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As YouTube has attempting to cut into TikTok’s short-form video market share, the creators who utilize the nascent YouTube Shorts platform have rocketed up our ranking of the top 50 most-viewed US-based channels. This week’s US Top 50 looks like a TikTok invasion of sorts, though the top spots in the chart are still held by channels that appeal to young children.
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Chart Toppers
Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes dropped one spot in our latest global top 50, but the destination for colorful jingles is still picking up more views per week than any other channel based in the US. The Southern California-based content producer’s latest totals include 673.9 million weekly views, which was 2% more than the viewership it accrued the week prior.
The only other US-based channel to cross the 500 million view mark this week was Like Nastya. The Russian-American family vlog picked up 511.5 million weekly views. It was followed in our US Top 50 by two more kid-friendly channels that also have Eastern European roots. Kids Diana Show‘s 407.1 million weekly views were good enough for it to hold onto the #3 position it earned in last week’s US Top 50, and Vlad and Niki finished fourth in this ranking for the second week running. That channel, anchored by its two titular boys, received 342.5 million weekly views.
This only change in this week’s US top five came in the #5 spot. WWE, a regular in these rankings and a time-honored American content brand, elbow dropped the competition thanks to its 307.8 million weekly views.
Top Gainers
The aforementioned rise of TikTok-style content on YouTube has launched so many new creators into our US top 50 that we don’t have space to profile them all. This week, I have my eye on Zhong, a TikTok star turned YouTube standout who is succeeding thanks to his cleverly staged pranks. Over our latest measurement period, Zhong picked up 102.5 million weekly views, which was enough to reach 23rd place among channels that fly the US flag.
Zhong may have made his star on TikTok, but some of his popular videos fall into the “pranks” bucket that has long been a hit on YouTube. In a clip that has been viewed more than 15.4 million times, the Russia-born creator tries to pull a fast one on his roommate, only to be hoisted upon his own petard.
This video has tight enough choreography for me to wonder if it’s all staged, but one thing cannot be denied: This guy can really fit a lot into 30 precious seconds.
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Tubefilter Top 50
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • United States
March 22, 2021 - March 28, 2021
1
Cocomelon - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 673,982,5232%Subs This Week: 1,000,000 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 97,599,733,695 | All-Time Subs: 108,000,000
2
Like NastyaViews This Week: 511,572,55210%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 55,292,662,885 | All-Time Subs: 72,100,000
3
✿ Kids Diana ShowViews This Week: 407,150,927-9%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 53,592,907,610 | All-Time Subs: 76,400,000
4
Vlad and NikiViews This Week: 342,529,426-7%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 45,652,076,945 | All-Time Subs: 64,500,000
5
WWEViews This Week: 307,867,3387%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 56,595,499,266 | All-Time Subs: 75,100,000
6
Toys and ColorsViews This Week: 287,591,87734%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 27,423,518,287 | All-Time Subs: 30,100,000
7
Stokes twins squadViews This Week: 262,277,31444%Subs This Week: 233,000 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 827,673,502 | All-Time Subs: 1,010,000
8
MovieclipsViews This Week: 258,287,435-9%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 49,955,256,867 | All-Time Subs: 51,100,000
9
D BillionsViews This Week: 254,807,904-18%Subs This Week: 330,000 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 5,719,013,008 | All-Time Subs: 7,390,000
10
Super JoJo - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 208,033,639-29%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 9,293,080,519 | All-Time Subs: 16,400,000
11
Klem FamilyViews This Week: 207,072,19064%Subs This Week: 176,000 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 897,044,911 | All-Time Subs: 1,050,000
12
SSSniperWolfViews This Week: 145,751,6064%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 11,494,814,967 | All-Time Subs: 26,400,000
13
Ryan's WorldViews This Week: 135,287,541-1%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 46,175,996,958 | All-Time Subs: 29,100,000
14
Jake FellmanViews This Week: 134,139,86624%Subs This Week: 130,000 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 2,542,534,946 | All-Time Subs: 4,040,000
15
AphmauViews This Week: 131,287,61270%Subs This Week: 140,000 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 6,674,876,110 | All-Time Subs: 8,870,000
16
LankyBoxViews This Week: 128,652,38110%Subs This Week: 80,000 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 4,386,023,358 | All-Time Subs: 6,800,000
