List of most-viewed YouTube channels
The list of most-viewed YouTube channels is topped by T-Series, an Indian record label known for Bollywood music.[1][2][3][4][5] T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel as of February 16, 2017 and has more than 162 billion total views as of August 2021. The top 50 most viewed channels have all surpassed 18 billion total views. 42 channels have surpassed 20 billion total views, 18 of these have surpassed 30 billion total views, and 13 have surpassed 40 billion total views.[1][6]
Top channels (views)[]
Rank | Channel name | Network | Views[1] (billions) |
Content category[1] |
Country | Primary language(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | T-Series | T-Series | 162.68 | Music | India | Hindi |
2. | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes | Moonbug Entertainment | 107.14 | Education | United States | English |
3. | SET India | Sony Pictures Networks India | 94.93 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
4. | WWE | WWE | 61.09 | Sports | United States | English |
5. | Like Nastya | Yoola | 60.59 | Entertainment | Russia | Russian and English |
6. | Kids Diana Show | AIR[7] | 60.52 | Entertainment | Ukraine | English |
7. | Sony SAB | Sony Pictures Networks India | 59.40 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
8. | Movieclips | Movieclips | 53.10 | Film | United States | English |
9. | Vlad and Niki | N/A | 52.01 | Entertainment | United States | English |
10. | Ryan's World | PocketWatch | 48.22 | Entertainment | United States | English |
11. | netd müzik | netd.com | 44.86 | Music | Turkey | Turkish |
12. | ABS-CBN Entertainment | ABS-CBN | 43.57 | Entertainment | Philippines | Filipino |
13. | El Reino Infantil | N/A | 41.97 | Music | Argentina | Spanish |
14. | Zee Music Company | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited | 39.71 | Music | India | Hindi |
15. | Colors TV | Viacom 18 | 37.72 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
16. | Canal KondZilla | ONErpm | 35.05 | Music | Brazil | Portuguese |
17. | Little Baby Bum - Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | N/A | 33.51 | Education | United Kingdom | English |
18. | ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | ChuChu TV | 33.06 | Education | India | English and Hindi |
19. | Wave Music | N/A | 32.26 | Music | India | English and Hindi |
20. | WorkpointOfficial | Workpoint Entertainment | 31.13 | Entertainment | Thailand | Thai |
21. | Toys and Colors | N/A | 30.87 | Entertainment | United States | English |
22. | Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs | N/A | 29.64 | Education | Canada | English |
23. | Маша и Медведь | LetsonCorp | 29.26 | Film | Russia | Russian |
24. | PewDiePie | N/A | 27.70 | Entertainment | Sweden | English |
25. | Get Movies | LetsonCorp | 26.19 | Entertainment | Russia | Russian |
26. | Shemaroo Filmi Gaane | Shemaroo Music[8] | 25.90 | Music | India | Hindi |
27. | Justin Bieber | N/A | 25.60 | Music | Canada | English |
28. | Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories | SmartStudy | 25.28 | Education | United States | English |
29. | one31 | GMM Grammy | 24.32 | News | Thailand | Thai |
30. | LooLoo Kids - Nursery Rhymes and Children's Songs | N/A | 24.26 | Music | United States | English |
31. | Ed Sheeran | N/A | 24.09 | Music | United Kingdom | English |
32. | YRF | YRF[9] | 23.80 | Music | India | Hindi[10] |
33. | JustinBieberVEVO | Vevo | 23.40 | Music | Canada | English |
34. | GMA Network | N/A | 22.90 | Entertainment | Philippines | Filipino |
35. | قناة طيور الجنة | toyoraljanahtv | N/A | 22.70 | Music | Jordan | Arabic |
36. | Taylor Swift | N/A | 22.64 | Music | United States | English |
37. | Katy Perry | N/A | 22.25 | Entertainment | United States | English |
38. | TheEllenShow | WarnerMedia | 21.88 | Entertainment | United States | English |
39. | SMTOWN | SM Entertainment | 21.74 | Music | South Korea | Korean |
40. | Tips Official | N/A | 21.73 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
41. | KatyPerryVEVO | Vevo | 21.35 | Music | United States | English |
42. | TaylorSwiftVEVO | Vevo | 21.27 | Music | United States | English |
43. | Shakira | N/A | 21.17 | Music | Colombia | English and Spanish |
44. | Ch3Thailand | tv3th | 21.14 | Entertainment | Thailand | Thai |
45. | Speed Records | N/A | 20.99 | Music | India | Punjabi |
46. | 5-Minute Crafts | Channel Frederator | 20.67 | Howto | Cyprus | English |
47. | GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL | GMM Grammy | 20.63 | Music | Thailand | Thai |
48. | GR6 EXPLODE | N/A | 20.56 | Music | Brazil | Portuguese |
49. | 1theK (원더케이) | Kakao M | 20.48 | Entertainment | South Korea | Korean |
50. | EminemMusic | N/A | 20.38 | Music | United States | English |
As of 6 August 2021 |
Historical progression[]
The first-created and first-viewed YouTube channel was "Jawed" created on April 23, 2005 by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim.[11] The first YouTube channel to exceed 10 billion total views was PewDiePie in September 2015. Since then, 118 channels have exceeded 10 billion total views as of May 2020.[12]
T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel of 2016,[13][14][15] and exceeded 14 billion total views by January 2017.[16] It eventually surpassed PewDiePie to become the most-viewed YouTube channel of all time by February 16, 2017,[17] and currently maintains the lead with over 162 billion total views. T-Series has also had the most monthly views since 2016,[18][19] and received more than 2.8 billion views per month as of May 2019.[20]
Music is the most-viewed program genre on YouTube, across the globe.[13] By 2016, the most-viewed YouTube channels were record labels like T-Series, YouTubers like PewDiePie, music stars like Justin Bieber, and nursery videos like Little Baby Bum.[21][22]
The following table lists the channels that became YouTube's most-viewed channel at different points in time.
Channel name | Network / owner | Date achieved | Days held | Views | Reference | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T-Series | T-Series | February 16, 2017 | 1657 | 148 billion | [17] | India |
PewDiePie | Felix Kjellberg | December 29, 2014 | 780 | 7.7 billion | [23][24][25] | Sweden |
EMI Music | EMI Music | June 15, 2014 | 197 | 6.2 billion | [26] | United Kingdom |
RihannaVEVO | Rihanna | March 22, 2014 | 85 | 4.4 billion | [27] | Barbados |
Machinima | Machinima | July 29, 2013 | 236 | 2.0 billion | [28][29] | United States |
VEVO | Vevo | March 23, 2013 | 128 | 1.7 billion | [30] | |
Universal Music Group | Universal Music Group | October 1, 2011 | 539 | 532 million | [31] | |
Jawed | Jawed Karim | April 23, 2005 | 1 | [11] |
See also[]
- List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
- List of most-viewed YouTube videos
- List of most-liked YouTube videos
- List of most-disliked YouTube videos
- List of most viewed online videos in the first 24 hours
- List of most viewed online trailers in the first 24 hours
- List of most-watched television broadcasts
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