Top 10 Most Popular YouTubers on the Planet Right Now

YouTube is undoubtedly a go-to platform for us all. It is where people go to watch the news, for entertainment, and also to watch educational content. On YouTube, there is an influx of content of all kinds, and no matter where your interest lies, you are sure to find content that matches your liking. From singers, dancers, and comedians to online educators, you can find them all on YouTube.

YouTube is home to over 50 million YouTubers, and over 720,000 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every day. Considering these numbers, as a viewer, the choice you have on YouTube is unlimited. And that makes navigating through this sea of content and finding the best YouTubers to follow a difficult task.

But we at Graphy are here to make it easy for you. We are here with a list of the 10 most popular YouTubers on the planet. Go through this list, find the ones that create content in the niche of your interest, follow them, and have free lifetime access to the content of your liking.

So, let’s get started with the list.

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Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg

Channel: PewDiePie

Subscribers: 111 million

The name that tops the list of the most popular YouTubers on the planet is Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie. He is a Swedish YouTuber known for his comic content and Let’s Play videos. While originally his channel focussed on gaming videos and live game streams now it covers diverse content including music videos, viral challenges, vlogs, and comic shorts.

Filled with fun and humor, his videos are a source of entertainment for many, and they are definitely a favorite among all gaming enthusiasts across the globe.

Jimmy Donaldson

Channel: MrBeast

Subscribers: 98.5 million

On YouTube, MrBeast is a channel that is synonymous with entertainment. If watching expensive stunt videos is your favorite pastime, then MrBeast is a channel you need to follow. With 98.5 million followers, he is one of the most popular YouTubers on the planet and comes in under the list of the top 10 highest-paid YouTubers.

Jimmy Donaldson has a knack for risks and is also a philanthropist. From game streams and survival videos to donation videos, you will find a wide range of entertaining content on his channel. His battle-royale competitions and expensive stunt videos with grand prizes took him to the top of the YouTube community.

Eva Diana Kidisyuk

Channel: Kids Diana Show

Subscribers: 97.6 million

The next one on the list is the Kids Diana Show, a popular channel among kids. The Kids Diana Show is co-hosted by 8-year-old Eva Diana Kidisyuk, her brother, and her parents. Popular among kids and adults alike, this channel is known for its roleplays, children’s songs, and educational entertainment videos.

In just one year, the Kids Diana show grew into a channel with over 1 million subscribers, and this number keeps on increasing with time. The most popular of this channel’s creations is a show called Love, Diana, and today it is famous on not just YouTube but also on several OTT platforms like Amazon Prime Video and The Roku Channel.

Anastasia Radzinskaya

Channel: Like Natsya

Subscribers: 97.5 million

Another young YouTuber in our list of the most popular YouTubers on the planet is Anastasia Radzinskaya, an 8-year-old from Russia. Her channel, Like Natsya, is home to unboxing videos, roleplays, vlogs, and educational entertainment videos. Her videos are dubbed into numerous languages, including Indonesian, German, French, and Hindi, to name a few.

In 2018, with an annual income of $18 million, Like Nastya was given the title of the third highest-paid YouTuber in the world.

Vladislav Vashketov & Nikita Vashketov

Channel: Vlad & Niki

Subscribers: 83.6 million

The next addition to our list is the American YouTube channel Vlad & Niki, run by brothers Vladislav Vashketov and Nikita Vashketov. This Youtube channel runs in over 21 languages and is the eighth-most viewed channel in the world.

Their videos focus on advertising, vlogging, and roleplay, and their videos are filled with entertaining and fun elements. They make around US$312,000 per video, and that in itself is a big achievement and justifies their title as one of the most popular YouTubers on the planet.

Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis

Channel: JuegaGerman, HolaSoyGerman

Subscribers: 46 million, 43.3 million

Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis is the proud owner of not one but two top YouTube channels; JuegaGerman, and HolaSoyGerman. As an artist, this creator has several feathers in his cap; he is a singer-songwriter, comedian, and writer, and he uses all his talents to create trend-worthy content on YouTube.

Both HolaSoyGerman and JuegaGerman are entertainment channels, and on these channels, you will find content related to everything ranging from music and gaming to other entertaining videos.

Luis Fernando Flores

Channel: Fernanfloo

45.1 million

If gaming and comedy are what you are interested in, Fernanfloo is one channel you need to follow. With over 9 billion views, the creator of this channel, Luis Fernando Flores, is a big name in the YouTube community. In 2018, he started off with tutorial videos but later shifted to the popular genre of gameplay.

From games like Call of Duty, God of War III, and Mortal Kombat, all are a part of his videos, and it’s this shift to the world of gaming which earned him the position of one of the most popular YouTubers on the planet.

Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira

Channel: Felipe Neto

Subscribers: 44.2 million

Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira is the first YouTuber to cross the milestone of 16 million subscribers on YouTube in Brazil. He is the creator of Felipe Neto, an entertainment channel featuring celebrity/movie talks and everyday comic activities. Focussing on general entertainment, his videos are light-hearted and fun to watch.

In 2020, Felipe Neto made it onto Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and his popularity has been growing ever since.

Whindersson Nunes Batista

Channel: Whindersson Nunes Batista

Subscribers: 43.8 million

The next on our list of the most famous YouTubers on the planet is Whindersson Nunes Batista. Whindersson Nunes is a Youtuber, singer, and comedian and is well known not just within the Brazilian community but also across the world.

His Youtube content is a collection of everything, ranging from moments from his personal life, parodies, vlogs, and occasional movie reviews. He is most famously known for his fun or comic take on his personal life and childhood.

Rubén Doblas Gundersen

Channel: elrubiusOMG

Subscribers: 40.4 million

Last but not least on our list of the most popular YouTubers on the planet is Rubén Doblas Gundersen, aka elrubiusOMG. He entered the world of Youtube in 2006 with a montage of the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. Since then, Elrubius has been a popular name within the Youtube gaming community. In 2017, he also published his comic series Virtual Hero and established a strong foothold for himself in the digital world.

In 2016, Time magazine gave him the title of “online conqueror” and also included him in the list of “next-generation leaders”.

Summary

YouTuber	Channel	Niche	Subscribers
Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg	PewDiePie	Gaming	111 million
Jimmy Donaldson	MrBeast	Entertainment	98.5 million
Eva Diana Kidisyuk	Kids Diana Show	Film	97.6 million
Anastasia Radzinskaya	Like Natsya	Entertainment	97.5 million
Vladislav Vashketov & Nikita Vashketov	Vlad & Niki	Entertainment	83.6 million
Germán Alejandro Garmendia Aranis	JuegaGerman	Music	46 million
Luis Fernando Flores	Fernanfloo	Gaming	45.1 million
Felipe Neto Rodrigues Vieira	Felipe Neto	Entertainment	44.2 million
Whindersson Nunes Batista	Whindersson Nunes Batista	Comedy	43.8 million
Rubén Doblas Gundersen	elrubiusOMG	Gaming	40.4 million

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