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- YouTube is a home to creative individuals and entities who post video content for a wide reach.
- The video sharing social media platform is the second most visited website in the world after Google Search page.
- Business Insider India gives an overview of the top 10 most-subscribed YouTube channels in India.
Boasting of over 2.6 million active monthly users, YouTube is today the largest social media and online video sharing platform in the world. YouTube has had an unprecedented impact on society and has significantly influenced the internet trends and popular culture.
Most content on YouTube is generated by individual registered users. Also, a long list of renowned media companies have their corporate YouTube channels to reach out to a larger audience.
YouTube has created hundreds of multimillionaire celebrities who have used the platform to showcase their creative talents and also make money in the process. YouTube’s incredible potential to generate money through video content of several types has drawn millions of individuals and entities to create their own independent channels on the platform. Here is an overview of the top 10 YouTube channels that are the most subscribed in India.
T-Series
T-Series
One of the most-viewed music channels in India, T-Series has a total number of 17,416 uploads on its official page since its creation on March 13, 2006. The total subscriber count is over 224 million and the channel has so far generated almost 200 billion video views. The channel generates an estimated monthly revenue of $627.7K to $10million.
SET India
SET India
SET India is a highly popular entertainment channel on YouTube with subscribers numbering 141 million. It was created on September 20, 2006. Till date, the channel has made 93,028 uploads and has garnered 127.3 billion video views in total. The channel’s estimated monthly earnings are between $644.4k and $10.3 million.
Zee Music Company
Zee Music Company
Zee Music Company channel started its journey on YouTube on March 12, 2014 and now has a subscriber base of over 87.3 million. This highly popular music channel has a total number of 6,814 uploads and 49.6 billion video views. The monthly earnings of the channel averages between $198.9K and $3.2 million.
Goldmines
Goldmines
Fourth on the list of most popular YouTube channels is Goldmines with its 75.5 million subscribers. This is a film channel with 4,096 uploads and a total number of 19.1 billion video views so far. The monthly average earnings of this channel could be between $207.9K and $3.3 million.
Sony SAB
Sony SAB
Sony SAB’s 71.5 million subscribers makes it the fifth most-popular channel on YouTube in India. The total number of uploads on the channel till date is 57,293 and the total video views generated is 83.5 billion. The entertainment channel makes a monthly income of between $422.6K and $6.8 million.
Zee TV
Zee TV
The sixth most subscribed YouTube channel in India is Zee TV that has a total number of 63.2 million subscribers. The entertainment channel has garnered a total number of 17.3 billion video views across its 61,126 uploads. Zee TV was created on December 11th, 2005 and makes a monthly income of around $88.3K and $1.4 million.
Shemaroo Filmi Gaane
Shemaroo Filmi Gaane
Having made a total number of 7,851 uploads since its creation on June 11, 2010, Shemaroo Filmi Gaane is a very popular music channel on YouTube with over 61.6 million subscribers till date. The total number of video views generated so far is around 28.7 billion.
ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs
ChuChu TV Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs has attracted more than 58.2 million subscribers. The total videos uploaded till date is 509 and the education channel has garnered over 39.6 billion video views in total. This channel is estimated to earn between $122.4 k and $2 million per month.
Colors TV
Colors TV
Colors TV is the ninth most popular YouTube channel in India with a total number of 89,284 video uploads and 55.8 million subscribers. The entertainment channel was created on June 13th, 2008 and has attracted 53.2 billion video views till date.The monthly earnings of the channel could average between $262.3K and $4.2 million.
Wave Music
Wave Music
Wave Music channel started its journey on October 29th, 2014 and has made 18,660 uploads till date garnering a total number of 37.4 billion video views. The total number of subscribers for the channel is 53.8 million. The monthly income of the channel could average from $85.8 k and $1.4 million.