PewDiePie vs T-Series: The most popular channel on YouTube is about to switch
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The title for the world's most popular YouTube channel is about to change hands, with T-Series ready to claim the top spot that has been held by PewDiePie since 2013. T-Series actually first began a YouTube channel in 2006, four years before PewDiePie, but its initial growth was stifled by India's relatively small online population. Data from Tubular Labs shows T-Series growth to be rapidly outpacing that of PewDiePie, with the Indian channel averaging 120,000 new followers in October compared to PewDiePie's 27,000. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events Later on in the video, PewDiePie was asked a question relating to T-Series and the perceived shift neglect on YouTube's part of so-called indie YouTubers, in favour of supporting corporate channels.