The Diamond Play Button, for channels that reach or surpass 10 million subscribers.

In March 2018 the look of the Gold Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel name's embossed on it.

The Gold Play Button, for channels that reach or surpass 1 million subscribers.

In March 2018 the look of the Silver Play Button was updated from a metal button housed within a window box with the channel's name printed on the front glass pane to a cleaner-looking flat designed metal plaque award featuring the channel's name embossed on it.

The new version (as of March 1, 2017) is 92% nickel, 5% carbon and 2.5% zinc, with traces of other metals. The old version was made of nickel-plated cupronickel alloy.

The Silver Play Button, for channels that reach or surpass 100,000 subscribers.

There are currently three different tiers of rewards, plus a fourth that has been awarded only three times: The trophies are of different sizes: each button and plaque gets progressively bigger the more subscribers the channel gets. When a verified YouTuber reaches a specific milestone and is deemed eligible for a YouTube Creator Reward, they are awarded a relatively flat trophy in a metal casing with a YouTube play button symbol. If a channel is monetized, this level adds a Teespring monetization option, which is only visible in the United States.

Bronze, for channels that reach or surpass 10,000 subscribers.

Channels with monetization can also enable Super Chat, while YouTube Gaming channels can also enable channel membership. It is also one of three requirements to apply to the YouTube Partner Program for monetization, the other two being a minimum of 4,000 total viewer watch hours in the past 12 months and a review of the channel's content to determine eligibility.

Opal, for channels that reach or surpass 1,000 subscribers.

Graphite, for channels that have fewer than 1,000 subscribers.

These levels do not include awards, but offer alternative benefits instead:

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