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It’s another installment of the weeklyTubefilter Chartof theTop 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channelsand toddler won’t relinquish that top spot.
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Chart Toppers
Ryan ToysReview held onto its first-place position on the U.S. chart for an unbelievable 32nd week. The preadolescent’s eponymous YouTube channel dipped 7% in weekly views, but still took home more than 138.8 million of them during the seven-day stretch. Now in a very close second place is WWE. World Wrestling Entertainment’s home on YouTube climbed 22% to top out just shy of 132.2 million views on the week.
Up next in the #3 spot is Luis Fonsi. The Puerto Rican musician’s January 12, 2017 release of “Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee” continues to get plays on the world’s largest video-sharing site, helping his channel amass more than 77.9 million views in the week. In fourth place is Chainsmokers. The poppy DJ pair’s music video library dropped 13% in its weekly view count to bottom out at more than 77.8 million views.
And rounding out the Top 5 is Katy Perry. The 32-year-old pop star’s YouTube channel scored north of 71.6 million views throughout the week.
Top Gainers
The honor of one of our Top Gainers this week goes to Kendrick Lamar.
The 29-year-old hip hop recording artist and songwriter had a great week on YouTube thanks to his first upload since January 2016. Lamar dropped the music video for his latest single “HUMBLE” on March 30, 2017. The track quickly racked up a view count in the tens of millions and helped the artist’s channel to an 816% week-over-week increase in views, just about 25.6 million views on the week, and the #49 spot on the worldwide chart.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 2,182,540,155 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 Luis Fonsi the top-ranked channel of the network at #3.
Studio71: 3 channels in the Top 50, with FamilyFunPack at #9.
BroadbandTV, BuzzFeed, CBS, Maker Studios, Movieclips: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BBTV’s Wave Music at #15, BuzzFeed’s BuzzFeed Video at #11, Maker’s Markiplier at #24, and Movieclips’ Movieclips at #10.
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Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
March 30, 2017 - April 5, 2017
1
Ryan ToysReviewViews This Week: 138,813,179 -7%Subs This Week: 85,250 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 11,339,818,398 | All-Time Subs: 7,166,279 | SlateScore: 581
2
WWEViews This Week: 132,151,060 22%Subs This Week: 218,686 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 14,051,580,084 | All-Time Subs: 15,321,730 | SlateScore: 764
3
LuisFonsiVEVOViews This Week: 77,904,459 -9%Subs This Week: 181,827 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 1,693,419,330 | All-Time Subs: 3,131,057 | SlateScore: 501
4
ChainsmokersVEVOViews This Week: 77,807,037 -13%Subs This Week: 159,164 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 3,750,001,194 | All-Time Subs: 8,211,961 | SlateScore: 605
5
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 71,636,367 -18%Subs This Week: 78,839 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 11,330,179,995 | All-Time Subs: 21,752,369 | SlateScore: 624
6
ToyScouterViews This Week: 65,775,742 -15%Subs This Week: 104,239 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 3,915,267,038 | All-Time Subs: 5,436,297 | SlateScore: 592
7
Bruno MarsViews This Week: 60,024,688 -15%Subs This Week: 130,647 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 5,710,473,178 | All-Time Subs: 13,985,234 | SlateScore: 580
8
shakiraVEVOViews This Week: 56,216,045 -16%Subs This Week: 95,571 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 8,888,196,469 | All-Time Subs: 12,999,412 | SlateScore: 592
9
FamilyFunPackViews This Week: 55,128,743 -6%Subs This Week: 38,326 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 9,062,500,179 | All-Time Subs: 5,019,960 | SlateScore: 607
10
MovieclipsViews This Week: 54,934,584 -21%Subs This Week: 47,654 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 6,109,688,008 | All-Time Subs: 4,741,089 | SlateScore: 577
11
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 52,820,068 -17%Subs This Week: 72,966 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 9,533,431,606 | All-Time Subs: 12,127,872 | SlateScore: 757
12
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 52,026,279 -11%Subs This Week: 134,794 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 14,763,602,941 | All-Time Subs: 28,191,997 | SlateScore: 514
13
TaylorSwiftVEVOViews This Week: 49,560,781 -20%Subs This Week: 59,732 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 11,102,174,862 | All-Time Subs: 21,879,616 | SlateScore: 551
14
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 48,412,175 -14%Subs This Week: 82,172 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 7,826,593,157 | All-Time Subs: 10,190,806 | SlateScore: 545
15
Wave MusicViews This Week: 48,259,166 -9%Subs This Week: 66,201 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 2,092,683,404 | All-Time Subs: 2,177,344 | SlateScore: 597
16
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 43,685,811 -34%Subs This Week: 87,944 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 3,009,914,363 | All-Time Subs: 5,476,506 | SlateScore: 616
17
Toy FreaksViews This Week: 43,651,271 -2%Subs This Week: 71,253 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 4,945,024,569 | All-Time Subs: 5,913,535 | SlateScore: 562
18
Trap NationViews This Week: 42,381,780 -17%Subs This Week: 111,567 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 4,322,658,782 | All-Time Subs: 13,076,224 | SlateScore: 663
19
