Most Subscribed YouTube Channels: Top 10 by Subscribers

MrBeast has the biggest of the most subscribed YouTube channels in 2026, with about 525 million subscribers. That is roughly 1.66 times the count of second-placed T-Series and about 2.6 times the count of third-placed Cocomelon, so the top spot is not a close race.

The table and rankings below use subscriber counts read on 3 November 2026. Those counts move every day, and YouTube shortens them above 100 million, so each is an approximate figure. Video totals and lifetime views come from the same day, and each entry covers one channel, not a network of related channels.

Most Subscribed YouTube Channels, All 10 by Subscribers, Videos and Views

#	Channel	Subscribers	Videos	Total views	Type of channel
1	MrBeast	about 525 million	1,011	about 145.6 billion	Challenge and stunt videos
2	T-Series	about 316 million	27,475	about 362.1 billion	Music label and film studio
3	Cocomelon	about 203 million	2,170	about 229.4 billion	Kids nursery rhymes
4	SET India	about 190 million	178,266	about 194.5 billion	Hindi TV broadcaster
5	Vlad and Niki	about 151 million	1,071	about 124.1 billion	Kids and family
6	Stokes Twins	about 149 million	480	about 33.7 billion	Challenge videos
7	Kids Diana Show	about 138 million	1,760	about 126.7 billion	Kids and family
8	Like Nastya	about 133 million	1,122	about 123.6 billion	Kids and family
9	Zee Music Company	about 123 million	17,389	about 92.7 billion	Music label
10	WWE	about 114 million	97,674	about 108.1 billion	Wrestling and sports entertainment

Most Subscribed YouTube Channels, Ranked

1. MrBeast: The Only Channel Above 500 Million

Subscribers: about 525 million · Videos: 1,011 · Total views: about 145.6 billion · Joined: 19 February 2012

MrBeast, listed with the United States as its country, is the clear leader. His channel has posted 1,011 videos that have gathered about 145.6 billion views, an average of roughly 144 million views per video. That is the highest average of the ten.

The channel description lists the snack company Feastables and the software company Viewstats among his ventures and says a new video goes up every Saturday at noon Eastern. He took the top spot on 2 June 2024, when he reached about 269 million subscribers against about 266 million for T-Series, a figure that Guinness World Records lists for the Most Subscribed YouTube Channels record.

2. T-Series: India’s Largest Music Label

Subscribers: about 316 million · Videos: 27,475 · Total views: about 362.1 billion · Joined: 13 March 2006

T-Series describes itself as India’s largest music label and movie studio. With 27,475 videos and about 362.1 billion views, it has more lifetime views than any other channel in this ranking, about 216 billion ahead of MrBeast. Its average of roughly 13 million views per video is far lower than the leader’s, so its total comes from volume.

The channel joined YouTube on 13 March 2006 and took the top spot in 2019 by passing PewDiePie. It held that position for five years, until MrBeast overtook it in June 2024.

3. Cocomelon: The Biggest Kids Channel

Subscribers: about 203 million · Videos: 2,170 · Total views: about 229.4 billion · Joined: 1 September 2006

Cocomelon is the largest kids channel in this ranking, listed with the United States as its country. Its description says the videos support toddlers and preschoolers through songs about mealtime, bedtime and potty training.

Across 2,170 videos the channel has about 229.4 billion views, the second-highest total in the top ten and an average of roughly 106 million per video. It is one of the three oldest channels in this ranking, alongside T-Series and SET India.

4. SET India: Sony’s Hindi Entertainment Channel

Subscribers: about 190 million · Videos: 178,266 · Total views: about 194.5 billion · Joined: 20 September 2006

SET India is the YouTube channel of Sony Entertainment Television, which launched in October 1995 and describes itself as one of India’s leading Hindi general entertainment channels. The shows named in the channel description include The Kapil Sharma Show, Shark Tank India, Kaun Banega Crorepati, Indian Idol, CID and Crime Patrol.

