List of most-subscribed YouTube channels (English Wikipedia)

"The Quickstart Guide to YouTube – Lesson 2: YouTube Basics". YouTube Creator Academy. YouTube. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
Gutelle, Sam (March 15, 2017). "The History Of YouTube's Most-Subscribed Channels Is A Fun Nostalgia Trip". tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. In the early days, anyone who made a big viral video could enter the top ten, with "Evolution of Dance" performer Judson Laipply even holding the top spot for a bit.
Zeller, Tom Jr. (September 17, 2006). "Lonelygirl15: Prank, Art or Both". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
Heffernan, Virginia. "A Big Deal: The Run-Off on YouTube!!". The Medium. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"MrBeast YouTube: Top 10 most subscribed YouTube channels for di world". BBC News Pidgin. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
"PewDiePie Concedes Defeat to YouTube Rival T-Series". BBC News. April 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.

businessinsider.com (Global: 140^th place; English: 115^th place)

Greenwood, Chelsea. "10 Children Who Are Making Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars — and Possibly Millions — Through YouTube". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
Perelli, Amanda (February 3, 2022). "YouTube star MrBeast is hiring for 14 positions, including content strategist, sound designer, and 'Minecraft modder'". Business Insider. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
Leskin, Paige (December 31, 2019). "The 10 most popular YouTubers at the beginning of the decade — and where they are now". Business Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "PewDiePie Briefly Lost His Crown as the Biggest YouTuber on the Planet". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
Dodgson, Lindsay (May 29, 2024). "MrBeast warns fans not to be racist in his battle to win the subscriber war against T-Series". Business Insider. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

businessinsider.sg (Global: 7,337^th place; English: 4,371^st place)

Rakin, Ethan. "PewDiePie Could Lose His King of YouTube Crown to a Channel Called T-Series". Business Insider Singapore. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

businesstoday.in (Global: 1,332^nd place; English: 708^th place)

Shashidhar, Ajita. "Why Are Broadcasters Launching More Hindi GECs?". Business Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

chron.com (Global: 599^th place; English: 369^th place)

blog.chron.com

"The meteoric rise of geriatric1927". August 29, 2006. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

cnbc.com (Global: 220^th place; English: 155^th place)

Huddleston, Tom Jr. (August 31, 2018). "This Bollywood YouTube Channel Is on the Verge of Bumping 'PewDiePie' from His Top Spot". CNBC. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

cnet.com (Global: 272^nd place; English: 225^th place)

Trenholm, Richard; Ryan, Jackson. "PewDiePie Dethroned by T-Series as YouTube's Most Subscribed Channel". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

communitrics.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

api.communitrics.com

Ashford, Charlie (March 2, 2024). "Communitrics API". Retrieved September 20, 2024.

complex.com (Global: 282^nd place; English: 192^nd place)

"The 100 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time12. Lonelygirl15". Complex. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

entertainment-masterclass.tv (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Brooke BRODACK | EMC". www.entertainment-masterclass.tv. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

Humphrey, Michael. "Ray William Johnson: =3 Adds Up To Most-Subscribed On YouTube". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

forbesindia.com (Global: 1,886^th place; English: 990^th place)

"Top 10 Most Subscribed YouTube Channels In The World [2024]". Forbes India. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

Amar, Mend. "MrBeast Passes New YouTube Subscriber Milestone". GameRant. Archived from the original on June 1, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.

gigazine.net (Global: 3,474^th place; English: low place)

"YouTubeでトップに立った英国在住79才の男性とは？ - GIGAZINE". gigazine.net (in Japanese). August 15, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

googleblog.com (Global: 1,272^nd place; English: 837^th place)

youtube.googleblog.com

"Lots 'o New Stuff". Official YouTube Blog. Google. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 52^nd place)

Amar, Mend. "MrBeast makes history, becomes first YouTuber to reach 300 million subscribers". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15^th place; English: 16^th place)

Bhushan, Nyay (September 17, 2015). "BBC, Sony Television's India Unit Partner for New Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

indiatimes.com (Global: 17^th place; English: 15^th place)

economictimes.indiatimes.com

"T-Series Rules YouTube's Airwaves, but Bhushan Kumar Is Not Stopping Here". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"MrBeast becomes first YouTuber to hit 300 Million Subscribers". Times of India. July 11, 2024.

