Former record
  Current record
Channel Date achieved Days held Refs.
smosh May 2006[A] [1][2]
judsonlaipply Jun 2006[B] [3][1]
Brookers [C] [4][5]
geriatric1927 Aug 2006[D] [6][7][8]
lonelygirl15 Sep 2006[E] [9][10][11]
smosh Apr 26, 2007 517 [12][1][13]
nigahiga Sep 2008 12 [14]
Fred Oct 6, 2008 318
nigahiga Aug 20, 2009 677 [15][16]
RayWilliamJohnson Jun 28, 2011 564 [17][18]
smosh Jan 12, 2013 215 [19][20]
PewDiePie Aug 15, 2013 80 [21][22]
YouTube Spotlight Nov 2, 2013 36 [23]
PewDiePie Dec 8, 2013 4 [24]
YouTube Spotlight Dec 12, 2013 10 [25][26]
PewDiePie[F] Dec 23, 2013 3828 [31][32][33]
As of December 22, 2013

Notes

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  1. ^ Occurred no earlier than May 1 and no later than May 17
  2. ^ Occurred no earlier than June 1 and no later than June 12
  3. ^ Occurred no earlier than June 23 and no later than July 3
  4. ^ Occurred no earlier than August 11 and no later than August 13
  5. ^ Occurred no earlier than September 14 and no later than September 17
  6. ^ PewDiePie was surpassed in subscriber count by T-Series on three occasions in February and March 2019, each lasting fewer than ten minutes.[27][28][29] The first of these was the result of an audit that automatically subtracted thousands of subscribers from PewDiePie's overall total.[30]
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  2. ^ "Most Subscribed Members (All Time) – Archived via the Wayback Machine on May 17, 2006, 05:45:25 (UTC)". YouTube. 2006-05-17. Archived from the original on 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  3. ^ "Most Subscribed Channels (All Time) – Archived via the Wayback Machine on June 12, 2006, 22:56:41 (UTC)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 June 2006. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Most Subscribed Channels (All Time) – Archived via the Wayback Machine on June 23, 2006, 02:13:23 (UTC)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  5. ^ "Most Subscribed Channels – Archived via the Wayback Machine on July 3, 2006, 19:57:18 (UTC)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help)
  6. ^ Thompson, Jim. "The Meteoric Rise of Geriatric1927". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  7. ^ "British Pensioner Becomes YouTube Star". CNET. Reuters. Archived from the original on 2006-08-14. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  8. ^ "geriatric1927 – About". YouTube. Peter Oakley. Archived from the original on 2014-09-18. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  9. ^ Cresci, Elena. "Lonelygirl15: How One Mysterious Vlogger Changed the Internet". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2018. As Lonelygirl15 became the most-subscribed channel on YouTube, beating Peter Oakley AKA geriatric1927, speculation grew.
  10. ^ Adler, Shawn. "Internet Phenom Lonelygirl15 Reveals Secrets, Says Bree Is Someone 'Everybody Can Relate To'". MTV News. Viacom International. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  11. ^ Jr, Tom Zeller (2006-09-17). "Lonelygirl15: Prank, Art or Both". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. ^ Heffernan, Virginia. "A Big Deal: The Run-Off on YouTube!!". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. ^ "Channels: Most Subscribed (All Time) – Archived via the Wayback Machine on May 18, 2007, 03:16:04 (UTC)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference BuckHollywood was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Parr, Ben. "DETHRONED: Fred No Longer #1 on YouTube". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  16. ^ William Hyde (2009-08-21), YouTube Winners & Losers! NigaHiga and Fred, retrieved 2016-09-11
  17. ^ Humphrey, Michael. "Ray William Johnson: =3 Adds Up To Most-Subscribed On YouTube". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  18. ^ "Ray William Johnson Surpasses Nigahiga To Become The Most Subscribed YouTuber Of All Time". socialtimes.comdeadurl=no. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  19. ^ joshuajcohen (2013-01-12). "Smosh Passes Ray William Johnson as #1 Most Subscribed YouTube Channel". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  20. ^ "SMOSH Becomes The #1 Most-Subscribed YouTube Channel - New Media Rockstars". 2013-01-12. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  21. ^ Oppenheim, Maya. "PewDiePie Decides Against Deleting YouTube Channel". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-25. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2016-12-12 suggested (help)
  22. ^ Spangler, Todd. "PewDiePie Captures YouTube No. 1 Channel Spot, Topping Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift". Variety. Penske Business Media. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  23. ^ joshuajcohen (2013-11-04). "YouTube Is Now The Most Subscribed Channel On YouTube". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ "PewDiePie - YouTube". YouTube. 2013-12-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  26. ^ "YouTube Spotlight - YouTube". YouTube. 2013-12-22. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  27. ^ Trenholm, Richard; Ryan, Jackson. "PewDiePie Dethroned by T-Series as YouTube's Most Subscribed Channel". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 12 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  28. ^ "T-Series Overtakes PewDiePie to Become No. 1 YouTube Channel, but Just for About 5 Minutes". Zee News. Essel Group. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  29. ^ "PewDiePie Vs T-Series: YouTuber Dethroned, but Only for Five Minutes". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 14 March 2019 suggested (help)
  30. ^ Binder, Matt. "T-Series Finally Surpassed PewDiePie in YouTube Subscribers and Barely Anyone Noticed". Mashable. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  31. ^ Ryan, Jackson. "PewDiePie Cracks 86 Million YouTube Subscribers in Ongoing T-Series Battle". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  32. ^ "YouTube Statistics for YouTube – Archived via the Wayback Machine on December 29, 2013, 21:23:07 (UTC)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  33. ^ "YouTube Statistics for PewDiePie – Archived via the Wayback Machine on December 27, 2013, 01:33:33 (UTC)". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2019-03-05.