List of most subscribed users on YouTube

PewDiePie has been the most subscribed user on YouTube since December 2013, with over 49 million subscribers as of December 2016.

This list of most subscribed users on YouTube contains the top 50 channels with the most subscribers on the video platform YouTube.[1] The ability to "subscribe" to a user's channel was added to YouTube by late October 2005,[2] The "most subscribed" list on YouTube began as a chart by May 2006, at which time Smosh was number one with fewer than 3,000 subscribers.[3] As of December 5, 2016, the most subscribed user is PewDiePie, with over 49 million subscribers.[4][5]

Top channels

The following table lists the top 50 most subscribed channels on YouTube, with each total rounded down to the nearest million subscribers, as well as the network/owner and country of origin of each channel. Channels marked as "Auto-generated by YouTube" (such as #Music, #Gaming, #Sports, and #Movies) are not included, even if they have more subscribers than the users on this list.[1]

  Vevo channel
Rank Chg Channel name Network / owner Country of origin Subscribers (millions)
1. Steady PewDiePie[6] Maker Studios  Sweden 49
2. Steady HolaSoyGerman.[7] Machinima  Chile 30
3. Steady JustinBieberVEVO[8] Vevo  Canada 25
4. Steady YouTube Spotlight[9] YouTube  United States 24
5. Steady RihannaVEVO[10] Vevo  Barbados 23
6. Steady Smosh[11] Defy Media  United States 22
7. Steady elrubiusOMG[12] Divimove  Spain 21
8. Steady OneDirectionVEVO[13] Vevo  United Kingdom 21
9. Steady TaylorSwiftVEVO[14]  United States 20
10. Steady KatyPerryVEVO[15]
11. Steady EminemVEVO[16]
12. Steady VanossGaming[17] Evan Fong  Canada 19
13. Steady nigahiga[18] Ryan Higa  United States 18
14. Steady TheEllenShow[19] Time Warner
15. Steady Fernanfloo[20] BroadbandTV  El Salvador 17
16. Steady JennaMarbles[21] Jenna Mourey  United States 16
17. Steady Yuya[22] Mariand Castrejon Castañeda  Mexico
18. Steady VEGETTA777[23] Maker Studios  Spain
19. Steady JuegaGerman[24] Machinima  Chile
20. Steady Spinnin' Records[25] Spinnin' Records  Netherlands 15
21. Steady Markiplier[26] Maker Studios  United States
22. Steady KSI[27] StyleHaul  United Kingdom
23. Steady Skrillex[28] Sonny John Moore  United States 14
24. Increase whinderssonnunes[29] Fullscreen  Brazil
25. Decrease Fine Brothers Entertainment[30]  United States
26. Increase Dude Perfect[31] Cory and Coby Cotton
27. Decrease ArianaGrandeVevo[32] Vevo  United States 14
28. Decrease ERB[33] Maker Studios  United States 14
29. Increase T-Series[34] T-Series  India 13
30. Decrease AdeleVEVO[35] Vevo  United Kingdom 13
31. Steady WWE[36] WWE  United States 13
32. Increase jacksepticeye[37] Maker Studios  Ireland
33. Decrease WatchMojo.com[38] WatchMojo.com  Canada
34. Steady The Diamond Minecart // Dan TDM[39] StyleHaul  United Kingdom
35. Steady Vevo[40] Vevo  United States 12
36. Steady Porta dos Fundos[41] Porta dos Fundos  Brazil 12
37. Steady enchufetv[42] Mitu  Ecuador
38. Increase David Guetta[43] Warner Music Group  France
39. Decrease Machinima[44] Machinima  United States
40. Steady The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[45] NBCUniversal
41. Steady Werevertumorro[46] sevenludus  Mexico
42. Steady Sky Does Minecraft[47] Machinima  United States
43. Increase PTXofficial[48] SonyBMG 11
44. Increase Bruno Mars[49] Elektra Records
45. Steady FailArmy[50]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Top 100 YouTubers Filtered by Subscribers - Socialblade YouTube Stats | YouTube Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  2. ↑ "It's been awhile since our last update". Official YouTube Blog. Blogspot. October 25, 2005. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Most Subscribed Members - May 17, 2006, youtube.com