Its 178,266 videos are the most of any channel in the top ten, and its 194.5 billion views are the third-highest total. Spread across that many clips, the average comes to about 1.1 million views per video.

5. Vlad and Niki: A Family Channel Launched in 2018

Subscribers: about 151 million · Videos: 1,071 · Total views: about 124.1 billion · Joined: 23 April 2018

Vlad and Niki was created by Sergey and Victoria Vashketov, the parents of Vlad and Niki, and launched in 2018. It is the newest channel in the top ten by join date, yet it has gathered about 124.1 billion views on 1,071 videos. That works out to roughly 116 million views per video, second only to MrBeast.

The channel description says the family runs a network of 27 YouTube channels in 18 languages, but the 151 million figure belongs to this one channel alone. The United States is the country listed on its page.

6. Stokes Twins: The Smallest Video Library in the Top Ten

Subscribers: about 149 million · Videos: 480 · Total views: about 33.7 billion · Joined: 11 April 2008

Alan and Alex Stokes run the Stokes Twins channel and link to stokestwins.com from their About page. With 480 videos it has the fewest uploads of any channel in the top ten, and with about 33.7 billion views it has the lowest view total as well. Its average is still roughly 70 million views per video.

The creation date of 11 April 2008 says little about when the audience grew. Stokes Twins sits only about 2 million subscribers below Vlad and Niki, which makes the fifth and sixth places the closest pair in the top ten.

7. Kids Diana Show: Two Siblings in 20 Languages

Subscribers: about 138 million · Videos: 1,760 · Total views: about 126.7 billion · Joined: 12 May 2015

Kids Diana Show stars Diana and Roma and launched on YouTube in 2015. The channel description says the show is translated into 20 languages across 20 channels.

Its 1,760 videos have about 126.7 billion views, a little ahead of Vlad and Niki’s total despite a smaller subscriber count. The average is roughly 72 million views per video. The United States is the country listed on the page.

8. Like Nastya: Play, Learn and Sing

Subscribers: about 133 million · Videos: 1,122 · Total views: about 123.6 billion · Joined: 6 December 2016

Like Nastya is built around Nastya and her parents, who play, learn and sing together in the videos. The channel joined YouTube on 6 December 2016 and has 1,122 videos with about 123.6 billion views. That is roughly 110 million views per video, third behind MrBeast and Vlad and Niki.

The handle is @LikeNastyaofficial, and a separate channel called Like Nastya Show exists with about 44 million subscribers. Only the first of those belongs in this ranking.

9. Zee Music Company: Music Label of a Major Indian Media Group

Subscribers: about 123 million · Videos: 17,389 · Total views: about 92.7 billion · Joined: 12 March 2014

Zee Music Company is part of one of India’s leading TV media and entertainment companies, and India is the country listed on its page. The channel joined on 12 March 2014 and now holds 17,389 videos with about 92.7 billion views. Its average works out to roughly 5 million views per video.

It is the second music label in the top ten, behind T-Series, and about 9 million subscribers ahead of WWE.

10. WWE: The Only Sports Brand in the Top Ten

Subscribers: about 114 million · Videos: 97,674 · Total views: about 108.1 billion · Joined: 10 May 2007

WWE describes its channel as the official YouTube home for original shows and exclusives, with Where to Watch links to Netflix, ESPN and Peacock. It has 97,674 videos and about 108.1 billion views, an average of roughly 1.1 million per video. No country is displayed on its About page, unlike the other nine channels.

The channel joined YouTube on 10 May 2007. It holds tenth place by about 3 million subscribers over Goldmines, at about 111 million.

Kids Networks and Indian Media Companies Fill Seven of the Ten Places

The ten channels fall into four kinds. Four are children’s or family channels: Cocomelon, Vlad and Niki, Kids Diana Show and Like Nastya. Three are Indian music labels or broadcasters: T-Series, SET India and Zee Music Company. MrBeast and Stokes Twins are creator-led channels, and WWE is a sports entertainment brand. These labels are plain descriptions drawn from each channel’s text, and the About page shows no category.

