DisneyCollectorBR is still in the #1 spot this month with an even more massive view count than usual. The internet’s go-to destination for videos of adults unboxing and playing with children’s toys witnessed a very impressive 25% month-over-month increase in views to top out at nearly 517.3 million of them. Almost 100 million views behind in second place is Felix Kjellberg‘s PewDiePiechannel. The twentysomething Swede’s prolific online video library of Let’s Play videos saw a 7% bump in views and scored just shy of 417.9 million views during the month.
Taylor Swift is once again in third place. The country-turned-pop star’s music video library’s view count stayed relatively constant, ending the 31 days of January with an additional 361.3 million views. Next up in the #4 spot is GetMovies. The online video channel filled with Russian cartoons for kids shot up 63% in views this month to top out at nearly 359.5 million views.
And rounding out the Top 5 is a music video channel targeting a very young demographic. LittleBabyBum and its repository of classic songs for your kids received more than 302.1 million views in the month.
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Top Gainers
The honor of one our Top Gainers this month goes to iloveMayThing.
The YouTube channel that’s home to Hulyan Maya and her son, daughter, and husband’s family fun time and vacation videos witnessed a 65% month-over-month increase in views. The Maya Clan’s growing library of videos featuring toy trains, rideable toy cars and motorcycles for kids, and more closed out January with more than 95.8 million views and the the #72 spot in the world.
Channel Distribution
The Top 100 Most Viewed YouTube channels this month amassed in aggregate a total of 14,727,009,650 views. Here’s a look at the distribution of those channels broken down by the most-represented YouTube Multi-Channel Networks on the chart:
VEVO:21 channels in the Top 100. Taylor Swift is the network’s highest ranking channel at #3.
Maker Studios: 15 channels in the Top 100, with PewDiePie at #2.
XMediaDigital: 4 channels in the Top 100, with GetMovies at #4.
Machinima: 3 channels in the Top 100, with VanossGaming at #23.
BuzzFeed, Fullscreen, WMG: 2 channels each in the Top 100, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed video at #10, Fullscreen’s PopularMMOs at #7, and WMG’s Ed Sheeran at #35.
And here’s a look into the distribution of the this month’s Top 100 by country of origin:
The United States: 55 channels in the Top 100.
Great Britain: 10 channels in the Top 100.
Russia: 8 channels in the Top 100.
Spain: 5 channels in the Top 100.
India: 4 channels in the Top 100.
Canada: 3 channels each in the Top 100.
Japan: 2 channels in the Top 100.
Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Ireland, Israel, Jordan Mexico, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand:1 channel each in the Top 100.
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Tubefilter's Monthly Top 100
100 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
Worldwide • January 2015
1
DisneyCollectorBRViews This Month: 517,289,470 25%Subs This Month: 297,356 | Position Last Month: 1All-Time Views: 5,035,779,286 | All-Time Subs: 3,637,555 | SlateScore: 513
2
PewDiePieViews This Month: 417,899,665 7%Subs This Month: 909,792 | Position Last Month: 2All-Time Views: 7,832,708,101 | All-Time Subs: 34,340,569 | SlateScore: 852
3
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Month: 361,298,323 1%Subs This Month: 713,565 | Position Last Month: 3All-Time Views: 3,652,380,259 | All-Time Subs: 11,275,685 | SlateScore: 565
4
getmoviesViews This Month: 359,467,238 63%Subs This Month: 180,140 | Position Last Month: 8All-Time Views: 3,586,196,577 | All-Time Subs: 2,839,654 | SlateScore: 612
5
littlebabybumViews This Month: 302,100,322 -5%Subs This Month: 255,911 | Position Last Month: 4All-Time Views: 1,502,568,953 | All-Time Subs: 1,747,522 | SlateScore: 521
6
mashamedvedtvViews This Month: 287,844,265 64%Subs This Month: 181,789 | Position Last Month: 18All-Time Views: 2,173,613,785 | All-Time Subs: 2,352,756 | SlateScore: 580
7
