Ray William Johnson
Ray William Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | YouTube comedian |
| Website | http://www.youtube.com/raywilliamjohnson |
Ray William Johnson is a popular[1][2] comedian best-known for his YouTube videos, which have made him one of the most-subscribed content creators on that site as of 2010.[3][4]
As of early 2011, he is the 2nd most subscribed channel on YouTube,[5] with over 3,000,000 subscribers, and industry watcher Tubefilter has predicted he may become the most-subscribed user later in 2011.[3] In February 2011, one industry publication noted that Johnson currently had 6 of the top 20 most watched videos of the month.[6]
Many of his videos include commentary on other videos under the show title "Equals Three".[7] Many of the videos he comments on often enjoy a quick rise in popularity, as noted by numerous press reports.[8][9][10][2][11][12]
References
- ^ Dobson-Mitchell, Scott (16 March 2011). A university program for… YouTube?, Maclean's ("... someone hugely popular, like Ray William Johnson")
- ^ a b Hathaway, Jay (2 March 2011). Co Za Asy - What Is It, and Why Is Everyone Posting It in YouTube, Urlesque (AOL) ("Superstar YouTuber Ray William Johnson")
- ^ a b Hustvedt, Marc (10 March 2011). Quick Clicks: YouTube Creator Institute, Vimeo Party, Ray William Johnson, Angry Birds, Tubefilter
- ^ (12 April 2010). 5 YouTubers On Their Way Up, Tubefilter (noting that Johnson had exceeded Universal Music Group in subscribers)
- ^ (8 January 2011). Secrets of YouTube Superstars: CES 2011 Session Recap, Tubefilter
- ^ Balleck, Matt (14 February 2011). Three Ways Brands Can Act More Like Partners On YouTube, MediaPost Publications
- ^ Gasch, David (7 February 2011). Pop!shots: ‘Equals Three’ goes viral, Boise State Arbiter
- ^ (4 March 2011). Lo más visto del mes en YouTube Argentina, Canal-AR (in Spanish, Argentine technology publication)
- ^ Murphy, Shannon (3 March 2011). Bay City man's Taco Bell order goes viral with spot-on Elmo impression. The Bay City Times
- ^ Vnouček, Petr (5 March 2001). Nejlepší videa: Bowling s kočkou a polský Pat a Mat, Týden (in Czech)
- ^ (12 December 2010). Reinangrep på NRK-reporter sees av millioner på YouTube-kanal, NRK (in Norwegian) (noting rise in popularity of video about a reindeer attack due to Johnson's coverage; notes that Johnson is one of YouTube's biggest celebrities, "en av YouTubes aller største kjendiser," with over two million subscribers, with the largest comedy channel on YouTube with over 373 million views)
- ^ (22 May 2010). Türkiye'den YouTube'tan en popüler kişi kim?, Beyaz Gazette (in Turkish)