List of most-viewed YouTube channels

The list of most-viewed YouTube channels is topped by T-Series, an Indian record label known for Hindi film music. T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel on February 16, 2017, and has more than 250 billion total views.

50 most-viewed channels
The following table lists the 50 most-viewed YouTube channels as well as the primary language and content category of each channel. The channels are ordered by number of views. The top 50 most-viewed channels have all surpassed 32 billion total views.

Historical progression
The first YouTube channel to exceed 10billion total views was PewDiePie in September 2015. Since then, about 430channels have exceeded 10billion total views as of May 2024.

T-Series became the most-viewed YouTube channel of 2016, and exceeded 14billion total views by January 2017. It eventually surpassed PewDiePie to become the most-viewed YouTube channel of all time by February 16, 2017, and currently maintains the lead with over 255 billion total views. T-Series has also had the most monthly views since 2016, and received more than 2.8billion views per month as of May 2019.

The following table lists the channels that became YouTube's most-viewed channel at different points in time.

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Timeline of most-viewed YouTube channels (October 2011 – October 2023)