Fun facts about YouTube play buttons: Before silver play buttons, 100K subscribers got you a $500 gift card and a camera case The crystal in the red diamond award is made by Baccarat in France Their maker, Society Awards, also makes trophies for the Golden Globes and Emmys
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Nov 6, 2026 · 4:39 PM UTC

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My theory is that YouTube never expected anyone to pass 100M subscribers, so when MrBeast hit 200M, they just made him a custom award Then they realized other creators were actually going to hit these milestones too and figured they should probably go back to a consistent design lol
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is it crazy to say the original silver and gold play button designs were better?
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Image from ❌the mode❌ (@xxmlgswaggerzxx)
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Not a hot take at all, these were WAY cooler
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You’re missing the OG million subscriber gold button.
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So bummed they discontinued those but makes sense since they were definitely so expensive to make. RIP
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Don’t forget about the Play Button Brick Kit! This was a special YouTube Play Button that was given to creators who used the short lived Creator High-Five Program. Only 1000 of these were made. I happen to be a lucky one with it!
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Image from Gustaff-Z (@ZGustaff)
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This is so sick haha
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I got my Cannon to shoot skits with the B&H gift card. Legit was an incredible gift from YT
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What year did you hit 100K?
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With my old silver play button in the glass case I also got 2 foldable youtube.. chairs? Like those canvas chairs you put up outside. No clue why, went in the trash eventually.
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Working with the award company was one of the worst experiences i had as a creator. Hit 100k and it felt like dealing with a Temu agent.
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The old rewards were a little too humble
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i had no idea the old 100k award was just a gift card, that explains why i felt unimpressed back then 😭 is the crystal one actually worth the wait?
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@CamiloCoutinho isso é verdade? Eles existem?
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Where does 61M come from? Channels who have uploaded at least one video? 1 in 77 seems like really much im ngl but I guess Shorts inflated this number like crazy
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That 50m trophy was given out exactly once, to pewdiepie. that's why it's in the shape it is. doesn't relly belong here.
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Here is the real 200M play button that MrBeast got—the Amber Award.
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Image from Jess (@JessHoodies)
Image from Jess (@JessHoodies)
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I full heartedly think Mr Beast doesnt deserve those awards
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Amo demais a minha, fruto de mais de uma década gravando!
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camera case or this one with the logo on it!
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500M people interested in MrBeast is insane to me
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Bummer. I think the original silver and gold buttons were the best design. They kinda corposhitified them by making them weirdly sleek instead of something that actually looked somewhat made by a real person. It was also huge, but now they're pretty small from what I've seen.
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There's only 80k channels with 1 mil+ subs?
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There is a cool video of a guy who went to the actual factory in China where they make the 100k and 1m plaques. Probably the only person on all of YT to do it.
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100K subs used to get you a $500 gift card and a camera case. now it's a plaque and vibes
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Y’all remember when pewdiepie had the most subscribers? That feels like so long ago
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Fun Fact: Society Awards flagged "Optional Rules" as offensive in their system, so I had to get "OptionalRules" on the button. Couldn't tell you why.
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so wait if you get 50m or 200m you just gotta accept the award being pewdiepie or mrbeast themed?
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You actually could choose between directors chair or camera bag but only a couple people have the directors chair
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YT should flush inactive subscribers. If that person hasn't watched anything on your channel for a year they automatically get unsubscribed
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10만 구독자 때 500달러 상품권이라니, 구독자 달성의 의미가 남달랐겠어요ㅋㅋ~
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Can a YouTuber request a copy of the 100-million-subscriber award button if they choose to? Also, do you happen to know how much a 10-million-subscriber button currently costs? Thanks for your answer.
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Now I know I’m out of touch when the hell did Mr Beast hit 200 and 500 million subs
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They don't ship automatically either. YouTube reviews each channel first, and no uploads in six months, a Community Guidelines violation in the past year or a channel built on compilations can all cost you the plaque
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Someone’s value should not be judged by how many followers/subscribers they have.
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