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- For the YouTuber, see Subscribe.
A Subscription is a feature whereby one receives the latest additions to a YouTube user's videos, a YouTube tag, a YouTube search term or a YouTube playlist. There are two types of subscribing to channels and topics: choosing a channel and clicking the "Subscribe" button on the user's channel page or choosing a video and clicking the Subscribe button below that user's video.
The Subscribe Button is a button for choosing types of subscriptions. The "Subscribe" Button has gotten over 35 changes. It was added on October 25, 2005.[1] A user cannot view another user's subscriptions, as those are kept private, unless the other user sets their subscriptions to public.
Subscribe Button[]
Current Features[]
- By clicking the "Subscribe" button, users are able to subscribe to another user's whole channel, get notified about a subscribed channel's latest videos, latest playlists, latest community posts, latest shorts and latest livestreams. Users will get a maximum of three new video notifications from every subscribed channel in a 24-hour period.
- If a user is subscribed to a channel, next to the word "Subscribed" on the button, there will be a bell icon which if clicked, there will show four options: "All", "Personalized", "None", and "Unsubscribe".
- Choosing the "All" subscription option would give the user notifications of every video, playlists, community posts and livestreams from that subscribed channel. There would be two curved lines: one above the top left and the other at the top right of the bell icon. The icon would also be filled in with color.
- Choosing the "Personalized" subscription option would give the user notifications from that subscribed channel, but only for the videos which are recommended by the YouTube Algorithm, based on your Watch History, Search History and other factors. The bell icon would have no curved lines and it would not be filled in with color. This subscription option is the default option chosen when the user subscribes to a channel.
- Choosing the "None" subscription option would give the user no notifications from that channel, but it'll still be subscribed to that user's channel. The bell icon, instead of having curved lines, would have a diagonal line across it and it also would not be filled in with color.
- (This Option is not a Subscription Type) Choosing the "Unsubscribe" option would prompt the user by asking “Unsubscribe from (channel name)?” There will be two options, "YES" or "NO". If the user clicked on the "Yes" option, the subscription would cancel it with that channel. By clicking the "No" Option, nothing will change, and the user will still be subscribed to that channel. The Unsubscribe option instead of having a Notification Bell icon has a small circle at the top Centre and a big semi-circle at the center bottom with the curved side facing upwards. These circles form a body with only a torso and a head. There is also a - (Minus) icon next to the head icon.
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Subscribed with All Notifications Bell
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All Subscriptions Option
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Subscribed with Personalized Notifications Bell
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Personalized Subscriptions Option
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Subscribed with None Notification Bell
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None Subscription Option
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Unsubscribe Subscription Option
Request Confirmation to Unsubscribe.
Removed Features[]
- A user could subscribe to another user’s videos instead of the channel. (Feature lasted until 2005).
- If the user hadn't signed-up or signed-in to their YouTube account. Then a drop-down arrow would be seen on the subscribe button. Which if clicked would prompt the user to "Sign-In or Sign-Up Now!". (Feature lasted until 2011).
- The Subscribe Button when hovered over with a cursor would be highlighted and say, "Click to be notified of new videos from this channel" (Feature lasted until 2011).
- The color of the subscribe button when hovered over with a cursor changed to light green (Feature lasted until 2012)
- A red YouTube play button icon was situated at the left of the Subscribe Button. (Feature lasted Between 2013 - 2017)
- A subscriber count, which was separated from the Subscribe Button, would be seen attached next to it. The subscriber count feature was shifted from next to the subscribe button to under the user's channel name. (Feature lasted until 2015)
Appearance[]
- If a user clicks on the "Subscribe" button, the word "Subscribe" would change to "Subscribed".
- The text ‘Subscribe’ would be in all capital letters and written as ‘SUBSCRIBE’. (Feature lasted until 2006).
- The checkmark icon was situated at the left of the subscribe button. (Feature lasted until 2006).
- YouTube added a white Subscribe Button, which instead of the text just being 'Subscribe', It said "Subscribe to (channel name) s Videos". (Change only until 2005).
- YouTube changed the text to "✓ SUBSCRIBE to (channel name)" the word '✓ SUBSCRIBE' was put in a bright orange subscribe button and was separated from 'to (channel name). The text which had the channel name was situated below the subscribe button. Also, the text 'Subscribe' was changed to be in all capital letters. (Change lasted until 2006).
- The font was changed, but the color remained the same. The color of the text 'Subscribes' when hovered over with cursor changed to Black. The separated text to (channel name) was removed. Also, the text 'Subscribe' was changed to be in all small letters, except the 'S' at the start. (Change lasted until 2007).
