Top comedy YouTubers in 2026
As of 2 Nov 2026, MrBeast leads the 70 comedy YouTubers on CreatorFanBase, at 790.4M combined followers and subscribers; SET India is #2 at 190M, less than half of MrBeast's count.
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Who are the biggest comedy creators on YouTube in 2026?
- 1MrBeast790.4M followers
- 2SET India190M followers
- 3Vlad and Niki159.5M followers
- 4PewDiePie147.4M followers
YouTube subscribers and combined reach agree for the first four comedy names
MrBeast leads this comedy YouTube ranking at 789,425,881 combined, about 789.4M, and YouTube is 523,000,000 subscribers, checked 26 Oct 2026. The biography names him Jimmy Donaldson. The profile gives his birthday as 7 May 1998 and does not print a separate age. Country is USA. He is worth an estimated $2.6 billion, most of it in product companies.
On the first four names, the YouTube column keeps the same order as combined reach.
| Place | Profile | YouTube | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MrBeast | 523,000,000 subscribers (26 Oct 2026) | 789.4M |
| 2 | SET India | 190,000,000 subscribers (22 Sep 2026) | 190M |
| 3 | Vlad and Niki | 151,000,000 subscribers (21 Sep 2026) | 159.5M |
| 4 | PewDiePie | 109,000,000 subscribers (17 Sep 2026) | 147.4M |
SET India is a brand. The biography says it is Sony Entertainment Television India, a Hindi channel launched in October 1995. YouTube is the only listed network, so 190,000,000 is the whole audience. No birth date is given.
Vlad and Niki is a collective. The biography names brothers Vlad and Niki Vashketov. Instagram is 8,500,000 (16 Sep 2026), so the combined total is 159,500,000.
PewDiePie is Felix Kjellberg. The profile gives the birthday as 24 Oct 1989. YouTube is 109,000,000, which is below both SET India and Vlad and Niki. Combined reach is 147,418,610, about 147.4M. He is worth an estimated $60 million. The list is top comedy YouTube creators.
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MrBeast
The world's biggest YouTuber and philanthropy stunt creator
SET India
Comedy & Entertainment brand account from India
Vlad and Niki
Brothers making family-friendly play videos
PewDiePie
Long-running gaming and commentary creator
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Comedy YouTube channels: 70 creators, median audience 5.8M followers.
- By platform
- YouTube (70)
- By follower size
- 10K–50K (7) · 50K–100K (7) · 100K–500K (8) · 500K–1M (2) · 1M–5M (11) · 5M–10M (4) · 10M–100M (26) · 100M+ (5)
- Top languages
- English (30) · Hindi (15) · Arabic (7) · Japanese (6) · Spanish (6)
- Top countries
- USA (17) · India (16) · Japan (5) · Saudi Arabia (4) · Mexico (3)
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Comedy YouTube channels: what the data shows
- 46 of 70 pass 1M (66%) and the smallest has 20.2K; across 2,965 YouTube channels 85% pass 1M.
- MrBeast, #1 here, also tops all 2,965 YouTube channels.
- MrBeast, SET India, Vlad and Niki and PewDiePie hold 52% of the 2.5B that all 70 reach combined.
- These 70 are 4% of the 1,575 comedy creators.
The open comedy YouTube channels, one by one
The 4 open entries hold 1.3B of the 2.5B (52%); the unlock adds 1.2B from 66 more, median 3.5M.
#1 MrBeast
MrBeast (US, English) is #1 of 70 comedy YouTube channels at 790.4M, 32% of 2.5B (read 2 Nov 2026).
MrBeast is #1 of the 2,965 YouTube channels and #1 here, 32% of 2.5B.
YouTube @MrBeast 524M subscribers, 21% of 2.5B; TikTok @mrbeast 141.6M, 5.7% of 2.5B; Instagram @mrbeast 89.4M, 3.6% of 2.5B; X @MrBeast 34M, 1.4% of 2.5B.
