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It’s another installment of the weekly Tubefilter Chart of the Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide and wrestling is apparently still a very popular sport.
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Chart Toppers
WWEFanNation is back up to occupy the #1 spot on the chart this week. The YouTube home of clips of World Wrestling Entertainment racked up almost 101.9 million views in the seven-day timeframe. In at somewhat distant second place is Littlebabybum. Videos of everyone’s favorite rhymes for infants helped the channel to more than 84.8 million views during the week.
ItsBabyBigMouth jumped up one spot to third place. The Canadian YouTube channel dedicated to surprises inside Kinder Surprise Eggs was down 3% on the week, but still cracked north of 82.8 million views. TheDiamondMinecart is next up in fourth place. The top-ranked gamer on the chart scored just shy of 82.3 million views on the week.
And rounding out the Top 5, once again, is BuzzFeedVideo. The flagship YouTube channel from the incredibly popular site known for listicles, animated GIFs, and hard news took an 8% dip in its view count to end the week with nearly 78.1 million views.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers this week goes to One Direction.
The YouTube home of the official music videos for the supergroup that’s down one Zayn Malik, but is still four members strong had a very good week on YouTube. One of the first official music videos released by One Direction in a post-Zayne world was uploaded to the web on August 20, 2015 and quickly amassed an eight-figure view count. Drag Me Down helped to give the band’s channel an impressive 199% week-over-week increase in views,53.9 million views on the week, and the #17 spot on the chart.
Distribution
All in all, the top 50 most viewed YouTube channels accounted for 2,461,822,925 views last week. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
Maker Studios, Vevo: 7 channels each in the Top 50, with Maker Studios’ TheDiamondMinecart at #4 and Vevo’s Taylor Swift at #8.
BroadbandTV, BuzzFeed, Fullscreen, XMediaDigital: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BroadbandTV’s Major Lazer at #35, BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Video at #5, Fullscreen’s FamilyFunPack at #21, XMediaDigital’s mashamedvedtv at #7, and ZoominTV’s JackSepticEye at #15.
And here’s the distribution of the this week’s Top 50 YouTube channels by country of origin:
United States: 21 channels in the Top 50.
Great Britain: 5 channels in the Top 50.
Canada, India: 2 channels each in the Top 50.
Japan, Russia, Spain, Thailands: 2 channels each in the Top 50.
El Salvador, Ireland, Jamaica, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Sweden: 1 channel each in the Top 50.
OpenSlate is a video content analytics platform that tracks more than 225,000 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
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • Worldwide
August 20, 2015 - August 26, 2015
1
WWEFanNationViews This Week: 101,853,117 2%Subs This Week: 113,937 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 4,876,942,256 | All-Time Subs: 7,363,705 | SlateScore: 754
2
littlebabybumViews This Week: 84,805,092 -23%Subs This Week: 56,641 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 3,900,366,436 | All-Time Subs: 3,483,247 | SlateScore: 533
3
ItsBabyBigMouthViews This Week: 82,848,114 -3%Subs This Week: 49,709 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 2,719,258,055 | All-Time Subs: 1,748,609 | SlateScore: 555
4
TheDiamondMinecartViews This Week: 82,295,784 -13%Subs This Week: 87,172 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 4,233,525,202 | All-Time Subs: 7,707,635 | SlateScore: 672
5
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 78,082,983 -8%Subs This Week: 77,221 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 4,092,653,210 | All-Time Subs: 7,328,607 | SlateScore: 736
6
DisneyCollectorBRViews This Week: 75,369,283 -4%Subs This Week: 41,870 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 7,764,819,196 | All-Time Subs: 5,161,928 | SlateScore: 579
7
mashamedvedtvViews This Week: 71,786,517 7%Subs This Week: 44,115 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 4,247,199,308 | All-Time Subs: 3,602,983 | SlateScore: 531
8
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 65,380,726 -8%Subs This Week: 102,648 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 6,087,502,996 | All-Time Subs: 15,638,235 | SlateScore: 571
9
tseriesViews This Week: 63,888,464 -2%Subs This Week: 47,950 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 4,708,599,742 | All-Time Subs: 7,684,392 | SlateScore: 678
10
PewDiePieViews This Week: 61,926,807 -10%Subs This Week: 135,178 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 10,196,203,832 | All-Time Subs: 38,922,764 | SlateScore: 777
11
SevenSuperGirlsViews This Week: 61,141,353 -1%Subs This Week: 43,666 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 3,083,989,176 | All-Time Subs: 3,188,917 | SlateScore: 639
12
getmoviesViews This Week: 60,873,423 1%Subs This Week: 41,498 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 5,474,578,659 | All-Time Subs: 4,007,811 | SlateScore: 586
13
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 56,290,814 4%Subs This Week: 42,316 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 2,755,439,448 | All-Time Subs: 4,707,243 | SlateScore: 688
14
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 54,925,425 -1%Subs This Week: 42,830 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 3,236,265,235 | All-Time Subs: 2,518,831 | SlateScore: 605
15
jacksepticeyeViews This Week: 54,900,684 -6%Subs This Week: 91,608 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 2,448,510,658 | All-Time Subs: 6,203,354 | SlateScore: 736
16
SpinninRecViews This Week: 54,278,307 6%Subs This Week: 75,152 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 5,774,634,665 | All-Time Subs: 10,715,502 | SlateScore: 727
17