- YouTube again changed the color of the subscribe Button to light yellow. And it remained that way till 2010. Also, the color of the text 'Subscribe' was changed from white to brown. (Change lasted between 2008-2011).
- The subscribe button's color was a bit lighter, but the color was still light yellow. Also, the color of the text 'Subscribe' was changed again, but from brown to black. (Change lasted between 2011-2012)
- YouTube again changed the color of the subscribe button to white. The color of the subscribe button when hovered over with a Cursor changed to light green. Also, the color of the Text 'Subscribe' was changed again, but from black to light gray. (Change lasted between 2012-2013)
- YouTube again changed the color of the subscribe button to White. Also, the color of the text 'Subscribe' was changed again, but from light gray to black. (Change lasted between 2013-2014)
- YouTube again changed the color of the subscribe button to red. Also, the color of the text 'Subscribe' was changed again, but from light gray to white. (Change lasted between 2014-2015)
- The subscribe button's color was changed to be a bit lighter red. (Change lasted between 2015-2018)
- The subscribe button's color was changed to be a bit darker red. Also, the text subscribe was changed to be in all capital letters. (Change lasted between 2018-2022)
- YouTube again changed the color of the subscribe button to black in the light theme, and white in the dark theme and the shape of the subscribe button was change to an Rounded Recatngle. Also, the text subscribe was changed to small letters, except the 'S' at the start. (Change lasted between 2022-Present)
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Ditto, when Hovered Over with a Cursor
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RSS[]
The above is separate from subscribing to an RSS feed which syndicates YouTube videos to applications and websites outside the site. One can syndicate user playlist subscriptions as an RSS feed, however.
Channels and topics by subscription[]
- Main article: List of most-subscribed YouTube channels by month
The following is a chart featuring a list of the 250 most subscribed YouTube channels and topics (Updated as of July 18, 2024). This list will not include any terminated or deleted channels, or channels with their subscriber count hidden. However, channels that have seen the recent purge in subscribers (Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, etc.) will be included in this list because their channel's subscriber count is shown on YouTube. Even VEVO channels, which have been blocked from gaining subscribers, will be included in the list as well. (Socialblade.com) or channels with hidden subscriber count
On September 17, 2019, YouTube changed its API so that viewers can only see abbreviated subscriber counts. only three significant figures can be seen, and the number is rounded down (Ex: 24,186,079 to 24.1M). The list will now only show abbreviated subscriber counts.
| Rank | Channel Name | Subscribers | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MrBeast | 386M | American |
| 2 | T-Series | 291M | Indian |
| 3 | Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes | 188M | American |
| 4 | SET India | 183M | Indian |
| 5 | Youtube Movies | 182M | N/A |
| 6 | Vlad and Niki | 138M | Russian / American |
| 7 | ✿ Kids Diana Show | 133M | Ukranian / American |
| 8 | Like Nastya | 126M | Russian / American |
| 9 | Stokes Twins | 123M | Chinese / American |
