Ray William Johnson is an American actor, comedian, producer, director, and rapper, who is perhaps best known for his YouTube channel, Ray William Johnson, and his web series on that channel, =3 (Equals Three). As of 2015, the channel had earned nearly three billion views and 10 million subscribers, making it one of the most viewed channels on YouTube at the time. Johnson left the series in March 2014, but continues to produce it and other web series like Booze Lightyear, Comedians On, and Top 6, the first two of which were later cancelled.