Young dinosaur fan overwhelmed by overnight internet fame

A US boy has reacted with joy after his long-running dinosaur Youtube channel became "famous" overnight.

The young dinosaur fan’s ‘The Prehistoric Channel’ features videos of the boy using toys to reenact fights and other dinosaur behavior.

It had just 22 subscribers when it was shared on content sharing website and forum Reddit last night, however, the exposure boosted his subscriber count to more than 29,000.

The boy has since posted a thankyou video, in which he expresses some doubt that his fame is real.

“It says I have 29,342 subscribers… it could be a problem with Youtube, but if it’s true it means I have hit fame level,” he says.

 “If it is not just a problem with my computer… I would love to say thank you and I’m going to be publishing more videos now.”

“It has been such a big and awesome day for me.”

Reddit users praised the boy’s dedication to the online series and for posting regular dinosaur reviews.