popularmmosViews This Month: 266,949,148 40%Subs This Month: 404,736 | Position Last Month: 15All-Time Views: 1,689,594,145 | All-Time Subs: 3,247,021 | SlateScore: 761
8
blucollectionViews This Month: 255,292,988 27%Subs This Month: 144,491 | Position Last Month: 11All-Time Views: 2,870,897,167 | All-Time Subs: 1,644,790 | SlateScore: 500
9
stampylongheadViews This Month: 252,893,299 13%Subs This Month: 304,751 | Position Last Month: 5All-Time Views: 2,808,500,808 | All-Time Subs: 5,008,557 | SlateScore: 797
10
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Month: 239,385,065 18%Subs This Month: 446,083 | Position Last Month: 10All-Time Views: 1,966,528,324 | All-Time Subs: 4,635,403 | SlateScore: 804
11
WWEFanNationViews This Month: 228,832,221 15%Subs This Month: 288,305 | Position Last Month: 12All-Time Views: 2,722,702,338 | All-Time Subs: 5,087,972 | SlateScore: 850
12
DisneyCarToysViews This Month: 228,653,037 18%Subs This Month: 168,329 | Position Last Month: 14All-Time Views: 1,759,503,337 | All-Time Subs: 1,505,501 | SlateScore: 656
13
SpinninRecViews This Month: 214,205,196 -4%Subs This Month: 338,406 | Position Last Month: 7All-Time Views: 4,216,430,425 | All-Time Subs: 8,267,187 | SlateScore: 835
14
Maroon5VEVOViews This Month: 213,213,115 103%Subs This Month: 641,860 | Position Last Month: 52All-Time Views: 2,366,696,268 | All-Time Subs: 5,680,573 | SlateScore: 609
15
TheDiamondMinecartViews This Month: 210,793,533 20%Subs This Month: 330,647 | Position Last Month: 17All-Time Views: 2,072,679,352 | All-Time Subs: 4,983,556 | SlateScore: 768
16
markiplierGAMEViews This Month: 208,137,885 22%Subs This Month: 565,145 | Position Last Month: 22All-Time Views: 1,588,828,870 | All-Time Subs: 5,867,312 | SlateScore: 805
17
jacksepticeyeViews This Month: 201,200,772 37%Subs This Month: 538,747 | Position Last Month: 31All-Time Views: 910,312,933 | All-Time Subs: 3,005,669 | SlateScore: 776
18
tseriesViews This Month: 200,959,986 21%Subs This Month: 194,575 | Position Last Month: 26All-Time Views: 3,224,198,941 | All-Time Subs: 6,466,461 | SlateScore: 774
19
ItsBabyBigMouthViews This Month: 199,043,718 40%Subs This Month: 125,081 | Position Last Month: 32All-Time Views: 632,058,177 | All-Time Subs: 555,414 | SlateScore: 564
20
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Month: 196,627,755 -12%Subs This Month: 208,634 | Position Last Month: 6All-Time Views: 3,107,929,787 | All-Time Subs: 6,251,213 | SlateScore: 776
21
SiaVEVOViews This Month: 193,934,388 142%Subs This Month: 453,771 | Position Last Month: 89All-Time Views: 719,954,880 | All-Time Subs: 1,554,783 | SlateScore: 540
22
MaterCarClubViews This Month: 188,730,929 15%Subs This Month: 173,681 | Position Last Month: 27All-Time Views: 1,190,190,414 | All-Time Subs: 1,453,776 | SlateScore: 660
23
VanossGamingViews This Month: 183,805,887 5%Subs This Month: 535,126 | Position Last Month: 19All-Time Views: 2,075,474,002 | All-Time Subs: 10,944,842 | SlateScore: 777
24
MeghanTrainorVEVOViews This Month: 180,800,591 -8%Subs This Month: 378,851 | Position Last Month: 13All-Time Views: 779,772,963 | All-Time Subs: 2,174,538 | SlateScore: 555
25
TheEllenShowViews This Month: 180,492,858 39%Subs This Month: 298,224 | Position Last Month: 38All-Time Views: 4,797,690,020 | All-Time Subs: 10,912,797 | SlateScore: 847
26
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Month: 180,429,196 -2%Subs This Month: 253,206 | Position Last Month: 16All-Time Views: 4,867,937,891 | All-Time Subs: 14,937,138 | SlateScore: 630
27
WatchMojoViews This Month: 178,544,157 3%Subs This Month: 367,734 | Position Last Month: 20All-Time Views: 2,491,545,028 | All-Time Subs: 6,705,866 | SlateScore: 835
28
vegetta777Views This Month: 177,846,353 3%Subs This Month: 400,047 | Position Last Month: 21All-Time Views: 2,107,337,088 | All-Time Subs: 8,530,336 | SlateScore: 811
29
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Month: 175,753,370 5%Subs This Month: 320,730 | Position Last Month: 25All-Time Views: 1,325,063,924 | All-Time Subs: 3,116,384 | SlateScore: 743
30
gmmgrammyofficialViews This Month: 172,068,267 2%Subs This Month: 131,251 | Position Last Month: 24All-Time Views: 3,452,958,519 | All-Time Subs: 4,436,074 | SlateScore: 733