What Are The Fastest Growing Youtube Channels.
What Are the Fastest Growing YouTube Channels in 2025?
What Are the Top 20 Fastest Growing YouTube Channels in 2025?
1. Mr Beast
Subscribers Gained: 8,000,000
Channel Age: 13 Years
Category: Entertainment
Even if you know nothing about the top YouTube channels, you've doubtless heard the name Mr. Beast. Known for his high-stakes, elaborate YouTube videos and never-ending creativity, Mr. Beast's content started off as simple gaming videos. Today, his content revolves around thrilling challenges, competitions, and charity. His is the most subscribed YouTube channel in the world, so take notes if you want to make it big!
2. 김프로KIMPRO
Subscribers Gained: 6,100,000
Channel Age: 7 Years
Category: Entertainment
KIMPRO or Kim Pro is one of the most subscribed channels in Korea. Other Korean channels, such as Black Pink or BTS, have garnered great success, but Kim Pro's channel stands out as made by a few individuals rather than a massive production or company. The videos revolve around entertaining skits that could be described as humorous and, at times, heart-warming content. Beyond YouTube shorts, their long-form content ranges from behind-the-scenes, vlogging and even Mukbang videos.
3. Stokes Twins
Subscribers Gained: 5,000,000
Channel Age: 17 Years
Category: Entertainment
Alan and Alex Stokes gained popularity through prank videos, challenges and comedy sketches. They initially gained notoriety on Vine before eventually becoming one of the most subscribed YouTube channels thanks to the unique content centered around twin-related scenarios, challenges and public reactions.
4. PRITHVI PURAM
Subscribers Gained: 4,900,000
Channel Age: 5 Years
Category: Entertainment
While this is far from India's most subscribed channel, it has been seeing a lot of fast growth. The content revolves around interesting supernatural and spiritual topics, explaining them through the Hindu tradition. Most of their popular videos are YouTube shorts where the information is presented in a concise, entertaining and intriguing format.
5. Bispo Bruno Leonardo
Subscribers Gained: 4,600,000
Channel Age: 8 Years
Category: Education
Bispo Bruno Leonardo is the religious leader behind Church Baptist Revival Worldwide. He also has one of Brazil's most subscribed YouTube channels. While not strictly educational content, there is educational value in the daily prayers, sermons, and messages of hope he posts.
6. Alan Chikin Chow
Subscribers Gained: 4,400,000
Channel Age: 5 Years
Category: Entertainment
Alan's channel is one of YouTube's fastest growing channels, and for good reason. While there is a variety of entertaining content to be found on his channel, his creativity really shines in his web series 'Alan's Universe' which has a nice mix of drama and humor, as well as original catchy songs. He often posts bit-sized clips from each episode as YouTube shorts, which contributed massively to his channel's success.
7. ISSEI / いっせい
Subscribers Gained: 4,100,000
Channel Age: 10 Years
Category: Comedy
Issei is a Japanese content creator with one of Japan's most subscribed channels. He makes humorous skits and sketches, usually ending with a positive message. He, too, has done well on YouTube shorts as his style of content lends itself well to short-form videos.
8.Zhong
Subscribers Gained: 3,700,000
Channel Age: 10 Years
Category: Entertainment
Zhong is a Russian-Chinese YouTuber known for his challenges, humorous skits, reaction videos and vlogs. What makes his long-form content stand out are the unique and new ideas for videos, such as only eating one color of food for a day.
9. ToRung
Subscribers Gained: 3,700,000
Channel Age: 7 Years
Category: Comedy
This channel is all about making you laugh. While they used to release a 'ToRung episode', a short 3 to 5-minute-long comedy video, the channel has now shifted to making humorous short skits on YouTube shorts. The recurring faces are all funny actors perfectly fit to make this brand of family-friendly content.
