Smosh (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Smosh" in English language version.

Last modified: 13:39:52, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

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168116web.archive.org

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2118variety.com

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2112books.google.com

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1917tubefilter.com

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131newsreview.com

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115streamys.org

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63businessinsider.com

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55hollywoodreporter.com

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41dailydot.com

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41time.com

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41buzzfeednews.com

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33deadline.com

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33theverge.com

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22doi.org

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22polygon.com

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22youtube.com

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21streamingmedia.com

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21sacbee.com

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21bleedingcool.com

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21forbes.com

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11nytimes.com

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11ghostarchive.org

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11popculture.com

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11gameinformer.com

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11independent.co.uk

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11washingtonpost.com

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11pluggedin.com

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11screenrant.com

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11ew.com

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11mashable.com

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11techcrunch.com

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11thegamer.com

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11digitalspy.com

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11people.com

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11techradar.com

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11shinesquad.me

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11straitstimes.com

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11shortyawards.com

9,237^th place

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allmusic.com (Global: 27^th place; English: 20^th place)

"Smosh > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2012.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Justin Bieber takes top award at Social Star Awards". BBC News. May 24, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2024. Smosh took the title of North American social media star for their comedy site.

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Smosh: Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.

bleedingcool.com (Global: 1,195^th place; English: 640^th place)

Bender, Brittney (December 19, 2022). "Smosh: Under The Mistletoe Had Serious Potential, Fell Short: Review". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2024. This is something that Smosh and its cast are good at. Character work continued to save this event from some less-than-favorable improvisational moments... They work so well together, and their improvisational skills continue to impress.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Jarboe, Greg (October 7, 2011). YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-20381-1.
Hoechsmann, Michael; Low, Bronwen E. (2008). Reading Youth Writing: "new" Literacies, Cultural Studies & Education. Peter Lang. pp. 68–73. ISBN 978-1-4331-0177-9. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Matheson, Rosie (May 6, 2015). YouTube Famous: Making it big on the internet. Arcturus Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78428-111-3. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Coombs, Danielle Sarver; Collister, Simon (November 23, 2015). Debates for the Digital Age: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Our Online World [2 Volumes] · Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 225. ISBN 9781440801242. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Sawyer, Robert Keith; Henriksen, Danah (January 5, 2024). Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation. Oxford University Press. p. 317. ISBN 9780197747537. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Burns, Kelli S. (October 22, 2009). "Comedic Performers". Celeb 2.0: How Social Media Foster Our Fascination with Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9798216058533. Archived from the original on December 18, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Smith, Daniella (July 20, 2018). Growing Your Library Career with Social Media. Elsevier Science. p. 81. ISBN 9780081024126. Archived from the original on December 24, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Duplantier, Aaron (July 12, 2016). Authenticity and How We Fake It: Belief and Subjectivity in Reality TV, Facebook and YouTube. McFarland, Inc. p. 131. ISBN 9781476625232. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
Stokel-Walker, Chris (October 26, 2023). The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 9781789295603. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Stokel-Walker, Chris (2019). YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars. Canbury Press. p. 19. ISBN 9781912454211. Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Clarkson, Stephanie (September 3, 2015). Vlog It!. Scholastic. p. 88. ISBN 9781407165127. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
McAllister, Jenn (August 25, 2015). Really Professional Internet Person. Scholastic. p. 34. ISBN 9780545861137. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

Acuna, Kirsten (August 1, 2015). "THE ORIGINAL YOUTUBE STARS: How Smosh went from making a ridiculous Pokémon video to building a comedy empire". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Bort, Julie (December 9, 2015). "When Smosh star Mari Takahashi started out, YouTube comments were so cruel they made her cry". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
Acuna, Kristen (September 18, 2014). "Lionsgate Is Making A Movie With Two of YouTube's Biggest Stars". Business Insider. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

buzzfeednews.com (Global: 2,272^nd place; English: 1,284^th place)

Petersen, Anne Helen (July 26, 2015). "Forever Young: How Smosh Plans To Build A YouTube Fame That'll Last". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

cbr.com (Global: 329^th place; English: 202^nd place)

Ching, Albert (February 17, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: YouTube Comedy Duo Smosh Expand to Comics at Dynamite". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

