Wondering who topped this year’s YouTube Philippines?

YouTube Philippines named Kapamilya star Ivana Alawi as this year’s top content creator on Thursday, December 3.

Aside from a whopping 10.1 million subscribers, the 23-year-old actress also has three out of the top 10 most trending Filipino videos on YouTube, including:

• IVANA ALAWI, NAPAIYAK NI IDOL RAFFY. ITO ANG PRANK NA PARANG TOTOO!
• Iguana meets Ivana by Alex Gonzaga
• BOYFRIEND PRANK! | IVANA ALAWI

“This year’s list of top and breakout creators saw fan-favorite personalities and comedians like Ivana Alawi, Alex Gonzaga, Cong TV, Viy Cortez, and Donnalyn Bartolome. There was also an emergence of creators from the gaming community like ChoOx TV, and celebrities who turned to vlogging like Kathryn Bernardo,” the streaming giant explained in a statement.

In an interview with Philstar, Mervin Wenke, Communications and Public Affairs Head of Google Philippines, said YouTube became a platform to comfort Filipinos amid the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic this year.

“Filipinos use YouTube to tell and listen to stories, providing some form of comfort in this extremely challenging year,” he said.

“It is inspiring to see how the creators continued to show wayfinding to support one another as a community and to keep their viewers engaged despite the odds. The heart of YouTube is its creators and we recognize their important role in providing not just relevant content but even hope to Filipinos in the time of what turned out to be a difficult 2020.”

Here is the full list of YouTube’s top Filipino creators 2020

1. Ja Mill – 11.6M subscribers
2. Ivana Alawi – 10.1M subscribers
3. Alex Gonzaga Official – 9.13M subscribers
4. Zeinab Harake – 8.18M subscribers
5. Cong TV – 7.29M subscribers
6. Donnalyn Bartolome – 5.66M subscribers
7. Jelai Andres – 5.23M subscribers
8. ChoOx TV – 5M subscribers
9. Viy Cortez – 4.18M subscribers
10. Jomar Lovena – 2.83M subscribers

Meanwhile, here are the top 10 trending videos that entertained Filipinos this year:

1. WOW! Marcelito Pomoy Sings “The Prayer” With DUAL VOICES! – America’s Got Talent: The Champions
2. IVANA ALAWI, NAPAIYAK NI IDOL RAFFY. ITO ANG PRANK NA PARANG TOTOO!
3. Iguana meets Ivana by Alex Gonzaga
4. BOYFRIEND PRANK! | IVANA ALAWI
5. ASK MOTHER KWEEN (ANONG MANGYAYARE SA YOUTUBE NI LLOYD?)
6. KAILANGAN NIYO NA RIN MALAMAN
7. “NIANA PRANK” KAY CHOLO (KINILIG SIYA IH HAHA)
8. THE JUNNIEBOY PROPOSAL
9. IGNORING SANYA PRANK | GOLD PLAY BUTTON UNBOXING
10. LAST TO LEAVE THE POOL WINS $10,000 (500,000PHP) w/ DOLAINAB | ZEINAB HARAKE

You might also want to check out this year’s top showstoppers for music videos:

1. Araw araw Love – Flow G
2. BLACKPINK – ‘How You Like That’ M/V
3. BLACKPINK – ‘Ice Cream (with Selena Gomez)’ M/V
4. BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Dynamite’ Official MV
5. SULYAP – Jr.Crown, Thome & Chris Line (Official Lyric Video) [Prod.By J-Lhutz]
6. Miloves (OTW SAYO) – King Badger
7. BLACKPINK – ‘How You Like That’ DANCE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
8. TINOTOYO – Jr.Crown & Thome ft. Bomb D (Official Audio)
9. EMMAN – Teka Lang (Official Lyric Video)
10. Ex Battalion – Bounty (Makukuha rin kita)

2020 breakout creators in the Philippines

• Cong TV
• Viy Cortez
• Jomar Lovena
• Junnie Boy
• Kathryn Bernardo
• Boss Keng
• Vien
• Leti Sha
• EmmanNimedezTV
• Donekla in Tandem

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