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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 pop star is back in the top spot.
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Chart Toppers
At the top of the chart this week is Taylor Swift. The international country-turned-pop star’s channel’s view count saw a modest 4% bump in its view count to end the week with more than 91.3 million views. WWEFanNation dropped down to the #2 spot after getting hit with a 13% week-over-week decrease in views and bottoming out at almost 91.3 million views on the week.
Up next in third place is BuzzFeedVideo. The main channel of the popular social website known for its listicles, irreverent quizzes, and hard news racked up almost 80.6 million views during the week. DisneyCollectorBR is next up in the #4 spot. The internet’s go-to destination for videos of adults unboxing and playing with children’s toys was up 11% on the week to top out at almost below 77.6 million views.
And rounding out the Top 5 is Justin Bieber. Despite a 10% decrease in views, the young pop star’s first official video upload in 18 months still helped his channel to nearly 60 million views on the week.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers in the U.S. this week goes to OneMeelionDollars.
The YouTube channel of one Mark Rober and his monthly, mostly-sciencey videos saw an unbelievable increase in its weekly view count thanks to a new twist on a poolside, summer staple of a snack. SKIN A WATERMELON party trickcaptured the internet’s attention, quickly amassed an eight-figure view count, and helped Rober’s channel to a 5,575% week-over-week increase in views, more than 24.5 million views on the week, and the #37 spot on the U.S. chart.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 1,862,655,632 views. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 12 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Taylor Swift the highest-ranked channel of the network at at #1.
Maker Studios: 4 channels in the Top 50, with DisneyCarToys at #9.
BuzzFeed, Fullscreen: 3 channels each in the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Video at #3 and Fullscreen’s FamilyFunPack at #6.
DEFY Media: 2 channels in the Top 50, with ClevverNews at #41.
OpenSlate is a video content analytics platform that tracks more than 250,000 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
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
September 3, 2015 - September 9, 2015
1
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 91,348,191 4%Subs This Week: 159,986 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 6,266,536,186 | All-Time Subs: 15,988,487 | SlateScore: 576
2
WWEFanNationViews This Week: 91,254,188 -13%Subs This Week: 79,439 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 5,072,862,607 | All-Time Subs: 7,526,573 | SlateScore: 761
3
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 80,569,711 7%Subs This Week: 74,768 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 4,248,726,701 | All-Time Subs: 7,475,137 | SlateScore: 760
4
DisneyCollectorBRViews This Week: 77,558,998 11%Subs This Week: 42,370 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 7,911,968,708 | All-Time Subs: 5,241,445 | SlateScore: 589
5
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 59,952,552 -10%Subs This Week: 211,004 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 6,023,445,571 | All-Time Subs: 12,792,085 | SlateScore: 668
6
familyfunpackViews This Week: 59,089,423 21%Subs This Week: 28,340 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 1,234,996,862 | All-Time Subs: 625,436 | SlateScore: 559
7
popularmmosViews This Week: 56,519,388 35%Subs This Week: 67,338 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 3,510,887,294 | All-Time Subs: 5,624,384 | SlateScore: 712
8
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 56,112,050 6%Subs This Week: 43,496 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 2,864,293,290 | All-Time Subs: 4,791,921 | SlateScore: 710
9
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 54,491,879 2%Subs This Week: 39,988 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 3,344,064,973 | All-Time Subs: 2,599,266 | SlateScore: 616
10
markiplierGAMEViews This Week: 48,190,934 12%Subs This Week: 222,802 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 3,112,211,628 | All-Time Subs: 9,455,855 | SlateScore: 747
11
blucollectionViews This Week: 48,121,250 8%Subs This Week: 29,213 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 4,347,330,353 | All-Time Subs: 2,502,889 | SlateScore: 555
12
latenightViews This Week: 43,998,418 94%Subs This Week: 52,920 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 3,811,296,705 | All-Time Subs: 8,031,333 | SlateScore: 715
13
movieclipsTRAILERSViews This Week: 39,610,198 6%Subs This Week: 26,619 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 4,602,216,399 | All-Time Subs: 7,853,565 | SlateScore: 701
14
Just4fun290Views This Week: 39,082,086 5%Subs This Week: 18,169 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 1,568,540,949 | All-Time Subs: 858,523 | SlateScore: 560
15
NOCViews This Week: 38,507,891 N/ASubs This Week: 12,008 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 67,761,555 | All-Time Subs: 379,997 | SlateScore: 536
16
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 38,239,671 -7%Subs This Week: 61,491 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 942,345,244 | All-Time Subs: 2,268,770 | SlateScore: 608
17
mothergooseclubViews This Week: 36,035,487 5%Subs This Week: 19,616 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 2,576,122,373 | All-Time Subs: 1,954,254 | SlateScore: 564
18
taylorgangentViews This Week: 35,397,576 6%Subs This Week: 74,333 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 1,753,412,299 | All-Time Subs: 5,774,699 | SlateScore: 590
19
davidguettavevoViews This Week: 35,396,245 -7%Subs This Week: 52,111 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 3,871,511,392 | All-Time Subs: 9,284,633 | SlateScore: 587