Solsman, Joan E. (March 25, 2015). "Meet Smosh: Big stars on small screens (Q&A)". CNET. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

Rolli, Bryan (August 14, 2017). "15 things you didn't know about Smosh, one of YouTube's biggest channels". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

deadline.com (Global: 19^th place; English: 16^th place)

Team, The Deadline (January 14, 2013). "SMOSH Says It's The No. 1 YouTube Channel In Subscribers". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Hayes, Dade (October 13, 2021). "Smosh Hires Media Vet Daniel Tibbets As Its First CEO As YouTube Comedy Brand Plots Expansion". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Hayes, Dade (July 13, 2022). "Smosh Appoints Joel Rubin As Digital Comedy Outlet's First EVP Of Programming And Content". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

digitalspy.com (Global: 235^th place; English: 128^th place)

Houghton, Rianne (August 12, 2017). "These are the 10 richest YouTubers of 2017". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Henriksen, Danah; Hoelting, Megan; the Deep-Play Research Group (March 1, 2016). "A Systems View of Creativity in a YouTube World". TechTrends. 60 (2): 102–106. doi:10.1007/s11528-016-0047-2. ISSN 1559-7075. S2CID 255306852. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
Henriksen, Danah; Hoelting, Megan; the Deep-Play Research Group (March 5, 2016). "A Systems View of Creativity in a YouTube World". TechTrends. 60 (2). Springer: 102–106. doi:10.1007/s11528-016-0047-2. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

ew.com (Global: 59^th place; English: 45^th place)

Smith, Grady (March 1, 2013). "The new faces of Youtube". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,399^th place; English: 772^nd place)

LaPlante, Nicole (July 28, 2015). "How Smosh Evolved From Pokemon Videos To A Multi-Media Brand". Fast Company. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

Pomerantz, Dorothy (January 25, 2013). "Smosh's Ian And Anthony Are A New, Purely Digital, Breed Of Celebrity". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

gameinformer.com (Global: 523^rd place; English: 349^th place)

Hilliard, Kyle (October 30, 2014). "Smosh's Ian And Anthony On Their Food Battle Video Game And YouTube Notoriety". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

Smosh (November 12, 2018). "Smosh is Homeless". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2018 – via YouTube.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 30^th place; English: 22^nd place)

Jarvey, Natalie (November 19, 2018). "A Class-Action Lawsuit, Late Creator Payments: Inside Defy Media's Shutdown". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
Jarvey, Natalie (June 14, 2017). "Smosh Co-Founder Anthony Padilla to Depart Defy-Owned YouTube Brand". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
McMillan, Graeme (May 19, 2015). "YouTube Comedy Brand SMOSH Partners With Dynamite for Comic Book Line". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Ng, Philiana (April 25, 2013). "YouTube to Hold First Star-Studded Comedy Week". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
Couch, Aaron (May 23, 2014). "Rob Dyrdek, Smosh Team Up to Promote Video Game 'Watch Dogs' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Griffin, Andrew (December 9, 2014). "YouTube Rewind: Vloggers team up to re-create a year of viral videos". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2024.

mashable.com (Global: 1,051^st place; English: 654^th place)

Hamedy, Saba (April 16, 2017). "How two high school friends built a YouTube empire". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 27, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

Sung, Morgan (June 30, 2022). "Smosh returns to live shows with 'Under The Influence'". NBC News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
Tolentio, Daysia (December 28, 2023). "From Smosh to Dan and Phil Games: 'OG' YouTubers returned to their roots this year". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
Coyle, Jake (March 26, 2007). "YouTube Awards announces winners". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

newmediarockstars.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

DeSimone, Evan (May 13, 2015). "Every [Blank] Ever: Smosh Debuts New Series". New Media Rockstars. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2025.

newsreview.com (Global: low place; English: 7,403^rd place)

Borden, Jane (July 16, 2015). "How Sacramento's YouTube darlings Smosh went Hollywood and scored big time". Sacramento News & Review. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Heffernan, Virginia (April 4, 2006). "Comic shorts, home on the Web". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2009.

people.com (Global: 69^th place; English: 49^th place)

Price, Lydia (July 23, 2015). "Jenna Marbles Gets Madame Tussauds Wax Figure". People. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2025. The video queen joins fellow YouTubers Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox, Zoella and Alfie Deyes in getting a wax double.

