YouTube is easily the world’s most popular video platform with over 1.8 billion users in 2018. Since it’s launch in 2005, it has become the one of the most popular portals with the leading brands and users contributing videos.
YouTube has millions of videos freely available for you to enjoy across various of genres.Whether it is education, entertainment or anything in between, YouTube has them all.
Here’s a countdown of the top ten most popular Youtube channels based on the number of subscribers.
1. PewDiePie
Subscribers: 69.96 million
PewDiePie makes the top of our list with over 69.96 million subscribers!
Felix Kjellberg is a 29-year-old Swedish who makes videos about gaming, humorous commentary about life, animations, and memes etc.
PewDiePie is currently the highest subscribed YouTube channel in the world. It became the highest subscribed channel in 2013 and since then it holds the coveted spot.
Felix built his popularity on Let’s Play-style gaming videos, PewDiePie has a lot of influence in the gaming industry.
2. T-Series
Subscribers: 69.38 million
T-series is the second most subscribed YouTube channel in the world. It is close behind PewDiePie with over 69.38 million subscribers making it the second most-subscribed and the most-viewed YouTube channel in the world.
T-series is also the most subscribed Indian YouTube channel.
T-series is a media and entertainment company. They are growing strong in the digital world with a strong online presence. The channel primarily uploads music videos and audios for its subscribers.
T-series is also into film making and regularly shares promos for upcoming shows, films etc. T-Series uploads prolific content & has over 12,800 videos on Youtube.
Subscribers: 42.51 million
KondZilla is a Brazilian music video producer who has over 880 music videos on Youtube. This channel uploads music videos with high frequency.
According to his YouTube channel, he is the largest producer of electronic music in Brazil. His YouTube channel started in 2012, has over 42.51 million subscribers and has overtaken Justin Bieber.
This channel uploads mostly music videos and has millions of viewers around the world hooked to its entertaining content.
Subscribers: 41.9 million
Justin Bieber has the fourth highest subscribed channel on YouTube & has over 41.9 million subscribers. His channel compiles music videos, live performances, interviews, and other entertaining videos for his viewers.
Bieber is a young sensation who has four videos with over a billion views on YouTube. He began singing at the age of 12 in 2007 and since then captivated the audience with his brilliant performances.
Bieber is one of the most watched and followed artists on the video-sharing site & has over 130 videos on Youtube.
Subscribers: 40.041 million
The 5-Minute Crafts is one of the fastest growing YouTube channels. Launched in November 2016, it is now among the top 5 most subscribed channels on Youtube.
The channel uploads several How-to videos for its users that make life easier for its users. It has videos relating to crafts, parenting, kids, cooking hacks, health and almost everything that you want to learn about.
5-Minute crafts is a very interesting channel that you may want to bookmark.
5-Minute Crafts has 2,300 videos that have been viewed over 10 billion times. This channel is sure a contender for the top spot in the coming future.
6. Dude Perfect
Subscribers: 36.29 million
Dude Perfect holds the sixth highest subscribers on YouTube. This is a sports and entertainment channel. This channel was created by a group of college roommates.
The channel has videos related to stunts, trick shots in different sports, comic interpretation of various events & fun things for guys etc.
The group has many Guinness World Records to their credit. The channel was created in 2009 and has over 190 videos on YouTube. The channel maintains high quality videos & some of them are simply exhilarating.
7. WWE
Subscribers: 36.19 million
World Wrestling Entertainment, or better known as WWE, is one of the most subscribed YouTube channels with over 36.19 million subscribers. The channel has over 37,900 videos and more than 28 billion views.
The channel started in 2007 is easily among the top sports channel with viewership from every corner of the world. The channel is frequently updated with exclusive videos, behind the scenes footage, & SmackDown live etc.
It is fast climbing the ladder in terms of subscribers and viewership.
8. Ed Sheeran
Subscribers: 35.29 million
Ed Sheeran is a popular musician, and channel remains of the top YouTube channels with over 35.29 million subscribers. The channel is quite active with several music videos, live performances, and interactive stuff.
Ed Sheeran is an english song writer who was raised in Suffolk. The musician received international success selling over 38 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide.
A lot of his success is also attributed to the the streaming platforms, which allowed more people to see his work.
The channel was started in 2006 & remains very popular with over 15 billion views of his videos.
9. SET India
Subscribers: 35.19 million
Sony Entertainment Television is a 24 hour hindi channel for family entertainment. A dynamic channel that caters to a wide range of audience in India remains quite popular with over 35.19 million subscribers.
SET India uploads videos at high frequency and has currently more than 27,000 videos on its YouTube channel. The videos have been viewed over 24 billion times. The channel uploads daily TV shows, stand up comedy shows, movies and music videos etc.
10. HolaSoyGerman
Subscribers: 34.79 million
Run by Chilean German Alejandro Garmendia Aranis, HolaSoyGerman is the tenth highest subscribed channel on YouTube with over 34.79 million subscribers.
The channel was created in 2011 and the highest subscribed YouTube channel.
This channel holds the distinction of being the first to earn two Diamond Play Buttons. It is an award given by YouTube to channels that have more than 10 million subscribers.
The channel focuses on humorous videos and everyday topics like How to find a job, make friends, the typical lies of parents etc.
German Garmendia has two channels on YouTube, with over 60 million subscribers in both these channels.
However, despite the popularity of the channels, there are no uploads since November 2016. The channels are still active and entertaining the viewers.
