YouTube

• Russia made it harder for citizens to watch YouTube. They’re going to VKontakte instead.
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Cars, trains, and…pizza?

  December was one of our biggest months here at the Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report, with holiday sales fervor driving more sponsored videos than ever. We hit nearly 3,000 some weeks--but, now that commercially oriented winter holidays are over and the new year has arrived, we're seeing things return to normal: just over 1,500 videos were uploaded this week. Another thing returning to normal? Science creators taking the top slots. We also have more double trouble this week--but instead of a creator getting two spots like last week, it's a sponsor: Brilliant.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/12/2025

  A young member of the That's Amazing family is now pushing his spin-off channel up the U.S. Top 50 chart with water bottle tricks.

  
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/12/2025

  Homemade experiments are joining civil engineering projects in the Global Top 50. Maybe don't try this at home.

  
• Will YouTube be the new TikTok? It’s pushing longer Shorts and more creation tools
• YouTube is testing another tool that helps creators turn long-form content into Shorts
• Top 100 Most Subscribed U.S. YouTube Channels • December 2024
• Top 100 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels Worldwide • December 2024
• Comcast just made a platform to “steal” ad dollars from YouTube
• Top 50 Most Viewed U.S. YouTube Channels • Week Of 01/05/2025
• Top 50 Most Viewed YouTube Channels Worldwide • Week Of 01/05/2025
• Nick DiGiovanni is trying a new recipe for YouTube content