The number of YouTube channels that reach a certain milestone.
If you ever need a little motivation to keep making YouTube videos, here are some numbers to help you see the big picture.
2,200+ channels have over 10M subscribers
59,000+ channels have over 1M subscribers
550,000+ channels have over 100K subscribers
960,000+ channels have over 50K subscribers
3,100,000+ channels have over 10K subscribers
The question to ask yourself is: "Why shouldn't you be able to have a big channel if so many other people can?"
However, you should also be proud of what you've already accomplished by looking at how many creators have reached a certain milestone.
Only 0.003% of creators reach 10M subscribers
Only 0.09% of creators reach 1M subscribers
Only 0.85% of creators reach 100K subscribers
Only 1.5% of creators reach 50K subscribers
Only 4.8% of creators reach 10K subscribers
Source: Social Blade - a website that keeps track of more than 64.5 million YouTube channels.