YouTube Sensation Reaches 5 Million Followers in 5 Months!

Salman Noman has reached more than 5 million subscribers in just five months. He is a Pakistani YouTuber, TikTok Star, Content Creator, Social Media Influencer, Lifestyle & Fashion Blogger. It is a dream for every YouTuber to achieve success and fame like Salman. So let’s know more about him and how he achieved this success in such a short time.

In his interview with BOL, Salman shared his point of view on all of this. It’s completely worth a read if you ever want to achieve something similar!

YouTube Shorts are one of the most successful features that YouTube has launched recently. This new format covers videos under 60 seconds with vertical or square proportions and is being promoted widely around the platform.

Users enjoy watching content that they can consume fast without putting too much time into it while having fun with it at the same time. That’s where Salman Noman has found an opportunity to reach engagement levels never seen before.

He completely changed the course of the channel, leaving aside the old videos of around 10 to 15 minutes to release only shorts. That doesn’t mean that the traditional formats don’t perform well, but for comedy-based content, a format closer to TikTok works better.

Building such a huge audience around shorts requires publishing frequently to keep the momentum and stay in viewers’ routines. Some videos will indeed become more viral than others, but remaining of potential interest to the audience is always important. The potential reach will be higher with every new short.

The Interview: Meeting Salman Noman

How did it feel to hit five million subscribers in five months? Do you have a message you’d like to send to all of your followers?

I was stunned to see this kind of progress because no one has ever achieved that kind of milestone in five months in Pakistan, so I am the first person to do that. My followers are my strength; because of them, I am who I am. They have made me who I am through their support and love, and I am so thankful to them. I love them a lot, and I will always entertain them with my songs and my comedy.

What did you do before you became a superstar on YouTube?

Before YouTube I used to sing songs at events. It was my dream to become a singer, and I actually started YouTube because I wanted to gain an audience so they could hear my voice and my songs. I was actually studying abroad, and then when I came back to Pakistan, my sister encouraged me to start making videos.

You have two new songs released on your YouTube channel. How does it feel to share them with your millions of followers?

It was an honour for me. I used to think if I released a song I might not even get 500 views because no one knew me, but now I have millions of followers and millions of views on my songs, which makes me feel like I have achieved something.

You upload YouTube Shorts to your channel that get millions of views. How have these shorts helped you grow your audience? Why are YouTube shorts so good for your channel?

I used to make the same style of content in short videos on TikTok. I got millions of followers on TikTok, but TikTok had its limits. Then YouTube introduced Shorts, which for me has no boundaries, it’s a worldwide app. My shorts got me more exposure around the globe and I got recognition because of my shorts. I am so thankful to YouTube for introducing shorts and giving me the platform to grow my audience.

Do you have any strategies for growing your audience? Have you noticed some content styles work better than others?

Yes, I have learned over time that both the audience and YouTube wanted new material, something new and unique.New content types, new types of comedy, and songs always help me grow. I have to keep my content original. If I copy others or if I make something everybody else is making, then I will stop getting views, so the key to success is new material and being original.

What’s your favourite part about making content on YouTube?

My favourite part is when I make my comedy and I receive so many positive comments that people enjoy my comedy. People love me, support me and care for me. Because of YouTube, I have gained a huge family who are happy because of me, and I am happy because of them. My audience often comments and tells me that they are smiling because of the content that I created, and that makes me so proud.

And finally, what is next for you?

I am ready to release my songs, I will start making short films to entertain people, and I will keep making good and clean content for people. I have a lot of songs ready to be released, and I will start releasing them. I will try to make my country proud.