youtube is one of the many go-to online
platforms for getting information and
learning how to do just about anything
from beauty hacks and tech reviews to
car reviews and sharing african content
no topic is left behind news
entertainment kids shows and many many
more
following the growth of the african
entertainment industry entertainers have
used youtube to their advantage to carve
a niche for themselves and make a
sustainable income while still providing
consumable content welcome to tinacheki
and in today's video we present the top
10 most popular youtube channels in
africa according to number of
subscribers before we get into the video
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number 10
citizen tv kenya
niche
tv station
subscribers
2.8 million
citizen tv is a kenyan free-to-air
television channel owned by royal media
services and broadcasting mostly in
english and swahili it was started in
1999 and relaunched in june 2006.
citizen tv is a variety of genres of
entertainment programs ranging from
local and international
in its youtube channel the station
enjoys up to
2.8 million subscribers and total views
of 905
million number nine
raivani
tanzania
niche musician
subscribers
3.1 million
rivany is a famous musician songwriter
and recording artist from tanzania he
became a household name because of the
hit song
which introduced him to the world he's
currently signed under wcb wasafi
records label which is owned by diamond
platinums
he has released several other hit songs
under the label and has a huge fan base
on many social media platforms including
youtube where he boasts 3.1
million subscribers and total views of
575
million
number eight
hope music ethiopia
niche
music subscribers 3.3 million
hope music is an ethiopian youtube
channel that delivers amazing and high
quality ethiopian music and
entertainment videos to the world the
channel produces records and distributes
high quality ethiopian music as well as
organizes and promotes events to help
upcoming ethiopian artists to get to
their next level the channel was started
in 2010 and has over the years had great
reception enjoying a following of about
3.3 million subscribers and a total
viewership of
333 million
number seven
jackie ania
nigeria
niche
beauty
subscribers 3.5 million
jackie aina
is so much more than just another beauty
influencer though you may know her from
the youtube beauty world since her rise
to fame in 2008 the star who has been
part of some of the best makeup
challenges to hit youtube has become a
successful businesswoman an
award-winning advocate and activist for
black representation and an open honest
role model for young women on a platform
that is often clouded with unhealthy
images and ideals via fashionista with
3.4 million youtube subscribers as of
2020 the star is well and truly at the
top of her game as her channel enjoys a
total viewership of up to 370
million
number six
milad ayo
tanzania
niche radio personality
subscribers
3.7 million
youtuber milad
afrail ayo became the second east
african behind diamond platinums to make
one billion aggregate views on his
youtube channel the 34 year old now
stands at 2.9 million subscribers on his
youtube channel which he started in 2012
and has seen a combined 1.2 billion
views on his channel
number five
diamond platinums
tanzania
niche musician subscribers 5.5 million
over the last 10 years the award-winning
musician has popularized bongo flavor a
uniquely tanzanian offering romantic
melodies with an urban beat influenced
by traditional tarab music from the east
african coast his youtube channel is
quite popular among his fans and enjoys
a subscription of up to 5.5
million his channel focuses on
entertainment and music and has a total
viewership count of 1.4 billion
number four ahmed hassan family
egypt
nish
entertainment subscribers
6.9 million
egyptian couple ahmed in zainab launched
their channel in 2015
amid hassan family which has 2.63
million subscribers and a second channel
as a family in 2017
which has 6.9 million subscribers the
channel is known for posting short films
discussions and comedy skits the channel
has overall views of 2.2 billion
number three
born to kill
tunisia niche
gaming
subscribers 7.2 million
this channel is owned by two tunisian
brothers
and waleed the channel has gained
popularity through its gaming content by
posting videos of different games
accessories and latest gaming
technologies they enjoy a huge following
on youtube with up to 7 million
subscribers and a total viewership of
709 million
number two
mark angel
nigeria
niche comedy
subscribers
7.55 million the comedy king is among
the richest and most popular youtubers
in nigeria and africa at large he had
his name written in gold as the first
nigerian youtuber to attain the 1
million subscribers thanks to his comedy
skits he started his channel in 2013 and
the channel has enjoyed a total
viewership of
600 million
and the number one spot for the most
popular african youtube channel goes to
algeria
um waleed
algeria niche
food channel subscribers
8.94 million
um
is an algerian youtuber whose channel
focuses on food and recipes he's one of
the highest paid youtubers in africa he
boasts an upward of 8.94 million
subscribers and a total views of
930 million did you enjoy our video
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