This visualization shows the most subscribed YouTube channels associated with each state. Each channel’s connection to its state is determined through a “Creator Location Index” as well as through Social Blade that combines three key factors: Current Operational Base (where content is primarily produced, 60% weight), Creator Origin (where the channel founder/talent is from, 25% weight), and Content Connection (how prominently the state features in videos, 15% weight).
The analysis draws from multiple sources including Social Blade’s subscriber tracking data, creator interviews, business registrations, and documented studio locations. After addressing viewer feedback and additional research, we’ve updated several state assignments to improve accuracy. California leads with Cocomelon’s massive 193 million subscribers, followed by Florida’s Like Nastya (127M) and Texas’s Dude Perfect (61.1M) – states with concentrated creator ecosystems that produce numerous successful channels.
There are some not so relevant regional patterns like the West Coast dominated by entertainment and children’s content, the South featuring gaming and lifestyle channels, and the Northeast showing strength in tech and educational content.
Some notable findings include North Carolina’s MrBeast phenomenon whose Greenville-based operation has revolutionized philanthropic content; Hawaii’s Bretman Rock (8.77M) representing island culture to a global audience; and New Jersey’s MKBHD (20M) demonstrating the reach of tech content creators. The data shows how YouTube has enabled creators from diverse geographic regions to build substantial audiences, with 14 states hosting channels exceeding 20 million subscribers despite being far from traditional entertainment centers.
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Stewmungous on
Are there any two states that share a top channel? Casually scanning I can’t find one. That’s wild how disparate the different states are.
Nihongeaux on
Woah, deja vu. Could have sworn I had seen this post before
bery20 on
Really interesting graph! Title is a little confusing though, maybe something like “biggest channel associated with each state” would be a bit clearer.
Onceuponajoe on
Massachusetts has the smallest one?
Baconpwn2 on
I… I have no idea who any of these are
punarob on
Literally never heard of any of these, aka how to tell you I’m over 50 without saying I’m over 50.
SpectralHydra on
They posted it a few hours ago, got a bunch of them wrong. So now they repost it and it’s still not fully accurate lol. The only one I know for sure is Roman Atwood isn’t based in West Virginia
TitanRiick on
I don’t get it. Florida and California have enough numbers for the entire population of America. I’m too lazy to add them all up, but these numbers are way too high to represent the population. I mean, 24M in Iowa? Iowa? There are 3M people in the whole state. What am I missing?
froggyfriend726 on
Of course Alaska is going to be outdoor boys!
Inside_Park1003 on
And these numbers seem to be the total subscriber count of the respective channels, not how many subscribers from the state, as I originally thought from the title.
Estebanzo on
I thought these were going to all be gen Z channels that I’d never heard of and then Louisiana comes in here with the top subscribed YouTube channel being… The Ellen show? Are you doing okay Louisiana?
Inquisitor_ForHire on
I’ve heard of Dude Perfect but that’s about it.
DisastrousCat13 on
I guess I need to unsubscribe from hankschannel and mkbhd so I can say I’m not subscribed to any of these.
I will say, I just generally have no idea who most of these are. It is a little crazy how massively popular the internet can make people, but have them entirely isolated from huge swathes of the general population.
In some ways it feels indicative of how problematic the media environment is today. You can find people saying whatever weird shit is most interesting to you and they’ll have millions of followers, thus validating that your weird shit isn’t weird.
jhvanriper on
Whelp I am subscribed to none of them and the only one I know is Mr Beast. I do not live in NC.
Deshwithmesh on
Pretty sure videogamedunkey is the most subscribed wisconsin channel
bannana on
wow, I’ve never heard of 95% of these.
_SilentHunter on
This methodology is questionable at best given some of these results don’t make logical sense:
* Nick DiGiovanni lives in the Boston, Massachusetts area (born 30 minutes south in Providence, Rhode Island) and has 26.1M subscribers.
* SciShow is based in Missoula, Montana and has 8.2M subscribers.
* The Ellen Show was filmed exclusively in southern California, though Ellen and her wife moved to England in November 2024. I’m not aware of any association that show has with Louisiana *except* that it’s where Ellen DeGeneres was born.
The “Source” declaration in the graphic is also outright false: OP says in a [comment below ](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1kqr0bt/comment/mt7ngsk/)that “The analysis draws from multiple sources including Social Blade’s subscriber tracking data, creator interviews, business registrations, and documented studio locations.”
There are no sources provided except Social Blade, despite OP’s own disclaimer that there are many and varied sources. What interviews? What business registrations? What “documented studio locations”?
Aethelredditor on
I had no idea Ray William Johnson was still making YouTube content. Also, after looking at his channel, WTF?