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

"YouTube's Fred is first online video star to break 1M subscribers". Los Angeles Times. April 8, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

lawfaremedia.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kaplan, Lisa (December 18, 2019). "The Biggest Social Media Operation You've Never Heard of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians". Lawfare. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

makeuseof.com (Global: 5,911^th place; English: 3,889^th place)

Stegner, Ben. "The Top 10 Most Popular YouTube Channels: Should You Subscribe?". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

mashable.com (Global: 561^st place; English: 392^nd place)

Parr, Ben (August 23, 2009). "DETHRONED: Fred No Longer #1 on YouTube". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

merazone.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Sahu, Aryan. "T-Series crossed over 200 Million subscriber dominating on YouTube". Merazone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

milowent.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Milowent (October 13, 2006). "milowent: Lonelygirl15 was ABDUCTED BY ALIENS!". milowent. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

mrbeastjobs.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"MrBeast Jobs". MrBeast. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

newmediarockstars.com (Global: low place; English: 8,713^th place)

"SMOSH Becomes The #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel - New Media Rockstars". January 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

notcommon.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Most Followed YouTube Channels in the World in 2024". notcommon.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Zeller, Tom Jr. (September 17, 2006). "Lonelygirl15: Prank, Art or Both". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

themedium.blogs.nytimes.com

Heffernan, Virginia. "A Big Deal: The Run-Off on YouTube!!". The Medium. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

pcwelt.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

René, Resch. "PewDiePie nur noch YouTube Nummer Zwei" [PewDiePie Only YouTube Number Two]. PC Welt (in German). IDG Tech Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

qz.com (Global: 1,110^th place; English: 695^th place)

Bhattacharya, Ananya (November 9, 2017). "The Nation Wants to Know: What Do Indians Watch on Facebook and YouTube?". Quartz India. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

socialblade.com (Global: 2,289^th place; English: 1,713^th place)

"Top 100 YouTubers Subscribed/Viewed". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Top 500 YouTubers Subscribed/Viewed". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Top 500 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count)". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
"Top 100 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count)". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
"MrBeast's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile)". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
"Top 100 YouTube Creators by Subscribers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (24 October – 2 November 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (27 October – 5 November 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (3 December – 12 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (5 December – 14 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (8 December – 17 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (17 December – 26 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (20 December – 29 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
"PewDiePie – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
"T-Series – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
"PewDiePie – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
"T-Series – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

socialtimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Ray William Johnson Surpasses Nigahiga To Become The Most Subscribed YouTuber Of All Time". socialtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

standard.co.uk (Global: 238^th place; English: 159^th place)

Rosseinsky, Kate (May 29, 2019). "PewDiePie vs T-Series Sub Count: Indian YouTube Channel Becomes First Ever to Pass 100 Million Subscribers". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

Davis, Wes (June 2, 2024). "PewDiePie 'avenged' as MrBeast becomes YouTube's most-subscribed channel". The Verge. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
Popper, Ben (December 8, 2016). "PewDiePie hits 50 million subscribers, promises again to delete his account". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

theweek.com (Global: 2,909^th place; English: 1,809^th place)

Bradley, Sorcha (February 2, 2023). "MrBeast: benevolent YouTuber facing monster backlash". The Week UK. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

tubefilter.com (Global: 1,988^th place; English: 1,120^th place)

Cohen, Joshua (November 4, 2013). "YouTube Is Now The Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
Gutelle, Sam (March 15, 2017). "The History Of YouTube's Most-Subscribed Channels Is A Fun Nostalgia Trip". tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. In the early days, anyone who made a big viral video could enter the top ten, with "Evolution of Dance" performer Judson Laipply even holding the top spot for a bit.
joshuajcohen (January 12, 2013). "Smosh Passes Ray William Johnson as #1 Most Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
joshuajcohen (August 16, 2013). "It's Official: PewDiePie Becomes #1 Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
Cohen, Joshua (January 9, 2014). "PewDiePie Breaks 20 Million YouTube Subscribers". Tubefilter. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
Marc Hustvedt (November 15, 2011). "Ray William Johnson is First to 5 Million YouTube Subscribers". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
Sam Gutelle (May 25, 2013). "YouTube History: Smosh Is First Channel Past Ten Million Subs". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
Cohen, Joshua (January 9, 2014). "PewDiePie Breaks 20 Million Subscribers". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
Cohen, Joshua (January 12, 2013). "YouTubers Respond to Smosh Becoming #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
Gutelle, Sam (April 16, 2024). "T-Series calls for subscribers as MrBeast closes in on YouTube subscriber mark". Tubefilter. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

twitter.com (Global: 23^rd place; English: 32^nd place)

