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If you thought that the end of the 2020 presidential election cycle would cause surging news channels to drop out of our ranking of the top 50 most-viewed US-based YouTube channels of the week, well, you weren’t ready for the events 2021 had in store. Chaos at the U.S. Capitol led to substantial traffic jumps across major news channels on YouTube, though kid-friendly destinations continue to secure more views than any other US-based channels.
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Chart Toppers
Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes is still the most-viewed US-based YouTube channel of the week, and no other hubs seem as if they’re particularly close to catching the Southern California-based producer of cartoons, jingles, and other pieces of family-friendly content. Cocomelon’s latest seven-day totals included 715.6 million weekly views, which was both less than what the channel registered the week before and more than enough to hold onto the #1 position in this chart.
The race for runner-up was much closer, but the #2 spot went to Kids Diana Show once again. The Ukranian-American family vlog recorded 492.2 million weekly views, which was just enough to pip #3 finisher Like Nastya. That channel — also a family vlog with Slavic roots — picked up 487.8 million weekly views.
Despite these week-to-week shifts in traffic, our latest US-only ranking ultimately features an unchanged top five. Toys and Colors, a hub catered to YouTube’s youngest viewers, held onto the #5 spot by pulling in 295.8 million weekly views.
Top Gainers
Do you remember, back during election season, when news-focused channels like CNN, MSNBC, and ABC News saw big returns on their YouTube-based coverage? Well, after a mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed into the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, those same news channels posted their coverage on YouTube once again, and the result was the same as it was last year. Several digital arms of major American media companies reached this week’s US-only top 50 ranking, led by CNN, which made it all the way up to 18th place.
CNN’s seven-day totals included 101.1 million weekly views — which was 96% more traffic than what the Atlanta-based cabler posted in our previous US ranking — and 100,000 new subscribers. Much of that traffic was devoted to videos covering the Capitol attack; 29 different videos covering the chaos and its ensuing fallout have crossed the million-view plateau.
In such a tumultuous time, CNN’s surge is not a surprise. That said, I for one would be happy for a brief reprieve from all the terrible breaking news we’ve had over the past few months.
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Tubefilter Top 50
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • United States
January 4, 2021 - January 10, 2021
1
Cocomelon - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 715,699,438-9%Subs This Week: 1,000,000 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 89,706,995,896 | All-Time Subs: 102,000,000
2
✿ Kids Diana ShowViews This Week: 492,269,435-10%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 48,972,069,760 | All-Time Subs: 72,600,000
3
Like NastyaViews This Week: 487,869,441-3%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 50,028,430,149 | All-Time Subs: 67,200,000
4
Vlad and NikiViews This Week: 451,976,2741%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 41,476,873,780 | All-Time Subs: 61,000,000
5
Toys and ColorsViews This Week: 285,958,766-6%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 24,404,541,458 | All-Time Subs: 28,200,000
6
D BillionsViews This Week: 270,323,920-1%Subs This Week: 270,000 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 3,098,229,643 | All-Time Subs: 4,710,000
7
WWEViews This Week: 267,129,0546%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 53,478,469,786 | All-Time Subs: 71,700,000
8
Super JoJo - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 266,577,8716%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 6,965,447,415 | All-Time Subs: 12,800,000
9
MovieclipsViews This Week: 241,265,668-4%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 46,631,918,154 | All-Time Subs: 48,400,000
10
BabyBus - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 185,791,248-5%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 16,381,544,869 | All-Time Subs: 22,100,000
11
Ryan's WorldViews This Week: 174,221,6044%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 44,375,335,819 | All-Time Subs: 28,000,000
12
SSSniperWolfViews This Week: 139,538,392-18%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 9,900,606,664 | All-Time Subs: 24,400,000
MrBeastViews This Week: 129,706,960-2%Subs This Week: 700,000 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 8,641,961,121 | All-Time Subs: 50,600,000
15
Jake FellmanViews This Week: 123,871,9688%Subs This Week: 230,000 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 1,040,268,751 | All-Time Subs: 1,900,000
16
Sesame StreetViews This Week: 112,864,4240%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 16,618,905,184 | All-Time Subs: 19,200,000
