[Editor’s Note: Tubefilter Charts is a new weekly rankings column from Tubefilter with data provided by OpenSlate. It’s exactly what it sounds like; a top number ranking of YouTube channels based on statistics collected within a given timeframe. We’re starting things off simply with a Tubefilter Top 50 of the Most Viewed YouTube Channels This Week, but look for a lot more fun charts to come in the near future. Check out all of our Tubefilter Charts – with new installments every Friday – here.]
For the first time ever on our Tubefilter Charts, the channel in the #1 spot on the Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels is the same one that’s on our Worldwide list. Zefr’s movieclipsTRAILERS witnessed a staggering 337% views increase during the last seven days, bumping SkyDoesMinecraft into the #2 spot with 32.5 million views. Rounding out the U.S. Top 3 is Rihanna, who’s 22.1 million views is still more than 10 million behind the online video gaming phenom ahead of her.
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One of biggest jumps up on the Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels chart is the official YouTube channel for Despicable Me. The computer-animated 3D flick from Universal Pictures went from outside the Top 50 to #45 with 8.4 million views in the last week. The fact Despicable Me 2 premiered in theaters on July 3 is no coincidence.
All in all, the top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 701,443,698 views. Here’s the distribution of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 20 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Rihanna topping out at #3.
Machinima: 4 channels in the Top 50, with SkyDoesMinecraft the top-ranked of the network at #2.
WMG: 3 channels in the Top 50, with RyanLewisProductions in the #8 spot this week.
Alloy, IGN,Zefr: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with Alloy’s Smosh at #7, IGN’s main channel at #14, and Zefr’s movieclipsTrailers on top.
OpenSlate is a video content analytics platform that tracks more than 50,000 YouTube video channels and measures their ability to attract, engage and influence an audience. By providing one consistent measure of quality – the SlateScore™ – OpenSlate helps marketers, producers and agencies hone their online video marketing strategy.
Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
Thu, July 11, 2013 - Wed, July 17, 2013
1
SkyDoesMinecraftViews This Week: 33,940,862 4%Subs This Week: 183,693 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 953,887,729 | All-Time Subs: 4,564,846 | SlateScore: 837
2
TheFineBrosViews This Week: 23,913,657 40%Subs This Week: 139,539 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 895,220,420 | All-Time Subs: 4,966,992 | SlateScore: 798
3
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Week: 23,036,189 -73%Subs This Week: 126,099 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 971,124,061 | All-Time Subs: 3,462,750 | SlateScore: 769
4
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 20,367,452 10%Subs This Week: 89,811 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 2,403,100,343 | All-Time Subs: 6,138,791 | SlateScore: 811
5
RoosterTeethViews This Week: 20,147,375 14%Subs This Week: 92,909 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 2,253,797,010 | All-Time Subs: 5,563,208 | SlateScore: 845
6
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 19,317,361 -13%Subs This Week: 121,080 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 3,969,151,333 | All-Time Subs: 9,289,707 | SlateScore: 581
7
RockstarGamesViews This Week: 18,144,938 3783%Subs This Week: 204,102 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 122,167,462 | All-Time Subs: 1,113,001 | SlateScore: 622
8
smoshViews This Week: 17,555,462 -4%Subs This Week: 160,575 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 2,493,051,465 | All-Time Subs: 11,313,663 | SlateScore: 792
9
MileyCyrusVEVOViews This Week: 17,477,354 3%Subs This Week: 155,312 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 347,886,219 | All-Time Subs: 1,126,222 | SlateScore: 696
10
BritneySpearsVEVOViews This Week: 17,255,126 204%Subs This Week: 56,334 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,460,613,590 | All-Time Subs: 1,257,956 | SlateScore: 602
11
RyanLewisProductionsViews This Week: 16,915,709 -4%Subs This Week: 74,142 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 616,617,218 | All-Time Subs: 1,993,308 | SlateScore: 544
12
TobyGamesViews This Week: 16,333,927 0%Subs This Week: 82,527 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 1,268,978,549 | All-Time Subs: 4,967,884 | SlateScore: 844
13
RayWilliamJohnsonViews This Week: 15,924,333 -3%Subs This Week: 96,861 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 2,390,054,320 | All-Time Subs: 9,706,709 | SlateScore: 811
14
IGNentertainmentViews This Week: 15,432,233 18%Subs This Week: 33,935 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 2,572,152,046 | All-Time Subs: 3,215,488 | SlateScore: 764
15
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 15,315,240 -8%Subs This Week: 91,718 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 3,854,345,230 | All-Time Subs: 5,340,149 | SlateScore: 573
16
machinimaViews This Week: 15,233,066 13%Subs This Week: 96,002 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 4,356,248,276 | All-Time Subs: 8,580,235 | SlateScore: 839
17
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 13,995,264 -28%Subs This Week: 83,363 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 1,606,668,050 | All-Time Subs: 5,447,313 | SlateScore: 676
18
ElektraRecordsViews This Week: 13,709,901 -4%Subs This Week: 88,773 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 1,701,270,317 | All-Time Subs: 4,303,392 | SlateScore: 583