pluggedin.com (Global: low place; English: 7,220^th place)

Unthank, Kennedy (December 14, 2023). "YouTube Channel Review - Smosh". Plugged In. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

Crecente, Brian (June 15, 2017). "Smosh co-founder leaves YouTube channel over lack of creative freedom". Polygon. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
Radulovic, Petrana (September 19, 2018). "Xbox and Make-A-Wish partner up to auction off custom consoles". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

popculture.com (Global: 6,002^nd place; English: 3,463^rd place)

Hein, Michael (August 23, 2024). "Smosh Reveals New Show: Watch the Trailer for 'Bit City'". PopCulture.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

researchgate.net (Global: 96^th place; English: 89^th place)

Henriksen, Danah; Hoelting, Megan; the Deep-Play Research Group (March 5, 2016). "A Systems View of Creativity in a YouTube World". TechTrends. 60 (2). Springer: 102–106. doi:10.1007/s11528-016-0047-2. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

sacbee.com (Global: 2,919^th place; English: 1,467^th place)

Muegge, Alex (June 20, 2023). "Anthony Padilla, co-founder of Smosh, purchases and rejoins popular YouTube channel". The Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

screenrant.com (Global: 160^th place; English: 112^th place)

Rankin, JJ (April 25, 2022). "The Cast of YouTube Comedy Group Smosh, Ranked By Comic Abilities". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

semanticscholar.org (Global: 15^th place; English: 8^th place)

api.semanticscholar.org

Henriksen, Danah; Hoelting, Megan; the Deep-Play Research Group (March 1, 2016). "A Systems View of Creativity in a YouTube World". TechTrends. 60 (2): 102–106. doi:10.1007/s11528-016-0047-2. ISSN 1559-7075. S2CID 255306852. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2023.

shinesquad.me (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Superstars and Superfans are Connected through The Social Stars Awards 2013". shinesquad. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2013.

shortyawards.com (Global: 9,237^th place; English: 5,429^th place)

blog.shortyawards.com

"And the winners of the 7th Annual Shorty Awards are…". The Official Shorty Awards Blog. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

straitstimes.com (Global: 461^st place; English: 263^rd place)

stcommunities.straitstimes.com

"Social Star Awards 2013: List of winners". The Straits Times Communities. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

streamingmedia.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Dreier, Troy (October 4, 2012). "Smosh: YouTube Gods and Unlikely Online Video Superstars". Streaming Media Magazine. Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

streamys.org (Global: 9,318^th place; English: 5,415^th place)

"3rd Annual Nominees & Winners". Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
"4th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
"5th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
"6th Annual Winners & Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
"7th Annual Nominees". Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Sung, Morgan (July 3, 2023). "Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

techradar.com (Global: 1,513^th place; English: 964^th place)

Rivington, James (March 26, 2007). "YouTube announces award winners for 2006". TechRadar. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

the-independent.com (Global: 2,069^th place; English: 1,083^rd place)

Dunham, Jess (November 18, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence storms out of Hunger Games interview in a prank on pranksters". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

thegamer.com (Global: 1,573^rd place; English: 924^th place)

King, Jade (June 27, 2023). "Smosh's Return Feels Like A Rare Victory For The Internet". TheGamer. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Alexander, Julia (November 13, 2018). "Top YouTube creators call out defunct Defy Media for shady practices". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Alexander, Julia (December 5, 2018). "YouTube creators blindsided by major network's collapse". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Vincent, James (October 15, 2015). "These are the top-earning YouTube stars of 2015 according to Forbes". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

thewrap.com (Global: 231^st place; English: 168^th place)

Lopez, Matt (March 5, 2019). "Smosh Co-Founder Spills on the 'Bad Situation' With Owner Who Suddenly Shut Down Last Year". TheWrap. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Nakamura, Reid (December 5, 2016). "10 Highest Paid YouTube Stars of 2016 (Photos)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
Shaw, Lucas (May 28, 2013). "The 1st YouTube Channel to Reach 10M Subscribers Is…". TheWrap. Archived from the original on August 4, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

time.com (Global: 84^th place; English: 63^rd place)

content.time.com

Grossman, Lev (December 16, 2006). "Smosh". Time. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2016.

