Top YouTube channels in 2025

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When looking at YouTube Live channels in 2025, whether they were content creators or organizations, the split was pretty diverse. While religious content continued to find a lot of traction on YouTube, sports broadcasts emerged as the most popular and watched, followed by segments like music and entertainment, each finding its way into the top ten leaderboard by Hours Watched (HW).

Streams Charts looks at the top individual and organization channels in this article and ranks them based on the watch hour figures they have posted in 2025. YouTube Gaming channels have not been counted in these rankings, as they constitute a segment and audience base of their own; thus, they will get a separate report.

Most-watched YouTube streamers in 2025

Brazilian YouTube star Frei Gilson enjoyed a fruitful 2025 that saw his year-on-year Hours Watched numbers rise by over 100%. It helped that he was more consistently online this year than in any previous one, with his most active period coming in the first half.

The priest with musical talents hosted a series of early-morning remote masses and services throughout the Christian observance of Lent to great success across the first two quarters of 2025. He followed it with a marathon, 40-day run of rosary prayers and music streams in Q3, growing an already strong audience for his religious livestreaming content much bigger.

A lot of these religious broadcasts also crossed the 1 million Peak Viewers (PV) mark for the first time on his YouTube channel. Having been much less active in October and November, the leader of the Som do Monte ministry has been slowly warming up ahead of what could be another busy couple of weeks come Christmas and New Year's.

Rounding off the podium is the official channel of Luinny Corporan, a relatively fresh face on our YouTube rankings. The renowned Dominican radio host and influencer has made a name for himself recently by producing content, including interviews, involving major artists across the Hispanic community like Zion, Jay Wheeler, Rochy RD and Ceky Viciny.

He has also become a highly followed entrepreneur thanks to his successful project, La Mansión de Luinny. This popular Dominican reality TV show sees social media stars, singers, and models live together in a mansion, facing challenges and eliminations while being filmed for live streaming platforms, similar to the renowned Big Brother series.

The reality web series has become a major digital entertainment phenomenon in the Dominican Republic, featuring daily drama, fun, and organic content. Its episodes and clips are even available on Instagram, YouTube and other platforms, with high accessibility contributing to the show and its creator's global fame.

Among the other names to make this table were the religious pair of Pastor Jerry Eze and Bispo Bruno Leonardo. The former is the convener of the New Season Prophetic Prayers (NSPPD) and Lead Pastor of Streams of Joy International, who is one of Nigeria's most famous influencers. Bruno, meanwhile, is a prominent religious leader and digital evangelist from Brazil, known for his massive online following and impactful prayer sessions.

Indian cricket commentary and analysis channel Iqbal Sports, run by Mohammed Iqbal, also finds a place here. He is joined by the official channel of countryman Pandit Pradeep Ji Mishra Sehore Wale, another spiritual speaker and religious exponent whose sermons and hymns on YouTube have become extremely popular in the country.

Top ten most-watched YouTube livestreamers of 2025

Most popular YouTube streamers in 2025

Moving to the most popular channels, we see that YouTube has become a dominant platform for sports broadcasts. The genre has banked on a combination of popular content creators like Fede Vigevani and top influencer-led spectacle events to become a must-see attraction on the red platform.

There's also Wesley Safadão, another popular Brazilian singer and songwriter, whose live performance at São João 2025, an annual Catholic religious festival, peaked at over 1.2 million viewers. Another African religious figure, Nathaniel Bassey, came in the seventh spot, with his inspiring songs and videos accruing the Nigerian Music Minister a massive fan following.

There's also Mexico's fast-rising star, Alana "alanalarana" Flores, popularly known as Alanita. At first a TikTok star, she has made a seamless transition to content creation, with her participation in events like Stream Fighters and La Velada del Año has made her a household name in the LATAM community. She has also used this fame to transition into entrepreneurship, entering the Kings League universe by investing in a team for its Mexico leg, Raniza FC.

Top ten most popular YouTube livestreamers of 2025

Most-watched YouTube organization channels in 2025

For the second straight year, Brazilian YouTube legend Casimiro "CazéTV" Miguel finished among the top three spots for the most-watched name in the combined gaming and non-gaming segments on YouTube. His livestreams on the Google-owned platform have helped him secure the second spot in 2025, constituting a jump up of one place from his 2024 ranking.

This year, the star YouTuber, also known as Casimito from his Twitch channel, continued to focus on sports broadcasts, especially football. He continued to provide coverage of top regional leagues like the Copa Libertadores and the Campeonato Brasileiro while also adding global tournaments like the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Serie A, Women's Youth Cup 2025, UEFA Europa League, and Ligue 1 to his portfolio.

Moreover, his reputation as a surefire viewership puller helped give him the livestreaming rights to other sports like handball and volleyball. He was, in fact, one of the official channels covering the recently concluded FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.

Alofokeradioshow, the official YouTube channel of Alofoke Media Group, run under the vision of the highly influential Dominican media mogul, producer, and businessman, Santiago "Alofoke" Matias, was the most-watched organization channel this year. The single biggest reason for its surprise appearance in the top spot was La Casa de Alofoke ("The House of Alofoke"), a 24/7 livestream experiment that went viral globally as Latin America's most talked-about reality show.

As has become the norm in the YouTube non-gaming segment recently, a lot of entertainment, news and politics channels made this leaderboard. These organizations come from different nations across the world, including the Philippines, Qatar, Argentina, India and South Korea, regions where these genres continue to dominate the cultural landscape and content broadcast on YouTube.

Top ten most-watched YouTube livestreaming organizations of 2025

Most popular YouTube organization channels in 2025

When looking at the most popular organization channels, sports events and channels dominated the space. Two top Vietnamese channels, FPT Bóng Đá Việt and BÓNG ĐÁ VIỆT NAM, bookended these standings with their coverage of tournaments like the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, the 2024 ASEAN Championship, the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship.

We also have to mention Ge TV, which emerged as a big challenger to Casimito's throne as Brazil's undisputed sports broadcast king. The sports entertainment channel is Brazilian media company Grupo Global's attempt to expand into live, digital broadcasting of sporting events in the South American powerhouse nation, and judging by its first few months, the viewership numbers have seen it blow up among Portuguese-speaking audiences.

The official channels of football clubs, including FC Barcelona and Galatasaray, also made this list, with the unveiling of new signings on livestreaming becoming more and more popular among viewers. We also had the prominent UK-based content creator group, Sidemen, in the top ten, helped by the success and fame of their annual charity football matches.

We also had quite a few video game and technology showcases in this top-ten leaderboard, with Apple and Nintendo 公式チャンネ continuing to lead the industry when it comes to high livestreaming viewership. In fact, the Japanese multinational video game company's Switch 2 reveal broadcast became the most-watched gaming showcase over the past five years and the most popular livestream event in Nintendo's history.

Top ten most popular YouTube livestreaming organizations of 2025