# About Daddy Yankee: YouTube Channel Profile

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As of 2026-11-02, Daddy Yankee has 41,700,000 subscribers, 29,548,871,356 total views, and 610 videos. It ranks #176 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

## Profile

- Channel: [Daddy Yankee](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@daddyyankee/)
- Subscribers: 41,700,000
- Total views: 29,548,871,356
- Videos: 610
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $4,400
- Worldwide rank: #176
- Country: United States (rank #44)
- Category: Music (rank #46)
- Joined YouTube: 2011-05-16
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-02

## Channel description

Written by the channel:

> When it comes to Latin music this century, all roads lead to Daddy Yankee. The Puerto Rican artist, entrepreneur and visionary pioneered reggaeton, helping shape generations and globalize Latin music. His landmark album Barrio Fino introduced “Gasolina,” the first reggaeton song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. In 2017, he helped take Latin music worldwide with Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito.” With 30 million records sold, 64 ASCAP Awards, five Latin GRAMMY® Awards and nearly 40 billion streams, DY made history in 2026 as the first reggaeton artist named Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Now, after three decades, he continues to innovate with LA POSTAL, his thirteenth album, celebrating love.