The media company’s main YouTube channel, ABS-CBN Entertainment, makes history as the first channel to hit 40 million subscribers in the Southeast Asian region.
Just two months since it earned its 39 millionth subscriber, ABS-CBN created yet another major milestone in the digital realm. According to the social media engine and analytic tool, SocialBlade, ABS-CBN Entertainment is currently the 61st most subscribed channel on YouTube. It is the most subscribed YouTube account in the country and in South East Asia, ahead of the official accounts of major Southeast Asian media entities, Workpoint and One 31.
Today, June 29, ABS-CBN Entertainment officially breached 40 million subscribers, making it the first in the region to achieve the milestone.
For lifetime views–ABS-CBN Entertainment also bested other Filipino channels on the platform.
As of this writing, the channel has accumulated 47 billion lifetime views, adding nearly 1 billion views in just two months. GMA Network, meanwhile, has garnered nearly 700 million new views in the same period and now has 25.9 billion lifetime views.
Other than ABS-CBN Entertainment, fellow Kapamilya channels proved ABS-CBN’s domination on the platform. ABS-CBN News is currently the eighth-most subscribed channel in the Philippines, earning 13.9 million subscribers and 9.3 billion total lifetime views.
ABS-CBN Star Music is in the 15th rank with 7.74 million subscribers and has 3.29 billion total lifetime views. Star Cinema has 6.06 million subscribers and 1.54 billion lifetime views.
Other channels associated with the Lopez-owned media company in the Top 100 are Pinoy Big Brother has 4.98 million subscribers and 2.8 billion total lifetime views. iWantTFC has 3.23 million subscribers and 376 million lifetime views, Pilipinas Got Talent has 2.35 million followers and 1.15 billion lifetime views, and The Squad Plus has 3.27 million followers and 338 million lifetime views.