Which YouTube channel has the most subscribers of all time?

MrBeast is the YouTube channel with the most subscribers as of 2026. The channel is operated by American creator Jimmy Donaldson, who is widely known online as MrBeast.

MrBeast became YouTube’s most-subscribed channel in June 2024, overtaking T-Series, the Indian music and film company that had held the top position for several years. The channel’s growth has been driven by large-scale challenge videos, high-value prizes, philanthropy, international productions, and highly recognizable thumbnails and titles.

The phrase “most subscribers of all time” can be confusing because the ranking changes as channels gain followers. In a current-ranking question, it means the channel holding the record at the time the question is answered. MrBeast’s lead has continued to expand, but exact subscriber totals change constantly and YouTube publicly displays rounded figures for very large channels.

T-Series remains one of YouTube’s biggest channels and has historically been a major rival. PewDiePie previously held the overall record, while Cocomelon has also ranked among the platform’s largest channels. The answer refers to subscribers, not total video views; T-Series has often led the separate views ranking.