List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
This article lists the fifty most-subscribed channels on the video platform YouTube.[3] The ability to "subscribe" to a user's channel was added to YouTube by late October 2005,[4] and the "most subscribed" list on YouTube began as a chart by May 2006, at which time Smosh was number one with fewer than three thousand subscribers.[5] Since December 22, 2013, the most subscribed user has been PewDiePie, whose channel has over 58 million subscribers as of December 2017.
Top channels
All-time
The following table lists the fifty most subscribed channels on YouTube, with each total rounded down to the nearest million subscribers, as well as the network, country of origin and language of each channel. Channels marked as "Auto-generated by YouTube" (such as Music, Gaming, Sports and Movies) are not included. As of September 10, 2024, forty of these channels produce content primarily in English; twenty-four of them are American or originate from the United States.
By country
The following table lists the most subscribed YouTube channel in each country or territory from which at least one channel with over one million subscribers originates, in order of subscriber count.
Historical most subscribed channels
The following table lists the last 16 channels to become YouTube's most subscribed channel, from May 2006 to present.
Channel name | Network / owner | Country | Date achieved | Days held | Reference |
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PewDiePie[7] | Felix Kjellberg | Dec 22, 2013 | 3,915 | [117] | |
YouTube Spotlight[11] | Dec 12, 2013 | 10 | [118][119] | ||
PewDiePie[7] | Felix Kjellberg | Dec 8, 2013 | 4 | [117] | |
YouTube Spotlight[11] | Nov 2, 2013 | 36 | [120] | ||
PewDiePie[7] | Felix Kjellberg | Aug 15, 2013 | 80 | [121] | |
Smosh[24] | Defy Media | Jan 12, 2013 | 215 | [122][123] | |
Ray William Johnson[124] | Ray Johnson | Jun 28, 2011 | 564 | [125][126] | |
nigahiga[27] | Ryan Higa | Aug 20, 2009 | 677 | [127][128] | |
Fяᴇᴅ[129] | Lucas Cruikshank | Oct 6, 2008 | 318 | [130] | |
nigahiga[27] | nigahiga | Sep 24, 2008 | 12 | [130] | |
Smosh[24] | Defy Media | Apr 26, 2007 | 517 | [131] | |
lonelygirl15[132] | Mesh Flinders | Sep 17, 2006 | 221 | [133][134][135] | |
geriatric1927[136] | Peter Oakley | Aug 17, 2006 | 31 | [137] | |
Brookers[138] | Brooke Brodack | Jul 3, 2006 | 45 | [139][140] | |
Judson Laipply[141] | Judson Laipply | Jun 12, 2006 | 21 | [117][142] | |
Smosh[24] | Defy Media | May 17, 2006 | 26 | [143] | |
As of September 10, 2024 |
Timeline
Timeline of Most Subscribed Channels (May 2006 – Dec 2017)
Reactions
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In late 2006, when Peter Oakley, also known as Geriatric1927, became most subscribed, a number of TV channels wanted to interview him on his rise to fame.[citation needed] The Daily Mail and TechBlog published an article about him and his success. In 2009, the FRED channel was the first to have over one million subscribers.[citation needed]
Following the third time that Smosh became most subscribed, Ray William Johnson collaborated with the duo.[144] 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.[145]
See also
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