Wengie to RackaRacka: navigating the world of Australia's YouTube superstars

Everything you need to know about the videos your children are watching

You don't need to attend a VidCon meet-and-greet to be across the fact that young people are watching a lot of online video content; a casual glance around any bus, tram, cafe or quadrangle will reveal smartphones, tablets and laptops glued to favourite channels. The international phenomenon of teen YouTube stars is, by now, well-trodden ground - but who are the young YouTube superstars in Australia, and what are they peddling?

It happens to us all: one day, we wake up and realise that we're no longer at the crest of the internet wave. For some of us, this can be shattering.