List of most-subscribed YouTube Music artists

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Blackpink is the most-subscribed act on YouTube Music.
BTS is the most-subscribed male act on YouTube Music. BTS during a White House press conference May 31, 2022 (cropped).jpg
BTS is the most-subscribed male act on YouTube Music.
Justin Bieber is the most-subscribed solo act on YouTube Music. Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg
Justin Bieber is the most-subscribed solo act on YouTube Music.

This article lists the fifty most-subscribed artists on the music platform YouTube Music. Artists' subscribers are consolidated from various YouTube channels they may have, including Vevo channels, into Official Artist Channels. [1]

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Top artists

The following table lists the fifty most-subscribed channels on YouTube Music, as well as their primary language. The channels are ordered by number of subscribers; those whose displayed subscriber counts are identical are listed alphabetically.

RankArtistSubscribers [2]
(millions)		Primary
language
1 Blackpink [3] 86.2 Korean
2 BTS [lower-alpha 1] [4] 74.2
3 Justin Bieber [5] 70.8 English
4 Marshmello [6] 56.1
5 Eminem [7] 55.9
6 Ed Sheeran [8] 52.8
7 Ariana Grande [9] 52.4
8 Taylor Swift [10] 51.2
9 Billie Eilish [11] 47.3
10 Bad Bunny [12] 45.1 Spanish
11 Katy Perry [13] 43.8 English
12 Alan Walker [14] 42.8
13 Rihanna [15] 40.9
14 Shakira [16] 40.1 Spanish
15 XXXTentacion [lower-alpha 2] [17] 38.4 English
16 One Direction [18] 37.8
17 Daddy Yankee [19] 37.5 Spanish
18 Maroon 5 [20] 36.4 English
19 Bruno Mars [21] 36.1
20 Ozuna [22] 35.8 Spanish
21 J Balvin [23] 33.9
22 Selena Gomez [24] 32.3 English
23 Luis Fonsi [25] 31.2 Spanish
24 The Weeknd [26] 30.8 English
25 Shawn Mendes [27] 29.8
26 Imagine Dragons [28] 29.8
27 Adele [29] 29.5
28 Maluma [30] 29.0 Spanish
29 Karol G [31] 28.9
30 Drake [32] 27.7 English
31 Michael Jackson [lower-alpha 2] [33] 27.5
32 Wiz Khalifa [34] 27.0
33 Beyoncé [35] 25.5
34 Marília Mendonça [lower-alpha 2] [36] 25.5 Portuguese
35 Nicki Minaj [37] 25.2 English
36 David Guetta [38] 25.2
37 Post Malone [39] 25
38 Chris Brown [40] 24.7
39 Coldplay [41] 24.6
40 KSI [42] 24.0
41 DJ Snake [43] 23.9
42 Anuel AA [44] 23.6 Spanish
43 Enrique Iglesias [45] 23.4
44 Nicky Jam [46] 23.4
45 Lady Gaga [47] 23 English
46 The Chainsmokers [48] 22.4
47 Paulo Londra [49] 22.2 Spanish
48 Sia [50] 22.2 English
49 Charlie Puth [51] 21.6
50 Dua Lipa [52] 21.4
As of January 20, 2023

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ BTS is found in YouTube under the name BANGTANTV.
  2. 1 2 3 Deceased artist.

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References

  1. ↑ Spangler, Todd (January 23, 2018). "YouTube Will Merge Vevo Channel Subscribers Into Unified 'Official' Music Artist Accounts". Variety . Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Top 500 Subscribed YouTube Channels (Sorted by Subscriber Count)" . Social Blade. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Blackpink". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "BTS". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Justin Bieber". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Marshmello". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Eminem". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ed Sheeran". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ariana Grande". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Taylor Swift". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Billie Eilish". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bad Bunny". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Katy Perry". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Alan Walker". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rihanna". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Shakira". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  17. ↑ "XXXTentacion". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ "One Direction". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Daddy Yankee". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Maroon 5". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Bruno Mars". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Ozuna". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  23. ↑ "J Balvin". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Selena Gomez". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Luis Fonsi". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  26. ↑ "The Weeknd". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Shawn Mendes". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  28. ↑ "Imagine Dragons". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Adele". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  30. ↑ "Maluma". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  31. ↑ "Karol G". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Drake". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  33. ↑ "Michael Jackson". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  35. ↑ "Beyoncé". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  36. ↑ "Marília Mendonça". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  37. ↑ "Nicki Minaj". YouTube Music. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  38. ↑ "David Guetta". YouTube Music. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Post Malone". YouTube Music. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  40. ↑ "Chris Brown". YouTube Music. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  41. ↑ "Coldplay". YouTube Music. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  42. ↑ "KSI". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  43. ↑ "DJ Snake". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  44. ↑ "Anuel AA". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  45. ↑ "Enrique Iglesias". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  46. ↑ "Nicky Jam". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  47. ↑ "Lady Gaga". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  48. ↑ "The Chainsmokers". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  49. ↑ "Paulo Londra". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  50. ↑ "Sia". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  51. ↑ "Charlie Puth". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  52. ↑ "Dua Lipa". YouTube Music. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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