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This article lists the '''most-viewed channels ''' on the video platform [[YouTube]].<ref name="SocialBlade">{{cite web |title=Top 50 YouTubers sorted by Most Viewed - Socialblade YouTube Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/50/mostviewed|website=Social Blade |accessdate=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top YouTube Channels: Most YouTube Video Views |url=https://www.statsheep.com/p/Top-Video-Views |website=StatSheep |accessdate=September 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="tubefilter">{{cite news |title=The 30 YouTube Channels That Have Surpassed 10 Billion Lifetime Views |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/01/17/30-youtube-channels-10-billion-views/ |work=[[Tubefilter]] |date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> The most-viewed YouTube channel is [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], an [[India|Indian]] record label known for [[Bollywood music]].<ref name="SocialBlade"/><ref name="tubefilter"/><ref name="fastcompany">{{cite news |title=The WWE Is At The Top Of Its Game In The U.S., Next Stop: The World |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40555389/the-wwe-is-at-the-top-of-its-game-in-the-u-s-next-stop-the-world |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |date=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=From pranksters to pop stars, these are the 10 biggest YouTube channels |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/biggest-youtube-channels/2/ |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=March 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PewDiePie is about to be dethroned as YouTube’s biggest channel |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/30/17799440/pewdiepie-tseries-youtube-top-creator-subscribers-bollywood-india |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel on February 16, 2017 and has over 63 billion views as of March 2019. The top 50 most viewed channels have all surpassed 10 billion views, while ten channels have surpassed 20 billion views, and three channels have surpassed 30 billion views. The majority of the most viewed channels primarily upload content in English.<ref name="SocialBlade"/>
This article lists the '''most-viewed channels ''' on the video platform [[YouTube]].<ref name="SocialBlade">{{cite web |title=Top 50 YouTubers sorted by Most Viewed - Socialblade YouTube Stats |url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/50/mostviewed|website=Social Blade |accessdate=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Top YouTube Channels: Most YouTube Video Views |url=https://www.statsheep.com/p/Top-Video-Views |website=StatSheep |accessdate=September 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="tubefilter">{{cite news |title=The 30 YouTube Channels That Have Surpassed 10 Billion Lifetime Views |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2018/01/17/30-youtube-channels-10-billion-views/ |work=[[Tubefilter]] |date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> The most-viewed YouTube channel is [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], an [[India|Indian]] record label known for [[Bollywood music]].<ref name="SocialBlade"/><ref name="tubefilter"/><ref name="fastcompany">{{cite news |title=The WWE Is At The Top Of Its Game In The U.S., Next Stop: The World |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40555389/the-wwe-is-at-the-top-of-its-game-in-the-u-s-next-stop-the-world |work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |date=April 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=From pranksters to pop stars, these are the 10 biggest YouTube channels |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/biggest-youtube-channels/2/ |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=March 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PewDiePie is about to be dethroned as YouTube’s biggest channel |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/30/17799440/pewdiepie-tseries-youtube-top-creator-subscribers-bollywood-india |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=August 30, 2018}}</ref> T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel on February 16, 2017 and has over 65.4 billion views as of March 2019<ref>[https://watchin.today/channel/UCq-Fj5jknLsUf-MWSy4_brA T-Series - YouTube Channel Statistics]. WatchinToday. Retrieved March 23, 2019.</ref>. The top 50 most viewed channels have all surpassed 10 billion views, while ten channels have surpassed 20 billion views, and three channels have surpassed 30 billion views. The majority of the most viewed channels primarily upload content in English.<ref name="SocialBlade"/>


==Top channels==
==Top channels==

Revision as of 12:26, 23 March 2019

This article lists the most-viewed channels on the video platform YouTube.[1][2][3] The most-viewed YouTube channel is T-Series, an Indian record label known for Bollywood music.[1][3][4][5][6] T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel on February 16, 2017 and has over 65.4 billion views as of March 2019[7]. The top 50 most viewed channels have all surpassed 10 billion views, while ten channels have surpassed 20 billion views, and three channels have surpassed 30 billion views. The majority of the most viewed channels primarily upload content in English.[1]

Top channels

As of March 2019, the top 10 includes four American channels, two Indian channels, and one channel each from Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, and the Philippines.[1]

