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:
- clicking the red "subscribe" button at either the top right or top left of the page
- going to "my subscriptions" and entering a tag or two to the search box that says "Subscribe to Tags", and clicking subscribe.
A user cannot view another user's subscriptions, as those are kept private, unless the other user sets his subscriptions to public.
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 by Subscription
The following is a chart featuring a list of the 250 most subscribed YouTube channels (Updated April 30, 2021). This list will not include any terminated or deleted channels, nor 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 it is the subscriber count shown on YouTube. Even VEVO channels, which have been blocked from gaining subscribers, will be included in the list as well. (Socialblade.com)
On September 17, 2019, YouTube changed their API so that viewers can only see abbreviated subscriber counts. The last three placements of a subscriber count are only visible. (Ex: 24,186,079 to 24.1M) The list will now only show abbreviated subscriber counts.
| Rank | Channel | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Series | 181M |
| 2 | YouTube Movies | 135M |
| 3 | Music | 114M |
| 4 | Cocomelon | 110M |
| 5 | PewDiePie | 110M |
| 6 | SET India | 103M |
| 7 | Gaming | 88.8M |
| 8 | Kids Diana Show | 77.8M |
| 9 | WWE | 76.3M |
| 10 | Sports | 75.0M |
| 11 | Like Nastya | 73.3M |
| 12 | 5-Minute Crafts | 72.2M |
| 13 | Zee Music Company | 72.0M |
| 14 | Vlad and Niki | 66.2M |
| 15 | Canal KondZilla | 64.0M |
| 16 | Justin Bieber | 62.9M |
| 17 | MrBeast | 61.2M |
| 18 | BLACKPINK | 60.6M |
| 19 | Zee TV | 57.7M |
| 20 | Dude Perfect | 56.0M |
| 21 | HYBE Labels | 53.9M |
| 22 | Goldmines Telefilms | 52.6M |
| 23 | Marshmello | 52.5M |
| 24 | Movieclips | 52.0M |
| 25 | Shemaroo Filmi Gaane | 51.1M |
| 26 | Sony SAB | 49.7M |
| 27 | BANGTANTV | 48.8M |
| 28 | Ariana Grande | 47.9M |
| 29 | ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs | 47.8M |
| 30 | EminemMusic | 47.4M |
| 31 | Ed Sheeran | 47.4M |
| 32 | Pinkfong! Kids' Songs & Stories | 47.1M |
| 33 | Aaj Tak | 45.7M |
| 34 | Badabun | 44.4M |
| 35 | Wave Music | 44.1M |
| 36 | Sony Music India | 43.5M |
| 37 | JuegaGerman | 43.5M |
| 38 | HolaSoyGerman. | 42.5M |
| 39 | LooLoo Kids | 42.4M |
| 40 | Taylor Swift | 42.3M |
| 41 | whinderssonnunes | 42.3M |
| 42 | El Reino Infantil | 42.0M |
| 43 | Fernanfloo | 41.9M |
| 44 | Felipe Neto | 41.8M |
| 45 | Tips Official | 41.0M |
| 46 | Katy Perry | 40.5M |
| 47 | Billie Eilish | 40.3M |
| 48 | Você Sabia? | 40.2M |
| 49 | BRIGHT SIDE | 40.2M |
| 50 | T-Series Bhakti Sagar | 40.1M |
| 51 | elrubiusOMG | 39.8M |
| 52 | YRF | 39.3M |
| 53 | Alan Walker | 39.2M |
| 54 | Colors TV | 38.8M |
| 55 | TheEllenShow | 37.8M |
| 56 | Like Nastya Show | 37.6M |
| 57 | Rihanna | 37.1M |
| 58 | Little Baby Bum | 36.3M |
| 59 | Luisito Comunica | 36.1M |
| 60 | Speed Records | 35.7M |
