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It’s another installment of the weeklyTubefilter Chartof theTop 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channelsand the top spot has a new normal.
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Chart Toppers
Ryan ToysReview held onto its first-place position on the chart for the third week in a row. The home video collection of six-year-old Ryan saw a 2% bump in views to top out at almost 153.5 million views on the week. In a still very distant second place is FamilyFunPack. The family-friendly YouTube channel featuring playtime footage of America’s favorite septet amassed just about 119 million views on the week.
The WWE kept its third-place spot. World Wrestling Entertainment’s online video repository on YouTube slammed down nearly 118.3 million views in the week. Justin Bieber yet again occupies the #4 spot. The 22-year-old international pop star’s online music video library dipped 5% in views to bottom out at almost 103 million views during the week.
And rounding out the Top 5 is still EMI Music. The American music publisher’s online video views dipped 19% in the week to end up at nearly 76.7 million.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers in the U.S. this week goes to Mike Posner.
Mike Posner didn’t have the best week on YouTube out of all the channels on the chart, but he did make it into the Top 50 for the first time ever. The 28-year-old singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer who has co-written such hits as “Boyfriend” for Justin Bieber and “Sugar” for Maroon 5 had a breakout hit of his own when SeeB remixed his 2015 single “I Took a Pill in Ibiza.” The remix was uploaded way back in February 2016, but still continues to up its already incredible nine-figure view count week after week. The video’s popularity helped Posner’s YouTube channel to a 10% week-over-week increase in views, almost 30.3 million views on the week, and the #49 spot on the U.S. chart.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 2,506,948,911 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 Justin Bieber the highest-ranked channel of the network at #4.
Maker Studios: 5 channels in the Top 50, with Markiplier at #24.
BuzzFeed, Movieclips: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Videos at #7, Machinima’s FUNnel Vision at #41 and Movieclips’ Movieclips Trailers at #27.
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Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
April 28, 2016 - May 4, 2016
1
Ryan ToysReviewViews This Week: 153,455,696 2%Subs This Week: 97,781 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 4,207,217,955 | All-Time Subs: 2,621,740 | SlateScore: 570
2
FamilyFunPackViews This Week: 118,951,884 1%Subs This Week: 60,634 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 4,816,277,205 | All-Time Subs: 2,384,025 | SlateScore: 586
3
WWEViews This Week: 118,259,605 1%Subs This Week: 93,424 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 8,980,924,555 | All-Time Subs: 11,148,344 | SlateScore: 765
4
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 102,959,505 -5%Subs This Week: 154,976 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 10,721,495,636 | All-Time Subs: 21,287,683 | SlateScore: 577
5
emimusicViews This Week: 76,698,915 -19%Subs This Week: 41,126 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 10,063,488,265 | All-Time Subs: 5,439,347 | SlateScore: 544
6
FunToyzCollectorViews This Week: 75,809,365 8%Subs This Week: 68,572 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 10,624,544,936 | All-Time Subs: 7,129,387 | SlateScore: 531
7
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 71,852,160 -17%Subs This Week: 53,754 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 6,730,000,370 | All-Time Subs: 9,677,873 | SlateScore: 769
8
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 71,158,123 -18%Subs This Week: 164,308 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 8,806,561,946 | All-Time Subs: 20,822,767 | SlateScore: 642
9
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 60,769,738 -14%Subs This Week: 37,137 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 4,614,336,720 | All-Time Subs: 6,062,793 | SlateScore: 699
10
Disney Cars Toy Club DCTCViews This Week: 60,252,456 1%Subs This Week: 56,867 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 4,164,267,085 | All-Time Subs: 4,042,381 | SlateScore: 599
11
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 55,178,696 -2%Subs This Week: 43,365 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 2,682,501,519 | All-Time Subs: 2,469,488 | SlateScore: 603
12
FifthHarmonyVEVOViews This Week: 54,659,373 -3%Subs This Week: 99,084 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 1,636,886,544 | All-Time Subs: 4,705,385 | SlateScore: 582
13
Fueled By RamenViews This Week: 53,136,022 0%Subs This Week: 60,995 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 4,396,620,915 | All-Time Subs: 4,617,290 | SlateScore: 604
14
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 52,145,201 -8%Subs This Week: 67,414 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 8,709,288,345 | All-Time Subs: 19,082,800 | SlateScore: 613
15
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonViews This Week: 49,549,441 88%Subs This Week: 81,295 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 5,057,921,776 | All-Time Subs: 10,857,457 | SlateScore: 718
16
PopularMMOsViews This Week: 49,268,459 -1%Subs This Week: 57,547 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 5,503,692,483 | All-Time Subs: 7,672,144 | SlateScore: 744
17
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 49,239,444 -14%Subs This Week: 89,232 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 7,268,336,427 | All-Time Subs: 15,932,300 | SlateScore: 747
18
SiaVEVOViews This Week: 48,930,997 -5%Subs This Week: 78,238 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 2,618,429,858 | All-Time Subs: 4,583,854 | SlateScore: 568
19