OneDirectionVEVOViews This Week: 53,898,212 199%Subs This Week: 308,746 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 4,521,212,976 | All-Time Subs: 16,689,358 | SlateScore: 677
18
gmmgrammyofficialViews This Week: 53,826,090 4%Subs This Week: 34,150 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 4,785,326,106 | All-Time Subs: 5,453,957 | SlateScore: 650
19
TheChuChuTVViews This Week: 52,479,515 -2%Subs This Week: 39,218 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 2,388,806,572 | All-Time Subs: 2,110,036 | SlateScore: 526
20
markiplierGAMEViews This Week: 50,055,261 0%Subs This Week: 92,550 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 3,021,017,329 | All-Time Subs: 9,128,195 | SlateScore: 722
21
familyfunpackViews This Week: 49,405,499 -5%Subs This Week: 26,508 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 1,127,185,791 | All-Time Subs: 571,678 | SlateScore: 546
22
blucollectionViews This Week: 47,294,261 -3%Subs This Week: 27,718 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 4,254,629,600 | All-Time Subs: 2,446,505 | SlateScore: 545
23
VanossGamingViews This Week: 45,720,656 -18%Subs This Week: 90,478 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 3,368,460,654 | All-Time Subs: 13,879,603 | SlateScore: 718
24
ABSCBNOnlineViews This Week: 45,371,087 -2%Subs This Week: 25,407 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 1,848,126,021 | All-Time Subs: 2,208,747 | SlateScore: 665
25
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 41,860,105 6%Subs This Week: 19,622 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 1,583,218,774 | All-Time Subs: 986,090 | SlateScore: 571
26
TheWeekndVEVOViews This Week: 41,341,375 20%Subs This Week: 109,660 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 696,419,089 | All-Time Subs: 2,310,884 | SlateScore: 530
27
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 40,436,662 11%Subs This Week: 79,518 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 863,016,746 | All-Time Subs: 2,133,655 | SlateScore: 577
28
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Week: 40,158,028 -8%Subs This Week: 30,293 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 4,525,364,063 | All-Time Subs: 7,800,602 | SlateScore: 690
29
vegetta777Views This Week: 39,664,830 -5%Subs This Week: 71,617 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 3,282,741,965 | All-Time Subs: 10,798,129 | SlateScore: 747
30
elrubiusOMGViews This Week: 39,443,504 9%Subs This Week: 135,424 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 2,420,643,973 | All-Time Subs: 13,268,903 | SlateScore: 792
31
popularmmosViews This Week: 39,026,923 -21%Subs This Week: 73,489 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 3,412,622,664 | All-Time Subs: 5,486,657 | SlateScore: 688
32
SMTOWNViews This Week: 38,540,039 29%Subs This Week: 32,510 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 3,140,007,423 | All-Time Subs: 7,011,480 | SlateScore: 731
33
0214mexViews This Week: 38,226,938 16%Subs This Week: 38,236 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 1,042,375,201 | All-Time Subs: 2,069,511 | SlateScore: 633
34
davidguettavevoViews This Week: 38,152,659 -5%Subs This Week: 59,057 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 3,798,241,095 | All-Time Subs: 9,172,477 | SlateScore: 581
35
majorlazerViews This Week: 38,061,716 -2%Subs This Week: 68,969 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 684,397,082 | All-Time Subs: 1,549,577 | SlateScore: 531
36
Just4fun290Views This Week: 37,782,180 1%Subs This Week: 18,341 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 1,492,408,411 | All-Time Subs: 822,622 | SlateScore: 547
37
zeetvViews This Week: 37,254,330 3%Subs This Week: 21,095 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 2,895,426,765 | All-Time Subs: 2,852,345 | SlateScore: 597
38
nickyjamtvViews This Week: 36,117,478 -1%Subs This Week: 48,782 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 2,012,479,985 | All-Time Subs: 3,458,429 | SlateScore: 567
39
taylorgangentViews This Week: 35,952,702 -2%Subs This Week: 81,759 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 1,684,736,962 | All-Time Subs: 5,626,218 | SlateScore: 565
40
UltraRecordsViews This Week: 35,647,488 2%Subs This Week: 72,880 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 3,604,685,992 | All-Time Subs: 4,310,109 | SlateScore: 661
41
mothergooseclubViews This Week: 35,554,955 -9%Subs This Week: 19,465 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 2,505,907,394 | All-Time Subs: 1,916,202 | SlateScore: 553
42
GenierockViews This Week: 35,021,922 15%Subs This Week: 43,778 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,037,599,036 | All-Time Subs: 3,167,762 | SlateScore: 625
43
cybervillagesolutionViews This Week: 34,041,942 6%Subs This Week: 25,589 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 1,805,393,601 | All-Time Subs: 1,493,197 | SlateScore: 492
44
Maroon5VEVOViews This Week: 34,018,014 -2%Subs This Week: 56,591 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 3,739,296,100 | All-Time Subs: 8,384,911 | SlateScore: 582
45
WatchMojoViews This Week: 33,871,861 -6%Subs This Week: 70,404 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 3,817,383,807 | All-Time Subs: 9,111,561 | SlateScore: 708
46
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 33,474,181 -2%Subs This Week: 47,095 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 6,027,078,206 | All-Time Subs: 16,651,509 | SlateScore: 577
47
stampylongheadViews This Week: 32,953,280 -3%Subs This Week: 32,850 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 4,002,332,825 | All-Time Subs: 6,359,815 | SlateScore: 723
48
fernanflooViews This Week: 32,336,994 -9%Subs This Week: 130,166 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 1,363,150,137 | All-Time Subs: 5,826,876 | SlateScore: 705
49
MaterCarClubViews This Week: 32,273,200 14%Subs This Week: 22,400 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,086,753,757 | All-Time Subs: 2,126,093 | SlateScore: 588
50
aaajokenViews This Week: 31,912,145 12%Subs This Week: 13,707 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,005,659,371 | All-Time Subs: 582,473 | SlateScore: 531