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Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

3 outlets 3 reports Published Aug 18, 2026

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You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive. Key points and original sources are listed below.

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive.S1 S2

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1w Theage

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive.

1w Brisbanetimes

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive.

1w Smh

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive.

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

3 outlets 3 reports Published Aug 18, 2026

The brief

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive. Key points and original sources are listed below.

You may not know their names, but these YouTube stars have huge audiences – and now they are being honoured by the National Film and Sound Archive.S1 S2

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Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

Billions of views is just the start – meet the Aussie content creators building global empires

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