A subscription is a feature whereby one receives the latest additions to a YouTube user's videos, a YouTube tag, a YouTube search term or a YouTube playlist. There are two types of subscribing to videos:
- clicking the red "subscribe" button at either the top right or top left of the page
- going to "my subscriptions" and entering a tag or two to the search box that says "Subscribe to Tags", and hitting subscribe.
A user cannot subscribe to another user's subscriptions, as those are kept private.
RSS
The above is separate from subscribing to an RSS feed which syndicates YouTube videos to applications and websites outside the site. One can syndicate user playlist subscriptions as an RSS feed, however.
Channels by Subscription
The following is a chart featuring a list of the 200 most subscribed YouTube channels, including VEVO chanels (Updated on August 12, 2017).
| Rank | Channel | Subscriber Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Music | 97.852 million |
| 2 | Gaming | 77.723 million |
| 3 | Sports | 75.441 million |
| 4 | PewDiePie | 56.853 million |
| 5 | Movies | 50.999 million |
| 6 | News | 33.824 million |
| 7 | HolaSoyGerman. | 32.199 million |
| 8 | JustinBieberVEVO | 30.815 million |
| 9 | Popular on YouTube | 29.671 million |
| 10 | YouTube Spotlight | 25.593 million |
| 11 | elrubiusOMG | 25.312 million |
| 12 | RihannaVEVO | 25.241 million |
| 13 | KatyPerryVEVO | 23.847 million |
| 14 | Fernanfloo | 23.165 million |
| 15 | EminemVEVO | 22.958 million |
| 16 | T-Series | 22.892 million |
| 17 | TaylorSwiftVEVO | 22.828 million |
| 18 | Smosh | 22.753 million |
| 19 | OneDirectionVEVO | 22.417 million |
| 20 | whinderssonnunes | 22.195 million |
| 21 | Dude Perfect | 21.405 million |
| 22 | VanossGaming | 21.164 million |
| 23 | JuegaGerman | 20.990 million |
| 24 | TheEllenShow | 20.389 million |
| 25 | nigahiga | 19.982 million |
| 26 | Ed Sheeran | 19.960 million |
| 27 | Yuya | 19.033 million |
| 28 | VEGETTA777 | 18.958 million |
| 29 | Markiplier | 18.182 million |
| 30 | Spinnin' Records | 18.096 million |
| 31 | ArianaGrandeVevo | 17.604 million |
| 32 | JennaMarbles | 17.511 million |
| 33 | WWE | 17.281 million |
| 34 | Canal KondZilla | 17.133 million |
| 35 | KSI | 16.596 million |
| 36 | Bruno Mars | 16.455 million |
| 37 | jacksepticeye | 16.353 million |
| 38 | Skrillex | 16.096 million |
| 39 | DanTDM | 16.062 million |
| 40 | FBE | 15.924 million |
| 41 | shakiraVEVO | 15.740 million |
| 42 | Trap Nation | 15.107 million |
| 43 | WatchMojo.com | 15.101 million |
| 44 | AdeleVEVO | 15.046 million |
| 45 | enchufetv | 14.656 million |
| 46 | David Guetta | 14.368 million |
| 47 | Vevo | 14.330 million |
| 48 | ERB | 14.252 million |
| 49 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 14.107 million |
| 50 | SET India | 14.011 million |
| 51 | Maroon5VEVO | 13.909 million |
| 52 | Werevertumorro | 13.786 million |
| 53 | SelenaGomezVEVO | 13.632 million |
| 54 | PTXofficial | 13.568 million |
| 55 | CanalCanalha | 13.524 million |
| 56 | RomanAtwoodVlogs | 13.390 million |
| 57 | Porta dos Fundos | 13.333 million |
| 58 | Felipe Neto | 13.123 million |
| 59 | Pop Music - Topic | 12.963 million |
| 60 | BuzzFeedVideo | 12.826 million |
| 61 | FailArmy | 12.714 million |
| 62 | NickiMinajAtVEVO | 12.616 million |
| 63 | Machinima | 12.606 million |
| 64 | beyonceVEVO | 12.596 million |
| 65 | Good Mythical Morning | 12.556 million |
| 66 | Get Movies | 12.491 million |
| 67 | rezendeevil | 12.427 million |
| 68 | PopularMMOs | 12.373 million |
| 69 | Rclbeauty101 | 12.323 million |
| 70 | TheWillyrex | 12.312 million |
| 71 | Vsauce | 12.303 million |
| 72 | NoCopyrightSounds | 12.260 million |
| 73 | IISuperwomanII | 12.091 million |
| 74 | Little Baby Bum® | 12.081 million |
| 75 | EeOneGuy | 12.023 million |
| 76 | Wiz Khalifa | 11.986 million |
| 77 | Sky Does Minecraft | 11.943 million |
| 78 | CollegeHumor | 11.937 million |
| 79 | Zoella | 11.915 million |
| 80 | EnriqueIglesiasVEVO | 11.798 million |
| 81 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | 11.740 million |
| 82 | CalvinHarrisVEVO | 11.713 million |
| 83 | DrossRotzank | 11.390 million |
| 84 | TV Shows | 11.355 million |
| 85 | LuisFonsiVEVO | 11.295 million |
| 86 | SMTOWN | 11.294 million |
| 87 | Movieclips Trailers | 11.224 million |
| 88 | Cyprien | 11.154 million |
| 89 | ChuChu TV Kids Songs | 11.076 million |