"After a few days of back & forth @TSeries has been able to hold the title of #1 most subbed on YouTube for 24 hours now. That's not to say that @pewdiepie may not regain the lead, but going to have to congratulate @TSeries here! Onward to 100m for both!". Twitter. Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

variety.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 12^th place)

Spangler, Todd (March 20, 2019). "PewDiePie vs. T-Series: YouTube Channels Keep Battling for No. 1 Spot". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
"The first YouTube channel to hit one million subscribers". Variety. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

video-creativity.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"How'd They Do That? NigaHiga, YouTube's No.1 Most Subscribed of All Time". Creator's Corner Blog. Blogspot. March 13, 2010. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Official YouTube Blog – Tuesday, October 25, 2005". Official YouTube Blog. Google. October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
"Lots 'o New Stuff". Official YouTube Blog. Google. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
"YouTube - Most Subscribed Members (All Time)". May 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on November 20, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Top 100 YouTubers Subscribed/Viewed". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Top 500 YouTubers Subscribed/Viewed". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on June 12, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Top 500 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count)". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
"Top 100 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count)". www.socialblade.com. Social Blade. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
"Top 100 YouTube Creators by Subscribers". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
Stegner, Ben. "The Top 10 Most Popular YouTube Channels: Should You Subscribe?". MakeUseOf. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
"T-Series Rules YouTube's Airwaves, but Bhushan Kumar Is Not Stopping Here". The Economic Times. Bennett, Coleman & Co. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Bhushan, Nyay (September 17, 2015). "BBC, Sony Television's India Unit Partner for New Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Greenwood, Chelsea. "10 Children Who Are Making Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars — and Possibly Millions — Through YouTube". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
"eee Music Company – About". YouTube. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Bhattacharya, Ananya (November 9, 2017). "The Nation Wants to Know: What Do Indians Watch on Facebook and YouTube?". Quartz India. Archived from the original on December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
Shashidhar, Ajita. "Why Are Broadcasters Launching More Hindi GECs?". Business Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
Kaplan, Lisa (December 18, 2019). "The Biggest Social Media Operation You've Never Heard of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians". Lawfare. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
"YouTube - Most Subscribed Members (All Time)". June 12, 2006. Archived from the original on June 12, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
"Judson Laipply". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"Brookers". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"Brooke BRODACK | EMC". www.entertainment-masterclass.tv. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"YouTube - Most Subscribed Channels". YouTube. July 3, 2006. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"geriatric1927". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"The meteoric rise of geriatric1927". August 29, 2006. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"lonelygirl15". YouTube. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"The 100 Greatest Internet Memes of All Time12. Lonelygirl15". Complex. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Smosh". YouTube. Mythical Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
"Channels - All - Most Subscribed (All Time)". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 3, 2008.
"nigahiga". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
Buckley, Michael (October 6, 2008). Fred, Smosh or Nigahiga?!. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Fred - YouTube channel". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
Parr, Ben (August 23, 2009). "DETHRONED: Fred No Longer #1 on YouTube". Mashable. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
William Hyde (August 21, 2009), YouTube Winners & Losers! NigaHiga and Fred, archived from the original on August 1, 2016, retrieved September 11, 2016
"Ray William Johnson". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
