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Here are the UK's top 10 YouTube channels right now

10. NoCopyrightSounds: Free music channel hits the charts

Here are the UK's top 10 YouTube channels right now

9. DisneyJuniorUK: The home of Disney Junior on YouTube

9. DisneyJuniorUK: The home of Disney Junior on YouTube

Views in May: 141 million

Total views: 3 billion

Subscribers: 2.3 million

DisneyJuniorUK is the YouTube home of Disney's television channel. It houses clips from kids' favourite shows, as well as exclusive videos. 

Popular titles include "The Lion Guard", a spin-off of 1994 film "The Lion King", and fairytale series "Goldie & Bear".

 

8. AdeleVEVO: Brit singer says "hello" to 158 million requests

8. AdeleVEVO: Brit singer says "hello" to 158 million requests

Views in May: 158 million

Total views: 4.5 billion

Subscribers: 12.4 million

The spike in Adele's YouTube channel in May can be attributed to the "Send My Love" video landing. Since going live, it has racked up 104 million requests.

 

7. Toys AndMe: Unboxing delivers sweet success

7. Toys AndMe: Unboxing delivers sweet success

Views in May: 166 million

Total views: 97 million

Subscribers: 1.2 million

Toys AndMe features the adventures of Nottingham-based vlogger Tiana as she unboxes toys and candy treats.

Tiana has quite the sweet tooth and in one of her most popular posts, she unboxes a giant Chuppa Chup lolly. 

 

6. SevenSuperGirls: Girl power delivers hits

6. SevenSuperGirls: Girl power delivers hits

Views in May: 214 million

Total views: 5.5 billion

Subscribers: 5.1 million

SevenSuperGirls is a collaboration of seven teenage vloggers. Six of the seven girls are based in the US, while EmilyJade contributes from the UK. 

The Super Girls started uploading videos in 2008, when they launched the channel with a video introducing themselves and their favourite things. 

 

5. Britain's Got Talent: It's a "yes" to Simon Cowell's franchise

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Views in May: 285 million

Total views: 4.3 billion

Subscribers: 6.2 million

Britain's Got Talent was on television in May and took full advantage of its platform on ITV to post a big month of views. 

Acts that piqued the interest of YouTube users included a group of dancing Storm Troopers and Alex Magala, a sword swallowing mad man.

 

4. PewDiePie: Gamer shrugs off the haters

4. PewDiePie: Gamer shrugs off the haters

Views in May: 300 million

Total views: 12.6 billion

Subscribers: 46 million

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, made headlines last year after earning $7.4 million and being trolled on Facebook. But the success of of his YouTube channel shows no signs of slowing. 

 

3. Coldplay Official: YouTube channel on the "Up & Up"

3. Coldplay Official: YouTube channel on the "Up & Up"

Views in May: 323 million

Total views: 4 billion

Subscribers: 6.7 million

British band Coldplay published "Up & Up" in May, the third single from their seventh album "A Head Full Of Dreams." It has since been viewed 52.4 million times.

 

2. TheDiamondMinecart: Daniel Middleton is a Minecraft maestro

2. TheDiamondMinecart: Daniel Middleton is a Minecraft maestro

Views in May: 341 million

Total views: 7.5 billion

Subscribers: 11.5 million

Daniel Middleton's adventures on TheDiamondMinecart have provided him with a platform to launch a live tour and a range of merchandise. Known as DanTDM, the gamer first joined YouTube in 2012.

 

1. LittleBabyBum: Nursery rhyme channel tops the pile

1. LittleBabyBum: Nursery rhyme channel tops the pile

Views in May: 413 million

Total views: 8.4 billion

Subscribers: 7 million

Launched in 2011, LittleBabyBum is one of the biggest educational channels on YouTube and is primarily a home for animated nursery rhymes for children.

The channel is available in five languages and posts two videos a week, as well as a compilation. 

LittleBabyBum is run by Derek Holder and his wife. He told The Guardian last year that he was surpised by the channel's success: “It’s been mindblowing. Staggering. We pinch ourselves every day,” Holder said.

 

 

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