Country entries show the same split. Six channels are based in the United States, three are based in India, and WWE shows no country. Cocomelon, Vlad and Niki, Kids Diana Show and Like Nastya all have more than 130 million subscribers. For parents managing what plays next, our guide to stopping autoplay on YouTube covers the setting, and Amazon Kids Plus is the paid alternative for curated children’s content.

T-Series, SET India and Zee Music Company are run by music labels and broadcasters, not individuals. SET India’s description dates its broadcaster to October 1995. For the scale of India itself, see our ranking of the most populous countries.

From PewDiePie to T-Series to MrBeast: How the Top Spot Changed Hands

PewDiePie was the most subscribed channel until T-Series overtook him in 2019. T-Series then held the top spot for five years. On Sunday 2 June 2024, MrBeast passed it with about 269 million subscribers against about 266 million.

Since that handover, MrBeast has added roughly 256 million subscribers, nearly doubling his count, while T-Series moved from about 266 million to about 316 million. PewDiePie now has about 109 million subscribers and ranks 12th. His About page lists Japan as his country and describes the channel in three words: “I make videos.”

Views per Video Show Which Channels Win on Catalogue and Which on Hits

Subscriber rank and viewing habits do not move together. MrBeast averages roughly 144 million views per video, Vlad and Niki about 116 million, Like Nastya about 110 million and Cocomelon about 106 million. Kids Diana Show and Stokes Twins follow at roughly 72 million and 70 million.

The labels and broadcasters sit far lower. T-Series averages about 13 million, Zee Music Company about 5 million, and SET India and WWE about 1.1 million each. Their totals come from thousands or hundreds of thousands of uploads.

How the Subscriber Counts Are Read and Where They Stop Being Exact

Each channel’s public subscriber count is the figure its YouTube About page showed on 3 November 2026, along with its video total, lifetime views, join date and listed country. Above 100 million subscribers, YouTube shows three significant figures and updates the public count only for every 1 million new subscribers. The count is shortened, not rounded up, so a channel with 123,456,789 subscribers displays as 123 million.

That is why every figure here is written as an approximate round number. YouTube also removes closed accounts and subscribers gained through artificial means from totals, so counts can drop as well as rise.

The ranking covers single channels. Network claims on About pages, such as 27 channels or 20 channels, are not used, and YouTube’s auto-generated topic channels are left out.

How to Compare These Channels Before You Quote a Number

• Quote the date. A line such as “about 525 million subscribers on 3 November 2026” stays accurate after the count moves.
• Treat channels within a few million of each other as tied. Vlad and Niki and Stokes Twins are about 2 million apart, and WWE leads Goldmines by about 3 million, so these pairs can swap places within days.
• Check the handle before copying a number. Like Nastya is @LikeNastyaofficial, and Goldmines at about 111 million is a different channel from Goldmines Bollywood at about 38 million.
• Read views per video next to subscribers. Lifetime views cannot be compared fairly between a channel with 480 videos and one with 178,266.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the most subscribers on YouTube?

MrBeast, with about 525 million subscribers on 3 November 2026. That is about 209 million more than T-Series in second place. His channel has 1,011 videos and about 145.6 billion total views.

Which channel was number one before MrBeast?

T-Series held the top spot for about five years, until 2 June 2024. On that day MrBeast reached about 269 million subscribers against about 266 million for T-Series. T-Series now has about 316 million subscribers.

Is PewDiePie still one of the most subscribed YouTube channels?

He is still large but is no longer in the top ten. PewDiePie has about 109 million subscribers and ranks 12th, behind WWE at about 114 million and Goldmines at about 111 million. He was the most subscribed channel until T-Series passed him in 2019.

Why do YouTube subscriber counts look rounded?

YouTube shows an abbreviated public count. For channels with 100 million to 999 million subscribers, the display updates only for every 1 million new subscribers, so the figure moves in steps of 1 million. The number is cut off, not rounded up, so the true count is always at or slightly above what is shown.

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