The
YouTube Creator Awards held by Google for Kenya. This was the second edition of the award ceremony in Kenya and it went down at Movenpick Hotel in Westlands.
Every year
Google awards various
Play Buttons to YouTube creators that reach 100,000 subscribers, 1 million subscribers, 10 million subscribers, 50 million subscribers and even 100 million subscribers.
Last week, they feted popular Kenyan Youtubers who made the coveted list.
Popular content creators
Sharon Waniz,
Alex Mathenge,
Wabosha Maxine,
Timeless Noel,
MCA Tricky,
Khaligraph Jones,
King Kaka,
Bahati,
WaJesus Family and
Joanna Kinuthia were awarded with a Silver Play Button each at the event.
The Gold creator play button was awarded to
Churchill Show, the stand up comedy channel currently boasts of 1.07M subscribers and is the second channel in Kenya to receive this prestigious play button after
Citizen TV.
Past Play Button winners include
Njugush,
Nyashinski,
KTN News, Real House Helps of Kawangware, and
Africha Entertainment.
Here's
how you can gain subscribers before next year's awards.