| 90 | Liza Koshy | 10.946 million |
| 91 | Маша и Медведь | 10.841 million |
| 92 | 5incominutos | 10.839 million |
| 93 | W2S | 10.825 million |
| 94 | ChrisBrownVEVO | 10.767 million |
| 95 | AviciiOfficialVEVO | 10.646 million |
| 96 | AuthenticGames | 10.637 million |
| 97 | DemiLovatoVEVO | 10.601 million |
| 98 | officialpsy | 10.590 million |
| 99 | Clash of Clans | 10.570 million |
| 100 | CaELiKe |
10.551 million |
| 101 | MalumaVEVO | 10.500 million |
| 102 | RomanAtwood | 10.494 million |
| 103 | Hip Hop Music - Topic | 10.483 million |
| 104 | Bethany Mota | 10.462 million |
| 105 | ChainsmokersVEVO | 10.363 million |
| 106 | Jesse | 10.363 million |
| 107 | shane | 10.282 million |
| 108 | #Education | 10.224 million |
| 109 | fouseyTUBE | 10.189 million |
| 110 | boyceavenue | 10.064 million |
| 111 | TheSyndicateProject | 10.043 million |
| 112 | MileyCyrusVEVO | 10.030 million |
| 113 | CrazyRussianHacker | 10.022 million |
| 114 | CaptainSparklez | 10.014 million |
| 115 | TheWeekndVEVO | 10.004 million |
| 116 | Logan Paul Vlogs | 9.996 million |
| 117 | NickyJamTV | 9.791 million |
| 118 | Jake Paul | 9.748 million |
| 119 | Canal Nostalgia | 9.747 million |
| 120 | Coldplay Official | 9.703 million |
| 121 | Lindsey Stirling | 9.683 million |
| 122 | Jimmy Kimmel Live | 9.667 million |
| 123 | Minecraft - Topic | 9.634 million |
| 124 | jblavinVEVO | 9.623 million |
| 125 | GMM GRAMMY OFFICIAL | 9.575 million |
| 126 | The Slow Mo Guys | 9.542 million |
| 127 | Bart Baker | 9.488 million |
| 128 | Linkin Park | 9.476 million |
| 129 | NORMAN FAIT DES VIDÉOS | 9.468 million |
| 130 | FifthHarmonyVEVO | 9.466 million |
| 131 | ShawnMendesVEVO | 9.458 million |
| 132 | BFvsGF | 9.448 million |
| 133 | H2ODelirious | 9.420 million |
| 134 | HowToBasic | 9.367 million |
| 135 | FunToyzCollector | 9.361 million |
| 136 | Parafernalha | 9.336 million |
| 137 | PitbullVEVO | 9.326 million |
| 138 | VitalyzdTv | 9.296 million |
| 139 | SiaVEVO | 9.197 million |
| 140 | Galo Frito | 9.176 million |
| 141 | Rooster Teeth | 9.104 million |
| 142 | Kurt Hugo Schneider | 9.074 million |
| 143 | Ultra Music | 9.019 million |
| 144 | WorkpointOfficial | 8.990 million |
| 145 | Wassabi Productions | 8.961 million |
| 146 | Michelle Phan | 8.957 million |
| 147 | Ali-A | 8.953 million |
| 148 | Rosanna Pansino | 8.860 million |
| 149 | LadyGagaVEVO | 8.848 million |
| 150 | MattyBRaps | 8.826 million |
| 151 | iTownGamePlay | 8.814 million |
| 152 | TheRichest | 8.789 million |
| 153 | SlivkiShow | 8.773 million |
| 154 | Fueled By Ramen | 8.762 million |
| 155 | Manual do Mundo | 8.750 million |
| 156 | IGN | 8.674 million |
| 157 | stampylonghead | 8.672 million |
| 158 | Ryan ToysReview | 8.668 million |
| 159 | EU FICO LOKO | 8.651 million |
| 160 | SQUEEZIE | 8.616 million |
| 161 | The Game Theorists | 8.604 million |
| 162 | Willyrex | 8.470 million |
| 163 | TEDx Talks | 8.448 million |
| 164 | AdamThomasMoran | 8.434 million |
| 165 | Unbox Therapy | 8.392 million |
| 166 | majorlazer | 8.384 million |
| 167 | Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" | 8.347 million |
| 168 | ComedyShortsGamer | 8.314 million |
| 169 | Wengie | 8.291 million |
| 170 | SSundee | 8.268 million |
| 171 | MeghanTrainorVEVO | 8.251 million |
| 172 | League of Legends | 8.247 million |
| 173 | El Reino Infantil | 8.196 million |
| 174 | ToyPudding TV | 8.170 million |
| 175 | Zee Music Company | 8.157 million |
| 176 | MyLifeAsEva | 8.151 million |
| 177 | TazerCraft | 8.150 million |
| 178 | Joey Graceffa | 8.146 million |
| 179 | Alan Walker | 8.145 million |
| 180 | VICE | 8.105 million |
| 181 | REACT | 8.094 million |
| 182 | Você Sabia? | 8.090 million |
| 183 | Boldly | 8.079 million |
| 184 | grav3yardgirl | 8.066 million |
| 185 | ThatcherJoe | 8.059 million |
| 186 | Shane Dawson TV | 8.046 million |
| 187 | Britain's Got Talent | 8.035 million |
| 188 | Miranda Sings | 8.032 million |
| 189 | Trap City | 8.003 million |
| 190 | ToyScouter | 7.952 million |
| 191 | DCTC Toy Channel | 7.934 million |
| 192 | Tyler Oakley | 7.931 million |
| 193 | NBA | 7.909 million |
| 194 | BIGBANG | 7.837 million |
| 195 | RocketJump | 7.775 million |
| 196 | Luisito Comunica | 7.729 million |
| 197 | Galinha Pintadinha | 7.689 million |
| 198 | Jason Derulo | 7.668 million |
| 199 | CaseyNeistat | 7.651 million |
| 200 | zeetv | 7.651 million |