15 YouTube Channels with More than 1M Subscribers as Total Subscriptions Top 1B

YouTube reached a milestone: A user who subscribed to the Machinima Sports channel pushed the Google-owned video site to the 1 billion – subscription mark. Product marketing manager Georges Haddad made the announcement on the YouTube Blog:

Early on (we’re talking ’06 here, people!), the yellow subscribe button made its debut so that the latest videos from your favorite channels could make a beeline to your inbox/eager eyes. Today, the button that’s been immortalized as a throw cushion hits an important landmark: It’s been clicked more than 1 billion times.

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