(NewsNation) — After 20 years of uploads and billions of hours of content, YouTube’s biggest record-holders, from most views to longest-running channels, stand out on the platform.
Here are some of YouTube’s biggest record-holders:
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is in the YouTube Hall of Fame, being the most subscribed female streamer on the platform, according to data from Streams Charts.
The “Look What You Made Do” singer boasts a record 61.2 million subscribers and has amassed more than 40 billion views on the platform.
The global superstar just announced her 12th album, “The Life of Showgirl.”
MrBeast
The ever-so-popular MrBeast, whose real name is James Donaldson, has 416 million subscribers on YouTube, making him the most subscribed overall channel.
He has his own YouTube channel, merchandise, food brands and, according to Benzinga, a future Amazon streaming deal. All of this has put the YouTuber’s net worth at $1 billion, according to Celebrity Net Worth, with an estimated monthly salary of $50 million.
MrBeast at YouTube BrandCast 2025 held at David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center on May 14, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images) 
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – AUGUST 01: Wiz Khalifa performs during the Good Vibes Only Tour at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on August 01, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by John Medina/Getty Images) 
MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 06: Singer Luis Fonsi during his concert at the Movistar Arena on March 6, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. Luis Alfonso Rodriguez Lopez-Cepero, better known artistically as Luis Fonsi, is a Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. He is best known for his song ‘Despacito’, which became a worldwide phenomenon in 2017. Luis Fonsi returns to bring his 25 Years Tour to Madrid’s Movistar Arena, celebrating 25 years of success. (Photo By Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Images) 
Ed Sheeran performs onstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 19, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) 
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 18: A Baby Shark character poses during Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel on November 18, 2021 in London, England. Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) is dedicated to licensing and brand extension, bringing together retailers, licensees and manufacturers businesses looking to discover and secure deals with the most sought-after brands, characters and images available for licensing. (Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images) 
Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium as part of her Eras Tour June 21, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)
MrBeast has always been huge on philanthropic work. He has donated over 100 cars, given away $1 million in one YouTube video and raised $20 million to plant 20 million trees.
‘Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo’
Parents of young children are way too familiar with the “Baby Shark Dance” video. The catchy children’s song was uploaded on South Korean entertainment company Pinkfong’s YouTube channel in 2016 and has been viewed more than 16.1 billion times, a record it has held since November 2020, Stream Charts data shows.
Rounding out the top 5 of most-watched YouTube videos is Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” ft. Daddy Yankee with 8.7 billion views, CoComelon’s “Wheels on the Bus” and “Bath Song, with 7.8 billion and 7.2 billion views, respectively, and “Johny Johny Yes Papa,” with 7 billion views.
While children’s songs are dominating YouTube by views, other videos have raked in billions of views, including Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again” ft. Charlie Puth (6.7 billion) and Ed Shereen’s “Shape of You” (6.5 billion).