Ray William Johnson

Raymond William Johnson is an American comedian, internet celebrity, actor, and singer-songwriter best known for his eponymous YouTube channel and his web series on that channel, Equals Three. In 2013, the channel surpassed 10 million subscribers and had over 2 billion views, making it one of the most watched and subscribed to channels at the time. For a 564-day period from June 2011 to January 2013 the channel was the most-subscribed YouTube channel, during which it also became the first channel to reach 5 million subscribers. Johnson left the series in March 2014 but continued to produce it and other web series like Booze Lightyear, Comedians On, and Top 6, the first two of which were later cancelled. In the 2020s, he has since transitioned to sharing true crime stories, primarily on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.