![]() ![]() ![]() So if you’re looking to make your first game, this should be on your watchlist. Lague focuses heavily on tutorials for budding game developers, covering Unity, C# and Blender on his channel. Lague’s racked up the views thanks to his game development tutorials, shedding light on a rapidly expanding industry. 15) Sebastian Lague ( Cercopithecan) – 66 000 subscribers ![]() Meanwhile, Mace’s videos for other clients have reached as high as 16-million views. Mace’s most popular clip, dubbed ‘Angola – The Beauty Within’, has racked up over 500 000 views. The videos see Mace showing footage from his travels (often featuring surfing) or just showcasing short films in general - but his material often has a positive message to go with it. But Mace decided to make self-funded short films on YouTube as well, attracting thousands of views in the process. 16) Dan Mace ( danthedirector1) – 62 000 subscribersĭirector Dan Mace has a ton of experience in his field, having worked with the likes of Red Bull and CNN while also earning silver at Cannes. But the success has also translated into longer term success as a DJ, having played across the country and even being invited to perform in Nigeria this month.Īrch Jr’s talent has also translated into sponsorships from the likes of Beats and Mini Cooper. 17) DJ Arch Jr ( DJ Arch Jr) – 61 599 subscribersĪs a four-year-old, he might not be running his own YouTube account (his dad handles matters), but Oratilwe ‘DJ Arch Jr’ Hlongwane has been racking up the views thanks to his turntable skills.ĭJ Arch Jr’s performances went viral last year after an appearance on SA’s Got Talent, the youngster eventually winning the competition. The YouTuber has gone under the radar for the most part, but there’s no doubting that he’s earned the views and subscriber numbers to hit the list. So that means plenty of insight into his life as well as the occasional spot of advice. Miller, who founded tutoring firm Teach Me 2 and ill-fated video service Storie, treats his channel like a vlog. 18) Nick Miller ( nickmillerza) – 55 000 subscribersĪ South African entrepreneur based in the UK and US, Miller’s channel has quickly gained the views since joining YouTube in July 2013. The channel has attracted mainstream attention as well, after the Huffington Post and UK-based Daily Mail covered one of Jamison’s clips. From general life and funny moments, all is captured on the channel. Jamison owns “a tiger or two” along with 16 dogs, but obviously, it’s the felines that receive the vast majority of airtime. Owning a tiger seems like a surefire way to get attention on social media, right? So it’s not surprising to see Michael Jamison’s channel attract attention. 19) Michael Jamison ( oomyfok) – 54 400 subscribers And she’s found an eager and loyal audience as a result of her work.Įddy’s two most popular videos, featuring her trips to Ireland and Los Angeles, both sit at just below the 200 000 view mark. 20) Nicole Eddy ( therealnicoleeddy) – 53 300 subscribersĪ relatively new entry on the list, Nicole Eddy first started uploading videos less than a year ago, but she’s quickly made a name for herself on YouTube.Įddy’s videos chronicle her travel exploits, as well as various South Africa/Cape Town-themed videos. To be clear, we’re only looking at individuals or duos and aren’t listing YouTube channels backed by companies and TV channels.Īs for SocialBlade, it pulls views and subscribers via YouTube’s own API, although there is a slight delay between YouTube’s updated stats and SocialBlade. Lists like these often degenerate into a case of “who knows who” rather than a true gauge of popularity. But we decided to stick to the numbers (specifically October’s subscriber count), using SocialBlade to figure out the top YouTuber personalities in South Africa. So who are the biggest players in South Africa then? And what constitutes being a big YouTube personality? We aren’t just a nation of YouTube viewers though, because we also play host to a fascinating variety of South African YouTubers. ![]()
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