  4. ↑ "YouTube user about archive". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PewDiePie about archive". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "PewDiePie". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "HolaSoyGerman.". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "JustinBieberVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  9. ↑ "YouTube Spotlight". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  10. ↑ "RihannaVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Smosh". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  12. ↑ "elrubiusOMG". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "OneDirectionVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ "TaylorSwiftVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ "KatyPerryVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  16. ↑ "EminemVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  17. ↑ "VanossGaming". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  18. ↑ "nigahiga". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  19. ↑ "TheEllenShow". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Fernanfloo". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  21. ↑ "JennaMarbles". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Yuya". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  23. ↑ "VEGETTA777". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  24. ↑ "JuegaGerman". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Spinnin' Records". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Markiplier". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  27. ↑ "KSI". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Skrillex". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  29. ↑ "whinderssonnunes". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Fine Brothers Entertainment". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Dude Perfect". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  32. ↑ "ArianaGrandeVevo". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  33. ↑ "ERB". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  34. ↑ "T-Series". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  35. ↑ "AdeleVEVO". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  36. ↑ "WWE". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  37. ↑ "jacksepticeye". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  38. ↑ "WatchMojo.com". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  39. ↑ "The Diamond Minecart // Dan TDM". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Vevo". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Porta dos Fundos". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  42. ↑ "enchufetv". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  43. ↑ "David Guetta". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Machinima". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  45. ↑ "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  46. ↑ "Werevertumorro". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  47. ↑ "Sky Does Minecraft". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  48. ↑ "PTXofficial". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Bruno Mars". YouTube. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  50. ↑ {{cite web| | |- style="background:#ffffcc" | style="text-align:center;" | 46. | style="text-align:center;" | Steady | Maroon5VEVO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/maroon5vevo|title=Maroon5VEVO|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> | Vevo |  United States | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 47. | style="text-align:center;" | Steady | Good Mythical Morning<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/rhettandlink2|title=Good Mythical Morning|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> | Studio71 |  United States | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 11 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 48. | style="text-align:center;" | Increase | Zoella<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/zoella280390|title=Zoella|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> | StyleHaul |  United Kingdom |- |- style="background:#ffffcc" | style="text-align:center;" | 49. | style="text-align:center;" | Increase | NickiMinajAtVevo<ref name="NickiMinajAtVevo">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/nickiminajatvevo|title=NickiMinajAtVevo|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> | Vevo |  Trinidad and Tobago | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 50. | style="text-align:center;" | Decrease | CollegeHumor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/collegehumor|title=CollegeHumor|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> | CollegeHumor |  United States | style="text-align:center;" | 11 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;" | As of December 3, 2016

