YouTube Earnings: In this digital age, YouTube is not just a place where video content is consumed-it is a place-of-career realization, creativity, and big-money-making. Every would-be creator dreams of going viral-but, even bigger is the goal of earning a YouTube Play Button, a trophy issued to creators who achieve significant subscriber milestones.
While the Silver and Gold Play Buttons are well known, there are also Ruby and Red Diamond Play Buttons that remain reserved for the crème-de-la-crème of YouTube. Here’s everything you need to know about these awards and their earning power.
What is a YouTube Play Button?
YouTube rewards creators based on their subscriber count through “Play Buttons” or Creator Awards. These are not just trophies. They are recognition for dedication, creativity, and the hours spent producing content.
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Which YouTube Play Button comes at which milestone?
- Silver Play Button: 1,00,000 subscribers
- Gold Play Button: 10,00,000 subscribers
- Diamond Play Button: 1 crore subscribers
- Ruby Play Button (Custom Creator Award): 5 crore subscribers
- Red Diamond Play Button: 10 crore subscribers
The Ruby and Red Diamond buttons are the rarest and most prestigious, representing the pinnacle of YouTube fame.
Ruby Play Button: Each one is uniquely designed for channels that reach 5 crore subscribers.
Red Diamond Play Button: The ultimate award for channels with 10 crore subscribers. Its design is inspired by a real red diamond. Only a handful of creators in the world have achieved it.
The math behind YouTube earnings
The YouTube fame comes with much more than awards-money, mostly. Depending on various factors like content type, country, and advertisement rates, 1,000 views give wages ranging from Rs 80 to Rs 320 to the creator.
This means maximum 10 million views, which can push the channel earnings to roughly Rs 80,000 on the minimum and Rs 3,00,000 on the maximum. Get additional sponsorships and brand deals plus views and super chats, and channels with the majority of subscribers can gross crores of rupees monthly.
Indian YouTubers who have made it big
Many Indian creators have achieved the Diamond Play Button:
- CarryMinati (Ajey Nagar)
- Ashish Chanchlani Vines
- BB Ki Vines (Bhuvan Bam)
- Round2hell
While India has not yet produced a Ruby Play Button winner, T-Series has crossed the 10 crore mark to earn the Red Diamond Play Button, joining global giants like MrBeast.
YouTube Play Buttons are not just trophies. They are milestones marking hard work, creativity, and a loyal global fanbase. Silver and Gold are the first achievements every creator dreams of. Reaching Ruby or Red Diamond requires years of dedication, viral content, and worldwide recognition.
FAQs
Q1. Who gets the Ruby Play Button?
Channels with 5 crore subscribers
Q2. Who receives the Red Diamond Play Button?
Channels with 10 crore subscribers
Q3. Has any Indian channel received the Red Diamond Play Button?
Yes, T-Series
Q4. How much can a YouTuber earn?
Roughly Rs 80 to Rs 320 per 1,000 views
Q5. Which are the biggest YouTube channels in world?
MrBeast and India’s T-Series