JesseAndMikeViews This Week: 46,920,918 32%Subs This Week: 43,165 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 920,062,339 | All-Time Subs: 721,288 | SlateScore: 568
20
Aaron DeBoerViews This Week: 46,918,363 23%Subs This Week: 51,819 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 866,747,421 | All-Time Subs: 867,609 | SlateScore: 535
21
MeghanTrainorVEVOViews This Week: 45,599,342 -5%Subs This Week: 76,142 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 2,585,849,067 | All-Time Subs: 5,510,355 | SlateScore: 585
22
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 45,383,857 -4%Subs This Week: 78,936 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 3,774,620,550 | All-Time Subs: 11,127,459 | SlateScore: 659
23
Trap NationViews This Week: 44,660,195 1%Subs This Week: 129,892 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 1,466,004,567 | All-Time Subs: 6,128,215 | SlateScore: 669
24
MarkiplierViews This Week: 44,449,218 -2%Subs This Week: 93,204 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 4,655,894,968 | All-Time Subs: 12,647,927 | SlateScore: 766
25
Toy FreaksViews This Week: 43,585,486 -13%Subs This Week: 32,209 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 690,442,353 | All-Time Subs: 536,512 | SlateScore: 545
26
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 42,475,558 11%Subs This Week: 55,039 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 5,168,164,720 | All-Time Subs: 7,022,824 | SlateScore: 501
27
Movieclips TrailersViews This Week: 41,472,022 -3%Subs This Week: 39,672 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 5,994,999,685 | All-Time Subs: 9,148,640 | SlateScore: 712
28
Toys and Funny Kids Surprise EggsViews This Week: 39,685,419 -11%Subs This Week: 38,445 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 3,326,879,342 | All-Time Subs: 2,983,924 | SlateScore: 567
29
Hailey's Magical PlayhouseViews This Week: 38,355,233 43%Subs This Week: 47,592 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 666,066,122 | All-Time Subs: 653,098 | SlateScore: 558
30
MovieclipsViews This Week: 38,354,252 -10%Subs This Week: 25,014 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 3,886,328,408 | All-Time Subs: 3,190,692 | SlateScore: 573
31
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 38,227,195 0%Subs This Week: 41,604 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 7,418,735,738 | All-Time Subs: 18,490,731 | SlateScore: 507
32
FGTeeVViews This Week: 38,210,741 -2%Subs This Week: 28,498 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 1,758,599,584 | All-Time Subs: 1,595,599 | SlateScore: 599
33
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 35,861,880 -5%Subs This Week: 25,631 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 5,241,504,024 | All-Time Subs: 3,842,116 | SlateScore: 622
34
Blu Toys Surprise Brinquedos & JuegosViews This Week: 35,779,298 -4%Subs This Week: 30,297 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 6,009,848,534 | All-Time Subs: 3,809,765 | SlateScore: 514
35
Wiz KhalifaViews This Week: 35,353,539 -2%Subs This Week: 57,610 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 4,284,390,327 | All-Time Subs: 7,903,463 | SlateScore: 602
36
Super Simple SongsViews This Week: 35,339,146 -6%Subs This Week: 36,017 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 4,174,749,185 | All-Time Subs: 3,332,224 | SlateScore: 580
37
EvanTubeHDViews This Week: 35,095,207 -54%Subs This Week: 36,354 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 2,022,741,212 | All-Time Subs: 2,832,175 | SlateScore: 576
38
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 34,308,167 6%Subs This Week: 14,700 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 3,109,899,664 | All-Time Subs: 1,688,504 | SlateScore: 593
39
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 33,291,264 22%Subs This Week: 86,034 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 3,640,791,024 | All-Time Subs: 6,895,100 | SlateScore: 532
40
Ultra MusicViews This Week: 33,100,160 27%Subs This Week: 55,446 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 4,573,766,024 | All-Time Subs: 6,064,340 | SlateScore: 661
41
FUNnel VisionViews This Week: 32,830,305 1%Subs This Week: 23,920 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 1,261,845,507 | All-Time Subs: 1,253,773 | SlateScore: 595
42
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 32,291,343 2%Subs This Week: 76,826 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 6,484,443,439 | All-Time Subs: 18,236,790 | SlateScore: 602
43
shakiraVEVOViews This Week: 32,256,661 -5%Subs This Week: 42,011 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 6,152,955,537 | All-Time Subs: 8,637,460 | SlateScore: 499
44
PomPomViews This Week: 32,206,834 -15%Subs This Week: 81,502 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 703,486,650 | All-Time Subs: 1,226,586 | SlateScore: 585
45
AwesomeDisneyToysViews This Week: 31,661,336 25%Subs This Week: 42,302 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,236,944,605 | All-Time Subs: 1,913,536 | SlateScore: 607
46
David GuettaViews This Week: 30,547,307 4%Subs This Week: 44,187 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 6,325,713,724 | All-Time Subs: 10,965,322 | SlateScore: 607
47
Maroon5VEVOViews This Week: 30,372,682 -4%Subs This Week: 39,809 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 4,996,734,109 | All-Time Subs: 10,154,695 | SlateScore: 513
48
Mother Goose ClubViews This Week: 30,280,693 -5%Subs This Week: 27,742 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 3,848,975,310 | All-Time Subs: 2,898,562 | SlateScore: 569
49
MikePosnerVEVOViews This Week: 30,279,381 10%Subs This Week: 49,262 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 324,587,405 | All-Time Subs: 554,232 | SlateScore: 536
50
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 29,520,829 7%Subs This Week: 50,655 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 5,174,472,805 | All-Time Subs: 9,402,019 | SlateScore: 538