Malaysian celebrities turning to YouTube to generate income


By AGENCY

Among the popular YouTube channels are from artistes such as (from left) Shila Amzah, Siti Nurhaliza and Yuna. Photo: Filepics

It is no secret that the entertainment industry has taken a battering as a result of Covid-19 but some enterprising local artistes and production houses have already turned to YouTube to generate a steady income for themselves.

Among local artistes who have a huge presence on YouTube are Danny AhBoy with over 100 million video views last year, Yuna with over 20.8 million views and Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza with more than 3.9 million views.

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