| 10 | Music | 123M | N/A |
| 11 | Zee Music Company | 116M | Indian |
| 12 | PewDiePie | 110M | Swedish |
| 13 | WWE | 108M | American |
| 14 | Goldmines | 104M | Indian |
| 15 | 김프로KIMPRO | 100M | South Korean |
| 16 | Sony SAB | 100M | Indian |
| 17 | BLACKPINK | 96.4M | South Korean |
| 18 | ChuChu TV | 95.9M | Indian |
| 19 | Gaming | 92M | N/A |
| 20 | Alan's Universe | 90.5M | American |
| 21 | Zee TV | 89.2M | Indian |
| 22 | Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids' Songs & Stories | 81.2M | South Korean |
| 23 | 5-Minute Crafts | 81M | Cypriot |
| 24 | BANGTANTV | 80.1M | South Korean |
| 25 | Colors TV | 80M | Indian |
| 26 | A4 | 78.1M | Belarusian |
| 27 | HYBE LABELS | 76.9M | South Korean |
| 28 | ZAMZAM ELECTRONICS TRADING | 76.5M | Emirati / Pakistani |
| 29 | T-Series Bhakti Sagar | 75.6M | Indian |
| 30 | Justin Bieber | 75.2M | Canadian |
| 31 | Sports | 74.7M | N/A |
| 32 | UR · Cristiano | 74.6M | Portuguese |
| 33 | Tips Official | 74.4M | Indian |
| 34 | Toys and Colors | 74.2M | American |
| 35 | Shemaroo Filmi Gaane | 71.6M | Indian |
| 36 | KL BRO Biju Rithvik | 71.1M | Indian |
| 37 | Aaj Tak | 70.9M | Indian |
| 38 | Infobells - Hindi | 69.5M | Indian |
| 39 | El Reino Infantil | 68.6M | Argentine |
| 40 | Canal KondZilla | 67.7M | Brazilian |
| 41 | Mark Rober | 67.6M | American |
| 42 | HAR PAL GEO | 67.3M | Pakistani |
| 43 | Fede Vigevani | 66.4M | Uruguayan |
| 44 | Wave Music | 65.3M | Indian |
| 45 | YRF | 64.9M | Indian |
| 46 | Sony Music India | 64.9M | Indian |
| 47 | EminemMusic | 64.6M | American |
| 48 | Movieclips | 63.9M | American |
| 49 | Alejo Igoa | 63.2M | Argentine |
| 50 | ARY Digital HD | 62.5M | Pakistani |
| 51 | Topper Guild | 61.3M | American |
| 52 | YOLO AVENTURAS | 61.3M | Venezuelan |
| 53 | Dude Perfect | 61M | American |
| 54 | Taylor Swift | 60.9M | American |
| 55 | LooLoo Kids - Nursery Rhymes and Children's Songs | 60M | American |
| 56 | ISSEI / いっせい | 59M | Japanese |
| 57 | PANDA BOI | 58.5M | Italian |
| 58 | Shemaroo | 58M | Indian |
| 59 | Anaya Kandhal | 57.9M | Indian |
| 60 | Marshmello | 57.9M | American |
| 61 | BillionSurpriseToys - English Kids Songs & Cartoon | 57.6M | Indian |
| 62 | Ed Sheeran | 56.2M | British |
| 63 | Zhong | 56.2M | Russian / Chinese |
| 64 | Mikecrack | 56.1M | Spanish |
| 65 | Acharya Prashant | 56M | Indian |
| 66 | Ariana Grande | 55.9M | American |
| 67 | SonyMusicIndiaVEVO | 55.6M | Indian |
| 68 | Billie Eilish | 55.4M | American |
| 69 | StarPlus | 55.2M | Indian |
| 70 | Get Movies | 55.2M | Russian |
| 71 | Maшa и Meдвeдь | 55M | Russian |
| 72 | ToRung | 54.6M | Vietnamese |
| 73 | Saregama Music | 54.5M | Indian |
| 74 | JioHotStar Jids | 54.2M | Indian |
| 75 | Jess No Limit | 54.2M | Indonesian |
| 76 | JuegaGerman | 53.1M | Chilean |
| 77 | Bispo Bruno Leonardo | 52.7M | Brazilian |
| 78 | ABS-CBN Entertainment | 52.2M | Filipino |
| 79 | Real fools shorts official | 52.1M | Indian |
| 80 | LUCCAS NETO - LUCCAS TOON | 51.8M | Brazilian |
| 81 | Alfredo Larin | 51.7M | Salvadoran |
| 82 | BETER BÖCÜK | 51.4M | Turkish |
| 83 | Masha and The Bear | 51M | Russian |
| 84 | Shfa | 50.4M | Emirati |
| 85 | HUM TV | 49.9M | Pakistani |
| 86 | Shfa2 | 49.9M | Emirati |
| 87 | Bad Bunny | 49.9M | Puerto Rican |
| 88 | MrBeast 2 | 49.8M | American |
| 89 | Ishtar Music | 49.4M | Indian |
| 90 | Dushyant kukreja | 48.8M | Indian |
| 91 | Ricis Official | 48.6M | Indonesian |
| 92 | Fernanfloo | 48.6M | Salvadoran |
