As an emerging economy, Indonesia is not as developed as other countries in terms of information technology. Although the concept of posting videos on YouTube is not uncommon in Indonesia, there are not as many YouTubers in Indonesia as other countries, more specifically the US or South Korea.
The advancement in technology has allowed people to be widely known through social media, including YouTube. YouTube has provided a global platform for people to display their talent. There are few numbers of globally-known YouTubers due to their unique talents or videos. The fame and virality of YouTubers is calibrated by the number of subscribers and views.
Here is a list of ten Indonesian YouTubers who, apart from having a large number of subscribers, entertain middle-class, young Indonesians in their spare time.
Initially known as a blogger, Raditya Dika, 28, is a writer and stand-up comedian known for his TV series “Malam Minggu Miko” (“Miko’s Saturday Night”). Originally aired in Kompas TV every week, each episode is also available for streaming on YouTube. A mockumentary, “Miko” is a hit among Indonesian youth with almost 40 million views in total and close to two million subscribers.
20-year-old Aaron Ashab is probably one of the most followed YouTuber in Indonesia. He is an Arabic-Dutch Indonesian with a great amount of fans in Twitter and Instagram as well. Aaron has produced a number of comic skits on YouTube which have been viewed by tens of thousands. He is particularly famous for his song covers which are available in various famous platforms such as Soundcloud and Last.fm. His recent videos on YouTube included cover of “Wrecking Ball” by Miley Cyrus. To date, he has over 46,346 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Sacha Stevenson, a 31-year-old Canadian who resides in Indonesian since 2001, rose to popularity after posting Web series “How to act Indonesian“. The videos became viral and she became a YouTube sensation overnight. Sacha is also into song writing and singing. One of her original songs, “Budaya” (“Culture”), received thousands of views on YouTube. She has also been invited to numerous television talk shows.
The famous Indonesian channel Skinnyindonesian24 was created by brothers Andovi da Lopez and Jovial da Lopez. The Lopez group is famous for their unique song covers and hilarious videos. Their videos are extremely popular among youngsters. Andovi and Jovial are currently pursuing their study in University of Indonesia. The group has a number of fans in Indonesia, with more than 66,000 subscribers.
As the world’s most populous Muslim country, Natasha Farani managed to steal hearts of young Indonesian woman with her unique tutorials of how to wear hijab. Natasha currently has almost 40,000 subscribers — most of whom are attracted with her fashionable hijab style.
Eka Gustiwana is Internet-famous for writing his own original songs and covering more popular songs. Not only a singer, he also plays various musical instruments, including guitar and keyboard. Eka, 23, has his own recording studio where he wrote songs for teen sensation Maudy Ayunda and jingles for brands.
Christian Sugiono started the YouTube channel Malesbangetdotcom in 2007 before building his own companyMalesbanget.com. He studied video making in Malaysia and Germany before venturing as a video maker. With more than 93,000 subscribers, he now works together with a team of trained filmmakers to produce high-quality funny, witty videos.
Unlike other Indonesian YouTubers who prefer to cover English-language songs, Bayu Skak rose to fame by playing traditional Javanese songs. He is known for his fine humor and vibrant style. Not only famous in Indonesia, he has also built quite a reputation among foreigners who subscribed to his channel.
The CleanSound Studio entertains its 2,469 subscribers with various comic videos regarding phenomenon happening in Indonesia. It has won awards in Indonesian cultural program for hilarious videos.
The channel is administrated by a group of young Indonesians. The group has been posting comedy videos and song parodies since 2006. With its unique ideas, Happy Holiday Indonesia has attained 7,571 subscribers.
This article originally appeared in Global Indonesian Voices, an independent online media written by Indonesians abroad.
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