Humphrey, Michael. "Ray William Johnson: =3 Adds Up To Most-Subscribed On YouTube". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Ray William Johnson Surpasses Nigahiga To Become The Most Subscribed YouTuber Of All Time". socialtimes.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
joshuajcohen (January 12, 2013). "Smosh Passes Ray William Johnson as #1 Most Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"SMOSH Becomes The #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel - New Media Rockstars". January 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"PewDiePie". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
joshuajcohen (August 16, 2013). "It's Official: PewDiePie Becomes #1 Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (24 October – 2 November 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (27 October – 5 November 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (3 December – 12 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (5 December – 14 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (8 December – 17 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
"YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie (17 December – 26 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
"YouTube Statistics for YouTube (20 December – 29 December 2013 archive)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
Trenholm, Richard; Ryan, Jackson. "PewDiePie Dethroned by T-Series as YouTube's Most Subscribed Channel". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
Hamilton, Isobel Asher. "PewDiePie Briefly Lost His Crown as the Biggest YouTuber on the Planet". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
Spangler, Todd (March 20, 2019). "PewDiePie vs. T-Series: YouTube Channels Keep Battling for No. 1 Spot". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
"After a few days of back & forth @TSeries has been able to hold the title of #1 most subbed on YouTube for 24 hours now. That's not to say that @pewdiepie may not regain the lead, but going to have to congratulate @TSeries here! Onward to 100m for both!". Twitter. Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
"PewDiePie Concedes Defeat to YouTube Rival T-Series". BBC News. April 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
René, Resch. "PewDiePie nur noch YouTube Nummer Zwei" [PewDiePie Only YouTube Number Two]. PC Welt (in German). IDG Tech Media. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
"PewDiePie – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
"T-Series – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
"PewDiePie – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
"T-Series – Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
"YouTube Channels – Most Subscribed". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006.
"YouTube Channels – Most Subscribed Channels (All Time)". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
"smosh Channel". YouTube. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
"The first YouTube channel to hit one million subscribers". Variety. April 9, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
"How'd They Do That? NigaHiga, YouTube's No.1 Most Subscribed of All Time". Creator's Corner Blog. Blogspot. March 13, 2010. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
Marc Hustvedt (November 15, 2011). "Ray William Johnson is First to 5 Million YouTube Subscribers". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
Sam Gutelle (May 25, 2013). "YouTube History: Smosh Is First Channel Past Ten Million Subs". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
Cohen, Joshua (January 9, 2014). "PewDiePie Breaks 20 Million Subscribers". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
Popper, Ben (December 8, 2016). "PewDiePie hits 50 million subscribers, promises again to delete his account". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
Rosseinsky, Kate (May 29, 2019). "PewDiePie vs T-Series Sub Count: Indian YouTube Channel Becomes First Ever to Pass 100 Million Subscribers". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
Sahu, Aryan. "T-Series crossed over 200 Million subscriber dominating on YouTube". Merazone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
Ray William Johnson (January 16, 2013). "RWJ vs SMOSH". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
Cohen, Joshua (January 12, 2013). "YouTubers Respond to Smosh Becoming #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
Huddleston, Tom Jr. (August 31, 2018). "This Bollywood YouTube Channel Is on the Verge of Bumping 'PewDiePie' from His Top Spot". CNBC. NBC Universal. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
Rakin, Ethan. "PewDiePie Could Lose His King of YouTube Crown to a Channel Called T-Series". Business Insider Singapore. Archived from the original on March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Zeller, Tom Jr. (September 17, 2006). "Lonelygirl15: Prank, Art or Both". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

