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It’s another installment of the weeklyTubefilter Chartof theTop 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channelsand a four-year-old boy is still on top.
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Chart Toppers
Ryan ToysReview kept its first-place position at the top of the U.S. chart for the fourth week in a row. Aging-toddler Ryan’s online video repository of videos featuring his playtime footage climbed 2% in views to take home more than 124 million views on the week. Not too far behind is Toy Freaks in second place. The channel that’s home to a family vlog brought to dramatic heights also jumped up 2% in views to top out at over 106.6 million views throughout the week.
Dipping down to third place is WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment’s YouTube destination dipped 3% in views to bottom out at just about 106 million. Next up in the #4 spot is FamilyFunPack. America’s favorite familial septet dipped 4% in views, but still amassed almost 101.9 million views in the week.
And rounding out the Top 5 is Ariana Grande. The 23-year-old international pop star’s channel skipped up 59% in views to end the week with almost 94.6 million of them.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers this week goes to the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
NBC’s flagship late night talk show always performs well on YouTube, but this last week was better than the one before thanks to nearly the entire pre-and-barely-teen cast of a hit Netflix show. Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, and Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things joined host Jimmy Fallon the the latter’s couch to discuss a number of things professional and personal, one of which was “that kissing scene.” The video was one of many that scored views in the several millions and helped the Tonight Show’s channel to a 73% week-over-week increase in views, more than 49.7 million views on the week, and the #20 spot on the U.S. chart.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 2,621,266,601 views. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 17 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Ariana Grande the highest-ranked channel of the network at #5.
Maker Studios: 4 channels in the top 50, with FGTeeV at #18.
Fullscreen, Studio71: 3 channels each in the Top 50, with Fullscreen’s PopularMMOs at #9 and Studio71’s FamilyFunPack at #4.
BuzzFeed, Movieclips, WMG: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeedYellow at #15, Movieclips’ Movieclips Trailers at #27, and WMG’s Fueled By Ramen at #10.
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Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
September 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016
1
Ryan ToysReviewViews This Week: 124,009,616 2%Subs This Week: 78,060 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 6,612,125,938 | All-Time Subs: 4,130,788 | SlateScore: 566
2
Toy FreaksViews This Week: 106,611,563 2%Subs This Week: 121,992 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 2,314,351,804 | All-Time Subs: 2,538,763 | SlateScore: 578
3
WWEViews This Week: 105,995,103 -3%Subs This Week: 71,878 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 11,050,401,990 | All-Time Subs: 12,641,399 | SlateScore: 779
4
FamilyFunPackViews This Week: 101,889,068 -4%Subs This Week: 95,331 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 6,763,364,827 | All-Time Subs: 3,557,313 | SlateScore: 598
5
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 94,590,551 59%Subs This Week: 227,931 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 4,719,748,920 | All-Time Subs: 12,980,156 | SlateScore: 669
6
ChainsmokersVEVOViews This Week: 93,057,217 19%Subs This Week: 223,312 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 1,023,678,410 | All-Time Subs: 2,637,648 | SlateScore: 509
7
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 90,503,795 3%Subs This Week: 142,965 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 12,489,643,096 | All-Time Subs: 24,161,693 | SlateScore: 584
8
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 80,637,914 3%Subs This Week: 84,141 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 4,919,891,232 | All-Time Subs: 8,743,665 | SlateScore: 583
9
PopularMMOsViews This Week: 73,240,449 289%Subs This Week: 88,982 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 6,522,982,325 | All-Time Subs: 8,927,492 | SlateScore: 729
10
Fueled By RamenViews This Week: 68,261,195 2%Subs This Week: 82,033 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 5,403,988,285 | All-Time Subs: 5,859,398 | SlateScore: 635
11
ToyScouterViews This Week: 67,118,904 50%Subs This Week: 115,218 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 1,274,870,036 | All-Time Subs: 1,803,149 | SlateScore: 575
12
Toys and Funny Kids Surprise EggsViews This Week: 63,785,347 86%Subs This Week: 95,567 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 4,100,800,882 | All-Time Subs: 3,927,904 | SlateScore: 581
13
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 60,395,522 0%Subs This Week: 63,262 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 6,317,332,875 | All-Time Subs: 8,488,782 | SlateScore: 572
14
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 60,269,392 7%Subs This Week: 89,449 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 9,900,890,202 | All-Time Subs: 22,852,942 | SlateScore: 642
15
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 59,679,483 1%Subs This Week: 57,612 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 5,589,778,296 | All-Time Subs: 6,748,295 | SlateScore: 709
16
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 59,219,169 -17%Subs This Week: 51,798 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 7,921,832,367 | All-Time Subs: 10,581,765 | SlateScore: 772
17
FifthHarmonyVEVOViews This Week: 55,225,631 2%Subs This Week: 80,190 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 2,861,711,345 | All-Time Subs: 6,814,456 | SlateScore: 509
18
