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For the first time in months, there is a change at the top of our ranking of the top 50 most-viewed YouTube channels of the week. The Indian entertainment juggernaut that has paced the global field for months has now ceded its position at the top of the chart to an animation studio that appeals to young children with its nursery rhymes and other pieces of content.
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Chart Toppers
As far as our Tubefilter charts are concerned, 2020 has belonged to two channels: Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes of the USA, and T-Series of India. Almost every week, those two channels have run first and second in our ranking of the 50 most-viewed channels worldwide. For the past few months, the top spot has belonged to T-Series, an Indian channel known for its music videos, but since our last chart seven days ago, T-Series’ viewership fell by 6% and Cocomelon’s rose by 6%. The resulted is that the kid-friendly animation studio, with its 916.3 million weekly views, now sits in first place, with T-Series and its 891 million weekly views falling back to second.
But this titanic twosome is no longer lapping the rest of the field. Vlad and Niki, a Floridian family vlog, is still #3 in our global chart, but thanks to a 13% week-over-week increase, it’s now just a smidge behind T-Series, counting 868 million weekly views.
After Vlad and Niki, there is a significant viewership drop down to #4. SET India, which earned a fourth-place finish for the second week in a row, added 698.4 million weekly views to its lifetime total. That’s a week-over-week dip of about 6% for the Sony-owned hub.
Finally, Kids Diana Show rounded out the top five for the second week in a row. The Ukranian-American family vlog finished our latest seven-day measurement period with 634.3 million weekly views.
Top Gainers
SET India is not the only Sony-owned, India-based YouTube channel to reach this week’s global top 50. Another digital home for a terrestrial TV channel, Sony PAL, had a big week as well. Sony’s South Asian sister channel touted a week-over-week viewership jump of 24%, which allowed it to rise 12 spots in the global chart before topping out in 24th place. In total, Sony PAL received 144.1 million weekly views.
Like many other YouTube channels that have thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony PAL has gotten a big boostie by posting full episodes of famous Indian TV shows. In particular, old episodes of the popular procedural CID (Crime Investigation Department) have received millions of views. This compilation, for example, is nearing a million views; it offers some highlights from 1,500-plus installments of CID that have aired thus far.
The popularity of CID explains not only the success of the Sony PAL YouTube channel but the success of SET India as well; the #4 channel in this week’s global charts often posts its own CID episodes, some of which have received more than 70 million views.
Channel Distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the Top 50 Most Viewed channels this week in terms of their countries of origin:
India: 19 channels in the Top 50.
United States: 13 channels in the Top 50.
Russia: 4 channels in the Top 50.
South Korea: 3 channels in the Top 50.
Canada: 2 channels in the Top 50.
Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Jordan, Pakistan, The Philippines, Romania, Thailand, and Turkey: 1 channel each in the Top 50.
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Tubefilter Top 50
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • Worldwide
October 12, 2020 - October 18, 2020
1
Cocomelon - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 916,353,3926%Subs This Week: 700,000 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 81,014,758,386 | All-Time Subs: 96,200,000
2
T-SeriesViews This Week: 891,002,556-6%Subs This Week: 1,000,000 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 128,535,446,819 | All-Time Subs: 157,000,000
3
Vlad and NikiViews This Week: 868,080,63813%Subs This Week: 800,000 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 34,662,519,321 | All-Time Subs: 55,500,000
4
SET IndiaViews This Week: 698,476,052-6%Subs This Week: 700,000 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 69,050,512,649 | All-Time Subs: 85,800,000
5
✿ Kids Diana ShowViews This Week: 634,301,325-7%Subs This Week: 700,000 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 41,634,792,184 | All-Time Subs: 65,900,000
6
Like NastyaViews This Week: 616,390,528-2%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 44,814,426,549 | All-Time Subs: 62,600,000
7
SAB TVViews This Week: 523,599,301-7%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 38,761,284,849 | All-Time Subs: 39,000,000
8
Zee TVViews This Week: 493,272,917-2%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 53,063,977,182 | All-Time Subs: 52,200,000
9
Toys and ColorsViews This Week: 432,854,15669%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 20,543,531,997 | All-Time Subs: 26,000,000
10
MovieclipsViews This Week: 366,440,9657%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 43,701,366,270 | All-Time Subs: 45,300,000
11
Colors TVViews This Week: 302,713,0521%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 22,999,849,811 | All-Time Subs: 29,800,000
12
WWEViews This Week: 301,997,055-7%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 50,329,562,045 | All-Time Subs: 67,900,000
13
