Most subscribed YouTube channels in the world
October 2026The biggest YouTube channels in the world, ranked by their current subscriber count — among the 33,723 YouTube channels worldwide that TubeGrade tracks, whose coverage of the biggest channels is checked against public top-100 lists. Updated every week.
Week of October 12, 2026
Subscriber counts are YouTube’s public, rounded counts. “—” means TubeGrade doesn’t have a month of readings yet; “<1M” means the rounded count didn’t move a full step. How TubeGrade calculates these stats
Frequently asked questions
Which YouTube channel has the most subscribers in the world?
MrBeast, with about 521 million subscribers. It's followed by T-Series (315 million) and Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes (203 million).
How is this ranking calculated?
Channels are ranked by their latest public subscriber count on YouTube, from TubeGrade's own readings taken within the last 10 days; the biggest channels are re-checked on YouTube before each weekly update. YouTube rounds public counts (the biggest channels to the nearest million), so channels showing the same count are effectively tied.
How often is it updated?
Every week. This is the ranking for the week of October 12, 2026.
Why is a channel missing from the list?
Channels that hide their subscriber count and YouTube's auto-generated topic channels (such as "Music" or "Gaming") aren't ranked. Each channel is placed in the country it shows on YouTube, so a channel can be missing here because it's listed under another country. TubeGrade checks its coverage of the biggest channels worldwide against public top-100 lists before publishing this ranking.
What does the 30-day change mean?
How many subscribers the channel gained in the last 30 days, from TubeGrade's readings about a month apart. A dash means TubeGrade doesn't have a month of readings yet. A value like "<1M" means YouTube's rounded count didn't move a full step — the channel still grew, just by less than the rounding.
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