10. Superman Couple
Subscribers Gained: 3,700,000
Channel Age: 1 Year
Category: Comedy
This is another channel centered around family comedy. The main couple, often seen in their Superman and Supergirl outfits respectively, appear in short skits that are outlandish but humorous. They have long-form videos in addition to the YouTube shorts they post.
11. Topper Guild
Subscribers Gained: 3,600,000
Channel Age: 10 Years
Category: Entertainment
Topper is a young TikTok star who also has one of the fastest growing YouTube channels. His content is in a similar style to the likes of the Stokes Twins or Zhong, with challenges, pranks and insane ideas such as building a private jet for Cristiano Ronaldo!
12. Anaya Kandhal
Subscribers Gained: 2,900,000
Channel Age: 8 Years
Category: Family Comedy
Anaya is a young Indian girl who can really act! Her channel is run by her parents in which she appears in several humorous skits with her other family members. While the content is all in Hindi and geared towards an Indian audience, it's easy for anyone to see the appeal of this young star! Take notes, parents: maybe your own children can have one of the biggest YouTube channels one day!
13. YoSoyCactus
Subscribers Gained: 2,550,000
Channel Age: 2 Years
Category: Entertainment
This is a channel geared towards a Spanish-speaking audience. Most of the content comprises interesting and funny clips that are circulating the internet with some additional insight or humor.
14. Santi Official
Subscribers Gained: 2,300,000
Channel Age: 5 Years
Category: Comedy
Santi is a child star who hails from Columbia, with one of the most subscribed channels in the region. Naturally, most of his audience is children, but he's amassed a huge following thanks to his great acting in skits as well as appearances in music videos and other content.
15. Sejal Gaba
Subscribers Gained: 2,200,000
Channel Age: 4 Years
Category: Comedy & Entertainment
Sejal is another Indian YouTuber, but her audience comprises more than just children. Most of her skits revolve around high school or slice-of-life elements but with a funny or relatable twist.
16. BEN EAGLE
Subscribers Gained: 2,200,000
Channel Age: 3 Years
Category: Comedy & Entertainment
Ben's channel is one of the most subscribed in Vietnam. Focused on martial arts, he makes funny skits and short-form content.
17. Super Beauty team
Subscribers Gained: 2,200,000
Channel Age: 1 Year
Category: Comedy
The Super Beauty team is a part of the same "cinematic universe" as the Superman couple! Think of it as a similar style of content but with additional fictional characters in the mix.
18. BeatboxJCOP
Subscribers Gained: 2,200,000
Channel Age: 14 Years
Category: Entertainment
JCOP is a beatbox star from Korea. Many of his longer videos are music-related, with some kind of beatboxing theme. The real views come from his shorts, with unique beatbox challenges that showcase his skill and talent.
19. Now You Learn
Subscribers Gained: 2,190,000
Channel Age: 2 Years
Category: Education
Now You Learn is another Indian channel that focuses on educational content. The channel has a unique style of animation that's especially enjoyable for the children in the audience. Most of the videos are shorts that cover health-related tips or myths.
20. Fede Vigevani
Subscribers Gained: 2,100,000
Channel Age: 15 Years
Category: Entertainment
Fede is a Uruguayan YouTuber based in Mexico. Many of his videos have a horror element to them, but he also makes reaction content, skits, and challenge videos.
Opportunities for New Creators in 2025
Emerging Niches and Trends
The popularity of niches is ever-evolving and it's hard to know for certain what's going to stick in 2025, but there are a few that look very promising. Before we cover them, whatever niche you go into, you should try to specialize rather than cover a broad category. For instance, 'Podcasting' is too vague and broad. Think more along the lines of 'Retro Tech Podcast' that talks about the technology and digital trends of prior decades.