| 61 | One Direction | 35.5M |
| 62 | News | 35.5M |
| 63 | Get Movies | 35.4M |
| 64 | SonyMusicIndiaVEVO | 35.3M |
| 65 | LUCCAS NETO | 34.6M |
| 66 | Infobells - Hindi | 34.2M |
| 67 | Маша и Медведь | 34.1M |
| 68 | GR6 EXPLODE | 33.9M |
| 69 | Maroon 5 | 33.9M |
| 70 | ABS-CBN Entertainment | 33.8M |
| 71 | Daddy Yankee | 33.6M |
| 72 | Bad Bunny | 33.3M |
| 73 | WorkpointOfficial | 33.3M |
| 74 | Ozuna | 33.1M |
| 75 | Shakira | 32.7M |
| 76 | VEGETTA777 | 32.3M |
| 77 | JustinBieberVEVO | 32.2M |
| 78 | XXXTENTACION | 32.0M |
| 79 | Venus | 31.9M |
| 80 | YouTube | 31.4M |
| 81 | Toys and Colors | 30.9M |
| 82 | Bruno Mars | 30.9M |
| 83 | TEDx Talks | 30.9M |
| 84 | Kimberly Loaiza | 30.7M |
| 85 | shfa | 30.6M |
| 86 | J Balvin | 30.6M |
| 87 | A4 | 30.2M |
| 88 | Shemaroo | 30.1M |
| 89 | NoCopyrightSounds | 30.1M |
| 90 | Trap Nation | 30.0M |
| 91 | CarryMinati | 29.8M |
| 92 | Ryan's World | 29.5M |
| 93 | Popular on YouTube | 29.5M |
| 94 | one31 | 29.3M |
| 95 | Luis Fonsi | 29.3M |
| 96 | ABP NEWS | 29.0M |
| 97 | Markiplier | 29.0M |
| 98 | Like Nastya ESP | 28.9M |
| 99 | rezendeevil | 28.9M |
| 100 | Selena Gomez | 28.8M |
| 101 | shfa2 | 28.7M |
| 102 | Geet MP3 | 28.5M |
| 103 | GENIAL | 28.5M |
| 104 | Spinnin' Records | 28.5M |
| 105 | Super Simple Songs - Kids Songs | 28.3M |
| 106 | Gaane Sune Ansune | 28.2M |
| 107 | Ch3Thailand | 28.0M |
| 108 | T-Series Apna Punjab | 28.0M |
| 109 | Shawn Mendes | 27.9M |
| 110 | Ultra Bollywood | 27.8M |
| 111 | AuronPlay | 27.8M |
| 112 | Eros Now Music | 27.6M |
| 113 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 27.6M |
| 114 | Boram Tube Vlog | 27.6M |
| 115 | Voot Kids | 27.5M |
| 116 | Atta Halilintar | 27.4M |
| 117 | SSSniperWolf | 27.2M |
| 118 | BillionSurpriseToys | 27.2M |
| 119 | Maluma | 27.1M |
| 120 | Mr Bean | 27.0M |
| 121 | SMTOWN | 27.0M |
| 122 | jacksepticeye | 26.9M |
| 123 | Desi Music Factory | 26.8M |
| 124 | CVS 3D Rhymes | 26.8M |
| 125 | Galinha Pintadinha | 26.7M |
| 126 | Jkk Entertainment | 26.6M |
| 127 | Ultra Music | 26.4M |
| 128 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | 26.4M |
| 129 | La Granja de Zenón | 26.3M |
| 130 | Maria Clara & JP | 26.2M |
| 131 | TaylorSwiftVEVO | 26.2M |
| 132 | ToyPuddingTV | 25.9M |
| 133 | Rajshri | 25.8M |
| 134 | VanossGaming | 25.5M |
| 135 | RihannaVEVO | 25.5M |
| 136 | James Charles | 25.5M |
| 137 | IndiaTV | 25.4M |
| 138 | EminemVEVO | 25.3M |
| 139 | Ricis Official | 25.2M |
| 140 | DanTDM | 25.2M |
| 141 | Smosh | 25.1M |
| 142 | KatyPerryVEVO | 25.1M |
| 143 | ImagineDragons | 25.0M |
| 144 | WORLDSTARHIPHOP | 25.0M |
| 145 | LosPolinesios | 24.6M |
| 146 | Yuya | 24.6M |
| 147 | Drake | 24.4M |
| 148 | Mikecrack | 24.3M |
| 149 | BabyBus | 24.3M |
| 150 | Talking Tom | 24.3M |
| 151 | ashish chanchlani vines | 24.3M |
| 152 | Wiz Khalifa | 24.3M |
| 153 | enchufetv | 24.3M |
| 154 | KHANDESHI MOVIES | 24.2M |
| 155 | TheDonato | 24.2M |
| 156 | Ninja | 24.2M |
| 157 | The Weeknd | 24.1M |
