The Difference Between YouTube’s Amateur and Professional Content

December 11, 2009

What’s the primary difference between an amateur on YouTube and a professional creator? Not the production quality or style, silly. It’s the viewership.

As you see below, the most-viewed partners are almost entirely professional. Yet the most-subscribed people are almost all amateurs.

It’s a simple point, but important one: Don’t think subscriptions will necessarily lead to views or views will automatically lead to subscriptions. Unless you’re TheStation.

Most-Viewed YouTube Channels

Most-Viewed YouTube Channels

Most-Subscribed YouTube Partners

Most-Subscribed YouTube Partners

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{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }

1 BOBJENZ December 11, 2009 at 2:55 pm

Absolutely. Subs don’t necessarily = views. Cartoon violence and boobies do though.

2 NutCheese December 11, 2009 at 3:35 pm

Hehe… BOBJENZ said “boobies”… tee hee hee

3 JimmerSD December 11, 2009 at 4:33 pm

Boobies rock!

4 Nalts December 11, 2009 at 5:30 pm

Boobies do = views. Too bad I wasn’t doing online video in 1992. My boobs were perkier then.

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