These are the only ones that are made from aluminum and are shaped like YouTube logos. If you reach 50 million subscribers, the custom play button will be available. PewDiePie’s play button was purchased by Keemstar, who reached 100 million subscribers on PewDiePie’s platform.Ĭocomelon will be surpassed by PewDiePie two months later, on April 25, 2021. Welsh was given the Diamond Play Award for $3,000, but he was given the award at the end.

When the Red Diamond Play button is activated for a YouTube channel with 100 million subscribers, it is shown. PewDiePie revealed that the rubies play button had sold for the highest amount, a million pounds. PewDiePie’s Ruby Play Button is featured in an eBay listing that sells for more than $60,000. This metal clasp is topped with a large crystal and is made of silver-plated metal. The Diamond Play Button is an example of a plaque that has the same design as YouTube’s Play Button logo. The value of the button comes from the fact that it is a symbol of YouTube success and is a coveted item among top YouTubers. This is based on the fact that YouTubers with over 10 million subscribers are able to receive one. You can watch Lizard Lava's response to receiving PewDiePie's 100 million subscriber award in the embedded video below.As of 2020, the diamond YouTube button is worth around $30,000. 'So that's why I thought it made sense to give it to Lizard Lava to someone who would appreciate it at least,' PewDiePie noted. Therefore, he said he wanted to give it away to someone he knew would take care of it.

Pewds further explained that he also didn't want to give the award away to anyone because he had previously given away awards that ended up in strange places (presumably eBay). PewDiePie says he doesn't like putting value into objects. The YouTube star further indicated that he didn't want to seem ungrateful about receiving the award but said that it didn't seem essential to keep. I like putting it into action,' PewDiePie said. 'I don't like putting value into objects.

Continuing to explain why he gave it away, PewDiePie said: 'It's kind of like nerfing yourself, right? There's so much importance into this one item that, to me, is just a piece of metal.'

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