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It’s another installment of the weekly Tubefilter Chart of the Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels and a channel for the kids these days is back in the top spot.
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Chart Toppers
After a brief one week stint in second place, DisneyCollectorBR is back in the #1 spot on the Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels chart. The internet’s go-to destination for videos of adults playing with children’s toys witnessed a 3% uptick in views to top out at nearly 109.6 million of them. Taylor Swift isn’t too far behind in second place. The country-turned-pop-star’s release of “Style” helped her YouTube channel crack the nine-figure threshold, amassing almost 100.4 million views during the week.
BuzzFeed Videos is next up in third place. The flagship YouTube offshoot of the website famous for animated GIFs, lists, and actual news attracted just about 59.9 million views on the seven-day stretch. Up next in the #4 spot is PopularMMOs. The US-based gaming channel witnessed a 10% bump in views to score more than 59.6 million in the week. And rounding out the Top 5 is WWE Fan Nation. World Wrestling Entertainment’s home on YouTube ended the week just shy of 57.2 million views.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers in the U.S. this week goes Team Coco.
The YouTube home of Conan O’Brien and his eponymous TBS talk show had a great week on YouTube thanks to its star’s commitment to his health and wellness. O’Brien accompanied Walking Dead star Steven Yeun to a Korean spa in Los Angeles and took a camera crew along to capture all the semi-and-no-clothed action. The video racked up a view count in the multimillions giving Team Coco’s channel a 30% week-over-week increase in views, more than 27.5 million views on the week, and the #38 spot in the U.S.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 1,899,608,837 views. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 20 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Taylor Swift the highest-ranked channel of the network at at #2.
Maker Studios: 5 channels in the Top 50, with markiplierGAME at #12.
BuzzFeed, Fullscreen: 2 channels the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Video at #3 and Fullscreen’s PopularMMOs at #4.
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Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
February 12, 2014 - February 18, 2014
1
DisneyCollectorBRViews This Week: 109,565,856 3%Subs This Week: 59,424 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 5,251,622,165 | All-Time Subs: 3,752,633 | SlateScore: 513
2
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 100,361,049 22%Subs This Week: 245,925 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 3,835,677,834 | All-Time Subs: 11,675,190 | SlateScore: 561
3
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 59,891,093 0%Subs This Week: 97,817 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 2,084,316,263 | All-Time Subs: 4,823,840 | SlateScore: 805
4
popularmmosViews This Week: 59,624,142 10%Subs This Week: 79,130 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 1,801,287,651 | All-Time Subs: 3,402,876 | SlateScore: 761
5
WWEFanNationViews This Week: 57,165,664 11%Subs This Week: 58,873 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 2,827,753,280 | All-Time Subs: 5,205,412 | SlateScore: 837
6
latenightViews This Week: 56,729,577 -49%Subs This Week: 99,979 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 2,510,288,229 | All-Time Subs: 6,222,484 | SlateScore: 808
7
blucollectionViews This Week: 52,720,206 -3%Subs This Week: 26,964 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 2,976,406,612 | All-Time Subs: 1,699,941 | SlateScore: 500
8
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Week: 49,996,261 6%Subs This Week: 53,369 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 3,209,461,508 | All-Time Subs: 6,354,165 | SlateScore: 775
9
Maroon5VEVOViews This Week: 49,573,965 -2%Subs This Week: 117,123 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 2,467,216,442 | All-Time Subs: 5,915,584 | SlateScore: 616
10
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 49,388,818 -12%Subs This Week: 76,771 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 4,904,430,288 | All-Time Subs: 11,082,734 | SlateScore: 845
11
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 48,538,013 -5%Subs This Week: 80,640 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 5,995,036,919 | All-Time Subs: 15,541,042 | SlateScore: 558
12
markiplierGAMEViews This Week: 48,215,663 3%Subs This Week: 134,139 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 1,680,998,114 | All-Time Subs: 6,120,060 | SlateScore: 791
13
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 46,428,838 -4%Subs This Week: 66,795 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 4,963,003,752 | All-Time Subs: 15,071,868 | SlateScore: 638
14
SiaVEVOViews This Week: 43,634,943 4%Subs This Week: 87,522 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 805,867,045 | All-Time Subs: 1,726,577 | SlateScore: 557
15
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 43,440,045 16%Subs This Week: 140,788 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 1,561,207,292 | All-Time Subs: 6,087,865 | SlateScore: 657
16
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 42,703,008 0%Subs This Week: 64,944 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 1,408,557,137 | All-Time Subs: 3,240,527 | SlateScore: 747
17
SamSmithWorldVEVOViews This Week: 40,337,812 1%Subs This Week: 113,998 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 648,254,330 | All-Time Subs: 1,855,089 | SlateScore: 598
18
MeghanTrainorVEVOViews This Week: 39,697,753 1%Subs This Week: 74,124 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 859,020,434 | All-Time Subs: 2,321,985 | SlateScore: 439
