Hall of fame
YouTube Records
The biggest, the busiest and the earliest channels on the platform
Most subscribed
The largest audiences on YouTube.
Most viewed
Most lifetime views across all uploads.
Most prolific
The highest video counts — newsrooms, archives and upload machines.
The pioneers
The oldest channels still ranking today.
Records recompute daily from public figures. Growth records (fastest-rising, biggest climbers) will be added as our ranking history matures.