MrBeast bests IShowSpeed & Outdoor Boys as YouTube’s top creator for 6th straight year

MrBeast has once again been crowned YouTube’s top creator, marking the sixth straight year he’s taken the title home.

2025 was filled with plenty of memorable moments on YouTube, including CoryxKenshin’s viral comeback, Outdoor Boys’ retirement and return, and IShowSpeed continuing his world tours.

On December 2, YouTube launched its first-ever end-of-the-year recap to show off what videos users watched throughout the year, along with its list of top creators, podcasts, trends, and more.

According to YouTube, no creator stood more above the rest than MrBeast, who showed just why he’s the platform’s most subscribed YouTuber.

“Among top creators, MrBeast took the number one spot for the sixth year running,” the site wrote.

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According to YouTube, CaylusBlox, who specializes in Roblox content, was second overall, a monumental achievement for the gamer.

In third, perhaps to no one’s surprise, was IShowSpeed. Speed has been one of the most successful IRL streamers for years now with his world tours, elaborate broadcasts and viral celebrity moments.

This was followed by Australian channel Double Date, run by Jasmin, James, Cadel and Mia. The challenge-themed channel even managed to overtake MrBeast in May to become the most-watched in the world.

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Sixth place was Charlie Kirk, the political content creator who was assassinated earlier this year while speaking at a university.

Educational legal YouTuber Law By Mike came seventh. His content specializes in crime, debunking murky legal situations, and even interviews actual criminals.

The returning writer and artist CoryxKenshin emerged as eighth after beginning his comeback in late 2024 to announce his new manga.

3D animator Zack D. Films was ninth overall, using his animation skills to showcase stories, history, science, and more. At the time of writing, he’s amassed 24.6M subscribers since joining YouTube in 2021.

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Finally, Outdoor Boys rounds out the top 10 despite retiring in May after his popularity became “overwhelming.” The outdoor adventure vlogger still produces content occasionally, and even appeared on the MyLifeOutdoors YouTube channel to help cover content while its host, Steven, steps away to care for his wife during her cancer diagnosis.

With MrBeast promising to up his game even further in 2026, he may be looking at a seventh straight title on YouTube, but only time will tell if another creator is capable of dethroning him next year.