Most-Subscribed News & Media Channels on YouTube 2026
Newsrooms, broadcasters, magazines and independent journalists fill this ranking of news and media on YouTube. National television networks publishing bulletins appear alongside digital-first outlets, investigative teams and reporters who built an audience under their own name rather than a masthead. The order comes from live subscriber counts, applied the same way to every publisher regardless of size or editorial stance. Updates run continuously, so the page keeps up with a category where audiences move quickly between formats and new outlets can establish themselves in months.
Use this list to find the most influential accounts for partnerships and campaigns. Filter by country and category, sort by followers, and export the top 100 to plan outreach, from Aaj Tak at number one to fast-rising names further down the ranking.
| Rank | Creator | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Zee News @zeenews | 42.4M |
| 5 |  News18 India @news18india | 41.4M |
| 6 |  Republic Bharat @republicbharat | 31.8M |
| 7 |  ABPLIVE @abp_live | 31M |
| 8 |  Jamuna TV @jamunatvbd | 30.9M |
| 9 |  News24 India @news24thinkfirst | 27.4M |
| 10 |  TV9 Bharatvarsh @tv9bharatvarsh | 27.3M |
| 11 |  NDTV India @ndtvindia | 26.5M |
| 12 |  TIMES NOW Navbharat @timesnownavbharat | 24.6M |
| 13 |  Phil N. @aljazeera | 23.5M |
| 14 |  NMF News @nmfnews | 23.3M |
| 15 |  DLS News @dlsnews | 23.3M |
| 16 |  AMARINTV HD 34 @amarintvhd | 22.9M |
| 17 |  Oneindia Hindi | वनइंडिया हिंदी @oneindiahindi | 22.6M |
| 18 |  BBC News Hindi @bbchindi | 21.9M |
| 19 |  Thairath Online @thairathnews | 20.7M |
| 20 |  BBC News @bbcnews | 20M |
| 21 |  KompasTV† @kompastv | 20M |
| 22 |  CNN @cnn | 19.8M |
| 23 |  ABC News† @abcnews | 19.8M |
| 24 |  العربية Al Arabiya @alarabiya | 19.2M |
| 25 |  Al Jazeera English @aljazeeraenglish | 18.2M |
| 26 |  News Nation @newsnationtv | 18.2M |
| 27 |  Zee Telugu @zeetvtelugu | 18M |
| 28 |  Moonbug @moonbugkids_singalongwithme | 17.5M |
| 29 |  ABPmajha @abpmajhatv | 16.5M |
| 30 |  Puthiya Thalaimurai Tv @puthiyathalaimuraitv | 16.2M |
| 31 |  Ekattor TV @ekattortelevision | 16M |
| 32 |  ELIOT MEDIA @eliotchannelmx | 15.7M |
| 33 |  Tribunnews @tribunnews | 15.6M |
| 34 |  Fox News @foxnews | 15.5M |
| 35 |  The Infographics Show @theinfographicsshow | 15.5M |
| 36 |  TheRichest.com @therichest | 14.6M |
| 37 |  ABP Ananda @abpanandatv | 14.4M |
| 38 |  News18 Bihar Jharkhand @news18biharjharkhand | 13.3M |
| 39 |  Thanthi TV @thanthitv | 13.2M |
| 40 |  BBC News عربي @bbcnewsarabic | 13.1M |
| 41 |  Amp World 🌎 @ampworld. | 13M |
| 42 |  NPR Music @nprmusic | 12.9M |
| 43 |  Moonbug @tiny_television | 12.9M |
| 44 |  Moonbug @cartoonclubhouse_kidssongs | 12.8M |
| 45 |  Fabiosa Life Stories @fabiosastoriesmedia | 12.7M |
| 46 |  Savannah Rose LaBrant @coleandsav | 12.7M |
| 47 |  Vox† @vox | 12.7M |
