Most Subscribed News and Politics YouTube Channels Worldwide Today (October 4, 2026)

TEDx Talks is the most subscribed News and Politics YouTube channel in the world today (October 4, 2026), with about 44.7M subscribers. TED (27.9M) and CNN (19.9M) are second and third.

Top 3 News and Politics YouTube channels in the world

Top News and Politics YouTube channels worldwide today (October 4, 2026)

Last checked October 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC
Most subscribedTEDx Talks, about 44.7M
Most viewedCNN, 21.7B views
Channels over 100M subscribers0
Channels over 10B views1
Subscribers across the top 10about 99.9M
Channels tracked191 (Worldwide)

Top 500 most subscribed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)

#ChannelCountrySubscribersTotal viewsVideosMore info
1 TEDx Talks@tedx United States 44.7M9.1B271,235
2 TED@ted United States 27.9M3.2B5,844
3 CNN@cnn United States 19.9M21.7B187,413
4 The Guardian@theguardian United Kingdom 2.6M854M7,646
5 Shell@shell United Kingdom 1.6M342M1,598
6 BOOS@boos Netherlands 1M263M643
7 De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | VPRO@deavondshowmetarjenlubach Netherlands 826K621M1,403
8 RENZE@rtltalkshow Netherlands 499K697M7,629
9 NIT International@nitinternational United States 468K701K17
10 Vandaag Inside@vandaaginside Netherlands 421K1.2B10,566
11 NOS@nos Netherlands 332K236M7,284
12 LUBACH@lubach_official Netherlands 329K182M645
13 Memeable Data@memeabledata Portugal 274K22.9M18
14 AIJAC@aijacvideo Australia 245K84.9M2,814
15 Africa Web TV@africawebtv1 Netherlands 220K30.2M844
16 Profile Channel@profile.channel United States 183K50.1M398
17 Dennis Schouten@dennisschouten1833 Netherlands 138K39.7M144
18 Omroep Gelderland@tvgelderland Netherlands 136K212M43,292
19 Ongehoord Nederland TV@ongehoordnederlandtv Netherlands 124K60.7M3,163
20 NU.nl@nunl Netherlands 111K185M9,366
21 XPLR Highlights@xplrhighlights United States 108K14M121
22 The Great Tech Game with Anirudh Suri@anirudh-suri India 108K1.2M473
23 RoyalTV@royaltvnl Netherlands 105K83.3M1,105
24 geo.politics@geo.politics Not set 92K90.5M100
25 Soliloquy@soliloquy084 Netherlands 83K9.9M55
26 Going Rogan@goingrogan United States 77K155M361
27 Hugh Knows@hugh_knows United States 63K4.2M24
28 Paradigma UZ@paradigmauz United Kingdom 57K15.2M499
29 Akila Kannan@akilakannanlifestyle India 52K2.3M63
30 NS@ns_online Netherlands 47K47.6M1,582
31 Transnational Institute@transnationalinst Not set 47K3.2M445
32 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)@ictytv Not set 45K26.8M2,458
33 Language Boost@languageboost01 United States 44K4.9M448
34 EenVandaag@eenvandaag Netherlands 44K32.5M1,606
35 Amazing Europe@amazingeuropechannel Italy 41K6.8M257
36 Utrecht University@universiteitutrecht Netherlands 33K7.3M1,041
37 Maarten van Rossem en Tom Jessen@maartentom Netherlands 33K13M1,446
38 NRC@nrc_nl Netherlands 30K9.6M1,602
39 ВОТ ТАК MOLDOVA@vot_tak_moldova Moldova 29K23.9M685
40 Pauw & De Wit@pauwendewit Netherlands 27K19.9M686
41 Friends of the Earth International@friendsoftheearthint Not set 26K30.1M445
42 Юрій Коновальчук@y.konovalchuk Ukraine 26K6M1,392
43 ClipTheHill@clipthehill Not set 24K68.8M1,249
44 Calamar Basado@calamarbasado Spain 24K22.4M291
45 De Sociëteit@desocieteit-z8s Netherlands 22K857K203
46 Eva@eva.avrotros Netherlands 21K19.5M449
47 Hollanda Medya@hollandamedya Netherlands 21K21.4M1,741
48 DENK TV@denktv Netherlands 20K14.1M2,104
49 DocuNow Documentaries@docu-now United States 19K00
