The ten most-subscribed YouTube channels as of October 2026, ranked by subscriber count — MrBeast first with 521 million.
MrBeast is the most-subscribed YouTube channel, with 521 million subscribers as of October 2026. T-Series, the Indian music label, is second with 316 million, and Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes is third with 203 million. The ranking uses subscriber counts in millions from Wikipedia's list of most-subscribed YouTube channels, October 2026.
This list ranks the ten most-subscribed YouTube channels using one snapshot: Wikipedia's list of most-subscribed YouTube channels as of October 2026, which compiles public subscriber counts. MrBeast leads by more than 200 million subscribers, followed by Indian music and TV channels, children's channels and Shorts creators. Since July 2026, Argentina's Alejo Igoa has overtaken Zee Music Company for tenth place.
Jimmy Donaldson's stunt and giveaway channel is the most-subscribed on YouTube, with 521 million subscribers. It was the first channel to pass both 400 million and 500 million.
The channel of India's T-Series music label and film studio has 316 million subscribers. It was the most-subscribed channel until MrBeast passed it in 2024.
The animated nursery-rhyme channel for toddlers and preschoolers has 203 million subscribers, the most of any children's channel.
Sony Entertainment Television's Hindi channel has 190 million subscribers and posts episodes and clips of Indian TV dramas, reality shows and comedy.
The children's role-play channel starring brothers Vlad and Niki Vashketov has 151 million subscribers and is published in many languages.
Twin brothers Alex and Alan Stokes have 148 million subscribers, built largely on short comedy and challenge videos.
The children's vlog and role-play channel featuring Diana Kidisyuk has 138 million subscribers.
South Korean creator KIMPRO's Shorts-driven channel has 135 million subscribers, the most of any Korean-language channel.
The children's story and role-play channel featuring Anastasia Radzinskaya has 133 million subscribers and is published in many languages.
Argentine creator Alejo Igoa has 124 million subscribers, the most of any Spanish-language channel, and moved past Zee Music Company (123 million) into the top ten.
| # | Name | category | language | country | joinedYouTube |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MrBeast | Entertainment | English | USA | 2012 |
| 2 | T-Series | Music | Hindi | India | 2006 |
| 3 | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes | Education | English | USA | 2006 |
| 4 | SET India | Entertainment | Hindi | India | 2006 |
| 5 | Vlad and Niki | Entertainment | English | Russia | 2018 |
| 6 | Stokes Twins | People | English | USA | 2008 |
| 7 | Kids Diana Show | Entertainment | English | Ukraine | 2015 |
| 8 | 김프로KIMPRO | People | Korean | South Korea | 2017 |
| 9 | Like Nastya | Entertainment | English | Russia | 2016 |
| 10 | Alejo Igoa | Entertainment | Spanish | Argentina | 2014 |
Channels are ranked by subscriber count in millions, exactly as shown in Wikipedia's List of most-subscribed YouTube channels (revision of October 16, 2026; table marked as of October 2026). As in the source, YouTube's auto-generated topic channels (such as Music or Gaming) are excluded. Joined dates, languages and countries are the source's. Subscriber counts change daily, so the figures are a snapshot.
MrBeast, with 521 million subscribers as of October 2026. He was the first to pass both 400 million and 500 million subscribers.
T-Series, the Indian music label and film studio, with 316 million subscribers. Zee Music Company is next among music channels, 11th overall with 123 million.
Seventeen as of October 2026. Three of them have more than 200 million (MrBeast, T-Series and Cocomelon), two have more than 300 million (MrBeast and T-Series), and only MrBeast has more than 500 million.
India has a very large Hindi-speaking YouTube audience, which supports big music and TV channels such as T-Series and SET India.
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