Ryan Higa
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Ryan Higa (born June 6, 1990), also known as nigahiga (/ˈniːɡəhiːɡə/ NEE-ɡə-HEE-ɡə), is an American internet personality. Best known for his comedy videos on YouTube, Higa began making YouTube videos in 2006 and was one of the most popular creators on the platform in its early years. His main YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube for 677 consecutive days from 2009 to 2011, an achievement that has only been surpassed by PewDiePie and T-Series.[2][3] Higa was the first person to reach the milestones of 2 million[4] and 3 million[5] subscribers on YouTube. Higa launched a podcast in 2018 called Off the Pill, which has featured YouTubers and celebrities such as KevJumba, Andrew Yang, and Jeremy Lin.[6] In 2020, Higa started streaming on Twitch, where he reacts to his past videos and broadcasts video game content, most notably in Valorant.[7]
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Born | (1990-06-06) June 6, 1990 (age 33)[1] Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2006–present (Inactive since Apr 2020) | ||||||||||||
Genre | Comedy | ||||||||||||
Subscribers | 20.9 million (nigahiga) 4.61 million (HigaTV) | ||||||||||||
Total views | 4.39 billion (nigahiga) 913 million (HigaTV) | ||||||||||||
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Years active | 2020–present | ||||||||||||
Genre | Gaming | ||||||||||||
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Followers | 802 thousand | ||||||||||||
Last updated: March 23, 2024 |
Higa has won a Shorty Award, has been named Forbes Top 30 Under 30,[8] and has been nominated for three more Shorty Awards, six Streamy Awards, and five Teen Choice Awards.
Outside of his content on YouTube and Twitch, he has also published a memoir Ryan Higa's How to Write Good and appeared in feature films Tell Me How I Die (2016) and Finding 'Ohana (2021).