50 Minister-president Rob Jetten@deminpres Netherlands 14K3.5M1,382
51 Pauw & Witteman@penwtv Not set 12K26.7M1,542
52 Pulso Informativo@pulsoinformativo-j1t Ukraine 11K5M2,342
53 HLF8@hlf8 Netherlands 7K8.2M633
54 ABN AMRO@abnamro Netherlands 7K14.8M133
55 OPCW@opcw Netherlands 4K479K523
56 Global Knowledge@globalknowledge-yt United States 3K242
57 Founders Forum@foundersforumgroup United Kingdom 3K579K107
58 C2 center@c2centeryt Spain 3K91K6
59 Afri@afri_actionfromireland Ireland 2K606K171
60 Crown Confidential@crownconfidential-k7x United States 2K210K52
61 THE ELITE FILE@theelitefile United States 2K289K79
62 Modern Ghana@modernghana Ghana 2K240K271
63 Artūrs Burinskis@artursburinskis Not set 1K1M390
64 Power Explained@powerexplained-z7e Netherlands 1K2K14
65 الشيخ عبد العظيم العطوانى - Topic Not set 1K215K90
66 Timeline I In-Depth Perspectives@timelineglobex United States 1K197K110
67 IndoInsight@indoinsight-l4l Netherlands 1K440K351
68 smi today update @smitodayupdate Not set 993107K19
69 Sadolah.Mmsani@mmasani-c9k Türkiye 951739K77
70 Divided@divided6069 Not set 914344K23
71 LA NOTIFICATION @lanotification-o1o France 795230K18
72 RAI Amsterdam@amsterdamrai Netherlands 726126K113
73 itihaas da parda@itihaashdaparda India 651377K74
74 Dylan Blaha@dylantblaha Not set 598213K222
75 1Almere@1almere Netherlands 574137K307
76 Think Yourself Slim - Topic Not set 45859K28
77 João Campos - Topic Not set 429111K17
78 An Endless Story@anendlessstory United States 40903
79 이슈믹스@이슈mix South Korea 402137K45
80 한동훈과 함께@한동훈넥스트 South Korea 396135K61
81 Gemeenteraad Tilburg@gemeenteraadtilburg Not set 358184K1,055
82 thomas quoc thai nguyen@thomasquocthai4citycouncil Not set 34824K0
83 R4MZEL@r4mzel Poland 30725K14
84 KARYO IRENG 1@karyoireng Not set 289324K28
85 EUPOL COPPS@eupolcopps Not set 280103K43
86 de Figurant TV@defiguranttv2725 Netherlands 25621K41
87 maximaswereld@maximaswereld Not set 254235K8
88 In Europe Schools@ineuropeschools4000 Netherlands 25320K23
89 The Opinion News (World)@opinionnewsroom United States 2526K79
90 Saskia Vugts Portretschilder/Portrait Painter@saskiavugtsportretschilder Not set 24656K66
91 غاوي اكتشاف @ghawyektshaf Egypt 20932K59
92 Irregular Srb@irregularsrb Serbia 20347K57
93 RGPH-2 : communauté@rgph-2 Not set 1793K23
94 FARHAN MEDIA @midlajapdfarhan Not set 17273K19
95 Fable News Network@fabelnieuwsnetwerk Netherlands 16664K191
96 Ajam siddiqui 7@merajsiddiqui7 Not set 15813K15
97 Visionario@visionario6 Not set 1503K7
98 BeursInside@beursinside Netherlands 13421K130
99 social media masti@socialmediamasti-7 Not set 13095K71
100 SOMALIA REPORT@somaliareports Kenya 12811K37
101 Dubai Truth TV@dubaitruthtv United States 11565K1
102 Historica@thehistoricaofficial Not set 9244K21
103 Jean Starobinski - Topic Not set 818K15
104 Nanoush 🎍🪽@naomi_rblxx Not set 743K12
105 Paul Cleave - Topic Not set 7038K9,672
106 sajju k vlog 01@aimimofficial001 Not set 6816K0
107 miau3@miloelmilo Not set 669K6
108 Mr Elon@thefuturemaker-m6p Not set 6027K33
109 Général Charles De Gaulle - Topic Not set 607K17
110 CODATU@asso.codatu Not set 593K24
111 PubquizNL@pubquiznl-l1f Netherlands 596K14
112 ◆It's_Kuromi_shorts_La_Gatita_Kawaii◆@its_kuromishortslachicakawaii Not set 5621K42
113 DJ HLS3.5@djhls-e6t Not set 5410K34
114 LB Wildverse@lbwildverse Bangladesh 527K27
115 chakoky@chakoky_xd Not set 4814K26
116 HOLYMACK! - Topic Not set 4717K5
117 라이징24@라이징24 South Korea 4629K21
118 Geopolitics with Irfan - US-Canada@geopoliticswithirfan Canada 4513K102
