# List of most-viewed YouTube channels

The list of most-viewed YouTube channels is topped by T-Series, an Indian record label known for Hindi film music. T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel on February 16, 2017, and has over 283 billion total views as of February 2025.

## 50 most-viewed channels

The following table lists the 50 most-viewed YouTube channels as well as the primary language and content category of each channel. The channels are ordered by number of views. The top 50 most-viewed channels have all surpassed 37 billion total views.
| Rank | Channel name | Network | Views (billions) | Content category | Country | Primary language(s) |
| 1. | T-Series | T-Series | 283 | Music | India | Hindi |
| 2. | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes | Moonbug Entertainment | 196 | Education | United States | English |
| 3. | SET India | Culver Max Entertainment | 174 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 4. | Sony SAB | Culver Max Entertainment | 125 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 5. | Kids Diana Show | AIR | 110 | Entertainment | Ukraine | English |
| 6. | Like Nastya | Yoola | 109 | Entertainment | Russia | Russian and English |
| 7. | Vlad and Niki | — | 101 | Entertainment | United States | English |
| 8. | Zee TV | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | 99.3 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 9. | WWE | WWE | 91.2 | Entertainment | United States | English |
| 10. | Toys and Colors | — | 86.4 | Entertainment | United States | English |
| 11. | Colors TV | Viacom18 | 77.5 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 12. | Zee Music Company | Zee Entertainment Enterprises | 73.9 | Music | India | Hindi |
| 13. | MrBeast | — | 71.3 | Entertainment | United States | English |
| 14. | HAR PAL GEO | Geo Entertainment | 66.2 | Entertainment | Pakistan | Urdu |
| 15. | El Reino Infantil | Leader Music | 65 | Music | Argentina | Spanish |
| 16. | Movieclips | Rotten Tomatoes Movieclips | 64.7 | Film | United States | English |
| 17. | ARY Digital HD | ARY Digital Network | 60.7 | Entertainment | Pakistan | Urdu |
| 18. | Ryan's World | PocketWatch | 59.6 | Entertainment | United States | English |
| 19. | KL BRO Biju Rithvik | KLBro Biju | 58.1 | Vlogging | India | Malayalam |
| 20. | StarPlus | Disney Star | 57.9 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 21. | ABS-CBN Entertainment | ABS-CBN | 56.6 | Entertainment | Philippines | Filipino |
| 22. | Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs | — | 54.7 | Education | Canada | English |
| 23. | ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | ChuChu TV | 53.8 | Education | India | Hindi and English |
| 24. | netd müzik | netd.com | 53.5 | Music | Turkey | Turkish |
| 25. | 김프로KIMPRO | — | 52.6 | People | South Korea | Korean |
| 26. | Alan Chikin Chow | — | 50.8 | Comedy | United States | English |
| 27. | Vijay Television | Star Vijay | 49 | Entertainment | India | Tamil |
| 28. | Anaya Kandhal | __ | 48.7 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 29. | Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories | The Pinkfong Company | 48.4 | Education | South Korea | English |
| 30. | YRF | Yash Raj Films | 45.7 | Music | India | Hindi |
| 31. | Wave Music | — | 44.4 | Music | India | Bhojpuri |
| 32. | Tips Official | Tips Industries | 44.2 | Entertainment | India | Hindi |
| 33. | Маша и Медведь | LetsonCorp | 44.1 | Entertainment | Russia | Russian |
| 34. | D Billions | — | 43.5 | Entertainment | Kyrgyzstan | English |
| 35. | Alfredo Larin | __ | 42.5 | Entertainment | El Salvador | Spanish |
| 36. | Tsuriki Show | — | 42.4 | Comedy | Germany | English |
| 37. | LeoNata Family | — | 42.4 | People | United States | English |
| 38. | Little Baby Bum - Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | — | 41.5 | Education | United Kingdom | English |
| 39. | Infobells - Hindi | Infobelle Interactive Solution | 40.7 | Education | India | Hindi |
| 40. | WorkpointOfficial | Workpoint Entertainment | 40.3 | Entertainment | Thailand | Thai |
| 41. | HUM TV | Hum Network | 40.2 | Entertainment | Pakistan | Urdu |
| 42. | Bad Bunny | — | 38.6 | Music | Puerto Rico | Spanish |
| 43. | LankyBox | — | 38.4 | Games | United States | English |
| 44. | Taylor Swift | — | 38.3 | Music | United States | English |
| 45. | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 37.9 | Music | South Korea | Korean |
| 46. | T-Series Bhakti Sagar | T-Series | 37.9 | Music | India | Hindi |
| 47. | Canal KondZilla | ONErpm | 37.9 | Music | Brazil | Portuguese |
| 48. | ISSEI / いっせい | __ | 37.9 | Entertainment | Japan | Japanese |
| 49. | HYBE LABELS | Hybe Corporation | 37.8 | Music | South Korea | Korean |
| 50. | LooLoo Kids - Nursery Rhymes and Children's Songs | — | 37.1 | Music | Romania | English |

## Historical progression

The first YouTube channel to exceed 10 billion total views was PewDiePie in September 2015. Since then, about 430 channels have exceeded 10 billion total views as of May 2024.
T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel of 2016, and exceeded 14 billion total views by January 2017. It eventually surpassed PewDiePie to become the most-viewed YouTube channel of all time by February 16, 2017, and currently maintains the lead with over 255 billion total views. T-Series has also had the most monthly views since 2016, and received more than 2.8 billion views per month as of May 2019.
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 | Country |
| T-Series | T-Series | February 16, 2017 | 2952 | 14.8 billion | India |
| PewDiePie | Felix Kjellberg | December 29, 2014 | 780 | 7.7 billion | Sweden |
| EMI Music | EMI Music Publishing | June 15, 2014 | 197 | 6.2 billion | United Kingdom |
| RihannaVEVO | Rihanna | March 22, 2014 | 85 | 4.4 billion | Barbados |
| Machinima | Machinima, Inc. | July 29, 2013 | 236 | 2.0 billion | United States |
| VEVO | Vevo | March 23, 2013 | 128 | 1.7 billion | United States |
| Universal Music Group | Universal Music Group | October 1, 2011 | 539 | 532 million | United States |
Timeline of most-viewed YouTube channels (October 2011 – October 2023)