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Sameko Saba — Creator Stats, Followers & Audience
Sameko Saba is a United States-based YouTube creator who has built a following of roughly 1.4 million subscribers around a playful, character-driven persona…
Total Followers +0.0%
1.4M
Across YouTube
Primary Platform
YouTube
1.4M followers · 100% of audience
Engagement
8.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. — / IG post
- Fish-persona VTuber identity built around 'saba the fish' frames every upload as a stylized character bit rather than face-cam vlog.
- Engagement runs ~5x category median, signaling a tight, reactive fanbase that over-indexes on saves, replays and comment chains.
- Meme-coded short captions like 'TOM AND JERRY 💀' and ocean emojis point to Shorts-first, low-dialogue absurdist humor.
- Macro-tier YouTube footprint in the low-seven-figures sits on a balanced 50/50 male-female split, widening brand-fit beyond anime-only sponsors.
- Channel has gone dark roughly ten months, so any current campaign pitch must factor in dormant reach and stalled 30-day growth.
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Saba's debut stream cracks ~200K peak live viewers, among the biggest VTuber premieres ever
Her June 28, 2025 YouTube debut as the new independent VTuber persona — widely believed by fans to be former Hololive star Gawr Gura — peaked near 200,000 concurrent viewers and racked up millions of VOD views in days.
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Saba sets record as fastest VTuber to 1M YouTube subscribers, hitting the mark in under 3 days
After amassing over half a million subscribers before ever going live, she crossed 1 million roughly three days after her debut stream, breaking a record previously held by Hyakumantenbara Salome.
Performance Across Platforms
Updated 2026-05-28| Platform | Followers | 30d Growth | Engagement | Posts / wk | Last upload |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube | 1,440,000 | +0 | 8.1% | — | 10 months ago |
Growth Trend
Last 365 days| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 |
| Last 90 days | +10K +0.7% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +10K |
| Last 365 days | +10K +0.7% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +10K |
Audience Demographics
PremiumDaily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
About Sameko Saba
Sameko Saba is a United States-based YouTube creator who has built a following of roughly 1.4 million subscribers around a playful, character-driven persona — 'saba the fish,' a tongue-in-cheek mascot identity reflected in the channel bio ('yoho! i'm saba the fish! 🐟') and a handle that borrows the Japanese word for mackerel. The channel's surface signals — sparse captions, ocean emoji, recurring Tom and Jerry references, and a 'peak' hashtag culture — point to a meme-literate, animation-adjacent style of short-form and edited video content that leans on visual humor and internet in-jokes rather than long-form talking-head formats. The audience splits evenly between male and female viewers, suggesting broad appeal across the younger, animation- and meme-fluent demographic that congregates around fish-mascot and VTuber-adjacent creator communities.
Why brands partner
Sameko Saba operates as a personality-driven YouTube creator with a playful, meme-forward identity (the 'saba the fish' persona, Tom and Jerry references, casual aquatic motifs) that skews toward Gen Z entertainment and internet-culture audiences rather than a vertical-specific niche. The channel posts a U.S.-based, English-language audience with a balanced male/female gender split, making it broadly castable for lifestyle, gaming peripherals, snack/beverage, mobile apps, and streetwear advertisers targeting younger viewers. Engagement runs materially above category median, signaling a loyal core fanbase even though upload cadence has lapsed (last drop roughly ten months prior to May 2026). With no documented sponsor history on the sheet, plausible fits sit in the casual-gaming, energy-drink, and creator-merch categories typical for meme-native macro channels.
Estimated Rate Card
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Sameko Saba's tier (Macro, 1.4M combined followers, United States). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Sameko Saba on YouTube?
Sameko Saba is a US-based YouTube creator who goes by the alias "saba the fish" and posts short, surreal, often cryptic videos on the channel @samekosaba. The channel has grown past the 1 million subscriber mark despite an unconventional posting style with minimal captions and short, meme-styled titles.
Why is Sameko Saba called "saba the fish"?
The name comes from the creator's own YouTube bio — "yoho! i'm saba the fish! 🐟" — and "saba" (鯖) is the Japanese word for mackerel. The fish persona is the recurring identity used across all of their uploads, often paired with ocean (🌊) imagery in titles.
Is Sameko Saba still active on YouTube?
As of May 2026, Sameko Saba's last YouTube upload was around 10 months ago, so the channel has been on an extended hiatus. Despite the silence, the audience has stayed loyal — engagement on existing videos still runs well above the YouTube category average.
What kind of videos does Sameko Saba make?
The channel posts short, often absurdist videos with minimal titles — frequently just emoji like 🌊 or repeated words like "saba / saba" and "TOM AND JERRY 💀". The style leans into meme culture, surreal humor, and chaotic short-form edits rather than traditional vlogs or commentary.
Why does Sameko Saba post Tom and Jerry videos?
"TOM AND JERRY 💀" appears repeatedly among Sameko Saba's recent uploads, fitting the channel's pattern of remixing pop-culture references into short, meme-flavored clips. The skull emoji in the title is internet shorthand for something being absurdly funny, which matches the channel's overall comedic tone.
Where is Sameko Saba from?
Sameko Saba is based in the United States, although the channel's branding leans heavily on Japanese-inspired naming ("saba" meaning mackerel in Japanese). The audience itself is global and splits roughly evenly between male and female viewers.
How big is Sameko Saba's channel?
Sameko Saba sits in the Macro creator tier with over 1.4 million YouTube subscribers. That puts the channel in the top bracket of YouTube creators by reach, even though uploads have been infrequent.
Why is Sameko Saba's engagement rate so high?
Engagement on Sameko Saba's content runs several times the YouTube category median — well above what's typical for a channel of this size. The short, meme-driven format encourages high like-to-view and comment ratios, since viewers tend to react to absurd short clips far more than long-form videos.
Does Sameko Saba do brand deals or sponsorships?
Sameko Saba's rate card places dedicated YouTube videos in the mid four-to-five-figure range and integrations roughly half that — typical pricing for a Macro-tier US channel with strong engagement. However, given the channel's surreal, low-text creative style, brand integrations are rare compared to standard creator channels of similar size.
Who watches Sameko Saba?
The audience is split almost evenly at roughly 50% female and 50% male, which is unusually balanced for a meme-style YouTube channel. The viewership skews toward internet-native users drawn to surreal short-form humor rather than a specific gaming or lifestyle niche.
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