What is the name of the YouTube award given to channels with 1 million subscribers?

The YouTube award given to channels with 1 million subscribers is the Gold Play Button. YouTube officially calls it the Gold Creator Award, but “Gold Play Button” is the widely recognized and canonical quiz answer.

The award is part of YouTube’s Creator Awards program, which recognizes channels after they reach subscriber milestones and pass YouTube’s eligibility review. The Gold award is presented at 1,000,000 subscribers and is made from gold-plated brass rather than solid gold.

YouTube introduced the Gold Creator Award at VidCon in 2012. Its appearance changed in 2018, when YouTube replaced the older button inside a display box with a flatter plaque-style design featuring the channel name. The award is larger than the Silver Creator Award, which marks 100,000 subscribers.

A common mix-up is confusing the Gold award with the Diamond Play Button. The Diamond Creator Award is associated with 10 million subscribers, while the Red Diamond Creator Award recognizes the much rarer 100 million milestone.