Like, Share, Subscribe
State your case: Who's the best YouTuber of all time?
Prizes
- First place:
- $5,000
- Second place:
- $2,500
- Third place:
- $1,000
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 04, 2020
Submissions closed
Oct 01, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Oct 06, 2020
Prizes
- First place:
- $5,000
- Second place:
- $2,500
- Third place:
- $1,000
Status
CompletedTimeline
Submissions opened
Sep 04, 2020
Submissions closed
Oct 01, 2020 3:59 AM CUT
Results
Oct 06, 2020
About this challenge
Facts: YouTube is everyone's go-to for pretty much anything you want to know, learn, or watch. The vlogs are endless, and so are the faces of YouTube that keep us glued to our screens. YouTubers have changed how we view online or social media celebrities, and their content on the platform, no matter what your interests are, never disappoints.
So, we want to know not only which YouTuber is your favorite, but how they’ve kept you captivated and why you can’t get enough of their content. How has this YouTuber helped you beyond their YouTube channel? What makes them a stellar creator? Enter the Like, Share, Subscribe Challenge to share why you're this YouTuber's biggest fan and embed a link to their YouTube channel or their video in your story. Then, tell us what about them or their videos makes them your favorite and how they've impacted you beyond the platform.
How to enter
For your story to be eligible, it must be between 600 and 5,000 words and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Stories published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until September 30, 2020, at 11:59 PM EST will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.
The Like, Share, Subscribe Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more or upgrade to Vocal+, visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.
To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or third place prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these 35 countries will not be eligible to win.
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