17
Mother Goose Club PlayhouseViews This Week: 102,503,63510%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 12,352,889,582 | All-Time Subs: 13,900,000
18
CNNViews This Week: 101,137,47896%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 62All-Time Views: 8,872,111,570 | All-Time Subs: 11,800,000
19
AphmauViews This Week: 98,979,3078%Subs This Week: 110,000 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 5,590,921,384 | All-Time Subs: 7,800,000
20
Diana Show IndonesiaViews This Week: 97,290,960-32%Subs This Week: 220,000 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 1,995,024,668 | All-Time Subs: 5,640,000
21
MSNBCViews This Week: 97,147,364213%Subs This Week: 80,000 | Position Last Week: 143All-Time Views: 5,259,956,538 | All-Time Subs: 4,020,000
22
Diana Kids StoriesViews This Week: 95,909,03710%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 7,626,636,270 | All-Time Subs: 17,700,000
23
Wolfoo ChannelViews This Week: 94,269,96723%Subs This Week: 220,000 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 1,199,233,148 | All-Time Subs: 3,160,000
24
VexTrexViews This Week: 93,165,34514%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 3,804,373,618 | All-Time Subs: 0
25
Vlad and Niki ARAViews This Week: 91,000,98112%Subs This Week: 220,000 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 2,071,931,996 | All-Time Subs: 5,400,000
26
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 89,829,1673%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 16,034,601,549 | All-Time Subs: 22,600,000
27
Come Play With MeViews This Week: 87,568,2115%Subs This Week: 50,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 9,106,808,134 | All-Time Subs: 9,100,000
28
Wolfoo FamilyViews This Week: 86,611,2444%Subs This Week: 160,000 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 1,966,200,116 | All-Time Subs: 4,410,000
29
FGTeeVViews This Week: 85,633,0780%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 18,475,145,691 | All-Time Subs: 17,900,000
30
Dhar MannViews This Week: 85,026,466-5%Subs This Week: 220,000 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 1,514,238,969 | All-Time Subs: 4,870,000
31
Inside EditionViews This Week: 84,800,559-8%Subs This Week: 40,000 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 13,541,324,324 | All-Time Subs: 8,470,000
32
Like Nastya AEViews This Week: 84,136,79514%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 5,967,674,414 | All-Time Subs: 14,200,000
33
WB KidsViews This Week: 82,594,8752%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 5,822,128,161 | All-Time Subs: 15,500,000
34
Ninja Kidz TVViews This Week: 81,632,007-3%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 5,091,863,845 | All-Time Subs: 12,200,000
35
LankyBoxViews This Week: 78,251,668-6%Subs This Week: 50,000 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 3,357,237,023 | All-Time Subs: 6,000,000
36
Talking TomViews This Week: 76,523,2941%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 10,604,072,053 | All-Time Subs: 22,800,000
37
FlamingoViews This Week: 76,051,109-11%Subs This Week: 60,000 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 5,457,539,820 | All-Time Subs: 8,250,000
38
Like Nastya StoriesViews This Week: 73,306,2262%Subs This Week: 170,000 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 2,320,048,483 | All-Time Subs: 5,860,000
39
FatTVViews This Week: 71,833,651-22%Subs This Week: 90,000 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 2,524,865,308 | All-Time Subs: 3,760,000
40
Vlad and Niki IDNViews This Week: 71,597,494-19%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 5,030,839,736 | All-Time Subs: 12,500,000
41
Blippi - Educational Videos for KidsViews This Week: 70,833,511-8%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 8,399,367,627 | All-Time Subs: 11,000,000
42
KarolGVEVOViews This Week: 68,674,176-12%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 7,548,901,895 | All-Time Subs: 3,650,000
43
5-Minute Crafts LIKEViews This Week: 68,340,09224%Subs This Week: 210,000 | Position Last Week: 55All-Time Views: 837,878,218 | All-Time Subs: 2,650,000
44
ABC NewsViews This Week: 67,899,40489%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 116All-Time Views: 8,996,019,450 | All-Time Subs: 10,700,000
45
Diana PlayViews This Week: 67,331,82112%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 52All-Time Views: 6,168,160,266 | All-Time Subs: 15,400,000
46
NBAViews This Week: 66,003,3904%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 7,768,753,660 | All-Time Subs: 15,700,000
47
Kids PlayViews This Week: 65,172,014-3%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 6,017,565,145 | All-Time Subs: 13,600,000
48
Maha Fun TvViews This Week: 64,177,064-4%Subs This Week: 170,000 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 1,882,395,547 | All-Time Subs: 5,520,000
49
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 63,671,362-5%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 15,731,863,300 | All-Time Subs: 18,100,000
50
NASA SPAViews This Week: 62,861,70899%Subs This Week: 112,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 101,910,794 | All-Time Subs: 195,000