These Were The 5 Most Subscribed Korean YouTube Channels Of Each Year Over The Last Decade

They have changed dramatically over the years!

As K-Pop becomes more popular worldwide, more non-Korean people have gotten more interested in Korean culture in general. Since YouTube is one of the easiest ways to access media produced by other countries, there are many different Korean YouTube channels — whether they’re K-Pop-related or not — that have reached millions of subscribers over the last decade. Here are the 5 most-subscribed Korean YouTube channels of each year since 2011!

2011

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2011 was SBS Entertainment, who had 512.3k subscribers at that time! In second place was SBS KPOP with 487.7k subscribers, third place was 2NE1 with 463.0k subscribers, fourth place was SBS Drama with 450.7k subscribers, and finally in fifth was YG Entertainment with 415.1k subscribers.

2012

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2012 was officialpsy, who had 2.64 million subscribers at that time! In second place was SMTOWN with 1.64 million subscribers, third place was Larva TUBA with 1.24 million subscribers, fourth place was BIGBANG with 1.19 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 2NE1 with 1.11 million subscribers.

2013

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2013 was officialpsy, who had 6.79 million subscribers at that time! In second place was SMTOWN with 4.42 million subscribers, third place was BIGBANG with 2.36 million subscribers, fourth place was Larva TUBA with 2.18 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was MBCkpop with 2.07 million subscribers.

2014

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2014 was officialpsy, who had 7.72 million subscribers at that time! In second place was SMTOWN with 5.93 million subscribers, third place was BIGBANG with 3.58 million subscribers, fourth place was Larva TUBA with 3.11 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was MBCkpop with 3.06 million subscribers.

2015

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2015 was officialpsy, who had 8.62 million subscribers at that time! In second place was SMTOWN with 7.68 million subscribers, third place was BIGBANG with 5.02 million subscribers, fourth place was Jane ASMR with 4.37 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was MBCkpop with 4.05 million subscribers.

2016

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2016 was SMTOWN, who had 10.3 million subscribers at that time! In second place was officialpsy with 9.67 million subscribers, third place was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 7.45 million subscribers, fourth place was BIGBANG with 6.57 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was Jane ASMR with 5.74 million subscribers.

2017

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2017 was SMTOWN, who had 13.9 million subscribers at that time! In second place was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 11.3 million subscribers, third place was officialpsy with 11.1 million subscribers, fourth place was HYBE Labels with 8.98 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 1theK with 8.98 million subscribers.

2018

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2018 was HYBE Labels, who had 20.5 million subscribers at that time! In second place was SMTOWN with 17.4 million subscribers, third place was BLACKPINK with 17.2 million subscribers, fourth place was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 15.2 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 1theK with 14.9 million subscribers.

2019

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2019 was BLACKPINK, who had 32.9 million subscribers at that time! In second place was HYBE Labels with 31.9 million subscribers, third place was BANGTANTV with 25.0 million subscribers, fourth place was SMTOWN with 20.9 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 19.1 million subscribers.

2020

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2020 was BLACKPINK, who had 56.2 million subscribers at that time! In second place was HYBE Labels with 51.0 million subscribers, third place was BANGTANTV with 44.0 million subscribers, fourth place was SMTOWN with 26.1 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 23.0 million subscribers.

2021

The Korean YouTube channel with the most subscribers at the end of 2021 was BLACKPINK, who had 71.7 million subscribers at that time! In second place was HYBE Labels with 63.9 million subscribers, third place was BANGTANTV with 63.3 million subscribers, fourth place was SMTOWN with 29.7 million subscribers, and finally in fifth was 1MILLION Dance Studio with 24.8 million subscribers.