After a very brief one-week hiatus, DisneyCollectorBR is back at #1. The internet’s favorite destination for adults playing with children’s toys continues to increase its view count. After a 6% bump in views, the channel topped out at nearly 119.9 million views on the week. In a distant second place is PewDiePie. Twentysomething Swedish gamer Felix Kjellberg‘s channel dedicated to Let’s Play videos took an 8% hit in views to end the week with more than 88.8 million of them.
Taylor Swift is next up in third place. The pop star’s channel barely shook off any views this week, ending the seven-day stretch with upwards of 78.6 million. Up next is GetMovies. The YouTube destination for Russians who want to watch cartoons and other kinds of family programming took a 39% dip in views to bottom out at 70.4 million.
And rounding out the Top 5 is Sia. The channel of the enigmatic pop star with newfound popularity amassed nearly 69 million views during the week.
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Top Gainers
The honor of our Top Gainer this week goes to the aforementioned Sia.
The Australian singer and songwriter’s latest music video release of “Elastic Heart” did very well on the internet. Similar to the music video for her 2014 worldwide mega hit “Chandelier”, this latest upload features child dancer, actress, and model Maddie Ziegler. Except this time the 12-year-old is sparring in a cage with Shia LaBeouf. An instant hit online, the video helped Sia’s channel to a 289% week-over-week increase in views, almost 69 million views in total on the week, and the #5 spot on the chart.
Distribution
All in all, the top 50 most viewed YouTube channels accounted for 2,217,207,114 views last week. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 12 channels in the Top 50, with Taylor Swift at #3.
Maker Studios: 9 channels in the Top 50, with PewDiePie at #2.
BuzzFeed, XMediaDigital: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Video at #13 and XMediaDigital’s GetMovies at #4.
And here’s the distribution of the this week’s Top 50 YouTube channels by country of origin:
United States: 29 channels in the Top 50.
Great Britain: 7 channels in the Top 50.
Canada, India: 3 channels each in the Top 50.
Russia: 2 channels in the Top 50.
Australia, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Thailand: 1 channel each in the Top 50.
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Tubefilter Top 50
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • Worldwide
January 8, 2015 - January 14, 2015
1
DisneyCollectorBRViews This Week: 119,866,132 6%Subs This Week: 70,088 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 4,674,960,306 | All-Time Subs: 3,441,697 | SlateScore: 518
2
PewDiePieViews This Week: 88,847,064 -9%Subs This Week: 203,866 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 7,538,834,484 | All-Time Subs: 33,717,978 | SlateScore: 853
3
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 78,620,486 0%Subs This Week: 159,009 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 3,397,838,520 | All-Time Subs: 10,784,339 | SlateScore: 564
4
getmoviesViews This Week: 70,432,012 -39%Subs This Week: 39,927 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 3,359,861,283 | All-Time Subs: 2,721,860 | SlateScore: 623
5
SiaVEVOViews This Week: 68,981,153 289%Subs This Week: 181,990 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 588,250,516 | All-Time Subs: 1,297,594 | SlateScore: 463
6
mashamedvedtvViews This Week: 67,084,556 7%Subs This Week: 42,857 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 1,976,008,319 | All-Time Subs: 2,230,436 | SlateScore: 574
7
littlebabybumViews This Week: 66,890,464 -7%Subs This Week: 56,780 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 1,297,620,137 | All-Time Subs: 1,567,071 | SlateScore: 520
8
popularmmosViews This Week: 59,146,987 -8%Subs This Week: 89,792 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 1,506,466,071 | All-Time Subs: 2,995,037 | SlateScore: 759
9
blucollectionViews This Week: 57,751,969 2%Subs This Week: 33,214 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 2,691,766,704 | All-Time Subs: 1,548,538 | SlateScore: 492
10
stampylongheadViews This Week: 56,812,023 -13%Subs This Week: 70,943 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 2,639,434,644 | All-Time Subs: 4,810,856 | SlateScore: 799
11
latenightViews This Week: 54,648,654 150%Subs This Week: 88,920 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,169,564,594 | All-Time Subs: 5,606,593 | SlateScore: 816
12
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 54,308,305 4%Subs This Week: 42,211 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 1,599,523,659 | All-Time Subs: 1,401,326 | SlateScore: 662
13
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 50,933,852 1%Subs This Week: 99,728 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 1,783,627,106 | All-Time Subs: 4,325,554 | SlateScore: 802
14
tseriesViews This Week: 46,287,193 5%Subs This Week: 43,482 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 3,070,240,025 | All-Time Subs: 6,326,926 | SlateScore: 758
15
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Week: 45,872,871 2%Subs This Week: 50,307 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 2,968,991,361 | All-Time Subs: 6,106,683 | SlateScore: 777
16
SpinninRecViews This Week: 45,376,441 -1%Subs This Week: 78,713 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 4,057,433,361 | All-Time Subs: 8,025,856 | SlateScore: 836
17
WWEFanNationViews This Week: 44,630,695 -6%Subs This Week: 58,986 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 2,549,839,533 | All-Time Subs: 4,870,880 | SlateScore: 846
18
MaterCarClubViews This Week: 44,492,143 -3%Subs This Week: 42,583 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 1,065,396,075 | All-Time Subs: 1,345,000 | SlateScore: 661
19