| 48 |  Stars Casablanca - نجوم الدار البيضاء @starscasablanca | 12.5M |
| 49 |  Independent Television @independenttelevision | 12.4M |
| 50 |  Nbc News† @nbcnews | 12.1M |
| 51 |  UP Tak @uptakofficial | 11.9M |
| 52 |  Sun News Tamil @sunnewstamil | 11.8M |
| 53 |  ข่าวช่อง8 @thaich8news | 11.2M |
| 54 |  Rtv News @rtvnews | 11M |
| 55 |  CNN-News18 @cnnnews18 | 10.9M |
| 56 |  Manorama News @manoramanews | 10.7M |
| 57 |  Officialinews @officialinews | 10.7M |
| 58 |  Univision Noticias @nmasunivision | 10.4M |
| 59 |  Mega @megaoficial | 10.3M |
| 60 |  TRT عربي† @trtarabi | 10.1M |
| 61 |  Robocar POLI Official @robocarpoli | 9.9M |
| 62 |  Lama Faché @lamafache | 9.9M |
| 63 |  24 News HD @24newshd | 9.6M |
| 64 |  Sky News @skynews | 9.3M |
| 65 |  Noticias Telemundo @noticias | 9.3M |
| 66 |  Nmás† @nmas | 9.3M |
| 67 |  VICE News @vicenews | 9.3M |
| 68 |  SumanTV @sumantvchannel | 8.9M |
| 69 |  CUMICUMI.COM @cumicumicom | 8.8M |
| 70 |  JoBlo.com @joblomovieclips | 8.7M |
| 71 |  Al Hadath الحدث† @alhadath | 8.6M |
| 72 |  MaxianFootball @maxianfootball | 8.6M |
| 73 |  BBC Radio 1 @bbcradio1 | 8.6M |
| 74 |  SyrebralVibes @syrebralvibes | 8.5M |
| 75 |  AwesomenessTV @awesomenesstv | 8.4M |
| 76 |  MOP CHANNEL @mopchannel | 8.4M |
| 77 |  MILENIO† @milenio | 8.3M |
| 78 |  WatchMojo Español @watchmojoespanol | 8.2M |
| 79 |  أكاديمية الإعلام الجديد @newmedia_life | 8.1M |
| 80 |  Indiaglitz Tamil @igtamil | 7.9M |
| 81 |  GD's Highlights @gdshighlights | 7.9M |
| 82 |  Cartoon Network Asia @cartoonnetworkasia | 7.7M |
| 83 |  Law & Crime @lawandcrime | 7.7M |
| 84 |  USA TODAY† @usatoday | 7.5M |
| 85 |  Cbs News† @cbsnews | 7.1M |
| 86 |  Mediaone Saudi @mediaonetvlive | 7M |
| 87 |  NationTV22 @nationonlineth | 7M |
| 88 |  60 Minutes Australia @60minutesau | 6.7M |
| 89 |  The Wall Street Journal @wsj | 6.7M |
| 90 |  Philip Defranco | Daily News @philipdefranco | 6.6M |
| 91 |  El Universal† @eluniversalmex | 6.6M |
| 92 |  Capital† @capitalofficial | 6.5M |
| 93 |  DW Documentary @dwdocumentary | 6.5M |
| 94 |  MeidasTouch @meidastouch | 6.5M |
| 95 |  DW News @dwnews | 6.4M |
| 96 |  Sky News Australia @news24 | 6.3M |
| 97 |  IWIL Network @iwil_network | 6.2M |
| 98 |  Thomas Söpper @julienbam | 6.2M |
| 99 |  DW Documentary @dwdocumental | 6.2M |
| 100 |  Millardayo @millardayotza | 6.1M |
Frequently asked questions
Who has the most followed account in this ranking?+
Aaj Tak (@aajtak) leads with 75.6M followers, ranking number one among the 100 profiles tracked in Most-Subscribed News & Media Channels on YouTube 2026.
How is the Most-Subscribed News & Media Channels on YouTube 2026 ranking compiled?+
It is generated from Orbitvibe's live database of 240 million creators, ordered by current follower count. Every entry shows the creator or brand, its content category, country, and a direct link to the profile.
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