YouTube has spring-boarded millions of creators into a career in the entertainment industry. It is home to many monumental channels that claim some of the biggest milestones in internet history so far.
The YouTube algorithm has changed massively since its official launch in 2005. In the beginning, it was almost like a digital diary, many using the platform to share casual content of their daily lives in front of camera.
As more people began to use the platform, and YouTube introduced monetization, creators began to hatch new ideas and more genres came to fruition. The industry has since become increasingly competitive and fast-paced. Some of biggest categories, such as Gaming, Lifestyle and Tutorials, are now generating millions of dollars.
We searched for the fastest growing channels in the last month and found some surprising variety. Check out our list below!
The Fastest Gaining YouTube Channels In The Last 30 Days
The latest data available as of writing this article is from January 2024.
1. MrBeast – gained 13M subscribers
Current total subscribers: 263M
MrBeast is a global YouTube phenomenon. Starting to upload to his channel at the age of 13, he has now accumulated an incredible 263M subscribers by January 2024. The creator is also feature in our list of the most subscribed channels worldwide.
He is best know for the kind-hearted nature of his fast-paced videos, creating fun challenges that give the public opportunities to win huge amounts of money.
He recently made a video rescuing 100 abandoned dogs. Who doesn’t love some heart-warming content?
2. Big School – gained 3.9M
Current total subscribers: 20.5M
BigSchool makes animations from the game Minecraft. The channel features an entire series named ‘Monster School’, now with several seasons. The episodes are short and creative, written, exploring a new perspective from Minecraft ‘mobs’ learning how to be monsters.
3. Brandon A – gained 3.7M
Current total subscribers: 5M
Brandon A makes skilful parkour and stunt videos. His highest performing videos include Parkour vs Normal People In Real Life and Extreme Parkour Challenges.
This channel sits at 5M subscribers in January 2024 and has gained 3.7M subscribers in the last month. That is impressive growth for a channel of this size. It’s not surprising considering how far this man can jump!
4. Lanky box – gained 2.6M
Current total subscribers: 33.1M
If you’re a Roblox fan, you might enjoy this channel as much as their recently gained subscribers! Lanky box is a gaming channel that creates animations, showcasing a whole cast of original characters.
Clicking onto this channel feels like stepping into a new universe, narrated by their high-energy animated videos. It’s easy to see why they are quickly growing a large community of fans!
5. Vlad and Niki – gained 2M
Current total subscribers: 109M
Vlad and Niki are two brothers born in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Initially starting their YouTube journey in 2018, they are already faces of a channel with over 100 million subscribers!
The kids, along with their mum from time to time, created stories for kids intertwined with educational lessons such as helping one another.
6. Cocomelon – gained 2M
Current total subscribers: 171M
Cocomelon is a very popular children’s channel, specialising in 3D animations and original songs. They aim to create content that is both entertaining and educational, helping kids to learn numbers, letters, colours and more.
Cocomelon actually became the first YouTube channel to exceed 1 billion views within a week, everyone loves a nursery rhyme it seems!
If you want to find better alternatives to Cocomelon, head out to our guide!
7. Jason Derulo – gained 1.7M
Current total subscribers: 27.6M
If you haven’t already heard the catchy artist tag in his songs, Jason Derulo is a famous American pop singer.
He has released several huge songs including ‘Swalla’, which racked up an incredible 1.7B views on YouTube by 2024. and his first hit song ‘Whatcha Say’ with an impressive 350M views.
8. Marta and Rustam – gained 1.6M
Current total subscribers: 28.7M
Marta and Rustam create simple and comedic skits, almost reminiscent of the Vine days. They bring a fun and silly humour to their videos, making them easy to digest. This is the kind of channel you can spend hours scrolling through without even realising!
9. Zach King – gained 1.6M
Current total subscribers: 26.8M
Zach King’s videos are magical, literally. You may have seen his content before, as he is well-known for his clever video editing tricks, like making it seem as though he can pluck the Eiffel tower out of the sky and into his hands! If you love an optical illusion, don’t miss out on this channel!
10. Toys and Colors – gained 1.5M
Current total subscribers: 51.1M
As it says in the name, Toys and Colors is a very vibrant and fun channel for kids. They focus less on educational value and more on imagination and creativity.
Most of the videos on this channel are short skits where the children, Wendy, Jannie and Emma, play pretend with their toys.
