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MrBeast dipped slightly this week to add only two million new subscribers instead of three. He’s now at 443 million subscribers, while his former frenemy T-Series is in second place on the list of Most Subscribed YouTube Channels of All-Time at 304 million. It’s wild that’s it’s only been one year, four months, and five days since both channels moth had 267 million subscribes. MrBeast passed T-Series on June 1, 2024 and hasn’t looked back since.
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So another week and another few million subscribers for the biggest channel on YouTube. But what’s new in this seven-day stretch is a new upstart dedicated to K-Pop Demon Hunters almost had him beat.
Death, taxes, Reddit, and YouTube Shorts.
Benjamin Franklin famously stated, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” He was speaking in response to the hopeful, yet ultimately wishful durability of America’s newly drafted Constitution. If he were around today, I think there would be two more obvious additions to the list: 1) There’s a Subreddit for literally everything, and 2) someone will create a new YouTube Shorts channel featuring the odd-ball antics of adults dressed up in hyper-colored costumes featuring any intellectual property that’s popular among children.
Case in point for the latter is Rumi-KPOP.
The South Korean-based channel was created in March 2025, but appears to have not uploaded any video until this September 2. The Short “Rumi saved everyone.#kpop#kpopdemonhunters#huntrix” now has over 13 million views and counting. The upload is reflective of all the other content on the Rumi-KPOP channel. Young adults are dressed up in Spirit Halloween quality level cosplay costumes of characters from the Netflix mega-hit K-Pop Demon Hunters. The adults engage in some form of battle accompanied by 1990s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers-level visual effects. And there’s also some lip-syncing.
Using the most popular piece of international IP as the basis for a YouTube channel is nothing new (see Spiderman and Elsa circa 2017 YouTube). I’m surprised this channel didn’t pop up sooner. K-Pop Demon Hunters has smashed streaming records, becoming Netflix’s most-watched movie ever and spending at least 15 straight weeks in the Top 10, never dropping below No. 2. It’s limited theatrical “sing-along” release pulled in over $19 million in a single weekend, giving Netflix its first No. 1 box office crown. The streamer is also reportedly considering at least two sequels, a live-action remake, and a stage show.
Data via Gospel Stats
Given the hype, it’s no surprise that a Shorts channel based on the IP and using tried and true tropes from viral YouTube Shorts channels (e.g. big physical movements, fast edits, lots of sound effects, bright colors, non sequiturs, et al.) is absolutely crushing it.
Channel Distribution
Here’s a breakdown of the Top 50 Most Viewed channels this week in terms of their countries of origin:
- United States: 17
- India: 1o
- Brazil: 4
- Hong Kong and Spaind: 3
- Mexico: 2
- Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, China, Czechia, South Korea, and Ukraine: 1
This week, 41 channels in the Top 50 are primarily active on YouTube Shorts.
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