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YouTube channel rankings

Every vidIQ ranking of YouTube channels by subscribers: the worldwide top 50, 100 and 500, plus the top 100 in each of 196 countries and 15 categories. MrBeast leads with 526M subscribers, followed by T-Series (316M) and Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes (203M). Updated November 10, 2026 and refreshed daily.

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Frequently asked questions

Which YouTube channel has the most subscribers in the world?

MrBeast has 526,000,000 subscribers, the most of any YouTube channel in the world as of November 10, 2026. T-Series (316,000,000) and Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes (203,000,000) are next.

Which rankings does vidIQ publish?

The most subscribed YouTube channels worldwide (top 50, 100 and 500) and the top 100 in each of 196 countries and 15 categories. The categories are Autos & Vehicles, Education, Entertainment, Food, Gaming, Lifestyle, Music, News & Politics, Pets & Animals, Sports, Technology, Travel, Business, Health and Religion. Worldwide and for every country, vidIQ also ranks the top 100 most viewed channels, the fastest-growing channels by subscribers gained, and the trending channels by views gained, over the last 30 days and the year so far.

How are these rankings calculated?

Channels are ordered by the subscriber count YouTube reports publicly, as recorded by vidIQ. Country lists group channels by the country they set on YouTube; category lists by the content category vidIQ records for them.

How often are the rankings updated?

Once a day. Each ranking states the date vidIQ recorded its subscriber counts.

Read how vidIQ ranks YouTube channels.

Every list orders channels by the subscriber count YouTube reports publicly. How vidIQ ranks YouTube channels