It is this gleeful pranksterism, combined with dedication to detail, that has catapulted Epic Rap Battles into the top 15 of YouTube's most subscribed channels.
The Washington Post reported that a disproportionate share of YouTube's most subscribed channels feature minorities, contrasting with mainstream television in which the stars are largely white.
As Lonelygirl15 became the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, beating Peter Oakley AKA geriatric1927, speculation grew.
Until recently, he was No. 1 in total subscribers; he is now No. 2. Michelle Phan, 24, a Vietnamese-American in Los Angeles, has 1.5 million followers, the most-subscribed channel of any woman, Asian or not, on YouTube.
Almost 40,000 people have subscribed to get e-mail updates every time Orabrush posts a new video, making it the seventh most-subscribed channel, ahead of brands like Disney, BMW and Nintendo Wii.
Oakley now has 4.8m subscribers on YouTube, making his the 87th most subscribed YouTube channel in the world.
DeFranco was one of the most subscribed to channels on the site, but YouTube's volatile advertising algorithm routinely de-monetizes content that doesn't jive with the site's corporate partners, so he felt more comfortable investing directly in his consumers.
It is the most subscribed-to channel on the video-sharing Web site YouTube.com.com
For example, PewDiePie supported by AdSense reigns as the most subscribed-to channel on YouTube despite the presence of major media companies on the platform.