ItsBabyBigMouthViews This Week: 44,343,583 5%Subs This Week: 27,059 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 484,920,172 | All-Time Subs: 463,568 | SlateScore: 554
20
markiplierGAMEViews This Week: 44,151,124 -5%Subs This Week: 123,715 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 1,441,017,204 | All-Time Subs: 5,467,218 | SlateScore: 802
21
TheDiamondMinecartViews This Week: 43,621,074 -4%Subs This Week: 66,202 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 1,913,051,781 | All-Time Subs: 4,733,381 | SlateScore: 762
22
VanossGamingViews This Week: 43,241,524 -2%Subs This Week: 125,565 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 1,941,441,439 | All-Time Subs: 10,589,198 | SlateScore: 778
23
davidguettavevoViews This Week: 41,792,799 59%Subs This Week: 55,572 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 2,674,919,194 | All-Time Subs: 7,036,227 | SlateScore: 668
24
jacksepticeyeViews This Week: 41,554,776 -10%Subs This Week: 106,833 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 763,799,598 | All-Time Subs: 2,630,581 | SlateScore: 771
25
MeghanTrainorVEVOViews This Week: 40,887,970 0%Subs This Week: 86,695 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 656,017,134 | All-Time Subs: 1,931,449 | SlateScore: 556
26
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 39,805,511 1%Subs This Week: 51,540 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 4,738,483,467 | All-Time Subs: 14,730,891 | SlateScore: 628
27
WatchMojoViews This Week: 39,214,878 -4%Subs This Week: 81,109 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 2,362,731,181 | All-Time Subs: 6,442,966 | SlateScore: 831
28
gmmgrammyofficialViews This Week: 38,435,074 16%Subs This Week: 29,472 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 3,321,754,321 | All-Time Subs: 4,343,966 | SlateScore: 733
29
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 38,279,738 -10%Subs This Week: 70,501 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 1,198,398,069 | All-Time Subs: 2,905,889 | SlateScore: 739
30
vegetta777Views This Week: 37,226,339 -5%Subs This Week: 83,967 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 1,976,828,078 | All-Time Subs: 8,252,594 | SlateScore: 809
31
EdSheeranViews This Week: 34,802,339 14%Subs This Week: 103,632 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 989,705,200 | All-Time Subs: 4,393,064 | SlateScore: 612
32
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 34,759,865 10%Subs This Week: 55,068 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 4,640,032,320 | All-Time Subs: 10,663,338 | SlateScore: 844
33
TheChuChuTVViews This Week: 34,711,267 -6%Subs This Week: 31,972 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 693,116,486 | All-Time Subs: 727,338 | SlateScore: 562
34
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 34,493,513 -14%Subs This Week: 96,689 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 1,366,443,466 | All-Time Subs: 5,597,467 | SlateScore: 668
35
SurpriseToysViews This Week: 34,329,062 1%Subs This Week: 26,862 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 914,508,518 | All-Time Subs: 1,102,312 | SlateScore: 490
36
SevenSuperGirlsViews This Week: 33,437,128 -10%Subs This Week: 34,924 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 1,593,465,418 | All-Time Subs: 1,898,268 | SlateScore: 685
37
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 33,416,493 -6%Subs This Week: 46,926 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 3,008,159,836 | All-Time Subs: 4,568,155 | SlateScore: 619
38
zeetvViews This Week: 32,241,265 4%Subs This Week: 23,722 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 1,753,968,274 | All-Time Subs: 2,208,004 | SlateScore: 742
39
OneDirectionVEVOViews This Week: 29,678,019 29%Subs This Week: 56,153 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 3,740,772,468 | All-Time Subs: 15,082,511 | SlateScore: 762
40
TheEngineeringFamilyViews This Week: 29,009,429 0%Subs This Week: 23,043 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 498,074,081 | All-Time Subs: 447,866 | SlateScore: 585
41
toysandfunnykidsViews This Week: 28,299,019 -1%Subs This Week: 24,321 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 872,448,377 | All-Time Subs: 993,174 | SlateScore: 614
42
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 28,151,646 -6%Subs This Week: 22,491 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 487,387,906 | All-Time Subs: 392,885 | SlateScore: 603
43
PitbullVEVOViews This Week: 27,672,928 -4%Subs This Week: 42,704 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 3,555,563,780 | All-Time Subs: 5,583,648 | SlateScore: 643
44
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 27,429,407 2%Subs This Week: 52,031 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 1,447,439,669 | All-Time Subs: 3,677,592 | SlateScore: 562
45
ianrphillipsViews This Week: 27,349,474 10%Subs This Week: 16,902 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 811,236,450 | All-Time Subs: 554,575 | SlateScore: 578
46
mothergooseclubViews This Week: 27,233,755 -13%Subs This Week: 16,257 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 1,368,279,399 | All-Time Subs: 1,263,805 | SlateScore: 575
47
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 27,056,175 4%Subs This Week: 52,196 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 3,502,108,467 | All-Time Subs: 6,744,279 | SlateScore: 617
48
FluffyJetProductionsViews This Week: 26,760,963 4%Subs This Week: 16,648 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 826,950,103 | All-Time Subs: 632,215 | SlateScore: 570
49
MARVELViews This Week: 26,419,032 43%Subs This Week: 78,471 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 782,032,124 | All-Time Subs: 1,773,258 | SlateScore: 740
50
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 26,418,945 7%Subs This Week: 58,450 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 4,485,102,282 | All-Time Subs: 14,399,466 | SlateScore: 649