19
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 39,391,884 10%Subs This Week: 59,421 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 3,190,393,352 | All-Time Subs: 4,805,374 | SlateScore: 621
20
MaterCarClubViews This Week: 37,631,324 3%Subs This Week: 32,496 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 1,263,760,946 | All-Time Subs: 1,517,051 | SlateScore: 665
21
MarkRonsonVEVOViews This Week: 37,329,960 4%Subs This Week: 66,255 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 300,715,878 | All-Time Subs: 566,538 | SlateScore: 443
22
SurpriseToysViews This Week: 35,372,702 -2%Subs This Week: 24,621 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 1,092,096,976 | All-Time Subs: 1,237,512 | SlateScore: 489
23
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 32,749,463 -24%Subs This Week: 23,661 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 1,835,301,652 | All-Time Subs: 1,559,861 | SlateScore: 660
24
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 31,703,051 9%Subs This Week: 54,671 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 1,596,973,332 | All-Time Subs: 3,939,233 | SlateScore: 546
25
NBAViews This Week: 31,619,042 130%Subs This Week: 33,602 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,594,159,338 | All-Time Subs: 6,070,246 | SlateScore: 846
26
Just4fun290Views This Week: 31,193,855 6%Subs This Week: 16,676 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 533,203,968 | All-Time Subs: 339,863 | SlateScore: 555
27
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 30,860,133 5%Subs This Week: 57,413 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 3,642,997,517 | All-Time Subs: 7,004,428 | SlateScore: 635
28
EllieGouldingVEVOViews This Week: 30,448,463 27%Subs This Week: 78,262 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 919,585,652 | All-Time Subs: 2,574,295 | SlateScore: 634
29
PitbullVEVOViews This Week: 30,378,392 1%Subs This Week: 38,306 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 3,702,984,347 | All-Time Subs: 5,782,326 | SlateScore: 642
30
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 29,809,881 3%Subs This Week: 19,313 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 639,215,822 | All-Time Subs: 500,376 | SlateScore: 616
31
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 29,480,257 -2%Subs This Week: 60,164 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 4,630,983,801 | All-Time Subs: 14,695,714 | SlateScore: 646
32
RomeoSantosVEVOViews This Week: 28,745,562 1%Subs This Week: 37,933 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 1,637,830,504 | All-Time Subs: 3,723,090 | SlateScore: 609
33
NickiMinajAtVEVOViews This Week: 28,501,817 12%Subs This Week: 79,080 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 2,746,198,180 | All-Time Subs: 7,726,961 | SlateScore: 657
34
TheEngineeringFamilyViews This Week: 28,149,480 7%Subs This Week: 20,547 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 632,348,067 | All-Time Subs: 550,087 | SlateScore: 590
35
davidguettavevoViews This Week: 28,036,082 -1%Subs This Week: 51,032 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 2,821,025,448 | All-Time Subs: 7,299,346 | SlateScore: 677
36
shakiraVEVOViews This Week: 27,793,916 5%Subs This Week: 44,945 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 4,422,245,899 | All-Time Subs: 6,325,928 | SlateScore: 541
37
mothergooseclubViews This Week: 27,777,642 -8%Subs This Week: 16,145 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 1,523,081,050 | All-Time Subs: 1,357,779 | SlateScore: 584
38
teamcocoViews This Week: 27,540,429 30%Subs This Week: 52,455 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 1,236,841,962 | All-Time Subs: 2,479,989 | SlateScore: 773
39
TheFineBrosViews This Week: 26,004,358 -7%Subs This Week: 65,061 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 2,692,531,158 | All-Time Subs: 11,540,105 | SlateScore: 808
40
toysandfunnykidsViews This Week: 25,514,051 0%Subs This Week: 20,375 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 1,004,464,195 | All-Time Subs: 1,099,587 | SlateScore: 607
41
SuperSimpleSongsViews This Week: 25,046,087 10%Subs This Week: 17,587 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 2,106,391,828 | All-Time Subs: 1,585,181 | SlateScore: 590
42
ChrisBrownVEVOViews This Week: 24,529,408 -8%Subs This Week: 45,219 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 2,766,338,715 | All-Time Subs: 5,669,685 | SlateScore: 646
43
iloveMayThingViews This Week: 24,196,457 9%Subs This Week: 9,703 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 570,050,534 | All-Time Subs: 263,108 | SlateScore: 554
44
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 24,087,062 11%Subs This Week: 24,812 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 581,007,411 | All-Time Subs: 727,956 | SlateScore: 652
45
MattyBRapsViews This Week: 23,214,072 7%Subs This Week: 53,172 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 1,431,089,589 | All-Time Subs: 3,445,801 | SlateScore: 665
46
smoshViews This Week: 21,775,391 8%Subs This Week: 43,943 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 4,090,786,167 | All-Time Subs: 19,808,720 | SlateScore: 784
47
collegehumorViews This Week: 21,078,537 -4%Subs This Week: 46,459 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 3,365,685,358 | All-Time Subs: 9,080,960 | SlateScore: 799
48
rhettandlink2Views This Week: 20,716,986 1%Subs This Week: 79,939 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 874,578,886 | All-Time Subs: 5,925,345 | SlateScore: 785
49
venturiantaleViews This Week: 20,674,825 19%Subs This Week: 27,335 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,065,715,107 | All-Time Subs: 1,593,405 | SlateScore: 705
50
IGNentertainmentViews This Week: 20,245,562 -4%Subs This Week: 25,751 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 3,959,004,431 | All-Time Subs: 5,610,741 | SlateScore: 847