MrBeast: tagged Comedy and Gaming; +7M (+1.4%) between readings; estimated net worth $2600M; $120K+ per YouTube post.
#2 SET India
SET India (India, Hindi) is #2 of 70 comedy YouTube channels at 190M on YouTube @setindia, 7.6% of 2.5B (read 22 Sep 2026).
SET India is #5 of the 2,965 YouTube channels and #2 here, 7.6% of 2.5B.
SET India: tagged Comedy; $120K+ per YouTube post.
#3 Vlad and Niki
Vlad and Niki (US, English, Russian) is #3 of 70 comedy YouTube channels at 159.5M, 6.4% of 2.5B (read 21 Sep 2026).
Vlad and Niki is #8 of the 2,965 YouTube channels and #3 here, 6.4% of 2.5B.
YouTube @VladandNiki 151M subscribers, 6.1% of 2.5B; Instagram @vladandniki 8.5M, 0.3% of 2.5B.
Vlad and Niki: tagged Comedy and Lifestyle; $120K+ per YouTube post.
#4 PewDiePie
PewDiePie (Sweden, English) is #4 of 70 comedy YouTube channels at 147.4M, 5.9% of 2.5B (read 13 Oct 2026).
PewDiePie is #11 of the 2,965 YouTube channels and #4 here, 5.9% of 2.5B.
YouTube @pewdiepie 109M subscribers, 4.4% of 2.5B; Instagram @pewdiepie 19.3M, 0.8% of 2.5B; X @pewdiepie 18M, 0.7% of 2.5B; TikTok @pewdiepie 1.1M, 0.1% of 2.5B.
PewDiePie: tagged Comedy and Gaming; estimated net worth $60M; $120K+ per YouTube post.
Growth among the open comedy YouTube channels
MrBeast moved most: +7M (+1.4%), 517M to 524M, now 32% of 2.5B; YouTube gave +7M subscribers.
| Creator | From | To | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MrBeast | 517M (17 Sep 2026) | 524M (2 Nov 2026) | +7M | +1.4% |
Comedy YouTube channels by follower tier
10M–100M holds the most comedy YouTube channels: 26 (37%) with 1B, 41% of 2.5B, median 36.5M.
By reach, 100M+ leads: 1.4B from 5 (56% of 2.5B), top open entry MrBeast at 790.4M.
Tier cut-offs in the 2.5B: 100M+ ends at #5 (121.2M), 10M+ ends at #31 (10.4M), 1M+ ends at #46 (1M), 100K+ ends at #56 (102K); #57 has 96.8K.
#1 has 39130x the audience of #70 (790.4M vs 20.2K), median 5.8M.
Of the 2.5B, the largest 7 (10%) hold 64%; the smallest 35 hold 1.3%, or 31.4M.
| Tier | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100M+ | 5 | 7.1% | 1.4B | 56% | 159.5M | MrBeast |
| 10M–100M | 26 | 37% | 1B | 41% | 36.5M | – |
| 1M–10M | 15 | 21% | 61.6M | 2.5% | 3M | – |
| 500K–1M | 2 | 2.9% | 1.2M | 0.1% | 621K | – |
| 100K–500K | 8 | 11% | 1.6M | 0.1% | 210.7K | – |
| 10K–100K | 14 | 20% | 833.7K | 0.1% | 51.7K | – |
Other niches among comedy YouTube channels
Second tags on comedy YouTube channels: Gaming 13 (50% of 2.5B), Lifestyle 2 (10% of 2.5B), Movies & TV 1 (1.9% of 2.5B); 17 of 70 carry one, 24%.
Largest median: Lifestyle at 127.4M; smallest: Gaming at 36.6M, 3.5x apart.