20
Maroon5VEVOViews This Week: 34,659,086 2%Subs This Week: 58,615 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 3,807,844,775 | All-Time Subs: 8,502,372 | SlateScore: 583
21
MaterCarClubViews This Week: 34,298,567 12%Subs This Week: 22,486 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 2,151,546,919 | All-Time Subs: 2,169,472 | SlateScore: 606
22
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 33,637,735 1%Subs This Week: 16,470 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 1,650,285,138 | All-Time Subs: 1,018,115 | SlateScore: 579
23
toysandfunnykidsViews This Week: 33,428,919 8%Subs This Week: 26,026 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 1,893,170,666 | All-Time Subs: 1,801,222 | SlateScore: 541
24
UltraRecordsViews This Week: 33,379,245 -1%Subs This Week: 64,336 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 3,671,931,864 | All-Time Subs: 4,440,829 | SlateScore: 674
25
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 32,917,918 1%Subs This Week: 48,574 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 6,092,438,895 | All-Time Subs: 16,748,246 | SlateScore: 581
26
JimmyKimmelLiveViews This Week: 31,508,601 -26%Subs This Week: 42,378 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 3,047,229,018 | All-Time Subs: 6,382,088 | SlateScore: 699
27
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 31,118,677 9%Subs This Week: 34,410 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 6,094,382,500 | All-Time Subs: 12,470,542 | SlateScore: 674
28
SurpriseToysViews This Week: 29,501,051 1%Subs This Week: 23,325 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 2,033,342,046 | All-Time Subs: 1,909,069 | SlateScore: 525
29
SuperSimpleSongsViews This Week: 28,906,671 7%Subs This Week: 23,011 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 2,864,143,486 | All-Time Subs: 2,140,976 | SlateScore: 563
30
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 28,436,441 3%Subs This Week: 34,172 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 4,113,508,743 | All-Time Subs: 5,954,448 | SlateScore: 577
31
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 28,118,562 -1%Subs This Week: 41,933 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 7,175,368,019 | All-Time Subs: 17,401,881 | SlateScore: 564
32
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 27,661,455 8%Subs This Week: 20,835 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 1,360,669,237 | All-Time Subs: 1,374,183 | SlateScore: 584
33
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 26,813,232 2%Subs This Week: 49,112 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 5,438,983,133 | All-Time Subs: 16,236,533 | SlateScore: 628
34
PitbullVEVOViews This Week: 26,657,360 -1%Subs This Week: 31,639 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 4,600,898,981 | All-Time Subs: 6,875,160 | SlateScore: 616
35
FifthHarmonyVEVOViews This Week: 26,354,858 -5%Subs This Week: 65,938 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 567,966,270 | All-Time Subs: 2,436,206 | SlateScore: 505
36
thekydstvViews This Week: 24,552,896 7%Subs This Week: 11,657 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 904,820,828 | All-Time Subs: 492,881 | SlateScore: 522
37
onemeeeliondollarsViews This Week: 24,543,361 5575%Subs This Week: 57,861 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 73,766,247 | All-Time Subs: 319,183 | SlateScore: 448
38
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 24,403,315 0%Subs This Week: 70,984 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 2,330,034,817 | All-Time Subs: 5,307,580 | SlateScore: 540
39
samgladiatorViews This Week: 24,285,238 5%Subs This Week: 111,170 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 99,931,828 | All-Time Subs: 541,276 | SlateScore: 591
40
mymillionTVViews This Week: 24,083,919 11%Subs This Week: 17,745 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 1,039,965,243 | All-Time Subs: 918,490 | SlateScore: 546
41
ClevverNewsViews This Week: 23,811,450 48%Subs This Week: 23,789 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,071,697,572 | All-Time Subs: 1,879,066 | SlateScore: 712
42
rhettandlink2Views This Week: 22,788,420 -10%Subs This Week: 49,757 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 1,550,440,355 | All-Time Subs: 8,046,922 | SlateScore: 716
43
TheEngineeringFamilyViews This Week: 22,702,197 -1%Subs This Week: 13,674 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 1,311,429,714 | All-Time Subs: 994,956 | SlateScore: 556
44
fgteevViews This Week: 22,662,033 14%Subs This Week: 17,281 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 689,198,126 | All-Time Subs: 832,578 | SlateScore: 589
45
AtlanticVideosViews This Week: 22,397,048 1%Subs This Week: 22,203 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 4,478,292,722 | All-Time Subs: 3,706,803 | SlateScore: 633
46
smoshViews This Week: 22,310,249 -12%Subs This Week: 28,789 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 4,794,169,126 | All-Time Subs: 21,132,953 | SlateScore: 739
47
SockeyeMediaViews This Week: 22,055,397 -3%Subs This Week: 12,187 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 1,485,008,148 | All-Time Subs: 896,288 | SlateScore: 560
48
comedycentralViews This Week: 21,903,960 21%Subs This Week: 23,319 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,744,254,649 | All-Time Subs: 4,437,176 | SlateScore: 697
49
buzzfeedblueViews This Week: 21,684,006 12%Subs This Week: 34,461 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 831,638,442 | All-Time Subs: 3,002,068 | SlateScore: 676
50
failarmyViews This Week: 21,597,629 8%Subs This Week: 47,387 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,022,748,470 | All-Time Subs: 8,425,154 | SlateScore: 691
OpenSlate is a video content analytics platform that tracks more than 250,000 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.
