A Breakdown of YouTube‘s Diamond Play Button Let‘s take a closer look at the story behind this coveted creator award.

This doesn‘t take away from the tremendous accomplishment of earning the Diamond Play Button. This crystal is colorless and cut to look like a real diamond, but it is not an actual gemstone.

Who wouldn‘t love to receive a diamond-encrusted award for hitting 10 million subscribers?īut in reality, the Diamond Play Button is made of metal that is silver-plated, with a large, triangular crystal inset representing the famous YouTube play button icon. When YouTube first introduced the Diamond Play Button in 2015, I‘m sure many people wondered whether those sparkling crystals were actual diamonds. But it is still an impressive achievement and highly coveted by creators! The short answer is no – the YouTube Diamond Play Button awarded to channels with 10 million subscribers is not made of real diamonds.