FGTeeVViews This Week: 52,400,173 234%Subs This Week: 37,429 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,430,817,988 | All-Time Subs: 2,110,914 | SlateScore: 605
19
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 50,727,161 -14%Subs This Week: 37,443 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 3,673,813,336 | All-Time Subs: 3,248,761 | SlateScore: 615
20
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonViews This Week: 49,728,410 73%Subs This Week: 54,713 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 5,727,525,074 | All-Time Subs: 11,842,161 | SlateScore: 720
21
SiaVEVOViews This Week: 47,537,713 13%Subs This Week: 192,677 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 3,498,628,052 | All-Time Subs: 6,181,027 | SlateScore: 540
22
Freak Family VlogsViews This Week: 46,900,720 -2%Subs This Week: 62,082 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 541,919,353 | All-Time Subs: 701,961 | SlateScore: 524
23
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 46,870,733 2%Subs This Week: 56,872 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 8,204,407,021 | All-Time Subs: 19,657,663 | SlateScore: 637
24
FunToyzCollectorViews This Week: 46,755,276 -15%Subs This Week: 40,466 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 11,628,827,633 | All-Time Subs: 8,072,250 | SlateScore: 532
25
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 44,937,152 4%Subs This Week: 48,648 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 9,544,886,797 | All-Time Subs: 20,016,190 | SlateScore: 584
26
MarkiplierViews This Week: 44,486,755 -13%Subs This Week: 70,472 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 5,545,727,059 | All-Time Subs: 14,356,831 | SlateScore: 772
27
Movieclips TrailersViews This Week: 42,264,369 3%Subs This Week: 44,225 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 6,784,674,870 | All-Time Subs: 9,834,925 | SlateScore: 705
28
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 41,675,798 35%Subs This Week: 122,827 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 5,772,757,036 | All-Time Subs: 10,568,022 | SlateScore: 590
29
MovieclipsViews This Week: 39,154,799 -4%Subs This Week: 27,807 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 4,569,898,964 | All-Time Subs: 3,661,183 | SlateScore: 572
30
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 38,947,056 4%Subs This Week: 46,329 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 8,226,015,849 | All-Time Subs: 17,148,045 | SlateScore: 678
31
Atlantic RecordsViews This Week: 37,392,965 -2%Subs This Week: 42,059 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 4,325,127,670 | All-Time Subs: 4,885,503 | SlateScore: 616
32
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 37,335,137 0%Subs This Week: 66,938 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 7,188,965,060 | All-Time Subs: 19,326,156 | SlateScore: 594
33
RomanAtwoodVlogsViews This Week: 36,530,384 23%Subs This Week: 142,272 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 2,310,432,089 | All-Time Subs: 8,950,347 | SlateScore: 753
34
ShawnMendesVEVOViews This Week: 35,975,403 3%Subs This Week: 75,553 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 1,340,217,986 | All-Time Subs: 4,876,705 | SlateScore: 604
35
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 35,847,326 -6%Subs This Week: 15,867 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 3,747,917,435 | All-Time Subs: 1,971,903 | SlateScore: 578
36
MeghanTrainorVEVOViews This Week: 33,485,998 0%Subs This Week: 49,871 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 3,358,714,522 | All-Time Subs: 6,807,007 | SlateScore: 508
37
Blu Toys Surprise Brinquedos & JuegosViews This Week: 33,386,625 -16%Subs This Week: 33,458 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 6,652,282,417 | All-Time Subs: 4,495,065 | SlateScore: 511
38
FUNnel VisionViews This Week: 33,378,263 -16%Subs This Week: 27,533 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 1,922,135,489 | All-Time Subs: 1,809,744 | SlateScore: 602
39
Guava JuiceViews This Week: 33,330,131 9%Subs This Week: 103,873 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 519,031,185 | All-Time Subs: 2,216,429 | SlateScore: 676
40
Aaron DeBoerViews This Week: 33,246,689 -8%Subs This Week: 50,595 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 1,341,430,179 | All-Time Subs: 1,470,589 | SlateScore: 530
41
David GuettaViews This Week: 32,310,213 -5%Subs This Week: 45,629 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 7,037,424,209 | All-Time Subs: 12,232,417 | SlateScore: 658
42
shakiraVEVOViews This Week: 32,246,735 1%Subs This Week: 43,826 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 6,756,472,702 | All-Time Subs: 9,461,091 | SlateScore: 495
43
Wiz KhalifaViews This Week: 32,215,270 4%Subs This Week: 57,916 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 4,837,601,197 | All-Time Subs: 8,908,084 | SlateScore: 565
44
WORLDSTARHIPHOPViews This Week: 32,107,297 0%Subs This Week: 43,527 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 1,684,683,863 | All-Time Subs: 3,072,189 | SlateScore: 653
45
Super Simple SongsViews This Week: 31,726,569 7%Subs This Week: 38,393 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 4,751,084,356 | All-Time Subs: 3,982,367 | SlateScore: 578
46
SSundeeViews This Week: 31,135,308 272%Subs This Week: 66,514 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,224,992,364 | All-Time Subs: 7,012,706 | SlateScore: 773
47
shaneViews This Week: 30,967,454 191%Subs This Week: 90,097 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,885,143,355 | All-Time Subs: 7,885,697 | SlateScore: 796
48
SelenaGomezVEVOViews This Week: 30,951,270 8%Subs This Week: 73,605 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 4,209,902,780 | All-Time Subs: 10,700,411 | SlateScore: 598
49
Disney Cars Toy Club DCTCViews This Week: 30,852,529 -4%Subs This Week: 25,842 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 4,929,717,492 | All-Time Subs: 4,747,114 | SlateScore: 592
50
Ultra MusicViews This Week: 29,969,001 1%Subs This Week: 40,927 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 5,102,257,145 | All-Time Subs: 6,824,722 | SlateScore: 656