Wikipedia Draft:ANSKF

ANSKF Kurdish YouTuber awarded Silver Play Button, The first in Kurdistan Region

A young Kurdish man was awarded the YouTube Silver Play Button, the “first” in the Kurdistan Region, for reaching the 100,000 subscriber on YouTube website.

ANSKF graduated from the University of Kirkuk where he studied English literature. He runs and owns the “ANSKF I ئەنسکف” channel on YouTube, which he launched in 2014.

He has over 185,000 subscribers (and growing), over 16 million views, and his viewership ranges from the ages of 8 to 30.

ANSKF says he is the first in the Kurdistan Region and First among Kurdish-speaking channels in the world to receive the Silver Play Button.

Kurdistan 24 visited ANSKF at his home office where he spoke about what led him to start his channel and explained that it takes time to grow on YouTube.

“I was looking for a way to best express my interest in Teaching English in Entertainment way and present information, and I came across YouTube,”

ANSKF admitted it was difficult in the beginning. But, from his experience, he noted that with continued efforts one could reach more people and generate revenue from their work especially as social media outlets are more popular today.

He also maintains a close relationship with his audience, considering his fans a part of his family, and engages with them on social media.