Nigahiga (File:Loudspeaker.svg /ˈniːɡɑːhiːɡɑː/) is a popular YouTube channel, and personality of Japanese American Ryan Higa (born June 6, 1990, in Hilo, Hawaii). Since relocating to Las Vegas to study filmmaking at UNLV, Higa's videos are either solo efforts or videos with other people such as KevJumba. They are known for their YouTube comedy videos, which have been viewed over 1.2 billion times. As of June 2012, Higa's YouTube channel, Nigahiga, has over 5.3 million subscribers. According to Higa, his channel name is a combination of "Niga", which means "rant" in Japanese, and his last name, "Higa".