Jubilee Media is a Los Angeles–based media company. It runs the Jubilee YouTube channel, which has 9.4 million subscribers as of November 2024.

Jubilee Media
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedia
Founded2017
FounderJason Y. Lee
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
Websitejubileemedia.com

History

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Jubilee was created by entrepreneur Jason Y. Lee. Lee first founded Jubilee as a non-profit company back in 2010, and then transitioned it to a profit company in 2017 after raising over $650,000.[1] In September 2022, Jubilee announced they had raised over $1 million, and had launched a new channel called Nectar, centered around romantic relationships.[2]

Content

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Jubilee has several series; these are not all:

  • Ask Me Anything, where people ask a person relevant to a certain societal topic questions.
  • Middle Ground, where two opposing sides have a debate and attempt to find common ground.
  • Odd One Out, where a secret mole is in a group, and has to be spotted by others through questions.
  • Seeking Secrets, where people read strangers secrets on a certain topic.
  • Spectrum, where people belonging to an identity measure their beliefs by moving to the left or right.
  • Ranking, where people rank each other on a certain societal topic.
  • Versus 1, where someone speed dates many people in hopes of finding a match.
  • Tea for Two, where people see if they can fall in love with someone in a certain amount of questions.
  • The Verdict, where people get a past criminal case and have to agree on a criminal sentence before they get revealed what the criminal actually got sentenced.
  • Circle of Secrets, where a group of people with similarities can open up.
  • The Dilemma, people have to make a life changing decision for a person in a tough situation.

The most popular video on the channel is called "30 vs 1: Dating App in Real Life", where a man swipes left and right on possible dates in a way similar to that of the app Tinder.[3]

In media

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Jubilee Media has been featured on Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, Mashable, and The Queen Latifah Show.[4] Jubilee is also featured in many reaction videos on YouTube, including PewDiePie.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Liu, Jennifer (2021-05-20). "This founder quit his 6-figure job to start a business: How he went from making $0 to paying himself $97,000". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. ^ Gutelle, Sam (28 September 2022). "Jubilee has raised $1.1 million, signed with WME, and launched a new brand about love (Exclusive)". tubefilter.com. Tubefilter.
  3. ^ Adeniji, Ade (2024-01-01). "How YouTube Dating Shows Are Changing the Way We Hook Up". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ "Jason Y. Lee | UCI Law". www.law.uci.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ Reacting to 6 Bros vs 1 Secret PewDiePie - Jubilee React #17, retrieved 2023-11-19
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