Since the very time of its birth in 2005, YouTube has remained one of the most powerful competitors in the world in terms of video content. In fact, at present, it’s the second-most visited site on the internet as a whole, right after its parent company Google! That is one big feat, isn’t it? The vital reason behind its popularity should definitely be its unbeaten versatility – having video content on almost everything under the sky – starting from news, music and entertainment to education, hobbies, and what not! No wonder, people have instantly fallen in love with it. While we are on the topic, let us take a look at the top 10 most subscribed YouTube Channels on YouTube and have a closer look at their credentials:
1. MrBeast
- Subscriber Count – 312M
- Videos – 811
- Views – 57.46B
As of June, 2024, MrBeast (United States) is the most subscribed YouTube channel in the whole world. MrBeast – Jimmy Donaldson is no less than a content machine, who rose to popularity in the mid-2010s with his specialties – the jaw-dropping challenges and elaborate giveaways. It goes without saying that he is also the highest-paid YouTuber so far. Thanks to his uniqueness and stunt novelties like counting to 1,00,000 or reading an entire dictionary. Thereafter he has branched out and made his challenges more outlandish, thereby catching people’s attention like no other.
2. T-Series
- Subscriber Count – 272M
- Videos – 21.57K
- Views – 264.06B
Till mid-2024, T-Series was in fact the most subscribed channel on YouTube. This Indian channel is a giant record label, which specializes in Indi-pop music as well as soundtracks from innumerable Hindi films. Considering the giant population of India, it is no wonder that this channel has procured for itself, such a huge number of subscribers. We are not even considering the ones from other territories.
The music videos from T-Series include lyric videos, music videos, remixes, film trailers, etc. Their legacy and the fact that they have been around since the 1980s have helped them reach the top level as far as YouTube is concerned.
3. CoComelon
- Subscriber Count – 181M
- Videos – 1.25K
- Views – 186.63B
Education in YouTube is a big deal and why should adults have all the fun? CoComelon is an American channel that educates children by teaching them various foundational skills in tiny, bite-sized chunks of entertainment suitable for their young and impressionable minds. All this comes in the current CGI style, which makes the content all the more appealing for children.
The YouTube content of CoComelon includes original songs, live-streams along with traditional nursery rhymes. The secret recipe of the success of this channel is 3D animation channeled towards education.
4. SET India
- Subscriber Count – 176M
- Videos – 144.16K
- Views – 169.03B
The second entry from India is SET India or Sony Entertainment Television India. Owing to the numerous episodes, highlights, trailers and so much more available on this channel, it is no wonder that this channel has gained so much popularity. They produce as many as 30-40 videos per day, which is huge and has definitely contributed to the love shown by the millions of subscribers.
5. Kids Diana Show
- Subscriber Count – 125M
- Videos – 105.36K
- Views – 1.25B
Eva Diana Kidisyuk, is an Ukrainian American, who along with her brother Roma learns new things and also undertakes various kinds of educational challenges every day. This is also their way of teaching other kids what they have learnt. All these happen under the banner Kids Diana Show, which their parents have created.
6. Vlad and Niki
- Subscriber Count – 123M
- Videos – 754
- Views – 94.19B
Just as you can see in the trend, this channel is also for kids and is on the sixth position in terms of subscribers. Born in the mid-2010s, Vlad and Niki Vashketov are Russian American siblings. They form a great team together doing fun stuff that also includes brand-related content with major brands like Paw Patrol.
It is not really education-based and rather based on the fun parts of them growing up together, which people love to witness.
7. Like Nastya
- Subscriber count – 119M
- Videos – 898
- Views – 103.83B
Just as we have seen for Kids Diana Show, the Russian American channel Like Nastya is also a show for kids, offered by kids. Born in 2014, Anastasia Sergeyevna Radzinskaya, in short Nastya, sings, plays and learns in the process with her friends and aided by her parents making their video content inspirational, likable, and highly relatable for other kids.
8. PewDiePie
- Subscriber Count – 111M
- Videos – 78.51K
- Views – 87.46B
Felix Kjellberg is the one who runs this channel under the name PewDiePie, and had also once been the most subscribed channel on YouTube. He later scaled down his operations to invest more time in his personal life and came down this list. He owes his channel’s popularity to playthrough videos like Call of Duty and Minecraft, with relevant commentaries alongside. Nowadays his content is more basic, with vlogs about his family and life in Japan, which are also quite interesting.
9. Zee Music Company
- Subscriber Count – 110M
- Videos – 11.92K
- Views – 94.22B
Another feather in the cap for Indians, Zee Music Company is quite a new channel in comparison starting only in 2014. However, its popularity stems from the fact that it owns almost a huge chunk of the music market of Bollywood. Although their posts aren’t as many as T-Series or SET India, they own rights to some of the major hottest and popular tracks of Bollywood.
10. WWE
- Subscriber Count – 104M
- Videos – 78.51K
- Views – 87.46B
Need we really give an introduction to this channel? Apparently people absolutely love watching wrestling as this channel is a bicep curling mixture of new fights, highlights, classic matches, interviews and a lot more. People can enjoy this form of entertainment in enjoyable tiny chunks on YouTube.
What all these channels have in common is that they either are relatable to the viewers or they are doing something that the users find interest in. Either way, these channels have found a surefire way to rise through the ranks of YouTube and create a following that is only increasing by the day.