Who Has the Most Subscribers on YouTube? Top 2026 Rankings

If you’ve ever wondered who actually tops the YouTube charts right now, you’re not alone—the race for the most-subscribed channel has swung back and forth between a few major players over the years. As of July 2024, Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson holds the crown, sitting at roughly 477 million subscribers on Wikipedia’s tracking list and gaining an average of 133,000 new subscribers every single day. This article walks through the current top 10 rankings, how we got here, and what separates these channels from the rest of the platform.

Most subscribed channel: MrBeast (480M) · Second place: T-Series (311M) · Third place: Cocomelon (201M) · Daily gain leader: MrBeast (133K/day) · Top views: T-Series (339.21B)

The table below consolidates key data points from verified tracking sources as of early 2026.

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The podium hasn’t changed much in recent years, though the gap between first and second has widened considerably. MrBeast sits at the summit with a lead that would have seemed impossible a decade ago.

MrBeast at 480M subscribers

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) crossed into the 400-million-subscriber club on June 1, 2025, marking the first time any individual creator had reached that number per Wikipedia’s milestone tracker. His channel now carries roughly 480 million subscribers according to vidIQ’s live rankings, built on a library of around 970 videos that have collectively pulled in 119 billion views. The channel gains an average of 133,000 subscribers every 24 hours.

T-Series with 311M

India’s T-Series holds second place with approximately 311 million subscribers per vidIQ. Despite the subscriber gap, T-Series actually leads the entire platform in total video views at 339 billion vidIQ reports. The music label operates over 25,000 videos—far more than any other top channel—which helps explain the view dominance despite fewer subscribers.

Cocomelon Nursery Rhymes at 201M

Cocomelon rounds out the top three with roughly 201 million subscribers vidIQ confirms, making it the undisputed king of children’s content on YouTube. The channel focuses entirely on nursery rhymes and animated songs, with just under 2,000 videos generating approximately 220 billion views.

Top 10 most subscribed YouTube channels in the world

Beyond the top three, YouTube’s most-subscribed landscape reveals a mix of entertainment channels, music labels, and children’s content creators.

• 1. MrBeast – 480M subs, 119B views, 970 videos
• 2. T-Series – 311M subs, 339B views, 25.99K videos
• 3. Cocomelon Nursery Rhymes – 201M subs, 220B views, 1.98K videos
• 4. SET India – 189M subs, 187B views
• 5. Vlad and Niki – 149M subs
• 6. Stokes Twins – 139M subs
• 7. Kids Diana Show – 138M subs
• 8. Like Nastya – 132M subs
• 9. KIMPRO – 131M subs
• 10. Zee Music Company – 122M subs

The rankings shift daily as channels gain and lose subscribers, though the top four positions have remained stable across multiple trackers including vidIQ, Wikipedia, and Statista. Notably, channels over 100 million subscribers now number at least 14 per Wikipedia.

Who has the second most subscribers on YouTube?

T-Series has occupied the runner-up spot since MrBeast overtook it in July 2024, but the music label’s story runs deeper than a single ranking.

T-Series details

T-Series is India’s largest music label, uploading Bollywood music, independent releases, and regional content across dozens of sub-channels. Its main channel holds approximately 311 million subscribers with 25,990 videos vidIQ reports. Though MrBeast’s subscriber count now exceeds it by roughly 170 million, T-Series has posted 339 billion total views per vidIQ—nearly triple MrBeast’s 119 billion.

Comparison to the leader

The subscriber gap between MrBeast and T-Series widened rapidly after MrBeast claimed the top spot in July 2024 Statista data shows. MrBeast gains an estimated 133,000 subscribers per day while T-Series grows more slowly, suggesting the gap will continue expanding through 2026.

Historical shifts

T-Series first reached 100 million subscribers on May 29, 2019, becoming the first channel ever to cross that threshold Wikipedia records indicate. It crossed 200 million on November 30, 2021, and held the top spot for years before MrBeast’s eventual overtake.

Who has the most subscribers on YouTube right now?

MrBeast holds the top position as of July 2024, but the exact number depends on which tracker you consult—and the differences reveal something about how YouTube’s data ecosystem works.

Current leader MrBeast

Wikipedia’s list of most-subscribed YouTube channels recorded MrBeast at 477 million subscribers in July 2024, while vidIQ’s live tracker showed him closer to 480 million. The variation stems from different update frequencies and data sources—YouTube does not publicly release real-time subscriber figures.

Real-time trackers

Third-party trackers like vidIQ, SocialBlade, and ChannelCounter scrape YouTube’s internal API to estimate subscriber counts. These numbers can diverge by several million depending on the platform’s own cache refresh timing. For authoritative milestone dates, Wikipedia cross-references multiple sources and records exact dates when channels cross round numbers.

Daily gains

Wikipedia’s July 2024 entry notes MrBeast gains an average of 133,000 subscribers per day per the platform’s tracking data. At that pace, MrBeast could approach 500 million before the end of 2026—though actual results depend on video release cadence, trending events, and audience engagement.

The implication: relying on any single tracker gives you a snapshot, not a certainty—comparing multiple sources reveals the true range of estimates rather than one “correct” figure.

Who has 100000000 subscribers?

The 100-million-subscriber mark once seemed like an unreachable ceiling. Today, at least 14 channels have crossed it, and the club keeps growing.

Channels over 100M

Beyond the top three, channels with 100 million or more include WWE (113M), PewDiePie (110M), BLACKPINK (101M), and numerous entertainment and kids channels vidIQ tracks. Wikipedia notes that all top 100 YouTube channels now have over 49 million subscribers as of April 2026, and all top 50 exceed 65 million.

Notable 100M+ clubs

Reaching 100 million subscribers places a channel among fewer than 20 entities in YouTube history. The first milestone occurred when PewDiePie hit 100 million in 2019, followed by T-Series the same year. MrBeast became the first individual creator to cross 300 million per VloggingPro, a feat no music label or entertainment company had managed.

Growth to milestones

The speed at which channels reach 100 million varies dramatically. T-Series took roughly a decade of uploading tens of thousands of videos to hit the mark, while MrBeast crossed 100 million in a fraction of that time through viral challenge videos and high-production content. Current daily gains of 133,000 mean MrBeast adds the equivalent of a small country’s entire subscriber base every day.

Below is a detailed breakdown of the top channels by subscriber count, total views, and video volume as tracked by vidIQ.

“As of July 2024, the most-subscribed YouTuber is MrBeast, having 477 million subscribers and gaining an average of 133,000 subscribers per day.”

— Wikipedia contributors

“MrBeast has fundamentally redefined what’s possible for a single creator on YouTube.”

— VloggingPro

MrBeast’s grip on the top spot isn’t just about subscriber count—the 133,000 daily additions show a growth engine that none of the competition can match. T-Series still dominates in total views, proving that volume of content can drive engagement even without subscriber dominance. For creators targeting the top 10, the lesson is clear: MrBeast proved that high-production challenge content and consistent upload schedules can outpace music labels with decades of catalog, but maintaining that pace requires constant video output and viral momentum.