17
Dhar MannViews This Week: 122,828,6659%Subs This Week: 240,000 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 2,719,464,137 | All-Time Subs: 7,750,000
18
HerrouchiViews This Week: 121,633,39214%Subs This Week: 113,000 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 531,511,488 | All-Time Subs: 616,000
19
BabyBus - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 119,950,834-18%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 17,993,065,058 | All-Time Subs: 23,800,000
20
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 104,932,41878%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 53All-Time Views: 22,447,687,213 | All-Time Subs: 32,200,000
21
Nick Jr.Views This Week: 104,789,373-5%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 15,742,132,462 | All-Time Subs: 20,000,000
ZhongViews This Week: 102,501,985-3%Subs This Week: 130,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 580,475,188 | All-Time Subs: 1,550,000
24
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 95,998,871-1%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 17,146,782,489 | All-Time Subs: 23,700,000
25
Like Nastya AEViews This Week: 94,663,755-3%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 6,946,001,867 | All-Time Subs: 16,000,000
26
5-Minute CraftsViews This Week: 90,835,46297%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 78All-Time Views: 19,858,200,072 | All-Time Subs: 71,800,000
27
5-Minute Crafts RecycleViews This Week: 87,746,20214%Subs This Week: 240,000 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 1,862,676,923 | All-Time Subs: 5,470,000
28
KAROL GViews This Week: 81,799,47129%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 46All-Time Views: 9,516,469,005 | All-Time Subs: 22,000,000
29
Vlad and Niki ArabicViews This Week: 79,879,6696%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 5,740,455,842 | All-Time Subs: 14,200,000
30
WB KidsViews This Week: 79,509,85939%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 57All-Time Views: 6,542,260,112 | All-Time Subs: 16,900,000
31
Come Play With MeViews This Week: 76,077,8264%Subs This Week: 50,000 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 10,051,341,544 | All-Time Subs: 9,720,000
32
Vlad and Niki ARAViews This Week: 75,785,388-12%Subs This Week: 150,000 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 3,073,748,359 | All-Time Subs: 7,480,000
33
KarolGVEVOViews This Week: 75,413,40573%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 87All-Time Views: 8,253,276,880 | All-Time Subs: 3,660,000
34
Sesame StreetViews This Week: 74,040,053-12%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 29All-Time Views: 17,800,029,450 | All-Time Subs: 20,500,000
35
Wolfoo FamilyViews This Week: 73,715,110-18%Subs This Week: 170,000 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 2,798,412,062 | All-Time Subs: 5,970,000
36
Bruno MarsViews This Week: 73,235,3291%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 13,897,182,760 | All-Time Subs: 30,200,000
37
Wolfoo ChannelViews This Week: 72,580,969-23%Subs This Week: 180,000 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 2,145,326,135 | All-Time Subs: 4,930,000
38
Diana BebeViews This Week: 72,442,912-0%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 5,843,166,670 | All-Time Subs: 18,300,000
39
BestClipsViews This Week: 72,374,605-32%Subs This Week: 70,000 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 2,048,018,173 | All-Time Subs: 2,490,000
40
Binge Society - The Greatest Movie ScenesViews This Week: 71,346,4642%Subs This Week: 80,000 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 1,204,814,246 | All-Time Subs: 1,540,000
41
RM VideosViews This Week: 69,658,82749%Subs This Week: 60,000 | Position Last Week: 77All-Time Views: 1,776,857,327 | All-Time Subs: 2,230,000
42
Talking TomViews This Week: 69,638,28444%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 73All-Time Views: 11,379,398,877 | All-Time Subs: 23,900,000
43
VexTrexViews This Week: 68,602,01014%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 4,670,025,602 | All-Time Subs: 0
44
Diana Kids StoriesViews This Week: 67,771,9212%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 8,523,280,416 | All-Time Subs: 19,300,000
45
Inside EditionViews This Week: 67,428,5622%Subs This Week: 30,000 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 14,630,836,833 | All-Time Subs: 8,990,000
46
EminemMusicViews This Week: 67,229,777-1%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 19,255,855,471 | All-Time Subs: 47,000,000
47
MrBeastViews This Week: 67,171,000-55%Subs This Week: 700,000 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 9,602,180,324 | All-Time Subs: 56,400,000
48
Ariana GrandeViews This Week: 66,862,722-5%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 18,722,699,927 | All-Time Subs: 47,500,000
49
SeanDoesMagicViews This Week: 66,581,756-22%Subs This Week: 120,000 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 490,565,428 | All-Time Subs: 2,070,000
50
Disney JuniorViews This Week: 64,198,3768%Subs This Week: 70,000 | Position Last Week: 52All-Time Views: 8,073,493,012 | All-Time Subs: 9,450,000