And The Ruby Play Button is awarded to YouTube channels when they achieve 50 million subscribers. Silver Play Button is awarded when YouTube channels reach 100,000 subscribers, Gold Play Button awarded for channels reaching the milestone of 1 million subscribers, Diamond Play Button on reaching 10 million subscribers. YouTube Creator Awards recognize various YouTube channels for reaching significant milestones in subscribers under four categories. It is more than the entire population of New York City!”Ĭiting that the Aaj Tak YouTube channel is no longer just a channel but a movement, she added, “You have clearly touched a nerve in the world and you have found a legion of fans who expect – and receive- great things from you.” How on earth did you do that? 10 million subscribers is not just a lot of people. She wrote “The 10 Million Mark? At this point we are actually scratching our heads.

Susan Wojcicki, CEO, YouTube, in her letter lauding the Aaj Tak YouTube channel for this accomplishment said, “We hope you will accept this Diamond Creator Award as a token of our appreciation and respect for what you have accomplished.” In the letter Susan Wojcicki expressed her amazement at the magnitude of this achievement. The year 1995 marks the first broadcast of Aaj Tak as a news program for about 20 minutes on DD Metro channel of Doordarshan.

The headquarters of Aaj Tak are traced to Noida in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. And I am sure with the support of our viewers, we will get there too, and we will get there ‘Sabse Tez’.” More so, this channel enjoys maximum subscriptions among all other Indian news channels on YouTube. The journey doesn’t stop here, we are ambitious and we are moving ahead, trying and working towards now the YouTube Ruby Button that comes in at 50 million subscribers. We first got the silver button, then the gold button and then finally we got the diamond button at 10 million subscribers. This is something AajTak has worked very hard towards. The diamond button is not an overnight success.

Ms Kalli Purie, Vice-Chairperson, India Today Group, on accepting the recognition for the milestone, said, “I am so proud that AajTak has won the YouTube Diamond Button, the only news channel in the world to have earned this award.

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