Best Youtuber: ALASTAIR AIKEN vs ALEX DAY

ALASTAIR AIKEN

Alastair Aiken (born 6 November 1993), better known by his online alias Ali-A (or by his original alias Matroix), is a British YouTuber known for Call...

Alastair Aiken (born 6 November 1993), better known by his online alias Ali-A (or by his original alias Matroix), is a British YouTuber known for Call of Duty and Fortnite commentaries and vlogs. He is one of the highest-paid professional online gamers. His main channel Ali-A has a subscriber count of over 17 million, with its total views exceeding 5 billion. His second channel, More Ali-A, has a YouTube subscriber count of 6.8 million and a total of over 1.5 billion video views. On 23 April 2018, Ali-A created a new channel, titled "Clare & Ali" with his partner, Clare Siobhan. The channel has since gained over 788,000 subscribers and generated more than 28.3 million video views. In September 2020, he created a fourth channel titled "Ali-A Plays", where he uploads content relating to the Call of Duty franchise only. Currently, the channel has more than 333,000 subscribers and more than 13.2 million video views. Aiken often refers to his YouTube subscriber fanbase as the "Ali-A Army". In July 2015, he was awarded the Guinness World Records for 'Most Popular Call of Duty Channel by views' and 'Most Popular Call of Duty Channel by subscribers'. Aiken frequently attends the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) as well as other video game conventions. In 2013, Aiken wrote a guest blog post in Huffington Post UK. The Huffington Post has also stated that "Ali is one of the UK’s most popular and influential entities globally and is at the forefront of the online and YouTube revolution." In September 2015, Aiken, along with Tom Cassell and Daniel Middleton, starred in Legends of Gaming Live, with the trio being referred to as "ome of the most popular YouTubers in the". Redbull's eSports division has referred to his main YouTube channel as the "biggest Call of Duty YouTube channel." In March 2016, Clickible.com listed Aiken as the seventeenth "Most Famous Youtuber on Earth". Later that year, Business Insider listed him as the ninth most popular British YouTube star – the same ranking they gave him in 2015. On 6 June 2017, the BBC referred to Aiken as a "YouTube megastar".

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ALEX DAY

Alex Richard George Day (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician, vlogger and writer. Day has released six studio albums, two EPs, and had three UK...

Alex Richard George Day (born 8 April 1989) is an English musician, vlogger and writer. Day has released six studio albums, two EPs, and had three UK Top 40 hits. Day's unconventional style of releasing and distributing music helped him reach more than 1,000,000 subscribers and over 130 million views on his YouTube channel. He worked in the Regent Street Apple Store during 2009. In August 2010, Day briefly lived in Zambia whilst taking part in the World Vision Vlogger charity event. He filmed and shared his experiences on YouTube. Until 2013, Day lived with friend, collaborator and bandmate Charlie McDonnell. He has also described music producer Jonathan King as a 'dear friend' and remains a staunch defender of King's innocence of sexual assault charges. Day announced on 14 February 2014 that he had been dating fellow YouTuber Carrie Hope Fletcher since October 2013. However, Fletcher announced their break-up via Twitter on 14 March 2014.

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