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India and the United States continue to rule our worldwide ranking of the top 50 most viewed YouTube channels of the week. The top 13 spots in our latest global chart, as well as 33 spots in the top 50, all went to channels that fly one of those two flags. An Indian channel is leading the way in the #1 spot; you can probably guess which one.
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Chart Toppers
T-Series is still on top. The indefatigable digital hub, which defines itself as India’s largest record label, continues to bank millions of fresh views every single day. It closed out April by pulling in 677.2 million weekly views, which allowed it to continue occupying the global #1 spot it has held throughout 2021.
The next three channels in the global chart, all of which held onto the positions they reached last week, are giving T-Series a run for its money. All of them received more than 600 million weekly views in our latest count, and the channel at the front of this oncoming group — Sony-owned SET India — is within 20 million weekly views of T-Series. It used its collection of TV clips to wring 658 million weekly views out of its predominantly South Asian audience.
The other two channels to join the 600 million view club this week were Cocomelon – Nursery Rhymes and Sony SAB. The former, an American producer of colorful animated content, placed third in the world after racking up 640.5 million weekly views. Sony SAB is hot on its heels. The TV-adjacent Indian channel, which shares an owner with SET India but specializes in comedy content, cemented its fourth-place finish thanks to 636.4 million weekly views.
Vlad and Niki rode a 56% week-over-week viewership increase to move up two spots and claim the #5 position in our global ranking. The American family vlog boasted 577.8 million weekly views in our latest count.
Top Gainers
Though more channels in the global top 50 hail from India than anywhere else, several other Asian nations are frequently represented in our worldwide ranking, including Pakistan and Turkey. What may not be immediately apparent, especially to us westerners, is that the popular channels in these countries share many viewers in common — much in the same way that an American viewer might watch a channel based in the UK.
For example, consider HUM TV, a Pakistani TV station with a big presence on YouTube. In our latest global chart, HUM counted 205.1 million weekly views, which represented a 52% week-over-week viewership jump and allowed for a move from 43rd place in the world up to 21st. The videos driving much of this growth are full episodes of popular Pakistani shows. For example, episode 10 of the romantic drama Raqs-e-Bismil (which literally translates to “Dance of the Wounded”) has received more than 9.2 million views since its arrival on YouTube in February.
But it’s not just Pakistani viewers who are flocking to this video. Its comment section reveals that Raqs-e-Bismil also has a large following in India.
HUM TV’s YouTube success shows what is possible when audiences from across South Asia unite. And for anyone who got hooked on Raqs-e-Bismil, the channel offers many other dramas for its loyal clientele.
Channel Distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the Top 50 Most Viewed channels this week in terms of their countries of origin:
India: 19 channelsin the Top 50.
United States: 14 channels in the Top 50.
South Korea: 4 channels in the Top 50.
Pakistan: 3 channels in the Top 50.
Canada, Russia, and Thailand: 2 channels in the Top 50.
Argentina, The Philippines, Romania, and Turkey: 1 channel each in the Top 50.
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Tubefilter Top 50
50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • Worldwide
April 26, 2021 - May 2, 2021
1
T-SeriesViews This Week: 677,283,337-15%Subs This Week: 1,000,000 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 152,529,579,445 | All-Time Subs: 181,000,000
2
SET IndiaViews This Week: 658,073,516-10%Subs This Week: 1,000,000 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 86,128,318,671 | All-Time Subs: 103,000,000
3
Cocomelon - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 640,590,8143%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 3All-Time Views: 100,210,615,903 | All-Time Subs: 110,000,000
4
Sony SABViews This Week: 636,488,18617%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 52,686,428,004 | All-Time Subs: 50,000,000
5
Vlad and NikiViews This Week: 577,881,76456%Subs This Week: 800,000 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 47,695,846,722 | All-Time Subs: 66,600,000
6
✿ Kids Diana ShowViews This Week: 408,131,7458%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 55,432,260,436 | All-Time Subs: 78,000,000
7
Colors TVViews This Week: 376,309,3508%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 9All-Time Views: 32,697,610,251 | All-Time Subs: 38,900,000
8
Like NastyaViews This Week: 308,256,215-16%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 57,024,327,815 | All-Time Subs: 73,500,000
9
Zee Music CompanyViews This Week: 301,345,80862%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 36,732,851,298 | All-Time Subs: 72,200,000
10
WWEViews This Week: 298,695,44914%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 58,022,252,168 | All-Time Subs: 76,500,000
11
ZEE5Views This Week: 263,553,0367%Subs This Week: 160,000 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 7,417,434,518 | All-Time Subs: 8,640,000
12
Voot KidsViews This Week: 251,934,54533%Subs This Week: 500,000 | Position Last Week: 24All-Time Views: 10,889,338,194 | All-Time Subs: 27,700,000
13