119 Pomocnik Holenderski @pomocnikholenderski Not set 4225K15
120 Second Salvo@watchsecondsalvo United States 4114K13
121 Bart Burggraaf@bartburggraafnl Not set 3821K49
122 Lakadi News @lakadinews India 3848K65
123 로건의 현장기록@로건의현장기록 South Korea 3862
124 ♡yakkozin fofo gatinho♡@alicegamerofcejoga Not set 3684
125 BK Play 웃긴 아기 랭킹@bkplay_aegi South Korea 3012K8
126 GroenLinks-PvdA Utrecht@pvda.utrecht Netherlands 284K94
127 Daan Bultje@daanbultje Netherlands 2832K20
128 Futbolun Sinyali@futbolunsinyali Not set 2701
129 Jhonny Andrew de Roblox o Minecraft@jhonnyandrew-k7z2p Not set 2636K24
130 플리맛집@플리맛집-e2x Not set 244K2
131 Oriental Homies shorts@orientalhomiesshorts Not set 2411K10
132 ★•Muichiro•★@muichiro-e9m Not set 2400
133 AbsurdumVoid@absurdumvoid Not set 246K21
134 𝐆ᥣⱺω 𝐋αᑲ𝖾ᥣ𝗌@glow_labelsx Not set 242543
135 Deputado Rafael Brito - Topic Not set 213K6
136 ADAIL CARNEIRO - Topic Not set 212K4
137 world's TV @@worldsupdate.01 Not set 207K8
138 faisal@faisaa4234 Pakistan 1906
139 Sacred Byzantine Choir - Topic Not set 1800
140 TalkHaus@talkhaus-u1t United States 1703
141 Kyle Little@kylelittleforcongressnj12 Not set 1711K37
142 UncleRay Explains@unclerayexplains Not set 1511K18
143 لقمة وعافية 😋😫@قصص-روءساء Not set 153K4
144 Libertario y Social@libertarioysocial Not set 1535710
145 ෆRoxi_2026🐜@ෆroxi-5xෆ Not set 159K53
146 Carl Jung - Topic Not set 1477265
147 Contra Mundum@contramundumihs Not set 145K6
148 Lana@lanaisnthere Not set 1396
149 soy Joaco 997@silviaalejandravilte Not set 131K8
150 Ranking Every Second@rankingeverysecond2 United States 1313K0
151 Siraj Wahhaj - Topic Not set 112K4
152 AELE - CONSULTORES@aele.consultores Not set 119K6
153 和音 WAVE@stepintokorea-02 Japan 117K1
154 КРАСНОЕ БУДУЩЕЕ@красноебудущее Not set 119K10
155 Nea Explain@neaexplain Not set 1100
156 Hidden Signals@hiddensignalsvault Not set 1010K37
157 Football 27M@football27m Not set 95K3
158 La Vraie Histoire de France@lavraiehistoiredefrance Not set 901
159 камбаров Бекболсун@камбаровбекболсун Not set 900
160 Yirzu@yirzu_lolz Not set 82K2
161 おうちのすみっこ@おうちのすみっこ Japan 701
162 百科君@cockettdamore Not set 71K9
163 American Chronicle@mindquest-usa India 72K6
164 푸루푸루@푸루푸루8686 South Korea 734K18
165 Christer Bergström - Topic Not set 63061,366
166 The Quiet Story Houes@quietstoryroom-r7y New Zealand 602
167 purity @purityruben Not set 63K23
168 VFX Factory@vfxfactory-z3k India 55K5
169 احمد الزناتي - Topic Not set 4575
170 Baudouin Flament - Topic Not set 469667
171 Publieke Zaken@publiekezaken Not set 44234
172 Brujería y alta magia @bruja37 Not set 41K2
173 kahani sansar yt@ubnews-up India 42K5
174 Lulu novelas@lulucajsnovelas2018 Not set 4633
175 MR HISTORY@mr-history01-01 Türkiye 33K20
176 The Tripwire@thetripwireusa Not set 3204
177 Cartoon_ai-vedio@viral_toon-world09 Not set 37115
178 嵐隱談玄@晨晨講故事 Not set 31K21
179 🎃Nathan Paulino Vieira V3🎃@nathanpaulinod2xv3 Not set 33333
180 Konrad von Fußesbrunnen - Topic Not set 23K128
181 Hillary Rodham Clinton - Topic Not set 23169
182 Gustavo Gumiero - Topic Not set 28749
183 錦書奇談@錦書奇談 Not set 229514
184 জামায়াত সমর্থক@জমযতসমরথক Bangladesh 21611
185 St. Christopher Basketball - Topic Not set 2354
186 Mattia Ollerongis - Topic Not set 122361
187 Rodrigo da Zaélli - Topic Not set 1942
188 John F. Kennedy & Richard M. Nixon - Topic Not set 16624
189 Rick Santorum - Topic Not set 142638
190 clips not magazines@clipsnotmagazines-fng Not set 128726
191 Herman Cain - Topic Not set 184546

