The virtual personalities and the humor they convey is something that can hardly be found elsewhere. This is why the Japanese platform Goo Ranking carried out a survey among users at the beginning of 2019 to meet their favorite Virtual YouTubers at the time, and these were the results:
10. Oda Nobuhime
Oda Nobuhime (link) was a Virtual YouTuber whose appearance and personality was inspired by the historical personality Oda Nobunaga. On March 17, 2020, Nobuhime announced through his Twitter account the closure of his activities as a Virtual YouTuber and on April 30 he made a live broadcast of farewell. His channel debuted in April 2018 and during the vote it exceeded 146 thousand subscribers.
9. Nora Cat
Nora Cat (link) is a YouTuber who debuted on April 15, 2017 through the Nicovideo platform, and then made her YouTube debut on December 23, 2017. During the vote, she had more than 84,000 subscribers.
8. Tsukino Myth
Tsukino Mito (link) is a Virtual YouTuber, whose character is a 16-year-old high school student girl, who is president of the student council of her institute. It debuted on YouTube in February 2018 and during the vote it exceeded 315 thousand subscribers.
7. Nekomiya Hinata
Nekomiya Hinata (link) is a Virtual YouTuber, whose character is a very lazy girl, with a tone of voice that always denotes that she is exhausted. It debuted on YouTube in February 2018 and during the vote it exceeded 463 thousand subscribers.
6. Mirai Akari
Mirai Akari (link) is a Virtual YouTuber, whose character is a blonde girl with a ponytail to one side and a blue bow tied to it. It debuted on YouTube in October 2017 and during the vote it exceeded 735 thousand subscribers.
5. Dennou Shoujo Siro
Dennou Shoujo Siro (link) is a Virtual YouTuber, whose character is a silver-haired girl wearing a blue jacket and sometimes a small green bow. It debuted on YouTube in June 2017 and during the vote it exceeded 590 thousand subscribers.
4. Obaachan
Obaachan (link) is a Virtual YouTuber, whose character is an older woman who defines herself as "the grandmother of all users", usually talks about taboo topics. It debuted on YouTube in January 2018 and during the vote it exceeded 170 thousand subscribers.
3. Hacka Doll
Hacka Doll (link) was a group of Virtual YouTubers from the app of the same name and based on the characters from the animated series. The group announced its withdrawal from this environment in August 2019. They debuted on YouTube in March 2018 and during the vote they exceeded 71 thousand subscribers.
2. Kaguya Luna
Kaguya Luna (link) is a Virtual YouTuber who is, in fact, the second Japanese VTuber with the most subscribers. With her style and her immediate success, Luna promoted the development of the Virtual YouTubers industry in Japan. It debuted in September 2017 and during the vote it exceeded 899 thousand subscribers.
1. Kizuna AI
Kizuna AI (link) is the so-called "first Virtual YouTuber in history", and is currently the industry member with the most subscribers. It debuted on YouTube in November 2016 and during the vote it exceeded 2.4 million subscribers.
Dennou Shoujo Siro
Hacka Doll
Kaguya Luna
Kizuna Ai
Mirai Akari
Nekomiya Hinata
Nora Cat
Obaachan
Oda Nobuhime
Tsukino Myth