YouTube is acknowledging Sydney, N.S., amateur weatherman Frankie MacDonald's popularity with a Silver Play Button. The honour is given to YouTube channels that have more than 100,000 subscribers. "It feels great ... my next goal is one million subscribers," said MacDonald. A Diamond Play Button is for channels with more than 10 million subscribers. The highest level is the Ruby Play Button and it's for channels that have at least 50 million subscribers.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2017 20:15 UTC