    Historical most subscribed channels

    The following table lists the last 16 channels to become YouTube's most subscribed channel, from May 2006 to the present.
      Current record
      Former record
    Channel name Current owner Country of origin Reign Days held Ref(s)
    PewDiePie<ref name="PewDiePie"/> Maker Studios  Sweden Dec 22, 2013 – present 1,079 <ref name="socialblade"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/01/09/pewdiepie-breaks-20-million-youtube-subscribers/|title=PewDiePie Breaks 20 Million YouTube Subscribers|last=joshuajcohen|date=2014-01-10|website=Tubefilter|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    YouTube Spotlight<ref name="YouTube"/> YouTube Inc.  United States Dec 12, 2013 – Dec 22, 2013 10 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222171109/https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie/about|title=PewDiePie - YouTube|date=2013-12-22|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222042047/https://www.youtube.com/user/YouTube/about|title=YouTube Spotlight - YouTube|date=2013-12-22|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    PewDiePie<ref name="PewDiePie"/> Maker Studios  Sweden Dec 8, 2013 – Dec 12, 2013 4
    YouTube Spotlight<ref name="YouTube"/> YouTube Inc.  United States Nov 2, 2013 – Dec 8, 2013 36 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/11/04/youtube-most-susbcribed-channel/|title=YouTube Is Now The Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube|last=joshuajcohen|date=2013-11-04|website=Tubefilter|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    PewDiePie<ref name="PewDiePie"/> Maker Studios  Sweden Aug 15, 2013 – Nov 2, 2013 80 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/08/15/its-official-pewdiepie-becomes-most-subscribed-channel-on-youtube/|title=It's Official: PewDiePie Becomes #1 Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube|last=joshuajcohen|date=2013-08-16|website=Tubefilter|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    Smosh<ref name="Smosh"/> Defy Media  United States Jan 12, 2013 – Aug 15, 2013 215 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/01/12/smosh-most-subscribed-youtube/|title=Smosh Passes Ray William Johnson as #1 Most Subscribed YouTube Channel|last=joshuajcohen|date=2013-01-12|website=Tubefilter|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newmediarockstars.com/2013/01/smosh-becomes-the-1-most-subscribed-youtube-channel/|title=SMOSH Becomes The #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel - New Media Rockstars|date=2013-01-12|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    Ray William Johnson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/raywilliamjohnson|title=Ray William Johnson|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Ray Johnson Jun 28, 2011 – Jan 12, 2013 564 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2011/06/28/ray-william-johnson-3-adds-up-to-most-subscribed-on-youtube/|title=Ray William Johnson: =3 Adds Up To Most-Subscribed On YouTube|last=Humphrey|first=Michael|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://socialtimes.com/ray-william-johnson-most-subscribed_b68625|title=Ray William Johnson Surpasses Nigahiga To Become The Most Subscribed YouTuber Of All Time|website=socialtimes.com|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    nigahiga<ref name="nigahiga"/> Ryan Higa Aug 20, 2009 – Jun 28, 2011 677 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2009/08/23/fred-dethroned-youtube/|title=DETHRONED: Fred No Longer #1 on YouTube|last=Parr|first=Ben|website=Mashable|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=William Hyde|title=YouTube Winners & Losers! NigaHiga and Fred|date=2009-08-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRtS8C_DVV4|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    Fяᴇᴅ<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/fred|title=FRED|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Lucas Cruikshank Oct 6, 2008 – Aug 20, 2009 318 <ref name="BuckHollywood">{{Citation|last=BuckHollywood|title=Fred, Smosh or Nigahiga?!|date=2008-10-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPKME7TdXaY|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    nigahiga<ref name="nigahiga"/> Ryan Higa Sep 24, 2008 – Oct 6, 2008 12 <ref name="BuckHollywood"/>
    Smosh<ref name="Smosh"/> Defy Media Apr 26, 2007 – Sep 24, 2008 517 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://themedium.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/a-big-deal-the-run-off-on-youtube/|title=A Big Deal: The Run-Off on YouTube!!|last=Heffernan|first=Virginia|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    lonelygirl15<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/lonelygirl15|title=lonelygirl15|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Mesh Flinders Sep 17, 2006 – Apr 26, 2007 221 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://youtubestars.blogspot.com/2006/09/lonelygirl15-story.html|title=YouTube Stars!: The Lonelygirl15 Story|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/weekinreview/17zeller.html|title=Lonelygirl15: Prank, Art or Both|last=Jr|first=Tom Zeller|date=2006-09-17|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/06/the-100-greatest-internet-memes-of-all-time/lonely-girl-15|title=The 100 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time12. Lonelygirl15|website=Complex|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    geriatric1927<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/geriatric1927|title=geriatric1927|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Peter Oakley  United Kingdom Aug 17, 2006 – Sep 17, 2006 31 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2006/08/the-meteoric-rise-of-geriatric1927/|title=The meteoric rise of geriatric1927|date=2006-08-29|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    Brookers<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/brookers|title=Brookers|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Brooke Brodack  United States Jul 3, 2006 – Aug 17, 2006 45 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.entertainment-masterclass.tv/portfolioentry/brooke-brodack/|title=Brooke BRODACK {{!}} EMC|website=www.entertainment-masterclass.tv|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703195718/https://www.youtube.com/members?ms|title=YouTube - Most Subscribed Channels|date=2006-07-03|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    Judson Laipply<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/judsonlaipply|title=Judson Laipply|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> Judson Laipply Jun 12, 2006 – Jul 3, 2006 21
    Smosh<ref name="Smosh"/> Defy Media May 17, 2006 – Jun 12, 2006 26 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504112754/http://www3.youtube.com/members?ms30|title=YouTube - Most Subscribed Members (This Month)|date=2006-05-04|access-date=2016-09-11}}</ref>
    As of December 5, 2016

