Ria Yunita (born: July 1, 1995), better known online as Ricis Official or Ria Ricis, is an Indonesian YouTuber. She is the second sister of writer and actress Oki Setiana Dewi. Starting from a fad, Ria Ricis managed to find a way to make a lot of money. Before becoming the most successful female YouTuber in Indonesia and in Asia, Ria Ricis was already known on Instagram as a celebrity with millions of followers with interesting content.[1]
Early life[]
Ria Ricis was born as Ria Yunita. Ria is her nickname while "Ricis" is an abbreviation. She was born in Batam on July 1, 1995.
Ria Ricis was born to Sulyanto and Yunifah Lismawati. Her father worked as an employee while her mother worked as a housewife. She has 2 sisters named Oki Setiana Dewi and Shindy Kurnia Putri.
Career[]
Ria Ricis attended elementary school and junior high school in Batam. In Ria Ricis's biography it is known that since junior high school, she was working while attending school.
At that time she got her first job as a restaurant waiter in Batam. After completing junior high school, she then attended a Vocational High School) so that after graduating she could immediately work.
In 2005, she and his other relatives followed his parents to move to the island of Java and settled in Depok, West Java. After graduating from vocational high school, Ria then tried her luck by casting as an artist but failed after several attempts.
After failing to follow the casting, Ria then tried to be active on Instagram. There she was active in creating a variety of content on Instagram, especially regarding squishy toys. She quickly became known to people on Instagram. From there also she started to get offers from endorsing services on Instagram.
Yunita made a YouTube account as a source of income. Initially, she uploaded videos about making squishy toys in her IG. She was even dubbed the squishy queen. Eventually because many of her followers were interested, she moved to YouTube. From there his followers grew until now.
Sometimes, she does pranks aimed at people or people who are on the rise today. They are used to endorse goods or products and also to do paid promotion of a product.
Trivia[]
- Before she created her YouTube channel in 2016, she was first appear in Oki Setiana Dewi & Shindy's song, "Hijab I'm In Love" in 2013.[2]
- Ricis Official was the most subscribed YouTube channel in Indonesia from November 2021 until July 2023 after surpassing Atta Halilintar.[3]. In July 2023, Ricis Official become second most subscribed YouTube channel after Jess No Limit surpassed Ria Ricis.