Rank Channel name Network Views[1]
(billions) 		Content
category[1] 		Country Primary language(s)
1. T-Series[8] T-Series 65 Music  IND Hindi
2. WWE[9] WWE 30 Sports  USA English
3. SET India[10] Sony Pictures Networks India Shows  IND Hindi
4. Ryan ToysReview[11] N/A 28 Entertainment  USA English
5. netd müzik[12] netd.com Music  TUR Turkish
6. Canal KondZilla[13] ONErpm 23 Music  BRA Portuguese
7. Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes[14] Fullscreen Education  USA English
8. ABS-CBN Entertainment[15] ABS–CBN 22 Entertainment  PHI Filipino
9. Movieclips[16] Movieclips 21 Film  USA English
10. PewDiePie[17] N/A 20 Games  SWE
11. El Reino Infantil[18] N/A 19 Music  ARG Spanish
12. Get Movies[19] LetsonCorp Music  RUS Russian
13. Маша и Медведь[20] N/A 18 Film
14. Little Baby Bum[21] N/A Education  UK English
15. JustinBieberVEVO[22] Vevo Music  CAN English
16. Zee TV[23] Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited Entertainment  IND Hindi
17. WorkpointOfficial[24] Workpoint Entertainment 17 Entertainment  THA Thai
18. KatyPerryVEVO[25] Vevo Music  USA English
19. ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs[26] ChuChu TV 16 Education  IND
20. TaylorSwiftVEVO[27] Vevo Music  USA
21. Ed Sheeran[28] N/A  UK
22. shakiraVEVO[29] Vevo 15  COL English and Spanish
23. Zee Music Company[30] Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited  IND Hindi
24. TheEllenShow[31] WarnerMedia Entertainment  USA English
25. Wave Music[32] HT Mobile Music  IND Bhojpuri
26. GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL[33] GMM Grammy 14 Music  THA Thai
27. BuzzFeedVideo[34] BuzzFeed People  USA English
28. FunToys Collector Disney Toys Review[35] N/A Entertainment  USA English
29. SAB TV[36] Sony Pictures Networks India Entertainment  IND Hindi
30. DanTDM[37] StyleHaul Games  UK English
31. Spinnin' Records[38] N/A Entertainment  NED
32. WORLDSTARHIPHOP[39] N/A 13 Music  USA
33. RihannaVEVO[40] Vevo Music  BAR
34. ToyPudding TV[41] Machinima Entertainment  USA
35. SMTOWN[42] SM Entertainment Music  ROK Korean
36. 5-Minute Crafts[43] N/A 12 Howto  USA English
37. EminemVEVO[44] Vevo Music
38. Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs[45] N/A Education  CAN
39. 1theK (원더케이)[46] Kakao M Music  ROK Korean
40. PopularMMOs[47] Fullscreen Games  USA English
41. Maroon5VEVO[48] Vevo Music  USA
42. Ch3Thailand[49] tv3th 11 Entertainment  THA Thai
43. EnriqueIglesiasVEVO[50] Vevo Music  ESP English and Spanish
44. WatchMojo.com[51] watchmojo Entertainment  CAN English
45. Family Fun Pack[52] N/A People  USA
46. CVS 3D Rhymes[53] N/A Education  IND English, Telugu and Hindi
47. Baby Big Mouth[54] N/A Entertainment  CAN English
48. jbalvinVEVO[55] Vevo Music  COL Spanish
49. colorstv[56] N/A Entertainment  IND Hindi
50. ArianaGrandeVevo[57] Vevo Music  USA English
As of March 22, 2019

Historical progression of most-viewed channels

The first-created and first-viewed YouTube channel was "Jawed" created on April 23, 2005 by YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim.[58][59] The first YouTube channel to exceed 10 billion views was PewDiePie in September 2015. Since then, 30 channels have exceeded 10 billion views as of January 2018.[3]

T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel of 2016,[60][61][62] and exceeded 14 billion views by January 2017.[63] It eventually surpassed PewDiePie to become the most-viewed YouTube channel of all time by February 16, 2017.[64] T-Series has also had the most monthly views since 2016,[65][66] and currently receives over 2 billion views per month as of August 2018.[67]

Music is the most-viewed program genre on YouTube, across the globe.[60] By 2016, the most-viewed YouTube channels were record labels (e.g. T-Series), YouTubers (e.g. Ryan ToysReview), music stars (e.g. Justin Bieber), and nursery videos (e.g. Little Baby Bum).[68][69]

The following table lists the channels that became YouTube's most-viewed channel at different points in time.

  Current record for most days as most-viewed channel
  Former record for most days as most-viewed channel
Channel name Network / owner Date achieved Days held Views Reference Country
T-Series[8] T-Series February 16, 2017 2795 14.6 billion [64]  IND
PewDiePie[17] Felix Kjellberg December 29, 2014 782 7.7 billion [70][71][72]  SWE
EMI Music[73] EMI Music June 15, 2014 197 6.2 billion [74]  GBR
RihannaVEVO[75] Rihanna March 22, 2014 85 4.4 billion [76]  BRB
Machinima[77] Machinima July 29, 2013 236 2.0 billion [78][79]  USA
VEVO[80] Vevo March 23, 2013 128 1.7 billion [81]
Universal Music Group[82] Universal Music Group October 1, 2011 539 532 million [83]
Jawed[84] Jawed Karim April 23, 2005 1 [58][59]

See also

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