let's learn to appreciate Nigerians Instead of always criticizing.. . Lalasticlala

Nice to have some Nigerians representing the country positively

Immediately I saw the headlines on BBC, I didnt even bother to check the names.

Yorubas are always making Nigeria proud.

Ksi olajid3bt...the guy cud be an a,sshol, e in some of his videos sha.. he is making it so no problem..

is a drop out ooo,, i finish school, i have masters currently going for my Phd yet aint even half of the millions in pound dis drop out his makin

O god of Elijah let every destiny wasters die by fire.....

oya nairalanders praaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! shake ur body

Ok they are coming up. ..


7:1

Its good to be creative, can someone kindly show me any dude that made such figures working for someone

Name checker

God bless em!

way to go. making nigeria proud.

Ok.




The ogun wey dey gym, wey dey drive Tundra, ogun wey dey chop undiluted santana wit ogbono mixed wit okra and ogede dudu (unripe plantain) go thunder-fire Anyone wey go derail dis thread wit tribal bigotries!

Good for him. sometimes, you don't need to sit in the office to make millions.

nice

Something positive to counter those naija boys stealing billions of dollars, scaming people in Canada. Those infamous tribe of scammers, Biko As you you can see, the internet can be used to make money positively.

Those boys no get conscience at all, the old woman dey wear sweater and hat inside house because she no fit afford heater.

Are they yeeboos

i am here only to check their name



nairaland don spoil me sha

Wow.. Soo much money from just YouTube

This is the kind of news that gladdens a heart, unlike the drug-trafficking news from 'hard-working people' which is always repugnant to the image of this blessed country.


And to those of you who give paper qualifications and higher institutions attended priority, I think you can see what a drop-out is making from another man's business? Someone is videoing himself for like a week, while others are paying to watch it, chai! Hardworking plus the grace of Almighty God superceeds all.

God bless Nigeria, my beloved country.

Ok


But must you people come online and just check names

Good!!!

I just checked the names. Ofcourse it's not them.

Igbo kweeeeenu HAIL MY YORUBA PEOPLE

Yoruba..

If any idiot come here and tell me. The post says Nigerian and not Yoruba. he or she is having problem one way or the other.

If it was them the post itself won't say Nigerian but........

22 year old from Watford? Tuale for the British Press. Abeg if dem kill pesin tomorrow, make dem remain from Watford

Yoruba again

smart kids

KSI and CSG I'm subscribed to both their channels

safarigirl:
22 year old from Watford? Tuale for the British Press. Abeg if dem kill pesin tomorrow, make dem remain from Watford

Lol

KSI is funny, he has two YouTube channels. His younger brother always has their dad in his videos.

Just here to see the names

Nice one guys