Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 9/30/2016

By Joshua Cohen • 10/11/2016 •

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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 four-year-old is still on top.

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Chart Toppers

Ryan ToysReview held onto its first-place spot on the U.S. chart for the seventh week in a row. The four-year-old’s collection of toy unboxing videos and playtime footage stayed constant in its view count and remained in the #1 spot in commanding fashion with more than 120.1 million views. In a distant second place is FamilyFunPack. The seven-member family vlog channel closed the week up 4% at just about 95.5 million views.

Next up in third place is Toy Freaks. The dramatized version of a typical family vlog channel dropped 8% in views to bottom out at over 90 million during the week. Up next in the #4 spot is WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment’s YouTube outpost took home over 84.3 million views in the week.

And rounding out the Top 5 for the second week in a row is Chainsmokers. The pop DJ duo’s hit “Closer” is still attracting views, helping the channel to over 83.4 million of them on the week.

Top Gainers

The honor of one of our Top Gainers this week goes to Brave Wilderness.

The channel that’s home to the often-times daring online video exploits of “adventurer and animal expert” Coyote Peterson always does relatively well online, but this week it received an inordinate number of views thanks to one angry insect.

Peterson was out in the Sonoran Desert in Tucson, Arizona to capture himself a Velvet Ant (also known as a “Cow Killer” because it’s sting is reported to be so excruciating that it could put a cow permanently out to pasture). Peterson then proceeded to get stung by said Velvet Ant and tens of millions of individuals tuned in to catch the action and its immediate effects. The “Stung by a Cow Killer!” video helped the Brave Wilderness channel to a 476% week-over-week increase in views, almost 63.5 million views on the week, and the #14 spot on the U.S. chart.

Channel Distribution

The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 2,567,354,869 views. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:

VEVO: 16 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Chainsmokers the top-ranked channel of the network at #5.
Maker Studios, Studio71: 3 channels each in the Top 50, with Maker’s Markiplier at #32 and Studio71’s FamilyFunPack at #2.
BuzzFeed, Movieclips, WMG: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeedVideo at #10, Movieclips’ Movieclips Trailers at #30, and WMG’s Fueled By Ramen at #11.

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Tubefilter Top 50

The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.

September 22, 2016 - September 28, 2016

Ryan ToysReview Views This Week: 120,137,016 0% Subs This Week: 78,510 | Position Last Week: 1 All-Time Views: 6,971,833,319 | All-Time Subs: 4,371,788 | SlateScore: 567

FamilyFunPack Views This Week: 95,491,990 4% Subs This Week: 61,992 | Position Last Week: 3 All-Time Views: 7,026,600,339 | All-Time Subs: 3,728,362 | SlateScore: 598

Toy Freaks Views This Week: 90,028,586 -8% Subs This Week: 105,479 | Position Last Week: 2 All-Time Views: 2,600,286,455 | All-Time Subs: 2,868,824 | SlateScore: 566

WWE Views This Week: 84,349,644 0% Subs This Week: 44,390 | Position Last Week: 6 All-Time Views: 11,324,763,052 | All-Time Subs: 12,801,588 | SlateScore: 777

ChainsmokersVEVO Views This Week: 83,448,469 -2% Subs This Week: 165,805 | Position Last Week: 5 All-Time Views: 1,283,281,465 | All-Time Subs: 3,184,143 | SlateScore: 578

JustinBieberVEVO Views This Week: 81,002,108 -7% Subs This Week: 125,160 | Position Last Week: 4 All-Time Views: 12,745,398,577 | All-Time Subs: 24,572,287 | SlateScore: 619

CalvinHarrisVEVO Views This Week: 80,764,486 0% Subs This Week: 90,477 | Position Last Week: 8 All-Time Views: 5,157,994,842 | All-Time Subs: 9,021,288 | SlateScore: 553

PomPom Views This Week: 80,079,932 117% Subs This Week: 137,308 | Position Last Week: 30 All-Time Views: 1,410,545,443 | All-Time Subs: 2,377,265 | SlateScore: 602

ToyScouter Views This Week: 75,848,635 -8% Subs This Week: 115,788 | Position Last Week: 7 All-Time Views: 1,507,234,350 | All-Time Subs: 2,170,289 | SlateScore: 580

BuzzFeedVideo Views This Week: 71,128,446 11% Subs This Week: 83,901 | Position Last Week: 12 All-Time Views: 8,114,159,437 | All-Time Subs: 10,797,704 | SlateScore: 770

