[post_page_title]Smosh ($8.5 million)[/post_page_title]
With 22 million subscribers and 6 billion video views, Smosh is the 18th most subscribed YouTube channel to date. Comedic duo Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla combined their love of sketch comedy in the form of short skits and began posting their videos to YouTube in 2006. Their videos were instant hits and they expanded their content to video games reaction and comedy albums. In 2017, Padilla announced his departure from the Smosh franchise leaving Hecox as the sole creator director.