The show lasted five years – from 2009 to 2014 and each clip featured in the show would regularly hit over one million views. In this sense, Ray laid the foundation a decade ago for these type of review shows that are now everywhere on YouTube. You could even speculate that PewDiePie took inspiration from Ray William Johnson’s format for his own review videos. Although review/reaction channels did exist back then, they couldn’t replicate Equals Three success. If you rewatched his older videos now, you might think it’s outdated but this was the first regular series that attracted millions of viewers. In each episode, he reviewed three funny viral videos and entertained fans with his commentary.
He became the first YouTube millionaire and his comedic series ‘Equals Three’ became iconic despite its simplicity. He was reviewing memes before ‘memes’ was even a word. Ray was a pioneer during the early days on YouTube and some of his videos can still be found on the platform today. So if like me, YouTube was something that became apart of your everyday life 10 years ago, you may have regularly watched his content. Rays story is fascinating because he created such a massive online presence, the first YouTuber to reach 5 million subscribers and had the most subscribers for two years before Smosh surpassed him.ĭespite all of this, many young people today would most likely have no clue who he is. The original king of YouTube, Ray William Johnson. A guy who singlehandedly help grow YouTube from a struggling start up to one of the most visited websites on the planet. Once upon a time before PewDiePie ruled YouTube, another king existed.
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