VTubers are getting more and more popular around the world thanks to the likes of Ironmouse and CodeMiko. Once only common in Japan, the west has started to embrace the idea of motion capture avatars in place of face cams while streaming. 

Hyakumantenbara Salome, a VTuber with the channel NIJISANJI JP, recently reached 1 million YouTube subscribers in just two weeks, making Salome the fastest-growing VTuber of all time. "NIJISANJI livers, management, and fans who have supported me... Thank you very much to everyone," she tweeted. 

Who is Salome, the VTuber?

Salome's mysterious sudden appearance is part of what has made her so intriguing to people. She popped up on YouTube on May 24, 2022 and became the fastest-growing VTuber to reach 100,000 subscribers, hitting the milestone in just two hours. She was viewed over 1 million times by the following day. The stream largely consisted of Salome introducing herself, showing her certificate of residency and her gastroscopy. She also told followers that her dream is to "be the perfect lady."

While her streams are in Japanese, other countries have taken a liking to Salome for her formal way of speaking, animated reactions to scary video games, and dirty innuendos. Others, however, are a bit skeptical about her sudden massive growth. Most VTubers will get a massive amount of new followers when they initially debut but the growth usually slows down. But with Salome's fanbase has continued to grow rapidly, even without having a real "gimmick" like other popular VTubers. 

Salome is only the latest in the rising VTube trend. Content creators like Gawr Gura command a following that's approaching the 4 million subscribers mark. Other VTubing channels like Suisei Channel pull in over 100 million views a month. Yet while this type of content is most commonly seen on YouTube, it's making waves on Twitch as well. In February, IronMouse ranked as the eighth most-watched streamer on Twitch by hours watched, ahead of League of Legends veteran Tyler "Tyler1" Steinkamp, and is seeing exponential growth in followers too.