Ray William Johnson

Imagine a super popular playground where everyone wants to be! That's kind of what YouTube was like for Ray William Johnson. He made a show called Equals Three, where he talked about funny internet videos. It was so popular that for a long time, his channel had more friends (subscribers) than almost anyone else on YouTube! It was like being the captain of the biggest team in the world.

Ray started making videos that lots of people wanted to see. He was born on August 14, 1981. His show, Equals Three, became a huge hit. It was like a snowball rolling down a hill, getting bigger and bigger! By 2013, over 10 million people were watching his videos. That's more people than live in some big cities! He was the first person to get 5 million friends on YouTube.

Ray was really good at finding funny things on the internet and talking about them in a way that made everyone laugh. His show was like a special party where you got to see the funniest stuff online. Because so many people watched, it helped show everyone how cool YouTube could be for making friends and sharing fun ideas. He made being online exciting for so many people.

Even after his main show, Equals Three, ended, Ray didn't stop making cool stuff. He started other shows and even made a movie! It's like an artist who paints many different pictures. He showed that you can be creative in lots of ways, not just one. He even helped make a movie about how cable TV works, which is pretty neat!