A creator shares his four-year journey to 100K subscribers, starting at 16. He hit 5K in the first two years, then spent another year grinding before growth accelerated. He calls it earning a degree in YouTube.
0 to 100K subscribers, it took me 4 years in total. I started my first channel when I was probably 16 or 17 maybe, and I didn't have any life experience back then. My brain wasn't fully developed, so it took me a lot longer, and it was totally worth it. And I grew that to like 5K subs in 1 to 2 years, which in the grand scheme of things is pretty bad. It took me like another year doing this channel until it really took off. That's why I usually say I I got a degree in YouTube because it took a total of 4 years to get to $100K. You get the plaque too, so that's my degree.