| 158 | DisneyMusicVEVO | 24.0M |
| 159 | Bollywood Classics | 23.9M |
| 160 | قناة طيور الجنة toyoraljanahtv | 23.8M |
| 161 | 1MILLION Dance Studio | 23.8M |
| 162 | Masha and The Bear | 23.7M |
| 163 | Lucas and Marcus | 23.7M |
| 164 | WatchMojo.com | 23.6M |
| 165 | Total Gaming | 23.5M |
| 166 | Adele | 23.4M |
| 167 | Peppa Pig - Official Channel | 23.2M |
| 168 | GMANetwork | 23.1M |
| 169 | Las Ratitas | 23.1M |
| 170 | David Guetta | 23.1M |
| 171 | Amit Bhadana | 23.0M |
| 172 | Beyoncé | 23.0M |
| 173 | Collins Key | 22.9M |
| 174 | Logan Paul | 22.9M |
| 175 | Little Angel: Nursery Rhymes | 22.8M |
| 176 | Sony PAL | 22.7M |
| 177 | infobells - Tamil | 22.7M |
| 178 | KSI | 22.7M |
| 179 | infobells - Telugu | 22.5M |
| 180 | KAROL G | 22.5M |
| 181 | Wow Kidz | 22.5M |
| 182 | Bounce Patrol - Kids Songs | 22.5M |
| 183 | 1theK (원더케이) | 22.5M |
| 184 | Nicki Minaj | 22.5M |
| 185 | Troom Troom | 22.3M |
| 186 | Renato Garcia | 22.3M |
| 187 | NickyJamTV | 22.2M |
| 188 | OneDirectionVEVO | 22.2M |
| 189 | Jess No Limit | 22.0M |
| 190 | toycantando | 21.9M |
| 191 | Valentina Pontes | 21.9M |
| 192 | Dream | 21.6M |
| 193 | Jingle Toons | 21.6M |
| 194 | Post Malone | 21.6M |
| 195 | Chris Brown | 21.5M |
| 196 | Jelly | 21.5M |
| 197 | The Chainsmokers | 21.5M |
| 198 | nigahiga | 21.4M |
| 199 | Michael Jackson | 21.3M |
| 200 | Marília Mendonça | 21.3M |
| 201 | DrossRotzank | 21.3M |
| 202 | Technical Guruji | 21.1M |
| 203 | Sesame Street | 21.0M |
| 204 | Mister Max | 21.0M |
| 205 | Enrique Iglesias | 21.0M |
| 206 | ABP NEWS HINDI | 20.8M |
| 207 | shane | 20.5M |
| 208 | Nick Jr. | 20.4M |
| 209 | ZHC | 20.4M |
| 210 | DJ Snake | 20.4M |
| 211 | JYP Entertainment | 20.4M |
| 212 | BB Ki Vines | 20.4M |
| 213 | CanalCanalha | 20.4M |
| 214 | Jake Paul | 20.4M |
| 215 | Rans Entertainment | 20.3M |
| 216 | GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL | 20.3M |
| 217 | Tasty | 20.3M |
| 218 | BuzzFeedVideo | 20.3M |
| 219 | Round2hell | 20.2M |
| 220 | Miss Katy | 20.2M |
| 221 | 5-Minute Crafts GIRLY | 20.2M |
| 222 | ARY Digital | 20.1M |
| 223 | Worldwide Records Bhojpuri | 20.1M |
| 224 | Smile Toys Review | 20.1M |
| 225 | REACT | 20.1M |
| 226 | JennaMarbles | 20.1M |
| 227 | Raffy Tulfo in Action | 20.0M |
| 228 | mmoshaya | 20.0M |
| 229 | Saregama Music | 19.9M |
| 230 | Diana Kids Stories | 19.9M |
| 231 | Anuel AA | 19.9M |
| 232 | netd müzik | 19.9M |
| 233 | Vevo | 19.9M |
| 234 | Chloe Ting | 19.8M |
| 235 | Sandeep Maheshwari | 19.8M |
| 236 | Lady Gaga | 19.8M |
| 237 | AuthenticGames | 19.8M |
| 238 | Netflix | 19.7M |
| 239 | HaerteTest | 19.7M |
| 240 | Skrillex | 19.6M |
| 241 | Sia | 19.5M |
| 242 | Tekashi 6ix9ine | 19.5M |
| 243 | TRANS7 OFFICIAL | 19.4M |
| 244 | Juan De Dios Pantoja | 19.4M |
| 245 | Genevieve's Playhouse | 19.3M |
| 246 | Masha y el Oso | 19.3M |
| 247 | America's Got Talent | 19.3M |
| 248 | TED | 19.3M |
| 249 | Venus Movies | 19.2M |
| 250 | 5-Minute Crafts PLAY | 19.2M |