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It’s another installment of the weeklyTubefilter Chartof theTop 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channelsand a preadolescent is still in the top spot.
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Chart Toppers
Before we get into the numbers, it’s important to note that YouTube view counts are wacky this week. And they’re wacky by A LOT. Every single channel in the Top 50 saw it’s week-over-week view count increase somewhere between 100% and 300% in the last seven days. The culprit is some kind of as-of-yet undetermined bug that the powers that be at YouTube are currently trying to squash. The massive increase in view counts started on January 14. They haven’t affected revenue, but they have inflated the numbers.
Ryan ToysReview held onto its first-place position on the U.S. chart for the twenty-third week in a row. The aging toddler’s online video repository of playtime and unboxing close out the week with almost 612.7 million views. In a far off second place is Toy Freaks. The dramatized version of a YouTube family vlogging channel took home north of 422.6 million views during the week.
In the #3 spot is WWE. The YoUTube outpost of all things World Wrestling Entertainment ended the week with more than 401.2 million views. ToyScouter is next up in fourth place. The YouTube channel that’s home to videos featuring adults dressed up in superhero costumes acting out scenarios ranging from mundane to oddball amassed over 328.1 million views in the week.
And rounding out the Top 5 is Chainsmokers. The poppy DJ duo is still maintaining a possition towards the top of the charts, with nearly 325.3 million views on the week.
Top Gainers
It doesn’t quite make sense to post a Top Gainers this week as (per the paragraph up above) YouTube’s temporary viewership glitch has given every channel on the chart an incredible week. We’ll get back to this regularly scheduled portion of the Tubefilter Charts as soon as the issue is resolved.
Channel Distribution
The top 50 most viewed U.S. YouTube channels this week amassed a total of 9,262,759,376 views. Here’s the distribution of a few of those channels by multi-channel network:
VEVO: 11 channels in the U.S. Top 50, with Chainsmokers the top-ranked channel of the network at #5.
Maker Studios: 3 channels in the Top 50, with FGTeeV at #20.
BroadbandTV, Movieclips, Studio71, WMG: 2 channels each in the Top 50, with BBTV’s WorldStarHipHop at #13, Movieclips’ Movieclips at #14, Studio71’s FamilyFunPack at #6, and WMG’s Fueled By Ramen at #9.
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Tubefilter Top 50
The 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels
This Week • U.S.
January 12, 2017 - January 18, 2017
1
Ryan ToysReviewViews This Week: 612,752,744 181%Subs This Week: 94,812 | Position Last Week: 1All-Time Views: 9,975,168,706 | All-Time Subs: 6,013,439 | SlateScore: 579
2
Toy FreaksViews This Week: 422,631,038 217%Subs This Week: 126,262 | Position Last Week: 2All-Time Views: 4,560,766,595 | All-Time Subs: 4,982,471 | SlateScore: 565
3
WWEViews This Week: 401,243,553 228%Subs This Week: 68,152 | Position Last Week: 5All-Time Views: 13,132,357,994 | All-Time Subs: 13,974,927 | SlateScore: 616
4
ToyScouterViews This Week: 328,110,902 167%Subs This Week: 121,533 | Position Last Week: 4All-Time Views: 3,183,050,449 | All-Time Subs: 4,145,289 | SlateScore: 589
5
ChainsmokersVEVOViews This Week: 325,253,687 318%Subs This Week: 258,766 | Position Last Week: 13All-Time Views: 2,964,146,828 | All-Time Subs: 6,251,228 | SlateScore: 536
6
FamilyFunPackViews This Week: 320,340,335 221%Subs This Week: 50,746 | Position Last Week: 7All-Time Views: 8,514,927,185 | All-Time Subs: 4,545,894 | SlateScore: 623
7
JustinBieberVEVOViews This Week: 316,901,384 243%Subs This Week: 123,554 | Position Last Week: 8All-Time Views: 14,321,205,801 | All-Time Subs: 26,793,335 | SlateScore: 515
