YouTube Play Button - Wikipedia YouTube Play Button This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 November 2017. YouTube Play Buttons, a part of the YouTube Creator Rewards, are a recognition by YouTube of its most popular channels. These are distinct from the YouTube Awards which are intended to recognize the best quality videos, while the YouTube Creator Rewards are based solely on a channel 's subscriber count. Awards When a verified YouTuber reaches a specific milestone, they are awarded a relatively flat trophy in a metal casing with a YouTube play button symbol. The trophies are of different sizes : each button and plaque get progressively bigger the more subscribers the channel gets. There are currently three levels of rewards, plus a fourth one that has been awarded to only one YouTuber thus far : The Silver Play Button, for channels that surpass 100,000 subscribers. Old version made of nickel plated copper - nickel alloy. The Gold Play Button, for channels that surpass 1,000,000 subscribers. It is made of gold - plated brass. The Diamond Play Button, for channels that surpass 10,000,000 subscribers. Made of silver plated metal inset with a large piece of crystal in the shape of a play button triangle. In December 2016, YouTuber PewDiePie received a ruby trophy, known as the Ruby Play Button, as a gift for reaching 50,000,000 subscribers. It was made in the shape of his channel 's logo, a hand in the process of giving a fist bump. It came with several mini-awards to give out to subscribers that was with him the longest and are still active. It is not referenced in the Creators Award page and it is unknown if such a trophy will be given out to any other YouTuber who surpasses the milestone in the future. Notes Acuna, Kirsten ( July 19, 2012 ). `` YouTube Is Rewarding Its Most Popular Users With Gold ''. Business Insider. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Brouwer, Bree ( July 24, 2015 ). `` YouTube Gives New Diamond Play Button To Channels With 10 Million Subscribers ''. Tubefilter. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Cohen, Joshua ( June 29, 2012 ). `` YouTube Gives 24 - Karat Gold ' Play Button ' to Channels with 1M+ Subs ''. Tubefilter. Retrieved April 12, 2016. Dillon, Poppy ( August 3, 2015 ). `` YouTube Announced Diamond Play Button ''. TenEighty. Retrieved April 12, 2016. References Jump up ^ `` YouTube Creator Rewards '' n.d. Jump up ^ YouTube. `` YouTube Creator Hub ''. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` YouTube Creator Rewards ''. YouTube. Retrieved April 12, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` What is the Gold Play Button REALLY Made Of ? ''. YouTube. Retrieved June 6, 2017. Jump up ^ `` PewdiePie 's video on receiving the award ''. Retrieved 1 May 2017. Jump up ^ `` YouTube Sends PewDiePie Custom Ruby Play Button To Commemorate 50 Million Subscribers ''. TubeFilter. Retrieved 1 May 2017. YouTube Founders Steve Chen Chad Hurley Jawed Karim Events Awards CNN / YouTube presidential debates Comedy Week Live Music Awards Orchestra Channels Most - subscribed channels Spotlight channel Multi-channel network ( MCN ) Original channels Personalities Vevo channels YouTube Red Culture Let 's Play Video game walkthrough YouTube Poop YouTube Rewind Lists Most - viewed videos in the first 24 hours videos and trailers Most - liked videos Most - disliked videos Most - viewed Vevo videos List of MCNs Related articles API Censorship Copyright issues History Play Buttons Social impact Viacom conflict Viral video List of viral videos This Internet - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=YouTube_Play_Button&oldid=808921667 '' Categories : YouTube Awards established in 2012 Internet stubs Hidden categories : Wikipedia pending changes protected pages ( level 1 ) All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Afrikaans Cebuano فارسی Français Português Русский Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 01 : 27. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when do you get the youtube play button
Answer: verified YouTuber reaches a specific milestone