Fueled By Ramen Views This Week: 70,948,244 6% Subs This Week: 88,487 | Position Last Week: 10 All-Time Views: 5,609,133,482 | All-Time Subs: 6,104,553 | SlateScore: 623

ArianaGrandeVevo Views This Week: 69,363,479 -4% Subs This Week: 109,629 | Position Last Week: 9 All-Time Views: 4,941,796,943 | All-Time Subs: 13,361,733 | SlateScore: 639

Trap Nation Views This Week: 65,023,808 2% Subs This Week: 160,462 | Position Last Week: 13 All-Time Views: 2,525,784,681 | All-Time Subs: 9,074,126 | SlateScore: 669

Brave Wilderness Views This Week: 63,479,000 476% Subs This Week: 853,317 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 386,902,821 | All-Time Subs: 3,193,963 | SlateScore: 659

SiaVEVO Views This Week: 61,917,318 -7% Subs This Week: 106,030 | Position Last Week: 11 All-Time Views: 3,715,082,079 | All-Time Subs: 6,652,328 | SlateScore: 593

FifthHarmonyVEVO Views This Week: 59,132,671 -3% Subs This Week: 99,678 | Position Last Week: 14 All-Time Views: 3,033,559,088 | All-Time Subs: 7,157,286 | SlateScore: 544

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Views This Week: 57,685,120 23% Subs This Week: 62,074 | Position Last Week: 19 All-Time Views: 5,873,744,077 | All-Time Subs: 12,051,117 | SlateScore: 732

EnriqueIglesiasVEVO Views This Week: 54,563,850 -1% Subs This Week: 52,072 | Position Last Week: 15 All-Time Views: 6,485,982,632 | All-Time Subs: 8,655,042 | SlateScore: 567

RihannaVEVO Views This Week: 52,302,263 -3% Subs This Week: 68,029 | Position Last Week: 16 All-Time Views: 10,064,732,630 | All-Time Subs: 23,082,042 | SlateScore: 633

CaseyNeistat Views This Week: 49,202,384 56% Subs This Week: 376,420 | Position Last Week: 42 All-Time Views: 1,097,789,529 | All-Time Subs: 4,988,281 | SlateScore: 759

Jimmy Kimmel Live Views This Week: 48,660,007 49% Subs This Week: 51,850 | Position Last Week: 39 All-Time Views: 3,711,749,588 | All-Time Subs: 8,438,690 | SlateScore: 715

TheEllenShow Views This Week: 47,954,525 -9% Subs This Week: 57,453 | Position Last Week: 17 All-Time Views: 8,392,046,475 | All-Time Subs: 17,407,394 | SlateScore: 702

FunToyzCollector Views This Week: 46,303,118 -1% Subs This Week: 47,438 | Position Last Week: 18 All-Time Views: 11,760,903,020 | All-Time Subs: 8,207,520 | SlateScore: 537

CookieSwirlC Views This Week: 42,734,752 4% Subs This Week: 32,140 | Position Last Week: 25 All-Time Views: 3,805,894,406 | All-Time Subs: 3,351,908 | SlateScore: 612

BuzzFeedYellow Views This Week: 42,312,609 -7% Subs This Week: 24,752 | Position Last Week: 20 All-Time Views: 5,733,763,262 | All-Time Subs: 6,848,356 | SlateScore: 709

PopularMMOs Views This Week: 42,180,276 9% Subs This Week: 44,958 | Position Last Week: 28 All-Time Views: 6,638,329,181 | All-Time Subs: 9,066,212 | SlateScore: 725

WORLDSTARHIPHOP Views This Week: 40,999,400 21% Subs This Week: 59,190 | Position Last Week: 36 All-Time Views: 1,783,235,323 | All-Time Subs: 3,233,224 | SlateScore: 671

TaylorSwiftVEVO Views This Week: 39,811,353 -2% Subs This Week: 36,668 | Position Last Week: 26 All-Time Views: 9,667,117,459 | All-Time Subs: 20,144,456 | SlateScore: 506

KatyPerryVEVO Views This Week: 39,712,636 -7% Subs This Week: 37,926 | Position Last Week: 23 All-Time Views: 8,332,168,325 | All-Time Subs: 19,798,311 | SlateScore: 631

Movieclips Trailers Views This Week: 38,682,966 -12% Subs This Week: 20,955 | Position Last Week: 21 All-Time Views: 6,914,783,700 | All-Time Subs: 9,937,472 | SlateScore: 703

