You might be wondering, how is such a well calculated metric invalid?
If you have used YouTube, you know about the subscription system. Come across somebody, want to support them and continue watching their videos, click the subscribe button and there you go +1..
And yes, we have used this for the last few years to see who is better when it comes to YouTube channels, but does it really mean you are better?
Well let me go to the beginning. Lets say everybody was at 0 Subs, time went on and let's say the lead is Pewdiepie with 100000 Subs, Markiplier is on 75000 and me with only 10000 Subs. (Theoretically) People would say Pewdiepie is winning. But what if all my Subs are fully active. so I get 10000 views per video. but Markiplier only gets 60000 views per video and Pewdiepie get 50000 views per video. This would mean that Markiplier has more Active Subs than Pewdiepie.
In Summary: The Subscriber count is false, your average amount of views is your average active Subs.
So, let's compare the results on what is, and what should be the subscription list.
Top 5 Channels (Subs) Currently: [Ignoring YouTube Specific or VEVO]
Pewdiepie - 47,373,403
HolaSoyGerman - 28,979,317
Smosh - 22,347,842
elrubiusOMG - 20,120,605
VanossGaming - 18,352,925
These channels do not get that many views per video, therefore not all of their Subs must be active, or active accounts!?
So let's use their average views per video as the metric to compare the Active amount of people.
Top 5 Channels (Active Subs) Logically: [Ignoring YouTube Specific or VEVO]
HolaSoyGerman - 21,364,023
elrubiusOMG - 7,825,817
VanossGaming - 6,327,269
Pewdiepie - 4,589,585
Smosh - 1,589,712
Now those lists have changed, and that is a more logical way of looking at it.. Because that is looking at your success, not a simple click and *poof*.
Do remember that views cannot be counted as legit either in real terms. So who is better at YouTube. Nobody, because every god damn metric on YouTube is flawed.
If you have used YouTube, you know about the subscription system. Come across somebody, want to support them and continue watching their videos, click the subscribe button and there you go +1..
And yes, we have used this for the last few years to see who is better when it comes to YouTube channels, but does it really mean you are better?
Well let me go to the beginning. Lets say everybody was at 0 Subs, time went on and let's say the lead is Pewdiepie with 100000 Subs, Markiplier is on 75000 and me with only 10000 Subs. (Theoretically) People would say Pewdiepie is winning. But what if all my Subs are fully active. so I get 10000 views per video. but Markiplier only gets 60000 views per video and Pewdiepie get 50000 views per video. This would mean that Markiplier has more Active Subs than Pewdiepie.
In Summary: The Subscriber count is false, your average amount of views is your average active Subs.
So, let's compare the results on what is, and what should be the subscription list.
Top 5 Channels (Subs) Currently: [Ignoring YouTube Specific or VEVO]
Pewdiepie - 47,373,403
HolaSoyGerman - 28,979,317
Smosh - 22,347,842
elrubiusOMG - 20,120,605
VanossGaming - 18,352,925
These channels do not get that many views per video, therefore not all of their Subs must be active, or active accounts!?
So let's use their average views per video as the metric to compare the Active amount of people.
Top 5 Channels (Active Subs) Logically: [Ignoring YouTube Specific or VEVO]
HolaSoyGerman - 21,364,023
elrubiusOMG - 7,825,817
VanossGaming - 6,327,269
Pewdiepie - 4,589,585
Smosh - 1,589,712
Now those lists have changed, and that is a more logical way of looking at it.. Because that is looking at your success, not a simple click and *poof*.
Do remember that views cannot be counted as legit either in real terms. So who is better at YouTube. Nobody, because every god damn metric on YouTube is flawed.