| 93 | Shakira | 48.1M | Colombian |
| 94 | Juan De Dios Pantoja | 47.8M | Mexican |
| 95 | Maria Clara & JP | 47.7M | Brazilian |
| 96 | ABP NEWS | 47.6M | Indian |
| 97 | Badabun | 47.6M | Mexican |
| 98 | Felipe Neto | 47.2M | Brazilian |
| 99 | MrBeast Gaming | 47M | American |
| 100 | Kimberly Loaiza | 46.8M | Mexican |
| 101 | T-Series Bollywood Classics | 46.7M | Indian |
| 102 | Alan Walker | 46,7M | Norwegian |
| 103 | Speed Records | 46.6M | Indian |
| 104 | PowerKids TV | 46.5M | Indian |
| 105 | IndiaTV | 46.5M | Indian |
| 106 | Você Sabia? | 46.4M | Brazilian |
| 107 | Shorts Break | 46.2M | Indian |
| 108 | Dangal TV Channel | 46.1M | Indian |
| 109 | Goldmines Gaane Sune Ansune | 46.1M | Indian |
| 110 | Katy Perry | 46M | American |
| 111 | Celine Dept | 45.9M | Belgian |
| 112 | Genevieve's Playhouse - Learning Videos for Kids | 45.9M | American |
| 113 | Sony PAL | 45.9M | Indian |
| 114 | AboFlah | 45.5M | Kuwaiti |
| 115 | Techno Gamerz | 45.4M | Indian |
| 116 | DaFuq!?Boom! | 45.4M | Georgian |
| 117 | MR. INDIAN HACKER | 45.3M | Indian |
| 118 | CarryMinati | 45M | Indian |
| 119 | BeatboxJCOP | 44.8M | South Korean |
| 120 | Whinderssonnunes | 44.8M | Brazilian |
| 121 | BRIGHT SIDE | 44.7M | Cypriot |
| 122 | Total Gaming | 44.6M | Indian |
| 123 | Luisito Comunica | 44.4M | Mexican |
| 124 | Rihanna | 44.4M | Barbadians |
| 125 | Like Nastya Show | 44.3M | Russian / American |
| 126 | HolaSoyGerman. | 44.2M | Chilean |
| 127 | Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs | 44.1M | Canadian |
| 128 | Priyal Kukreja | 44M | Indian |
| 129 | Jingle Toons | 43,7M | Indian |
| 130 | La Granja de Zenón | 43.3M | Argentine |
| 131 | Vlad và Niki | 43.3M | Russian / American |
| 132 | YouTube | 43M | American |
| 133 | Frost Diamond | 42.8M | Indonesian |
| 134 | Ashkay Nagwadiya | 42.8M | Indian |
| 135 | TEDx Talks | 42.8M | American |
| 136 | One31 | 42.7M | Thai |
| 137 | WorkpointOfficial | 42.6M | Thai |
| 138 | Zach King | 42.5M | American |
| 139 | TheDonato | 42.5M | Venezuelan |
| 140 | Enaldinho | 42.4M | Brazilian |
| 141 | Like Nastya ESP | 42.4M | Russian / Americn |
| 142 | GR6 EXPLODE | 42.3M | Brazilian |
| 143 | Karla Bustillos | 42.1M | Mexican |
| 144 | XXXTENTACION | 41.7M | American |
| 145 | Masha y el Oso | 41.5M | Russian |
| 146 | LeoNata Family | 41.5M | American |
| 147 | Little Baby Bum - Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | 41.5M | British |
| 148 | Dednahype | 41.4M | Latvian |
| 149 | Jason Derulo | 41.4M | American |
| 150 | LankyBox | 41.4M | American |
| 151 | ★ Kids Roma Show | 41.2M | Ukranian / American |
| 152 | Bruno Mars | 41.1M | American |
| 153 | ElrubiusOMG | 40.7M | Spanish |
| 154 | BabyBus - Kids Songs and Cartoons | 40.5M | Chinese |
| 155 | Heroindori | 40.4M | Indian |
| 156 | Gulshan Kalra | 40.4M | Indian |
| 157 | Wow Kidz | 39.9M | Indian |
| 158 | Daddy Yankee | 39.9M | Puerto Rican |
| 159 | Zee News | 39.8M | Indian |
| 160 | One Direction | 39.5M | American |
| 161 | Peppa Pig - Official Channel | 39.4M | British |
| 162 | KAROL G | 39.3M | Colombian |
| 163 | Diana and Roma ESP | 39.1M | Ukranian / American |
| 164 | T-Series Apna Punjab | 39.1M | Indian |
| 165 | Ryan's World | 39.1M | American |
| 166 | IShowSpeed | 39M | American |
| 167 | unknown boy varun | 39M | Indian |
| 168 | Marta and Rustam | 38.8M | American |
| 169 | Rajshri | 38.8M | Indian |
| 170 | Jkk Entertainment | 38.5M | Indian |