tubefilter.com (Global: 3,037^th place; English: 1,727^th place)

Cohen, Joshua (January 12, 2013). "Smosh Passes Ray William Johnson as #1 Most Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
Cohen, Joshua (August 17, 2013). "PewDiePie, Smosh Collab To Celebrate Most Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Cohen, Joshua (December 23, 2014). "Smosh.com Gets Insane Traffic, Over 60 Million Page Views Per Month". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Gutelle, Sam (August 14, 2017). "Smosh Announces Slate Of Seven Shows For Rebranded Smosh Pit Channel (Exclusive)". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
Weiss, Geoff (November 8, 2018). "Smosh Co-Founder Anthony Padilla Shares Why He Departed "Evil And Shady" Defy Media After Sudden Shutdown". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
Hale, James (October 28, 2019). "Smosh Will Take 'Try Not To Laugh' YouTube Series Live With First-Ever Tour". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Gutelle, Sam (February 19, 2013). "Smosh's Mobile Game Hits App Store's Most Downloaded List". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Cohen, Joshua (July 22, 2013). "Smosh Looks To Raise $250,000 on Indiegogo For 'Food Battle' Video Game". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
Cohen, Joshua (August 24, 2013). "YouTube Star Channel Smosh Raises $259,247 To Make A Video Game". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Brouwer, Bree (September 18, 2014). "Smosh Gets A Movie Deal Through Lionsgate, DEFY Media, AwesomenessTV". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
Gutelle, Sam (March 31, 2014). "Smosh, Break, YouTube Jokesters 'Prank It Fwd' For Charity". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
Weiss, Geoff (November 20, 2018). "The Game Theorists, Safiya Nygaard, Jay Shetty To Spearhead YouTube Charity Week". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
Weiss, Geoff (November 23, 2020). "Smosh Fetes Fifteenth YouTube Anniversary With Charity Stream, Raising $17,000". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
Gutelle, Sam (December 21, 2017). "The Stars of YouTube Rewind 2012: Where Are They Now?". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
Gutelle, Sam (December 21, 2012). "Want To Be A YouTube Star? YOMYOMF Has You Covered". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
Cohen, Joshua (July 14, 2014). "Smosh, Rhett & Link, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Battle On Season Finale Of 'ERB'". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
Gutelle, Sam (March 15, 2017). "The History Of YouTube's Most-Subscribed Channels Is A Fun Nostalgia Trip". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2024.

variety.com (Global: 21^st place; English: 17^th place)

Spangler, Todd (November 5, 2015). "YouTube's Smosh Guys to Star in 'Part Timers' Scripted Comedy". Variety. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
Spangler, Todd (October 4, 2016). "'Smosh' New Comedy Shows Lead Defy Media's Fall Slate of Original Series". Variety. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Spangler, Todd (June 14, 2017). "Smosh Co-Founder Anthony Padilla Is Leaving the YouTube Comedy Group". Variety. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
Spangler, Todd (November 6, 2018). "Defy Media Is Shutting Down, Will Lay Off Employees". Variety. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
Spangler, Todd (February 22, 2019). "Smosh Acquired By Rhett & Link's Mythical Entertainment". Variety. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
Spangler, Todd (June 20, 2023). "Smosh Co-Founders Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox Reunite to Acquire Comedy Brand From Rhett & Link (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
Spangler, Todd (April 30, 2019). "YouTube Sketch-Comedy Group Smosh Joins Studio71's Creator Network". Variety. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Spangler, Todd (April 7, 2022). "Smosh Hires Casting Veteran Lesley Wolff as Director of On-Air Talent". Variety. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Spangler, Todd (August 21, 2013). "YouTube Stars: Our Way or the Highway". Variety. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
Spangler, Todd (August 25, 2015). "Netflix Acquires 'Smosh: The Movie' Exclusive Streaming Rights". Variety. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
Spangler, Todd (September 18, 2014). "Lionsgate Acquires Rights to 'The Smosh Movie,' Starring YouTube Comedy Duo". Variety. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
Spangler, Todd (April 15, 2015). "'Smosh: The Movie' Starring YouTube Comedy Duo Set to Premiere in July". Variety. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
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