Bhuvan Bam: From India’s Beloved YouTube Comedian to a Davos Summit Guest

Mr Hola, Tito Mama, Bancho, and Bablu Ji. These are among the many viral ones created and viral by a single man named Bhuvan Bomb, who has attracted millions of fans with his BB Ki Vines video on YouTube. Bam is now walking shoulder to shoulder with the global elite at the World Economic Forum's Davos summit to meet an aspiring singer who once performed in restaurants during his college days. Yes, an Indian YouTube comedian is making waves after participating in an annual event where the world's premier, top tech honchos, and top minds around the world like science and economics churn out solutions to the world's economy, global sustainability, Combating and neglecting threats to human rights. , And Environment, to name a few.


So how did this happen? Well, for the first time in 2020, the World Economic Forum invited influential YouTube personalities to talk on issues such as mental health, gun violence and gender bias among other hot topics. In his own words, Baum's collaboration with the YouTube Impact Lab Initiative invited him to the premier summit, in particular about the importance of educating girls in India. Fellow Indian Entertainment Industry star Deepika Padukone was invited as a speaker at the prestigious event to speak on mental health issues after suffering from depression and getting out of it.

And even though Bam is not a Bollywood star, his reach among audiences reaches boundaries. Bam's YouTube channel, BB Ki Vines, currently has over 16 million subscribers and was also the first solo Indian producer whose channel crossed the 10 million subscriber mark. His videos regularly attract millions of views, and one of the main reasons behind his popularity is how the scenarios depicted relate to, and the characters he plays.

From covering the college's mass bunk strategies to documenting the day-to-day struggles of a lower-middle-class man, the satirical and comical spin given to him by Baum strikes a chord with the audience each time. Surprisingly, the first video to spiral him into the world of online stardom went viral in Pakistan, and once he was leaving, new characters came into existence and so towards becoming one of the country's most popular YouTube stars He started his journey in And oh, his singing chops are also worth checking out.

Bam is particularly popular among teenagers and adults in his age group, but his influence goes beyond just TV shows, awards ceremonies and YouTube specials. He is praised in the name of the self-proclaimed 'Delhi Ka Launda' (a young man living in Delhi), such as the Global Entertainer of the Year Award (2019), the most popular channel at the World Bloggers Awards in France. YouTube wins at the WebTVAsia Awards in South Korea and the Official Instagram Awards in Mumbai in Entertainer of the Year 2019.

But the most impressive aspect of Baum's personality is his creative talent and one-man approach towards making his videos. Baum has created more than 10 unique characters, each with its own peculiar tone and personality, all played by themselves and shot on a phone. Short videos of 2–10 minutes in length are now extremely popular and have become meme content. His popular quotes have become quite catchphrases among college-goers, they can be found on tees and sweatshirts, which are depicted as graffiti and paint. Needless to say that Bam is no longer a comedian who calls YouTube his home and his Davos call is a testament to his meteoric rise, revered as the country's most popular YouTuber with star power and a huge washbasin.