Here are some niches to consider for 2025:
Adapting To AI & Technology
Analyses of fresh AI tools, business technological advances
Step-by-step guide on AI productivity and creativity tools
Climate Tech Solutions
Alternative modes of living sustainably
Next generation green technologies and innovations
Remote Work & Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Global remote working strategies for professionals
Best practices and tools for working from anywhere in the world
Mental Health & Wellness Tech
Wellbeing apps and platforms
Real life mental health issues coping skills and techniques
Micro-Learning & Skill Development
Tactical engagement short videos and skill tutorials
Career change and upskilling material
Personalized Finances & Investment
Advanced AI investment consultancy services
Cryptocurrencies and other investments techniques
Immersive Gaming & Virtual Reality
VR games and experience reviews
Metaverse and other virtual worlds tourism
Personalized Health
Health, nutrition & programs designing
Self-improvement and exercising
Ethical Technology and Digital Privacy
Cybersecurity tutorials
Techniques of privacy protection
Hybrid Lifestyle Content
Integrating work and travel with technology and self-development
Cross-disciplinary narrative-based content
As for trends, things seem to be following in the footsteps of 2024. Short-form content is king, so even if you're primarily doing long-form content like an episodic drama or podcasting, you must have related short-form content to accompany it.
Another trend that will prove helpful is having a hook at the start of the video. The first few seconds are everything for viewer retention! Make sure you say or show the viewer something that will keep them wanting to stick around for as long as possible. If you've bored them, you've lost them.
On the topic of AI, 2025 will probably be the year many viewers - now, more than ever - value the 'humanness' of YouTube creators. That doesn't mean not using AI to your advantage where you can, but to ensure that whatever you post, your personality shines through. Try to engage with your audience, talk to them candidly, show them mistakes or bloopers, don't be afraid to say an 'ahm' or 'uhm' once in a while, and so on. What originally made YouTube so appealing was that it wasn't like TV and it seems like people are starting to look for that again.
Tips for Growing a New Channel
Here's a checklist you can go through as a new channel to give yourself the best possible chance on the platform:
Pick a very specific niche
Pick a posting time and schedule and stick to it
Use good titles, thumbnails, descriptions, and tags
Post YouTube shorts, even if your primary content is long-form
At the start, focus on building a community of loyal members rather than going viral or gaining the most subscribers
Look closely at metrics for each video to see which ones perform better - and determine why
Have a content distribution strategy
Importance of tracking growth on YouTube
Tracking growth is something the most subscribed YouTube channels do regularly, and for good reason. As a YouTuber, you want to know if your content is headed in the right direction. While you can look at the view counts or comments on select videos, to get a greater look at the big picture it’s important to see how much your channel has grown in the recent months or even years.
It’s also going to affect your ability to monetize directly. For smaller and upcoming channels, you need 1,000 subscribers coupled with a watch time of 4,000 hours over 12 months to be eligible for monetization. Measuring your growth during this early phase is going to be crucial for reaching this first major channel milestone so you can start making money.
It’s not all smooth sailing after you’ve been monetized, though. Once YouTube starts giving you ad revenue, you’ll want to keep an eye on that subscriber count. Channels that have more subscribers are more likely to show up on search results and the related videos section. Your subscribers are also more likely to watch a video in its entirety, giving you more ad views. They’re also more likely to engage with your content which makes it more likely to be recommended, creating a nice cycle of more viewers. This all results in greater revenue for you, so measuring and optimizing for your channel’s growth is paramount to your financial success as a creator.
Strategies for Growing a YouTube Channel
Consistency
When you examine the fastest-growing YouTube channels, you’re guaranteed to see consistent uploads. Uploading YouTube videos frequently is important for many reasons. It keeps your subscribers engaged, gives you a greater chance of having your content recommended, and awards you “recency” on a fast-moving platform.
Consistency, of course, applies to more than just uploading a lot. There's no point in posting a lot if you're not making entertaining content. You also need your content to be of the same (or better) quality every time you hit upload. You need to understand what resonates with your audience and capitalize on it while working on areas of weakness.
