WWE marked a significant social media achievement last week when their official YouTube channel reached a major milestone, surpassing 100 million subscribers.
With this number, WWE has entered into ultra-rare territory, as only nine other channels have reached that same feat. Given the magnitude of this accomplishment, YouTube has honored the company with an ultra-rare award as well.
Earlier today, WWE Chief Content Offer Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed that WWE had received the coveted Red Diamond Play Button, which recognizes channels that have obtained 100 million subscribers on the YouTube platform. As the name indicates, this award was complemented with a red crystal that was carved into a triangular “play” button. According to Triple H, this award also carries some massive weight to it.
Thank You To The WWE Universe
While unboxing the Red Diamond Play Button for a YouTube video, Triple H took a moment to thank the WWE talent and staff, as well as the WWE Universe, for supporting the company in their growth on social media and as an overall brand.
“On behalf of all of us at WWE, I want to thank our talent. I want to thank our crew and our staff and all the people behind the scenes that you don’t get to see on TV every single week for this,” Triple H said. “But more importantly than anything else, I want to thank the WWE Universe, all of you, everybody that’s out there that just can’t get enough WWE loves it, watches it, just sort of lives that WWE lifestyle – this is for you. Thank you.”
In eclipsing 100 million subscribers and 81 billion lifetime views, WWE has now positioned themselves as the largest sports channel on YouTube. Notably, this updated subscriber total is more than the MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL combined.
