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Source: Rosé’s Instagram |
[Alpha Biz= Paul Lee] Seoul, August 27, 2025 — BLACKPINK member Rosé has been named the No. 1 Celebrity YouTuber of 2025 by Forbes Korea, with her annual YouTube revenue estimated to surpass KRW 11.06 billion (approx. USD 8.2 million).
According to Forbes Korea’s feature article titled “K-pop Fandom Conquers YouTube,” Rosé ranked first in this year’s Celebrity YouTuber list. Her official YouTube channel, boasting 18.1 million subscribers, features 86 uploaded videos with a cumulative 3.6 billion views.
Rosé’s global profile soared last year with the release of “APT.,” her high-profile collaboration with Bruno Mars. The single became a cultural phenomenon, setting multiple records:
Fastest K-pop release in 2024 to reach 100 million YouTube views.
No. 1 on both Global Spotify and U.S. Spotify charts.
Debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 3 — the highest ranking ever for a female K-pop artist.
KBS JOY’s program “20th Century Hit Song” reported that “APT.” generated an estimated KRW 13.3 billion (approx. USD 9.9 million) in streaming revenue within just two weeks of release.
BLACKPINK as a group continues to dominate the global YouTube landscape, with 96.8 million subscribers, 38.8 billion cumulative views, and estimated annual revenue of KRW 81.2 billion.
알파경제 Paul Lee 특파원(hoondork1977@alphabiz.co.kr)