youtube-global.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Official YouTube Blog – Tuesday, October 25, 2005". Official YouTube Blog. Google. October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on December 30, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

youtube.com (Global: 9^th place; English: 13^th place)

youtube.com

"The Quickstart Guide to YouTube – Lesson 2: YouTube Basics". YouTube Creator Academy. YouTube. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
"eee Music Company – About". YouTube. Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
"Judson Laipply". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"Brookers". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"geriatric1927". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"lonelygirl15". YouTube. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"Smosh". YouTube. Mythical Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
"nigahiga". YouTube. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
Buckley, Michael (October 6, 2008). Fred, Smosh or Nigahiga?!. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Fred - YouTube channel". YouTube. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
William Hyde (August 21, 2009), YouTube Winners & Losers! NigaHiga and Fred, archived from the original on August 1, 2016, retrieved September 11, 2016
"Ray William Johnson". YouTube. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
"PewDiePie". YouTube. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
"YouTube Channels – Most Subscribed". YouTube. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006.
"YouTube Channels – Most Subscribed Channels (All Time)". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 25, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2006.
"smosh Channel". YouTube. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 9, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
Ray William Johnson (January 16, 2013). "RWJ vs SMOSH". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.

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"YouTube - Most Subscribed Members (All Time)". May 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on November 20, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on July 3, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
"Most Subscribed Channels - All Time". www.youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on June 12, 2006. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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List of most-subscribed YouTube channels (English Wikipedia)

archive.today (Global: 14th place; English: 14th place)

bbc.com (Global: 20th place; English: 30th place)

businessinsider.com (Global: 140th place; English: 115th place)

businessinsider.sg (Global: 7,337th place; English: 4,371st place)

businesstoday.in (Global: 1,332nd place; English: 708th place)

chron.com (Global: 599th place; English: 369th place)

blog.chron.com

cnbc.com (Global: 220th place; English: 155th place)

cnet.com (Global: 272nd place; English: 225th place)

communitrics.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

api.communitrics.com

complex.com (Global: 282nd place; English: 192nd place)

entertainment-masterclass.tv (Global: low place; English: low place)

forbes.com (Global: 54th place; English: 48th place)

forbesindia.com (Global: 1,886th place; English: 990th place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655th place; English: 1,004th place)

gigazine.net (Global: 3,474th place; English: low place)

googleblog.com (Global: 1,272nd place; English: 837th place)

youtube.googleblog.com

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71st place; English: 52nd place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15th place; English: 16th place)

indiatimes.com (Global: 17th place; English: 15th place)

economictimes.indiatimes.com

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

latimes.com (Global: 22nd place; English: 19th place)

lawfaremedia.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

makeuseof.com (Global: 5,911th place; English: 3,889th place)

mashable.com (Global: 561st place; English: 392nd place)

merazone.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

milowent.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

mrbeastjobs.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

newmediarockstars.com (Global: low place; English: 8,713th place)

notcommon.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

nytimes.com

themedium.blogs.nytimes.com

pcwelt.de (Global: low place; English: low place)

qz.com (Global: 1,110th place; English: 695th place)

socialblade.com (Global: 2,289th place; English: 1,713th place)

socialtimes.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

standard.co.uk (Global: 238th place; English: 159th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114th place; English: 90th place)

theweek.com (Global: 2,909th place; English: 1,809th place)

tubefilter.com (Global: 1,988th place; English: 1,120th place)

twitter.com (Global: 23rd place; English: 32nd place)

variety.com (Global: 13th place; English: 12th place)

video-creativity.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5th place; English: 5th place)

search.worldcat.org

youtube-global.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

youtube.com (Global: 9th place; English: 13th place)

youtube.com

www3.youtube.com

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

businessinsider.com (Global: 140^th place; English: 115^th place)

businessinsider.sg (Global: 7,337^th place; English: 4,371^st place)

businesstoday.in (Global: 1,332^nd place; English: 708^th place)

chron.com (Global: 599^th place; English: 369^th place)

cnbc.com (Global: 220^th place; English: 155^th place)

cnet.com (Global: 272^nd place; English: 225^th place)

complex.com (Global: 282^nd place; English: 192^nd place)

forbes.com (Global: 54^th place; English: 48^th place)

forbesindia.com (Global: 1,886^th place; English: 990^th place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

gigazine.net (Global: 3,474^th place; English: low place)

googleblog.com (Global: 1,272^nd place; English: 837^th place)

hindustantimes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 52^nd place)

hollywoodreporter.com (Global: 15^th place; English: 16^th place)

indiatimes.com (Global: 17^th place; English: 15^th place)

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

makeuseof.com (Global: 5,911^th place; English: 3,889^th place)

mashable.com (Global: 561^st place; English: 392^nd place)

newmediarockstars.com (Global: low place; English: 8,713^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

qz.com (Global: 1,110^th place; English: 695^th place)

socialblade.com (Global: 2,289^th place; English: 1,713^th place)

standard.co.uk (Global: 238^th place; English: 159^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

theweek.com (Global: 2,909^th place; English: 1,809^th place)

tubefilter.com (Global: 1,988^th place; English: 1,120^th place)

twitter.com (Global: 23^rd place; English: 32^nd place)

variety.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 12^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

worldcat.org (Global: 5^th place; English: 5^th place)

youtube.com (Global: 9^th place; English: 13^th place)