19
davidguettavevoViews This Week: 13,658,191 -5%Subs This Week: 77,525 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 1,287,261,290 | All-Time Subs: 3,824,519 | SlateScore: 646
20
PinkVEVOViews This Week: 13,394,924 -20%Subs This Week: 90,063 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 1,003,880,585 | All-Time Subs: 3,319,445 | SlateScore: 526
21
SelenaGomezVEVOViews This Week: 13,070,916 4%Subs This Week: 60,445 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 1,213,421,384 | All-Time Subs: 2,698,280 | SlateScore: 700
22
RobinThickeVEVOViews This Week: 12,638,348 6%Subs This Week: 37,385 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 168,047,264 | All-Time Subs: 325,337 | SlateScore: 526
23
CaptainSparklezViews This Week: 12,339,008 -1%Subs This Week: 132,936 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 928,860,150 | All-Time Subs: 4,777,886 | SlateScore: 840
24
doveunitedstatesViews This Week: 12,315,534 1246%Subs This Week: 2,309 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 74,053,280 | All-Time Subs: 22,795 | SlateScore: 489
25
SeaNannersViews This Week: 11,566,167 30%Subs This Week: 93,403 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 448,302,215 | All-Time Subs: 2,533,327 | SlateScore: 809
26
TMZViews This Week: 11,148,174 92%Subs This Week: 24,622 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 306,863,741 | All-Time Subs: 400,000 | SlateScore: 708
27
failarmyViews This Week: 11,074,803 4%Subs This Week: 69,038 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 497,203,522 | All-Time Subs: 2,717,061 | SlateScore: 695
28
PitbullVEVOViews This Week: 10,686,856 -4%Subs This Week: 34,629 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 1,747,497,555 | All-Time Subs: 2,421,008 | SlateScore: 581
29
DreamworksAnimationViews This Week: 10,665,777 214%Subs This Week: 13,821 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 169,278,340 | All-Time Subs: 133,876 | SlateScore: 618
30
justintimberlakeVEVOViews This Week: 10,514,248 0%Subs This Week: 77,019 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 517,045,196 | All-Time Subs: 1,681,290 | SlateScore: 587
31
AmericasGotTalentViews This Week: 10,385,935 52%Subs This Week: 36,579 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 119,820,823 | All-Time Subs: 278,867 | SlateScore: 666
32
williamVEVOViews This Week: 10,170,247 -9%Subs This Week: 62,025 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 645,960,682 | All-Time Subs: 1,769,317 | SlateScore: 670
33
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 10,149,444 -10%Subs This Week: 83,414 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 2,474,539,103 | All-Time Subs: 5,393,375 | SlateScore: 531
34
NBAViews This Week: 9,963,317 13%Subs This Week: 63,605 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 1,520,430,489 | All-Time Subs: 4,179,815 | SlateScore: 814
35
SmoshGamesViews This Week: 9,730,875 9%Subs This Week: 56,575 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 351,141,117 | All-Time Subs: 2,872,093 | SlateScore: 819
36
AtlanticVideosViews This Week: 9,344,763 -5%Subs This Week: 8,876 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 2,522,600,588 | All-Time Subs: 1,380,062 | SlateScore: 625
37
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 9,104,158 -5%Subs This Week: 31,933 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 1,956,440,124 | All-Time Subs: 2,760,080 | SlateScore: 505
38
TheYoungTurksViews This Week: 8,992,259 35%Subs This Week: 26,098 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,083,758,546 | All-Time Subs: 1,087,692 | SlateScore: 785
39
despicablememovieViews This Week: 8,837,175 5%Subs This Week: 28,281 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 92,244,495 | All-Time Subs: 150,057 | SlateScore: 622
40
BFvsGFViews This Week: 8,663,422 0%Subs This Week: 41,871 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 404,412,303 | All-Time Subs: 1,899,450 | SlateScore: 829
41
FueledByRamenViews This Week: 8,616,281 -3%Subs This Week: 45,914 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 2,012,222,731 | All-Time Subs: 1,508,807 | SlateScore: 660
42
NickiMinajAtVEVOViews This Week: 8,463,480 -10%Subs This Week: 44,176 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 1,389,795,844 | All-Time Subs: 3,819,841 | SlateScore: 566
43
TheOfficialSkrillexViews This Week: 8,454,606 1%Subs This Week: 56,258 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 1,139,667,073 | All-Time Subs: 5,411,989 | SlateScore: 582
44
collegehumorViews This Week: 8,446,981 -3%Subs This Week: 24,352 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 1,956,497,396 | All-Time Subs: 4,795,585 | SlateScore: 818
45
jeromeasfViews This Week: 8,316,221 15%Subs This Week: 98,919 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 79,837,339 | All-Time Subs: 1,257,097 | SlateScore: 766
46
HowcastViews This Week: 8,252,240 -1%Subs This Week: 24,561 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 936,618,623 | All-Time Subs: 1,073,279 | SlateScore: 629
47
JenniferLopezVEVOViews This Week: 8,023,394 -8%Subs This Week: 21,788 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 1,632,547,607 | All-Time Subs: 1,669,981 | SlateScore: 548
48
speedyw03Views This Week: 8,012,300 6%Subs This Week: 53,606 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 350,153,552 | All-Time Subs: 2,451,193 | SlateScore: 829
49
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 7,952,284 17%Subs This Week: 31,110 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 314,099,663 | All-Time Subs: 954,823 | SlateScore: 484
50
mothergooseclubViews This Week: 7,932,748 -7%Subs This Week: 11,566 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 331,764,175 | All-Time Subs: 239,726 | SlateScore: 581