8
ArianaGrandeVevoViews This Week: 289,537,170 187%Subs This Week: 101,833 | Position Last Week: 6All-Time Views: 6,414,804,706 | All-Time Subs: 15,135,268 | SlateScore: 520
9
Fueled By RamenViews This Week: 235,678,768 222%Subs This Week: 64,948 | Position Last Week: 16All-Time Views: 6,797,728,679 | All-Time Subs: 7,167,096 | SlateScore: 605
10
KatyPerryVEVOViews This Week: 229,327,825 226%Subs This Week: 52,202 | Position Last Week: 18All-Time Views: 10,627,808,926 | All-Time Subs: 20,565,109 | SlateScore: 528
11
Disney Cars Toy Club DCTCViews This Week: 221,866,369 308%Subs This Week: 130,964 | Position Last Week: 34All-Time Views: 6,071,916,687 | All-Time Subs: 6,337,189 | SlateScore: 587
12
BuzzFeedVideoViews This Week: 213,695,479 226%Subs This Week: 53,664 | Position Last Week: 22All-Time Views: 9,155,911,903 | All-Time Subs: 11,668,956 | SlateScore: 472
13
WORLDSTARHIPHOPViews This Week: 204,949,555 N/ASubs This Week: 72,136 | Position Last Week: 14All-Time Views: 2,745,278,003 | All-Time Subs: 4,193,451 | SlateScore: 506
14
MovieclipsViews This Week: 200,287,917 201%Subs This Week: 39,909 | Position Last Week: 21All-Time Views: 5,601,187,061 | All-Time Subs: 4,234,970 | SlateScore: 530
15
FifthHarmonyVEVOViews This Week: 186,617,685 237%Subs This Week: 42,963 | Position Last Week: 32All-Time Views: 3,970,137,520 | All-Time Subs: 8,261,951 | SlateScore: 564
16
Bruno MarsViews This Week: 186,303,086 166%Subs This Week: 93,154 | Position Last Week: 19All-Time Views: 5,167,331,180 | All-Time Subs: 12,522,134 | SlateScore: 638
17
EnriqueIglesiasVEVOViews This Week: 185,687,554 248%Subs This Week: 40,001 | Position Last Week: 36All-Time Views: 7,421,162,647 | All-Time Subs: 9,380,489 | SlateScore: 499
18
CookieSwirlCViews This Week: 184,825,546 198%Subs This Week: 37,666 | Position Last Week: 23All-Time Views: 4,674,784,234 | All-Time Subs: 3,938,215 | SlateScore: 627
19
SiaVEVOViews This Week: 182,397,344 215%Subs This Week: 96,486 | Position Last Week: 27All-Time Views: 4,690,126,329 | All-Time Subs: 7,923,436 | SlateScore: 578
20
FGTeeVViews This Week: 180,191,430 145%Subs This Week: 36,456 | Position Last Week: 15All-Time Views: 3,262,005,029 | All-Time Subs: 2,806,737 | SlateScore: 621
21
Toys and Funny Kids Surprise EggsViews This Week: 176,710,926 261%Subs This Week: 54,297 | Position Last Week: 47All-Time Views: 5,160,886,550 | All-Time Subs: 5,277,860 | SlateScore: 581
22
Guava JuiceViews This Week: 170,531,055 191%Subs This Week: 130,556 | Position Last Week: 26All-Time Views: 1,437,465,110 | All-Time Subs: 4,378,059 | SlateScore: 704
23
ShawnMendesVEVOViews This Week: 159,687,842 198%Subs This Week: 92,022 | Position Last Week: 35All-Time Views: 2,265,889,931 | All-Time Subs: 6,659,074 | SlateScore: 595
24
FUNnel VisionViews This Week: 159,329,656 203%Subs This Week: 28,985 | Position Last Week: 38All-Time Views: 2,704,783,383 | All-Time Subs: 2,437,952 | SlateScore: 635
25
Movieclips TrailersViews This Week: 155,541,272 156%Subs This Week: 25,402 | Position Last Week: 25All-Time Views: 7,736,007,882 | All-Time Subs: 10,548,099 | SlateScore: 476
26
Nao DisneyToysViews This Week: 151,935,853 88%Subs This Week: 43,367 | Position Last Week: 11All-Time Views: 2,376,633,173 | All-Time Subs: 2,688,533 | SlateScore: 332
27
Wave MusicViews This Week: 146,280,683 270%Subs This Week: 48,603 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,554,748,351 | All-Time Subs: 1,419,415 | SlateScore: 434
28
Charlie PuthViews This Week: 142,705,754 225%Subs This Week: 60,222 | Position Last Week: 49All-Time Views: 1,844,570,140 | All-Time Subs: 5,250,270 | SlateScore: 600
29
Freak Family VlogsViews This Week: 142,035,588 171%Subs This Week: 91,595 | Position Last Week: 39All-Time Views: 1,286,446,036 | All-Time Subs: 1,657,501 | SlateScore: 568
