/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

A blast from the past
https://archive.is/OuUeJ

> How fast are virtual YouTubers growing?
>The Tokyo-based data research firm User Local Inc. announced last week that the number of VTubers had topped 4,000. Only about 2½ months earlier the figure stood at around 2,000.
>According to User Local, which also compiles virtual YouTuber rankings, the character called Kizuna Ai has the biggest fan base with more than 2 million followers. Kaguya Luna stands at No. 2 with 750,000 followers, while Mirai Akari has about 625,000.
>Compared with the leading Japanese human YouTubers, who have over 6 million followers, the numbers may be still be smaller, but Kizuna Ai already outnumbers some famous YouTubers, such as Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a former member of the boy band SMAP who has roughly 785,000 fans following his channel.