WORLDSTARHIPHOPViews This Week: 41,515,091 -14%Subs This Week: 52,311 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 3,252,242,103 | All-Time Subs: 4,931,976 | SlateScore: 660
20
Guava JuiceViews This Week: 38,521,547 3%Subs This Week: 103,311 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 1,895,052,019 | All-Time Subs: 5,649,958 | SlateScore: 687
21
ToyMonsterViews This Week: 38,519,293 -28%Subs This Week: 91,594 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 1,912,520,816 | All-Time Subs: 3,393,555 | SlateScore: 567
22
Fueled By RamenViews This Week: 37,268,076 -14%Subs This Week: 45,896 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 7,186,602,243 | All-Time Subs: 7,862,715 | SlateScore: 648
23
CalvinHarrisVEVOViews This Week: 36,705,104 -9%Subs This Week: 48,453 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 6,888,399,621 | All-Time Subs: 10,779,788 | SlateScore: 452
24
MarkiplierViews This Week: 36,587,986 -10%Subs This Week: 57,615 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 6,987,669,790 | All-Time Subs: 17,026,209 | SlateScore: 761
25
Movieclips TrailersViews This Week: 36,183,075 4%Subs This Week: 34,637 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 8,031,197,606 | All-Time Subs: 10,858,520 | SlateScore: 707
26
Inside EditionViews This Week: 35,992,806 16%Subs This Week: 23,748 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 1,321,258,589 | All-Time Subs: 858,302 | SlateScore: 603
27
Warner Bros. PicturesViews This Week: 35,635,940 18%Subs This Week: 47,390 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 2,393,415,760 | All-Time Subs: 3,989,510 | SlateScore: 654
28
Super Simple SongsViews This Week: 35,537,310 -14%Subs This Week: 48,332 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 5,975,136,483 | All-Time Subs: 5,368,340 | SlateScore: 591
29
PopularMMOsViews This Week: 34,866,992 -18%Subs This Week: 49,934 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 8,109,130,214 | All-Time Subs: 11,212,915 | SlateScore: 743
30
Maroon5VEVOViews This Week: 34,250,189 -18%Subs This Week: 54,373 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 7,015,433,929 | All-Time Subs: 13,015,918 | SlateScore: 599
31
BuzzFeedYellowViews This Week: 33,277,714 -8%Subs This Week: 19,153 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 6,974,124,801 | All-Time Subs: 7,775,498 | SlateScore: 678
32
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 32,996,743 -31%Subs This Week: 47,582 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 8,468,684,083 | All-Time Subs: 19,348,605 | SlateScore: 735
33
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 31,980,585 15%Subs This Week: 24,305 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 4,994,955,497 | All-Time Subs: 4,286,199 | SlateScore: 603
34
Freak Family VlogsViews This Week: 31,571,536 -23%Subs This Week: 65,319 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 1,767,477,595 | All-Time Subs: 2,625,209 | SlateScore: 574
35
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 31,528,487 -21%Subs This Week: 63,850 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 6,726,057,663 | All-Time Subs: 16,152,748 | SlateScore: 565
36
Jake PaulViews This Week: 30,784,403 13%Subs This Week: 314,294 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 339,965,915 | All-Time Subs: 3,751,780 | SlateScore: 702
37
FGTeeVViews This Week: 30,495,480 -25%Subs This Week: 25,085 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 3,641,263,479 | All-Time Subs: 3,235,938 | SlateScore: 607
38
Ricky MartinViews This Week: 30,002,341 -18%Subs This Week: 28,745 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 2,721,086,721 | All-Time Subs: 3,077,397 | SlateScore: 495
39
PomPomViews This Week: 29,403,006 18%Subs This Week: 55,297 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,193,940,691 | All-Time Subs: 3,524,758 | SlateScore: 594
40
EminemVEVOViews This Week: 28,297,881 -19%Subs This Week: 70,310 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 8,336,538,170 | All-Time Subs: 21,522,796 | SlateScore: 511
41
Ultra MusicViews This Week: 28,266,236 -15%Subs This Week: 34,876 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 6,022,733,405 | All-Time Subs: 8,182,177 | SlateScore: 695
42
FUNnel VisionViews This Week: 27,664,301 -11%Subs This Week: 22,033 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 3,002,210,772 | All-Time Subs: 2,800,029 | SlateScore: 614
43
Toys and Funny Kids Surprise EggsViews This Week: 26,786,752 -19%Subs This Week: 46,988 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 5,459,961,861 | All-Time Subs: 5,981,468 | SlateScore: 582
44
RihannaVEVOViews This Week: 26,038,918 -9%Subs This Week: 42,085 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 11,038,498,558 | All-Time Subs: 24,425,111 | SlateScore: 511
45
Fresh Movie TrailersViews This Week: 25,643,781 11%Subs This Week: 23,261 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,849,121,472 | All-Time Subs: 2,544,615 | SlateScore: 615
46
Wiz KhalifaViews This Week: 25,619,391 -16%Subs This Week: 55,714 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 5,828,555,143 | All-Time Subs: 10,689,734 | SlateScore: 560
47
ShawnMendesVEVOViews This Week: 25,308,165 -17%Subs This Week: 57,813 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 2,536,579,114 | All-Time Subs: 7,490,300 | SlateScore: 472
48
The Late Late Show with James CordenViews This Week: 25,124,378 -3%Subs This Week: 90,152 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,571,058,374 | All-Time Subs: 10,069,756 | SlateScore: 718
49
KendrickLamarVEVOViews This Week: 24,574,357 816%Subs This Week: 167,396 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 658,346,686 | All-Time Subs: 2,195,180 | SlateScore: 448
50
RomanAtwoodVlogsViews This Week: 24,403,056 -17%Subs This Week: 60,486 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 3,345,971,134 | All-Time Subs: 12,047,105 | SlateScore: 757