Les’ Copaque’s Upin & Ipin rakes in highest YouTube earnings in Malaysia
Called the “YouTube Rich List”, the website used SocialBlade’s database of YouTube channel data, isolated the top-earning channel in every country, and an estimation of the channel’s lifetime earnings.
Based on its findings, the “Upin & Ipin” channel has amassed more than $16.7 million to date.
Les’ Copaque founder and managing director Burhanuddin Md Radzi confirmed this in an interview with Sinar Daily, stating that the total earnings is accumulated from 2009 until 2022.
“We are blessed to have gained high viewership for our shows.
“But we would not be able to be here without the support from our Indonesian viewers as well, in addition to Malaysian viewers. With their support, we managed to get the Diamond Play Button from YouTube, when our subscribers reached 10 million.
“To date, we have about 16 million subscribers. Other than Indonesia, we also have a large following in other neighbouring countries like Singapore, Brunei and most recently, India,” he said in an interview with Sinar Daily.
For this year, Les’ Copaque is working to produce 42 new episodes of “Upin & Ipin”, as they do every year.
Les’ Copaque was established in Dec 2005 and is one of the leading productions in the local animation industry with the creation of “Upin & Ipin”.
“Upin & Ipin”, features the life and adventures of the eponymous bald twin brothers in a fictional Malaysia.