30
DisneyMusicVEVOViews This Week: 139,352,898 156%Subs This Week: 63,764 | Position Last Week: 33All-Time Views: 2,490,395,027 | All-Time Subs: 4,486,077 | SlateScore: 606
31
Fresh Movie TrailersViews This Week: 138,515,016 169%Subs This Week: 55,373 | Position Last Week: 40All-Time Views: 2,780,351,949 | All-Time Subs: 2,283,272 | SlateScore: 634
32
TheEllenShowViews This Week: 136,314,782 176%Subs This Week: 103,426 | Position Last Week: 43All-Time Views: 8,283,719,807 | All-Time Subs: 18,472,084 | SlateScore: 656
33
beyonceVEVOViews This Week: 132,175,284 236%Subs This Week: 43,138 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 6,505,148,907 | All-Time Subs: 11,441,721 | SlateScore: 506
34
YouTube SpotlightViews This Week: 124,823,642 71%Subs This Week: 11,892 | Position Last Week: 17All-Time Views: 1,360,744,020 | All-Time Subs: 25,532,406 | SlateScore: 457
35
HobbyKidsTVViews This Week: 120,859,211 210%Subs This Week: 11,178 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 4,392,673,211 | All-Time Subs: 2,225,159 | SlateScore: 578
36
Atlantic RecordsViews This Week: 120,853,157 239%Subs This Week: 26,947 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 5,039,031,949 | All-Time Subs: 5,460,627 | SlateScore: 592
37
David GuettaViews This Week: 119,070,499 227%Subs This Week: 35,686 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 7,711,942,669 | All-Time Subs: 12,914,240 | SlateScore: 607
38
PomPomViews This Week: 118,784,003 112%Subs This Week: 50,693 | Position Last Week: 30All-Time Views: 1,992,481,701 | All-Time Subs: 3,111,160 | SlateScore: 479
39
Toys UnlimitedViews This Week: 118,297,989 141%Subs This Week: 39,649 | Position Last Week: 45All-Time Views: 1,241,903,442 | All-Time Subs: 1,543,922 | SlateScore: 317
40
DisneyCarToysViews This Week: 117,231,822 205%Subs This Week: 32,559 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 6,537,845,051 | All-Time Subs: 4,828,031 | SlateScore: 632
41
Toy Genie SurprisesViews This Week: 115,546,650 125%Subs This Week: 39,852 | Position Last Week: 42All-Time Views: 1,734,716,440 | All-Time Subs: 2,014,419 | SlateScore: 577
42
Kids TvViews This Week: 112,450,450 215%Subs This Week: 35,511 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 3,289,313,648 | All-Time Subs: 3,228,506 | SlateScore: 566
43
Blu Toys Surprise Brinquedos & JuegosViews This Week: 112,154,825 235%Subs This Week: 22,079 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 7,293,686,133 | All-Time Subs: 5,115,450 | SlateScore: 367
44
ProximityViews This Week: 104,803,658 211%Subs This Week: 33,552 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 1,658,373,108 | All-Time Subs: 4,371,880 | SlateScore: 650
45
PTXofficialViews This Week: 104,326,146 244%Subs This Week: 50,957 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,349,877,283 | All-Time Subs: 12,685,231 | SlateScore: 618
46
Baby Nursery RhymesViews This Week: 102,730,199 135%Subs This Week: 38,074 | Position Last Week: 50All-Time Views: 922,483,000 | All-Time Subs: 1,267,600 | SlateScore: 566
47
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonViews This Week: 102,318,437 173%Subs This Week: 40,394 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 6,531,776,106 | All-Time Subs: 12,851,757 | SlateScore: 660
48
JesseAndMikeViews This Week: 97,104,120 236%Subs This Week: 30,446 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,082,278,242 | All-Time Subs: 1,776,417 | SlateScore: 561
49
The Late Late Show with James CordenViews This Week: 96,487,053 147%Subs This Week: 78,565 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,368,705,072 | All-Time Subs: 9,384,295 | SlateScore: 559
50
Dude PerfectViews This Week: 95,201,535 316%Subs This Week: 101,938 | Position Last Week: N/AAll-Time Views: 2,657,493,239 | All-Time Subs: 15,357,840 | SlateScore: 696