Here are some tips to help you be more consistent:
Develop a content calendar that plans content 4-6 weeks in advance
Choose a sustainable posting schedule that you can reliably stick to
Maintain consistent visual branding, editing style, tone, and subject matter throughout your videos
Script out the structure of your video idea before you start recording and editing
Quality
Quality is a difficult thing to quantify, but you know it when you see it. Pick any niche and look for a few YouTube channels with varying subscriber counts. One thing you’ll find on the most subscribed channels is a sense of polish and confidence that the smaller channels may lack.
When you create content, quality starts with something as simple as the video idea or topic to minute details such as how natural a J cut looks when editing. Before we get into a few checklist items to help improve the quality of your videos, remember that it starts with your mindset and the attention to detail you’re willing to put into your content.
Brainstorm unique video ideas instead of always following in other creators’ footsteps
Have good lighting and audio
You don’t need an expensive camera, but you do need a good camera
The editing can be minimalistic or elaborate but in either case, it has to look professional and flow well (think smooth transitions, appropriate pacing, and engaging visual elements)
The people speaking and/or acting in your video should be charismatic and engaging
Engagement and Community Building
Building a loyal community makes you more than just a YouTuber. It’s important to think of your brand image and your business so you're seen as more than just someone who creates content.
To that end, you should focus on active engagement and genuine interaction with your audience. Successful channels build a symbiotic relationship with their viewers, seeing them as more than just passive consumers. Most subscribers are happy to take part in a community when given the opportunity.
Here are some ways to build an active community
Reply to comments and take part in conversations with your viewers
Encourage viewers to become channel members and provide incentives (such as unique content or merchandise)
Use community posts as a way to foster discussions or give insights into your channel
Host live streams to interact directly with viewers
Develop channel-specific inside jokes and references
Thumbnails
Thumbnails are key to a video’s success. You only get one chance when someone sees your video, and a good thumbnail can be the difference between them clicking on your video or moving on to the next.
As a rule of thumb, it’s advisable to make multiple thumbnails. Think of a few ideas and phrases for a thumbnail that reinforce your video topic. You want to pique the viewer’s interest, but avoid being “too clickbait-ey”. Here are some more things to keep in mind for thumbnails:
If you appear in your videos, have your face in the thumbnail
Keep phrases concise and highlight keywords
Avoid clutter. You don’t need 10 assets or images that only serve to overstimulate and scatter the viewer’s attention
Try various thumbnail styles and approaches on videos and monitor the click-through rate for each of them
If you make multiple thumbnails, use YouTube’s “test and compare” feature
Understanding The Algorithm
Learning how YouTube’s algorithm works is important for growing a channel. YouTube tends to favor content that receives a lot of attention and keeps the user on the platform for a long time.
Here are some key metrics you should be monitoring:
Click Through Rate (CTR): Try to keep this between 8-12% during the first 24 hours.
Average View Duration: Aim for 50%+ retention rate.
Engagement Signals: Likes, comments and shares.
Session Time: How long a user is on YouTube after watching your video.
Topic Relevance: Focus on a specific niche and keywords.
Also, keep tabs on popular YouTube channels and what kind of videos are being recommended and performing well in the current landscape for your niche. Study everything from the length and subject matter to the editing and thumbnails. Additionally, be sure to read the YouTube guidelines to know what Google values on their platform.
Optimization Tips
Optimizing your videos to perform well requires an understanding of YouTube’s algorithm, audience psychology, and some familiarity with search engine optimization (SEO).
For titles, ensure they give additional context to the visual storytelling of the thumbnails, spark intrigue, and match your video’s introduction. Here, you should avoid keyword stuffing and focus on “what is my target viewer likely to click on”
For descriptions, a few sentences that elaborate on the title and thumbnail with your main keywords are usually sufficient. Always have timestamps for long-form videos
For tags, use a healthy mix of the main keywords with some broadly related keywords. You can also add your branding such as the channel name or video series a particular video is part of.
