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Last month, Masters of Prophecy outpaced MrBeast to take the #1 spot in our Global Top 100 subscriber rankings. In June 2025, however, the Masters were unable to fulfill their destiny, and MrBeast reclaimed the top spot after adding 11 million new subscribers during the month.
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You have to go to 16th place before you find the highest Indian channel in the ranking (and yes, it’s T-Series). Even if India is not as frequently represented among the uppermost channels in the Global Top 100, the world’s most populous nation is still making its mark on YouTube. Allow me to elaborate:
Indian creators are all about the in-jokes
Even though there are no Indian channels among the top 15 finishers in the Global Top 100 for June, the South Asian nation still dominated the chart in terms of sheer numbers. Nearly one-third of the 100 channels that got the most subscribers in June hail from India, making it the most represented country in the ranking.
When you take a look at some of the Indian channels that are making their mark in the charts, a hypothesis for the uneven distribution begins to take shape. The top-performing Indian creators are doing incredible numbers domestically, but they aren’t focusing as much on viewers from other countries. That theory would explain why Indian channels are big, but not that big.
That philosophy is a departure from the mindset of a typical Top 100 hub. U.S.-based channels like Alan’s Universe (#28 in the Global Top 100) and iShowSpeed (#39) have catalyzed rapid growth by making videos that still make sense when translated into other languages and presented to other cultures. After all, why seek viewers from one nation when you can seek viewers from 200 nations?
Indian creators like Sejal Gaba don’t think that way. Gaba is 61st in this month’s Global Top 100 thanks to the 1.2 million new subscribers she added during June, and few of her videos appeal to viewers outside of the Indian diaspora. If you don’t know what “khadoos” means, you’re going to be out of the loop on Gaba’s most-watched Short, even if you can still enjoy the silly scenarios and over-the-top acting. (A khadoos bride is basically an Indian version of the bridezilla.)
Part of the reason why this approach works is because of ongoing investment in Indian content. The Modi government has pledged $1 billion to support homegrown creators, many of whom — like Gaba — operate out of regional cities and small villages. YouTube has offered its own support via a $100 million capital injection announced earlier this year by CEO Neal Mohan.
Those investments lead to financial security for many Indian creators, who gain the freedom to pursue passion projects without fear of alienating viewers. Gaba now has 16.4 million subscribers hanging onto her hyper-localized content.
Another Indian YouTube star, Tera Trigun, is enjoying an uptick of his own. With skits that appeal predominantly to Indian tastes, Trigun added more than 1.2 million new subs during June while also boosting his weekly viewership to unprecedented heights.
Data via Gospel Stats
If money continues to flow into the Indian creator economy, these kinds of numbers will become even more commonplace. The Sejal Gabas and Tera Triguns of the world may not be able to keep up with MrBeast’s subscriber rate, but they’re taking up more and more space in the Global Top 100, and the rest of the world is taking notice (even if we don’t get the jokes about khadoos brides).
Channel Distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the Top 100 Most Subscribed channels this month in terms of their countries of origin:
- India: 32
- United States: 23
- Hong Kong and Spain: 4
- Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam: 3
- Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Ukraine: 2
- Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan: 1
This month, 81 channels in the Top 100 are primarily active on YouTube Shorts.
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