Comedy YouTube channels, highest-ranked by tag: Gaming #1 (790.4M), Lifestyle #3 (159.5M), Movies & TV #13 (47.3M).
| Niche | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 13 | 19% | 1.2B | 50% | 36.6M | MrBeast |
| Lifestyle | 2 | 2.9% | 254.7M | 10% | 127.4M | Vlad and Niki |
| Movies & TV | 1 | 1.4% | 47.3M | 1.9% | 47.3M | – |
| Food & Cooking | 1 | 1.4% | 25.3M | 1% | 25.3M | – |
Where comedy YouTube channels are based
22 base countries across comedy YouTube channels: US 17 (56% of 2.5B), India 16 (19% of 2.5B), Japan 5 (1.4% of 2.5B).
Largest median: US at 15.6M (17); smallest: Mexico at 96.8K (3).
| Country | Creators | Share of list | Combined | Share of reach | Median | Largest open entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 17 | 24% | 1.4B | 56% | 15.6M | MrBeast |
| India | 16 | 23% | 476.6M | 19% | 12.8M | SET India |
| Japan | 5 | 7.1% | 35.2M | 1.4% | 4.3M | – |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 5.7% | 7.8M | 0.3% | 2.1M | – |
| Mexico | 3 | 4.3% | 774.2K | 0.1% | 96.8K | – |
| Philippines | 3 | 4.3% | 39.2M | 1.6% | 10.4M | – |
Comedy YouTube channels and nearby lists
Comedy YouTube channels (70, 2.5B, median 5.8M) against nearby lists: Brazil (all platforms) has 1.4x the creators and a median 1.3x larger; Education has 6.9x the creators and a median 2.3x smaller; Instagram has 11x the creators and a median 2.2x smaller.
| List | Creators | Combined | Median | Biggest platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country: Brazil (all platforms) | 98 | 1.3B | 7.7M | Instagram (60%) |
| Niche: Education | 485 | 2.6B | 2.6M | YouTube (100%) |
| Platform: Instagram | 757 | 4.3B | 2.6M | Instagram (100%) |
| Size: 1M–10M (Brazil, all platforms) | 56 | 263.6M | 4.2M | Instagram (71%) |
How brands use the comedy YouTube channels list
$70K – $170K per YouTube post at the comedy YouTube channels median of 5.8M; five near that median, 29.1M combined, plan at $350K–850K.
#1 MrBeast (790.4M) plans at $120K+ per post, 136x the 5.8M median audience.
Of the 2.5B: under 1M holds 0.1% (24 creators); 1M–10M holds 2.5% (15 creators); 10M+ holds 97% (31 creators).
How the comedy YouTube channels list is built
70 published profiles match: tagged Comedy, YouTube as the largest platform. MrBeast leads on combined reach (790.4M); #70 has 20.2K. YouTube must be the largest account: 1,125 of the 1,575 comedy creators lead on another platform, so YouTube lists leave them out. Vlad and Niki (159.5M, read 21 Sep 2026) and PewDiePie (147.4M, read 13 Oct 2026) are 8% apart, so PewDiePie can pass Vlad and Niki on the next count.
FAQs about comedy YouTube channels
Who is #1 among comedy YouTube channels, and by how much?
#1 among comedy YouTube channels: MrBeast, 790.4M = 32% of 2.5B; #2 SET India, 190M = 7.6%; gap 600.4M, 4.2x as many.
How much of the 2.5B do the top four comedy YouTube channels hold?
1.3B for MrBeast, SET India, Vlad and Niki and PewDiePie: 52% of all comedy YouTube channels combined (2.5B).
How close are comedy YouTube channels at the top?
#3 among comedy YouTube channels: Vlad and Niki, 159.5M (6.4% of 2.5B); 30.5M behind SET India (7.6%), 630.9M behind MrBeast (32%).
What count puts a comedy YouTube channel in the top 10?
#10 sets the line at 61.5M; #11, 53.3M (2.1%). Top 10 comedy YouTube channels: MrBeast at 790.4M down to 61.5M, 73% of 2.5B.
How are comedy YouTube channels ordered?
2.5B over 70 comedy YouTube channels, by combined count: 32% for #1 MrBeast (790.4M), 5.8M in the middle, 20.2K at #70.