11. Nick Pro – gained 1.5M
Current total subscribers: 19.2M
This is one of the top stunts channels on YouTube right now. Nick is a parkour athlete from Canada, who describes himself as ‘a bit of a geek’. He has managed to combine two of his interests into one genre by attempting stunts seen in popular games, such as his ‘Stunts From Sonic Superstars In Real Life’ video.
This unique type of content has earned him a total of 7.6B views on his channel by the start of 2024, and increasing rapidly!
12. Cooking With Lynja – gained 1.4M
Current total subscribers: 11.1M
TikTok sensation Lynja was a mom who could cook up a storm. In January 2024, on TikTok she had a whopping 21.5M followers, many of which then went on to discover her YouTube channel.
The videography in her cooking videos is crisp (as if it didn’t look appetising enough!) and her humour can turn the grisly chore of making dinner, into an enjoyable venture.
Lynja very sadly passed away recently, but her channel will always remain a tribute to her sparkling personality, passion and talent.
13. Maizen – gained 1.3M
Current total subscribers: 7.3M
This channel is content goldmine for Minecraft lovers. Maizen makes a variety of entertaining Minecraft themed videos.
Some of the most popular uploads are the ‘Noob vs Pro’ videos which consist of head-to-head building challenges, or the ‘Zombie vs..’ videos which test the abilities of these Minecraft mobs against the highest security measures in the game. Maizen demonstrates just how creative you can be on this platform!
14. Mr DegrEE – gained 1.3M
Current total subscribers: 24.5M
Mr DegrEE is a weird and wacky channel full of comedy videos, hacks, pranks and more. Many of these ‘hacks’ are not actually intended as such but are written into exaggerated and silly situations for comedic effect.
Who doesn’t love a good fail video? They are short, quirky and easy to consume if you’re looking for a chuckle.
15. DaFuq !? Boom ! – gained 1.3M
Current total subscribers: 38.5M
Down to the name, this creator wants to grab your attention. At first glance, the name is actually similar to the audible reactions of some people to this channel.
The infamous creator of Skibidi Toilet, aka Blugray, is a talented animator who creates strangely wonderful meme-esque videos. Currently their most popular videos form part of a series about a war between human-headed toilets and humanoid type characters. If that doesn’t pique your interest, what would?
16. Like Nastya Collections – gained 1.3M
Current total subscribers: 7.5M
‘Like Nastya Collections’ forms part of a group of channels created by the parents of Anastasia “Nastya” Radzinskaya, the star of the show. Anastasia, born in 2014, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby, so her parents decided to document her progress through daily life and share this with YouTube. The channel has since evolved into more entertaining content.
Aside from their main channel, ‘Like Nastya’, this smaller but rapidly growing channel is somewhat joint between Nastya and her dad. They make videos about their adventures through daily life together. This channel makes an adorable watch.
17. Lucky Maker – gained 1.2M
Current total subscribers: 8.7M
Lucky Maker is a gaming channel that shares Minecraft based content. Aside from the occasional long form videos, Lucky Maker considers themselves to be a Youtube Shorts maker.
These animated shorts, mostly featuring the Minecraft character HeroBrine, are very well made. The creator combines comedic short plot lines with impressive animations and familiar characters from fans’ favourite game.
18. ASMR Linastar – gained 1.2M
Current total subscribers: 7.2M
Contrary to the name, ASMR Linastar is primarily a family channel. This family of four make fun, light-hearted videos like pranks and comedy skits together, but with a twist.
There is a small element of ASMR thrown into the mix, as they use food and other props to create tingly sound effects. This is definitely a new style that sets them apart in the YouTube space.
19. Rabbert – gained 1.2M
Current total subscribers: 6.8M
Rabbert is a small, charming animated character, ironically created by a man named Robert. The concept of the channel is to show small moments of Rabbert and friends’ daily lives. These are the types of videos you would share with a friend to put a smile on their face!
20. XDSchool – gained 1.2M
Current total subscribers: 13.7M
This channel is also a portal into the world of Minecraft monster school! XDSchool has created several seasons of monster school, season 2 gaining a staggering 30M views.
Minecraft lovers clearly appreciate these skilful animations. XDSchool provides a new world of characters and stories based on millions of users’ favourite game!
YouTube is constantly shifting in terms of trends and content. With the addition of shorts, more short-form creators have skyrocketed to the top of the platform, turning the charts upside down. Want to stay up to date with what’s working? Check out our lists of most viewed YouTube videos of all time and of the most-liked YouTubers according to viewers!
