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UK’s most popular YouTuber revealed – and it’s not who you might expect

PEPPA Pig is the most popular YouTuber in the UK — beating multi­millionaire stars KSI and Molly-Mae Hague.

The kids’ cartoon animal, who joined the video streaming site in 2013, has 28.5 million subscribers, with 20.8 billion views across 2,217 videos.

Peppa Pig is the most popular YouTuber in the UK with 28.5million subscribers
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Peppa Pig is the most popular YouTuber in the UK with 28.5million subscribersCredit: Getty
Peppa Pig first aired in 2004 and joined YouTube nine years later
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Peppa Pig first aired in 2004 and joined YouTube nine years laterCredit: PA

Her closest rival, video gamer Dan TDM, has 26.2 million subscribers, with 18.8 billion views on 3,611 videos.

Third-placed KSI — a gamer, rapper and boxer worth an estimated £26million — has 24 million subscribers, 1,245 videos and 5.9 billion views.

Love Island star Molly-Mae, 23 — worth an ­estimated £3million — did not make the top ten on Social Tracker.IO, despite having almost 1.7 million subscribers and 143.9 million views across 137 ­videos.

British telly series Peppa Pig first aired on Channel 5 in 2004.

She joined YouTube nine years later to become a social sensation.

The account's biography reads: “Peppa lives with her mummy and daddy and her little brother, George.

“Her adventures are fun, sometimes involve a few tears, but always end happily.

“Welcome to the Official Peppa Pig channel and the home of Peppa on YouTube!

“We have created a world of Peppa with episodes and compilations to keep even the most dedicated Peppa fans happy.

"Enjoy and don't forget to subscribe!”

Love Island star Molly-Mae did not make the top ten despite having almost 1.7 million subscribers and 143.9 million views across 137 ­videos
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Love Island star Molly-Mae did not make the top ten despite having almost 1.7 million subscribers and 143.9 million views across 137 ­videosCredit: Instagram
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