![[OC] The Most Subscribed YouTube Channel From Each State](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/r0s2k7uttt1f1-1536x1536.png "[OC] The Most Subscribed YouTube Channel From Each State")
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This visualization shows the most subscribed YouTube channels associated with each state. Each channel’s connection to its state is determined through a “Creator Location Index” as well as through Social Blade that combines three key factors: Current Operational Base (where content is primarily produced, 60% weight), Creator Origin (where the channel founder/talent is from, 25% weight), and Content Connection (how prominently the state features in videos, 15% weight).
The analysis draws from multiple sources including Social Blade’s subscriber tracking data, creator interviews, business registrations, and documented studio locations. After addressing viewer feedback and additional research, we’ve updated several state assignments to improve accuracy. California leads with Cocomelon’s massive 193 million subscribers, followed by Florida’s Like Nastya (127M) and Texas’s Dude Perfect (61.1M) – states with concentrated creator ecosystems that produce numerous successful channels.
There are some not so relevant regional patterns like the West Coast dominated by entertainment and children’s content, the South featuring gaming and lifestyle channels, and the Northeast showing strength in tech and educational content.
Some notable findings include North Carolina’s MrBeast phenomenon whose Greenville-based operation has revolutionized philanthropic content; Hawaii’s Bretman Rock (8.77M) representing island culture to a global audience; and New Jersey’s MKBHD (20M) demonstrating the reach of tech content creators. The data shows how YouTube has enabled creators from diverse geographic regions to build substantial audiences, with 14 states hosting channels exceeding 20 million subscribers despite being far from traditional entertainment centers.
For more data about the world check out our new website [StatsPanda.com](http://StatsPanda.com)
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Original StatsPanda Visualization
Are there any two states that share a top channel? Casually scanning I can’t find one. That’s wild how disparate the different states are.
Woah, deja vu. Could have sworn I had seen this post before
Really interesting graph! Title is a little confusing though, maybe something like “biggest channel associated with each state” would be a bit clearer.
Massachusetts has the smallest one?
I… I have no idea who any of these are
Literally never heard of any of these, aka how to tell you I’m over 50 without saying I’m over 50.
They posted it a few hours ago, got a bunch of them wrong. So now they repost it and it’s still not fully accurate lol. The only one I know for sure is Roman Atwood isn’t based in West Virginia
I don’t get it. Florida and California have enough numbers for the entire population of America. I’m too lazy to add them all up, but these numbers are way too high to represent the population. I mean, 24M in Iowa? Iowa? There are 3M people in the whole state. What am I missing?
Of course Alaska is going to be outdoor boys!
And these numbers seem to be the total subscriber count of the respective channels, not how many subscribers from the state, as I originally thought from the title.
I thought these were going to all be gen Z channels that I’d never heard of and then Louisiana comes in here with the top subscribed YouTube channel being… The Ellen show? Are you doing okay Louisiana?
I’ve heard of Dude Perfect but that’s about it.
I guess I need to unsubscribe from hankschannel and mkbhd so I can say I’m not subscribed to any of these.
I will say, I just generally have no idea who most of these are. It is a little crazy how massively popular the internet can make people, but have them entirely isolated from huge swathes of the general population.
In some ways it feels indicative of how problematic the media environment is today. You can find people saying whatever weird shit is most interesting to you and they’ll have millions of followers, thus validating that your weird shit isn’t weird.
Whelp I am subscribed to none of them and the only one I know is Mr Beast. I do not live in NC.
Pretty sure videogamedunkey is the most subscribed wisconsin channel
wow, I’ve never heard of 95% of these.
This methodology is questionable at best given some of these results don’t make logical sense:
* Nick DiGiovanni lives in the Boston, Massachusetts area (born 30 minutes south in Providence, Rhode Island) and has 26.1M subscribers.
* SciShow is based in Missoula, Montana and has 8.2M subscribers.
* The Ellen Show was filmed exclusively in southern California, though Ellen and her wife moved to England in November 2024. I’m not aware of any association that show has with Louisiana *except* that it’s where Ellen DeGeneres was born.
The “Source” declaration in the graphic is also outright false: OP says in a [comment below ](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1kqr0bt/comment/mt7ngsk/)that “The analysis draws from multiple sources including Social Blade’s subscriber tracking data, creator interviews, business registrations, and documented studio locations.”
There are no sources provided except Social Blade, despite OP’s own disclaimer that there are many and varied sources. What interviews? What business registrations? What “documented studio locations”?
I had no idea Ray William Johnson was still making YouTube content. Also, after looking at his channel, WTF?
Rachel Ballinger is not from North Dakota..