| 171 | MaviGadget | 38.4M | Taiwanese |
| 172 | Junya Official Channel | 38.4M | Japanese |
| 173 | BEN EAGLE | 38.3M | Vietnamese |
| 174 | GMA Network | 38.3M | Filipino |
| 175 | TheEllenShow | 38.3M | American |
| 176 | Brent Rivera | 38M | American |
| 177 | tuzelity SHUFFLE | 38M | Kazakhstani |
| 178 | Spider Slack | 38M | Brazilian |
| 179 | Galinha Pintadinha | 37.8M | Brazilian |
| 180 | The Weeknd | 37.7M | Canadian |
| 181 | CVS 3D Rhymes | 37.7M | Indian |
| 182 | Markiplier | 37.5M | American |
| 183 | Maroon 5 | 37.5M | American |
| 184 | Ozuna | 37.4M | Puerto Rican |
| 185 | Willie Salim | 37.3M | Indonesian |
| 186 | Ian Lucas | 37.2M | Argentine |
| 187 | mujjuu___14 | 37.2M | Indian |
| 188 | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri | 37.2M | Indian |
| 189 | DisneyMusicVEVO | 37M | American |
| 190 | Ben Azelart | 36.9M | American |
| 191 | Tilak | 36.9M | Indian |
| 192 | Lucas and Marcus | 36.9M | American |
| 193 | NichLmao | 36.8M | American |
| 194 | Sagawa /さがわ | 36.7M | Japanese |
| 195 | Kids Channel India | 36.6M | Indian |
| 196 | Mr DegrEE | 36.5M | American |
| 197 | Sujal Thakral | 36.4M | Indian |
| 198 | Filmy Suraj Actor | 36.3M | Indian |
| 199 | Aditya Movies | 36.3M | Indian |
| 200 | व्लाद और निकिता | 36.3M | Indian |
| 201 | Shemaroo Movies | 36.3M | Indian |
| 202 | Geet MP3 | 36.2M | Indian |
| 203 | That Little Puff | 36.1M | American |
| 204 | The geeta gurjar | 36.1M | Indian |
| 205 | Ch3Thailand | 36.1M | Thai |
| 206 | News | 35.9M | N/A |
| 207 | Pokémon Asia Official (Hindi) | 35.6M | Indian |
| 208 | Beast Reacts | 35.6M | American |
| 209 | Sierra & Rhia FAM | 35.5M | Canadian |
| 210 | Selena Gomez | 35.3M | American |
| 211 | Round2hell | 35.3M | Indian |
| 212 | Hamster Kombat | 35.3M | American |
| 213 | Ishaan Ali 11 | 35.1M | Indian |
| 214 | Infobells - Telugu | 35.1M | Indian |
| 215 | Tsuriki Show | 35M | German |
| 216 | Daniel LaBelle | 35M | American |
| 217 | Eros Now Music | 35M | Indian |
| 218 | SSSniperWolf | 34.9M | American |
| 219 | Aditya Music | 34.8M | Indian |
| 220 | Goldmines Dishoom | 34.8M | Indian |
| 221 | J Balvin | 34.8M | Colombian |
| 222 | Mr Bean | 34.6M | British |
| 223 | Goldmines Bollywood | 34.5M | Indian |
| 224 | Danny Fitt | 34.4M | American |
| 225 | Chotanawab | 34.3M | Indian |
| 226 | Infobells - Tamil | 34.2M | Indian |
| 227 | KHANDESHI MOVIES | 34.2M | Indian |
| 228 | VEGETTA777 | 34.2M | Spanish |
| 229 | Desi Music Factory | 34.1M | Indian |
| 230 | D Billions | 34M | Kyrgyzstani |
| 231 | NoCopyrightSounds | 34M | British |
| 232 | Rezendeevil | 33.9M | Brazilian |
| 233 | Little Angel: Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | 33.8M | Canadian/Greek |
| 234 | Yoeslan | 33.6M | American |
| 235 | Neetu Bisht | 33.4M | Indian |
| 236 | DONA 도나 | 33.4M | South Korean |
| 237 | Indosiar | 33.3M | Indonesian |
| 238 | Crazy XYZ | 33.2M | Indian |
| 239 | Cain Guzman | 33.1M | Mexican |
| 240 | Nick Jr. | 33.1M | American |
| 241 | SMTOWN | 33.1M | South Korean |
| 242 | Azhan5Star | 33M | Indian |
| 243 | The Lallantop | 33M | Indonesian |
| 244 | Bounce Patrol - Kids Songs | 32.8M | Australian |
| 245 | Michael Jackson | 32.8M | American |
| 246 | YOLO | 32.8M | Venezuelan |
| 247 | Kritika Channel | 32.7M | Indian |
| 248 | Sourav Joshi Vlogs | 32.7M | Indian |
| 249 | Prime Video India | 32.7M | Indian |
| 250 | Toyoraljanahtv | 32.7M | Jordanian |
External links[]
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