    Top channels by country

    The following table lists the high-subscriber YouTube channels with the greatest number of subscribers by the country that their channel originates from.<ref name="socialblade" /> Only countries that have at least one channel with over 5 million subscribers are included.
    Country Channel name Subscribers (millions)
     Sweden PewDiePie<ref name="PewDiePie"/> 49
     Chile HolaSoyGerman.<ref name="HolaSoyGerman"/> 30
     Canada JustinBieberVEVO<ref name="JustinBieberVEVO"/> 25
     United States YouTube Spotlight<ref name="YouTube"/> 24
     Barbados RihannaVEVO<ref name="RihannaVEVO"/> 23
     Spain elrubiusOMG<ref name="elrubiusOMG"/> 21
     United Kingdom OneDirectionVEVO<ref name="OneDirectionVEVO"/>
     El Salvador Fernanfloo<ref name="Fernanfloo"/> 17
     Mexico Yuya<ref name="Yuya"/> 16
     Netherlands Spinnin' Records<ref name="Spinnin' Records"/> 15
     Brazil whinderssonnunes<ref name="whinderssonnunes"/> 14
     India T-Series<ref name="T-Series"/> 13
     Ireland jacksepticeye<ref name="jacksepticeye"/>
     Ecuador enchufetv<ref name="enchufetv"/> 12
     France David Guetta<ref name="David Guetta"/>
     Trinidad and Tobago NickiMinajAtVevo<ref name="NickiMinajAtVevo"/> 11
     Colombia shakiraVEVO<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/shakiravevo|title=shakiraVEVO|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 10
     Venezuela Dross Rotzank<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/drossrotzank|title=Dross Rotzank|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 9
     South Korea officialpsy<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/officialpsy|title=officialpsy|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
     Russia Get Movies<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/getmovies|title=Get Movies|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 8
     Australia HowToBasic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/howtobasic|title=HowToBasic|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
     Thailand GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/gmmgrammyofficial|title=GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
     Ukraine SlivkiShow<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/slivkichanel|title=SlivkiShow|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 6
     Italy CutiePieMarzia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/cutiepiemarzia|title=CutiePieMarzia|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
     Jamaica majorlazer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/majorlazer|title=majorlazer|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref> 5
     Austria Red Bull<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/redbull|title=Red Bull|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
     Belgium Tomorrowland<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/tomorrowland|title=Tomorrowland|work=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
    As of November 9, 2016

    Reactions

    In late 2006, when Peter Oakley, aka. Geriatric1927, became most subscribed, a number of TV channels wanted to interview him on his rise to fame. The Daily Mail and TechBlog did an article about him and his success. In 2009, the FRED channel was the first channel to have over one million subscribers. Following the third time that the user Smosh became most subscribed, Ray William Johnson collaborated with the duo.<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Ray William Johnson]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyNl_ToAPA0|title=RWJ vs SMOSH|work=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Ray William Johnson#Equals Three|=3]]|date=January 15, 2013|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> A flurry of top YouTubers including Ryan Higa, Shane Dawson, Felix Kjellberg, Michael Buckley, Kassem Gharaibeh, The Fine Brothers, and Johnson himself, congratulated the duo shortly after they surpassed Johnson as the most subscribed channel.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua Cohen|url=http://www.tubefilter.com/2013/01/12/smosh-most-subscribed-youtube-channel-response/|title=YouTubers Respond to Smosh Becoming #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel|work=[[Tubefilter]]|date=January 12, 2013|accessdate=August 9, 2013}}</ref> Following PewDiePie's ascension to the most subscribed channel on YouTube in 2013, Variety heavily criticized his videos.<ref>Andrew Wallenstein (11 September 2013). "If PewDiePie Is YouTube's Top Talent, We're All Doomed". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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