Nigahiga Topples Fred on YouTube

A 19-year-old from Hilo, Hawaii, recently overtook squeaky-voiced Fred Figglehorn as the YouTube channel with the most subscribers.

Ryan Higa, whose Nigahiga channel had more than 1.4 million subscribers Monday afternoon, thanked his fans in a new video in which he gave his own version of an acceptance speech. “It’s not just my achievement, it’s yours as well, because without you guys, I’d have no subscribers,” he said. “You guys make–you know–I don’t know where I’m going with this.”

He then previewed a short film, “Ninja Melk,” that he’s working on. “It’s full of action, comedy, and some scenes even have action and comedy in one,” he said.

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