Nilson Izaias Papinho, better known online as Nilson Izaias Papinho Oficial (or simply Nilson), is a Brazilian YouTuber. His YouTube channel became known after posting a video in which he's extremely excited after being able to make slime. It generated great attention in Brazil, obtaining 3 million subscribers in 2 weeks.
Nilson is well known for his humility, simplicity and charisma, since he makes his videos on his cell phone using a notebook, thanking all of his subscribers for their support and affection.
Nilson Izaias held the record for the highest number of subscribers in a single day (927,929 on February 5, 2019), surpassing the Irmãos Neto channel. However, on May 11 of the same year, the record was broken by Tati.
Controversy[]
Pedophilia accusation[]
In early February 2021, a rumor claimed that Nilson was involved in the crime of pedophilia, at the time he was working at a public school in São Paulo. After going through an attempt to hack his channel and some other problems, his fans were able to prove that the accusation was made for political reasons.
Subscriber milestones[]
Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.
- 1 million subscribers: February 4, 2019
- 2 million subscribers: February 5, 2019
- 3 million subscribers: February 6, 2019
- 4 million subscribers: February 9, 2019
- 5 million subscribers: May 20, 2020