D BillionsViews This Week: 244,366,635-1%Subs This Week: 270,000 | Position Last Week: 12All-Time Views: 7,102,978,141 | All-Time Subs: 8,850,000
14
व्लाद और निकिताViews This Week: 223,431,943102%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 72All-Time Views: 8,776,851,061 | All-Time Subs: 15,800,000
15
HAR PAL GEOViews This Week: 218,625,8970%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 10,540,084,845 | All-Time Subs: 16,600,000
16
one31Views This Week: 218,121,9303%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 23,340,074,114 | All-Time Subs: 29,400,000
17
Toys and ColorsViews This Week: 214,826,444-22%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 10All-Time Views: 28,630,113,419 | All-Time Subs: 31,000,000
18
Sony PALViews This Week: 209,598,8732%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 14,608,939,878 | All-Time Subs: 22,900,000
19
Super JoJo - Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 206,360,2424%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 20All-Time Views: 10,450,966,723 | All-Time Subs: 18,000,000
20
Jake FellmanViews This Week: 205,349,6135%Subs This Week: 180,000 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 3,456,504,856 | All-Time Subs: 4,760,000
21
HUM TVViews This Week: 205,184,55852%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 7,377,154,555 | All-Time Subs: 13,300,000
22
Alan Chikin ChowViews This Week: 196,122,4162%Subs This Week: 213,000 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 685,747,053 | All-Time Subs: 916,000
23
MovieclipsViews This Week: 192,247,418-17%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 51,061,495,550 | All-Time Subs: 52,100,000
24
ZhongViews This Week: 190,787,6326%Subs This Week: 170,000 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 1,265,710,837 | All-Time Subs: 2,120,000
ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids SongsViews This Week: 185,806,928-2%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 31,158,146,661 | All-Time Subs: 47,900,000
27
Infobells - HindiViews This Week: 181,649,77719%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 18,328,666,967 | All-Time Subs: 34,400,000
28
웃웃TwinsFromRussiaViews This Week: 180,717,21918%Subs This Week: 180,000 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,234,528,298 | All-Time Subs: 2,720,000
29
imkavyViews This Week: 177,818,36484%Subs This Week: 90,000 | Position Last Week: 99All-Time Views: 1,378,469,677 | All-Time Subs: 1,150,000
30
Super Simple Songs - Kids SongsViews This Week: 172,314,41717%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 27,577,795,729 | All-Time Subs: 28,400,000
31
Vlad và NikitaViews This Week: 171,795,29415%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 6,524,892,794 | All-Time Subs: 11,300,000
32
SSSniperWolfViews This Week: 169,532,66028%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 44All-Time Views: 12,277,583,217 | All-Time Subs: 27,200,000
33
Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & StoriesViews This Week: 165,526,501-22%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 23,402,295,897 | All-Time Subs: 47,300,000
34
El Reino InfantilViews This Week: 165,128,9895%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 39,993,686,958 | All-Time Subs: 42,100,000
35
Suyash VlogsViews This Week: 161,109,81818%Subs This Week: 90,000 | Position Last Week: 41All-Time Views: 826,728,238 | All-Time Subs: 1,250,000
36
DONA 도나Views This Week: 159,862,569-9%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 28All-Time Views: 13,569,167,049 | All-Time Subs: 0
37
Radhika JainViews This Week: 153,889,838197%Subs This Week: 0 | Position Last Week: 293All-Time Views: 835,705,346 | All-Time Subs: 0
38
Little Angel: Nursery Rhymes & Kids SongsViews This Week: 147,347,3923%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 37All-Time Views: 16,024,787,139 | All-Time Subs: 22,900,000
39
AsianetViews This Week: 146,530,583-11%Subs This Week: 60,000 | Position Last Week: 31All-Time Views: 5,172,792,595 | All-Time Subs: 6,320,000
40
netd müzikViews This Week: 141,899,11015%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 52All-Time Views: 42,933,144,798 | All-Time Subs: 19,900,000
41
Wave MusicViews This Week: 140,839,45421%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 64All-Time Views: 30,834,854,827 | All-Time Subs: 44,100,000
42
Ch3ThailandViews This Week: 137,283,577-17%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 20,395,601,251 | All-Time Subs: 28,100,000
43
Heidi & Zidane बच्चों की कहानियाँViews This Week: 135,897,7734%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 7,658,863,800 | All-Time Subs: 11,800,000
44
Sun TVViews This Week: 135,418,660-1%Subs This Week: 100,000 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 5,461,095,453 | All-Time Subs: 12,200,000
45
PowerKidsViews This Week: 134,291,193-7%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 8,566,023,318 | All-Time Subs: 17,800,000
46
HYBE LABELSViews This Week: 132,045,9824%Subs This Week: 300,000 | Position Last Week: 48All-Time Views: 15,979,910,704 | All-Time Subs: 54,000,000
47
ARY DigitalViews This Week: 130,157,7959%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 60All-Time Views: 13,366,252,614 | All-Time Subs: 20,200,000
48
Tips OfficialViews This Week: 128,406,5478%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 62All-Time Views: 19,956,048,311 | All-Time Subs: 41,100,000
49
BANGTANTVViews This Week: 127,241,59212%Subs This Week: 400,000 | Position Last Week: 69All-Time Views: 9,821,421,203 | All-Time Subs: 49,000,000
50
ABS-CBN EntertainmentViews This Week: 127,083,6320%Subs This Week: 200,000 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 41,373,617,091 | All-Time Subs: 33,900,000