Data sources: Official YouTube channel statistics for 2,262 channels we track, and YouTube's trending charts for 13 countries. Subscriber counts are rounded by YouTube. youtube.com

Last updated October 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC · Checked daily

15 most subscribed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)

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15 most subscribed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)TEDx Talks44.7MTED27.9MCNN19.9MThe Guardian2.6MShell1.6MBOOS1MDe Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | VPRO826KRENZE499KNIT International468KVandaag Inside421KNOS332KLUBACH329KMemeable Data274KAIJAC245KAfrica Web TV220K

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15 most viewed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)

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15 most viewed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)CNN21.7BTEDx Talks9.1BTED3.2BVandaag Inside1.2BThe Guardian854MRENZE697MDe Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | VPRO621MShell342MBOOS263MNOS236MOmroep Gelderland212MNU.nl185MLUBACH182MGoing Rogan155Mgeo.politics90.5M

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Most views per video among top News and Politics YouTube channels

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Most views per video among top News and Politics YouTube channelsgeo.politics905KTED556KDe Avondshow met Arjen Lubach | VPRO443KGoing Rogan429KBOOS410KLUBACH282KDennis Schouten276KShell214KSoliloquy180KHugh Knows175KProfile Channel126KCNN116KXPLR Highlights116KVandaag Inside112KThe Guardian112K

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Where the top News and Politics YouTube channels are based

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Where the top News and Politics YouTube channels are basedNetherlands38United States20India7South Korea6United Kingdom4Ukraine2Spain2Türkiye2Bangladesh2Japan2Portugal1Australia1

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Oldest channels among the 50 most subscribed

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Oldest channels among the 50 most subscribedShell2005CNN2005NS2005The Guardian2006NU.nl2006RoyalTV2006Language Boost2006EenVandaag2006TED2006Omroep Gelderland2007Friends of the Earth International2007Utrecht University2007

Data source: Official YouTube channel statistics, checked October 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC. You can use this data in your own research and statistics on YouTube channels. We compiled it from YouTube's official figures so the charts and tables on this page are easy to read and compare. To confirm any figure, check the channel directly on youtube.com.

Everything you need to know about the most subscribed News and Politics YouTube channels today (October 4, 2026)

Who has the most subscribers on YouTube today (October 4, 2026)?

TEDx Talks, with about 44.7M subscribers (44,700,000 as shown by YouTube).

What are the top 3 News and Politics YouTube channels?

TEDx Talks (44.7M), TED (27.9M), CNN (19.9M).

Which YouTube channel has the most views?

CNN, with 21,704,074,740 total video views.

How many YouTube channels have over 100 million subscribers?

0 of the channels we track.

Which top channel has uploaded the most videos?

TEDx Talks, with 271,235 videos.

How many channels have over 10 billion views?

1 of the channels we track.

When did TEDx Talks join YouTube?

TEDx Talks created its channel in June 2009.

Data source: Official YouTube channel statistics, checked October 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC. youtube.com

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What is the difference between subscribers and views?

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Why are some big channels missing?

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How we ensure our YouTube channel rankings are accurate and up to date

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YouTube rounds public subscriber counts, so a channel with 519,4xx,xxx subscribers shows as 519 million everywhere, including here. Views and video counts are exact. Channels that hide their subscriber count are left out. Country is the one each channel sets on YouTube; country pages also include channels YouTube ranks highly for that country. Categories come from YouTube's topic tags.

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