Charlie Puth Views This Week: 38,251,259 -4% Subs This Week: 73,238 | Position Last Week: 27 All-Time Views: 1,099,467,708 | All-Time Subs: 4,003,291 | SlateScore: 616

Markiplier Views This Week: 37,953,212 -13% Subs This Week: 46,639 | Position Last Week: 22 All-Time Views: 5,668,758,889 | All-Time Subs: 14,529,349 | SlateScore: 772

Movieclips Views This Week: 37,907,316 3% Subs This Week: 14,194 | Position Last Week: 31 All-Time Views: 4,681,949,672 | All-Time Subs: 3,696,942 | SlateScore: 569

ShawnMendesVEVO Views This Week: 37,542,268 3% Subs This Week: 121,104 | Position Last Week: 32 All-Time Views: 1,448,325,308 | All-Time Subs: 5,186,758 | SlateScore: 603

RomanAtwoodVlogs Views This Week: 35,937,048 35% Subs This Week: 81,588 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 2,399,802,368 | All-Time Subs: 9,202,959 | SlateScore: 749

EminemVEVO Views This Week: 35,811,604 -1% Subs This Week: 66,303 | Position Last Week: 33 All-Time Views: 7,297,577,089 | All-Time Subs: 19,528,769 | SlateScore: 593

Guava Juice Views This Week: 34,495,741 -8% Subs This Week: 101,287 | Position Last Week: 29 All-Time Views: 623,121,182 | All-Time Subs: 2,545,602 | SlateScore: 687

Atlantic Records Views This Week: 34,355,177 -3% Subs This Week: 31,546 | Position Last Week: 35 All-Time Views: 4,431,842,646 | All-Time Subs: 4,994,866 | SlateScore: 594

beyonceVEVO Views This Week: 33,841,468 -5% Subs This Week: 45,350 | Position Last Week: 34 All-Time Views: 5,885,979,350 | All-Time Subs: 10,733,974 | SlateScore: 541

Disney Cars Toy Club DCTC Views This Week: 33,704,959 38% Subs This Week: 40,292 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 5,011,562,625 | All-Time Subs: 4,837,651 | SlateScore: 600

Blu Toys Surprise Brinquedos & Juegos Views This Week: 33,006,542 2% Subs This Week: 40,273 | Position Last Week: 40 All-Time Views: 6,746,887,116 | All-Time Subs: 4,608,494 | SlateScore: 510

Toys and Funny Kids Surprise Eggs Views This Week: 32,717,203 -23% Subs This Week: 40,598 | Position Last Week: 24 All-Time Views: 4,227,714,370 | All-Time Subs: 4,086,737 | SlateScore: 581

Lady Gaga Views This Week: 32,088,542 66% Subs This Week: 64,869 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 3,998,416,324 | All-Time Subs: 7,323,184 | SlateScore: 572

Super Simple Songs Views This Week: 31,688,076 4% Subs This Week: 37,470 | Position Last Week: 45 All-Time Views: 4,843,430,374 | All-Time Subs: 4,095,550 | SlateScore: 577

shakiraVEVO Views This Week: 31,350,937 2% Subs This Week: 30,734 | Position Last Week: 44 All-Time Views: 6,851,759,015 | All-Time Subs: 9,573,448 | SlateScore: 541

HobbyKidsTV Views This Week: 30,861,811 21% Subs This Week: 18,021 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 3,830,527,336 | All-Time Subs: 2,014,376 | SlateScore: 583

Ricky Martin Views This Week: 30,813,182 109% Subs This Week: 97,298 | Position Last Week: N/A All-Time Views: 1,536,205,023 | All-Time Subs: 1,902,701 | SlateScore: 567

FGTeeV Views This Week: 29,960,625 -6% Subs This Week: 23,717 | Position Last Week: 41 All-Time Views: 2,521,323,286 | All-Time Subs: 2,187,722 | SlateScore: 612

Wiz Khalifa Views This Week: 29,939,871 -3% Subs This Week: 49,370 | Position Last Week: 43 All-Time Views: 4,930,370,492 | All-Time Subs: 9,064,581 | SlateScore: 578

Freak Family Vlogs Views This Week: 29,878,937 -9% Subs This Week: 40,160 | Position Last Week: 38 All-Time Views: 649,401,844 | All-Time Subs: 850,713 | SlateScore: 533

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