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• Top 50 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/09/2026
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 08/09/2026

  Indonesian creators like Edwin Agung and merryclestari are striking it big on YouTube, even as their national government limits their reach.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Best buyin’

  This week's Gospel Stats Brand Report is four Shorts and a long (chosen by yours truly). If anything's a sign of the times, it's that. We've officially arrived at a time where brands are paying creators for punchy, 60-second content--and creators are using the same format to advertise their own products.

  
• Thinking about going to VidSummit 2026? Here are two full keynotes from 2025 as a taste of what you’ll get.

  
• YouTube hopes stricter ad eligibility requirements will make Shorts revenue “meaningful” for creators
• 40% of LinkedIn posts are AI slop. It’s adding a button for users to flag them…and a separate tool for people to have AI “proofread” their posts.
• MySpace’s owners want to bring it back. But does it belong in 2026?
• Have you heard? Addison Rae has a Fortnite skin and Erling Haaland has a secret weapon.
• With “the largest raise in live shopping,” Whatnot achieves $20 billion valuation
• Netflix knows how big trailers can be, so it got an exclusive window for a ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ preview
• So, theoretically, how much does it cost to buy fake views, followers, comments, likes, and shares right now?
• For vertical live streamers, YouTube is stressing that practice makes perfect
• Is there a right way to moderate children’s screen time? One approach may rise above the rest.
• Led by U.S. sales, TikTok Shop is on track to hit $100 billion of gross merchandise value in 2026
• YouTube’s new video ideation tool has two “massive” features for creators
• Mondo Metrics says its new trend tracker is “what CrowdTangle would have become”–and it’s launching with major sports leagues
• While much of YouTube keeps it short, sports creators are going long
• Reddit posts go viral on other platforms. Can that traffic be brought in-house?
• The force is with TikTokers as they get the usage rights to Disney characters
• Spotify says podcasts are having a “favorable” impact on its revenue, and that it’ll spend $230 million more on marketing and AI this year
• Speed zooms into Zumiez with some Killer Merch
• Connectivity issues can hamper IRL streams. Streamlabs has a solution.
• ‘PUBG’ offers $95,000 in prizes as it drops into the creator sandbox world led by Roblox and Fortnite
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: A case study in bonuses