T-Series Bhakti SagarViews This Week: 235,058,17450%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 14,745,000,109 | All-Time Subs: 34,200,000
Zee Music CompanyViews This Week: 211,744,7055%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 30,518,794,508 | All-Time Subs: 63,300,000
16
Little Angel: Nursery Rhymes & Kids SongsViews This Week: 207,917,3888%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 11,517,600,991 | All-Time Subs: 17,700,000
17
ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids SongsViews This Week: 204,581,2141%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 26,435,735,783 | All-Time Subs: 41,100,000
18
Wave MusicViews This Week: 197,504,9435%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 26,798,296,765 | All-Time Subs: 38,800,000
19
BabyBus - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 195,056,3153%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 14,426,144,881 | All-Time Subs: 20,000,000
20
BLACKPINKViews This Week: 194,735,429-20%Subs This Week: 600,000 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 12,862,108,095 | All-Time Subs: 51,400,000
21
Vijay TelevisionViews This Week: 194,043,353-6%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 10,013,813,333 | All-Time Subs: 12,200,000
22
Like Nastya ShowViews This Week: 193,559,41818%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 13,759,462,940 | All-Time Subs: 33,100,000
23
Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & StoriesViews This Week: 189,075,2940%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 18,125,971,314 | All-Time Subs: 39,600,000
24
Infobells - HindiViews This Week: 178,670,0374%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 14,589,004,218 | All-Time Subs: 28,100,000
25
Super JoJo - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 165,069,928-6%Subs This Week: 290,000 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 4,444,665,338 | All-Time Subs: 8,480,000
26
Super Simple Songs - Kids SongsViews This Week: 162,689,7933%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 23,412,832,664 | All-Time Subs: 25,000,000
27
Tips OfficialViews This Week: 158,752,2903%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 15,337,837,121 | All-Time Subs: 33,200,000
28
netd müzikViews This Week: 156,689,0221%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 39,041,081,784 | All-Time Subs: 18,700,000
29
Ryan's WorldViews This Week: 153,163,3964%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 42,333,141,546 | All-Time Subs: 26,800,000
30
infobells - TamilViews This Week: 152,083,10819%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 10,322,010,340 | All-Time Subs: 18,700,000
31
Nick Jr.Views This Week: 147,115,923-0%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 13,991,496,342 | All-Time Subs: 16,800,000
32
Sony PALViews This Week: 144,129,10824%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 9,609,871,769 | All-Time Subs: 16,600,000
33
Eva Bravo PlayViews This Week: 139,018,03710%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 4,935,382,902 | All-Time Subs: 10,500,000
34
قناة طيور الجنة | toyoraljanahtvViews This Week: 136,894,03011%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 19,013,256,133 | All-Time Subs: 21,400,000
35
Big Hit LabelsViews This Week: 135,488,5380%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 12,097,204,720 | All-Time Subs: 45,500,000
36
Ch3ThailandViews This Week: 134,690,398-13%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 18,890,159,329 | All-Time Subs: 25,400,000
37
A4Views This Week: 130,208,183-2%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 4,289,167,968 | All-Time Subs: 24,400,000
38
Bounce Patrol - Kids SongsViews This Week: 129,599,67915%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 10,534,592,231 | All-Time Subs: 18,200,000
39
Bollywood ClassicsViews This Week: 128,903,142-3%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 11,401,159,673 | All-Time Subs: 19,900,000
40
Like Nastya PRTViews This Week: 122,167,0435%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 4,749,464,343 | All-Time Subs: 11,600,000
41
YRFViews This Week: 121,019,124-1%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 19,247,041,140 | All-Time Subs: 34,300,000
42
ARY DigitalViews This Week: 118,135,470-1%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 10,173,260,004 | All-Time Subs: 16,700,000
43
infobells - TeluguViews This Week: 116,741,43520%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 62All-Time Views: 8,631,324,809 | All-Time Subs: 18,200,000
44
Like Nastya ESPViews This Week: 113,946,48224%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 69All-Time Views: 8,987,911,910 | All-Time Subs: 23,300,000
45
Sesame StreetViews This Week: 113,514,7434%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 51All-Time Views: 15,413,745,928 | All-Time Subs: 18,000,000
46
La Granja de ZenónViews This Week: 111,849,531-6%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 14,485,969,329 | All-Time Subs: 23,800,000
47
ZEE5Views This Week: 110,916,1171%Subs This Week: 130,000 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 3,094,021,188 | All-Time Subs: 5,080,000
48
GMANetworkViews This Week: 110,388,368-1%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 19,442,320,450 | All-Time Subs: 19,900,000
49
VenusViews This Week: 109,403,0060%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 52All-Time Views: 10,447,272,359 | All-Time Subs: 26,700,000
50
SSSniperWolfViews This Week: 106,676,200-13%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 8,488,810,742 | All-Time Subs: 22,700,000