150+ Best YouTube Channels in Every Category

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Clifford Chi
Clifford Chi

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The great thing about YouTube is that there’s a channel for everyone, whether you’re looking to learn quick science facts or how to use your new gaming controller. 

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In this post, we’ve compiled 158 of the best channels on YouTube in their most popular and niche categories. 

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Top Educational YouTube Channels

  1. The King of Random (12.4 Million Subscribers)
  2. National Geographic (21.5 Million Subscribers)
  3. Crash Course (14.7 Million Subscribers)
  4. Ted-Ed (18.5 Million Subscribers)
  5. Alltime10s (5.5 Million Subscribers)
  6. SciShow (7.5 Million Subscribers)
  7. Veritasium (13.6 Million Subscribers)
  8. Khan Academy (7.8 Million Subscribers)
  9. INSIDER (3.3 Million Subscribers)
  10. Tom Scott (5.9 Million Subscribers)
  11. SmarterEveryDay (11 Million Subscribers)
  12. Talks at Google (2.1 Million Subscribers)

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    Best YouTube Cooking Channels

    1. Tasty (21.1 Million Subscribers)
    2. Jamie Oliver (5.8 Million Subscribers)
    3. How To Cook That (4.9 Million Subscribers)
    4. Binging with Babish (10.1 Million Subscribers)
    5. Laura in the Kitchen (3.8 Million Subscribers)
    6. MaangChi (6.2 Million Subscribers)
    7. JunsKitchen (5.3 Million Subscribers)
    8. Bon Appetit (6.2 Million Subscribers)
    9. SORTEDfood (2.6 Million Subscribers)
    10. Andy Cooks (3.2 Million Subscribers)

    Best Fitness and Workout YouTube Channels

    1. FitnessBlender (6.6 Million Subscribers)
    2. blogilates (8.4 Million Subscribers)
    3. POPSUGAR Fitness (6 Million Subscribers)
    4. ScottHermanFitness (2.7 Million Subscribers)
    5. The Fitness Marshall (5 Million Subscribers)
    6. Guru Mann Fitness (2.3 Million Subscribers)
    7. Jordan Yeoh Fitness (3.7 Million Subscribers)
    8. Sascha Fitness (1.9 Million Subscribers)
    9. Walk at Home (4.3 Million Subscribers)
    10. Global Triathlon Network (801K Subscribers)

    Best Yoga YouTube Channels

    1. Yoga With Adrienne (12 Million Subscribers)
    2. PsycheTruth (4 Million Subscribers)
    3. Boho Beautiful (2.7 Million Subscribers)
    4. KinoYoga (804K Subscribers)
    5. Fightmaster Yoga (658K Subscribers)
    6. SarahBethYoga (1.6 Million Subscribers)
    7. TaraStiles (324K Subscribers)
    8. Ekhart Yoga (354K Subscribers)
    9. DOYOUYOGA.com (239K Subscribers)
    10. Yoga By Candace (307K Subscribers)

    Best History YouTube Channels

    1. History Channel (11.7 Million Subscribers)
    2. Alternate History Hub (2.2 Million Subscribers)
    3. Simple History (4.3 Million Subscribers)
    4. Oversimplified (7.5 Million Subscribers)
    5. History Buffs (1.5 Million Subscribers)
    6. Timeline - World History Documentaries (4.7 Million Subscribers)
    7. Overly Sarcastic Productions (2.1 Million Subscribers)
    8. Historia Civillis (916K Subscribers)
    9. BazBattles (716K Subscribers)
    10. Feature History (590K Subscribers)

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      Best Science YouTube Channels

      1. AsapSCIENCE (10.4 Million Subscribers)
      2. Kurzgesagt (20.4 Million Subscribers)
      3. SmarterEveryDay (11 Million Subscribers)
      4. minutephysics (5.6 Million Subscribers)
      5. TheBackYardScientist (5.6 Million Subscribers)
      6. Beyond Science (2.1 Million Subscribers)
      7. Science Channel (4.5 Million Subscribers)
      8. IncredibleScience (844K Subscribers)
      9. Insider Science (2.4 Million Subscribers)

      Best YouTube News Channels

      1. Vice (16.8 Million Subscribers)
      2. IndiaTV (34.8 Million Subscribers)
      3. CNN (15 Million Subscribers)
      4. Vox (11.3 Million Subscribers)
      5. ABS-CBN News (43.5 Million Subscribers)
      6. Inside Edition (11.7 Million Subscribers)
      7. ABC News (14.3 Million Subscribers)
      8. The Young Turks (5.4 Million Subscribers)
      9. BBC News (14.1 Million Subscribers)
      10. AJ+ (1.2 Million Subscribers)

      Best Music YouTube Channels

      1. NPR Music (7.7 Million Subscribers)
      2. Boiler Room (3.4 Million Subscribers)
      3. YouTube Music (118 Million Subscribers)
      4. The Lot Radio (102K Subscribers)
      5. Mastering.com (257K Subscribers)
      6. Genius (11.5 Million Subscribers)
      7. Pitchfork (1.2 Million Subscribers)
      8. Nardwuar Serviette (2.7 Million Subscribers)
      9. Spinnin’ Records (23.5 Million Subscribers)
      10. Trap Nation (23.3 Million Subscribers)
      11. 8-bit Music Theory (482K Subscribers)

      Best Comedy YouTube Channels

      1. Smosh (25 Million Subscribers)
      2. Good Mythical Morning (18.2 Million Subscribers)
      3. Nat’s What I Reckon (448K Subscribers)
      4. Dude Perfect (59.3 Million Subscribers)
      5. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (31.1 Million Subscribers)
      6. FailArmy (16.4 Million Subscribers)
      7. CollegeHumor (14.6 Million Subscribers)
      8. Lele Pons (17.9 Million Subscribers)

      Best Travel YouTube Channels

      1. Mark Wiens (9.8 Million Subscribers)
      2. Collin Abroadcast (1.4 Million Subscribers)
      3. Kara and Nate (3.5 Million Subscribers)
      4. Nomadic Ambience (1.1 Million Subscribers)
      5. Paolo From Tokyo (3.2 Million Subscribers)
      6. Expedia (1.1 Million Subscribers)
      7. Miss Mina (1 Million Subscribers)
      8. Chonnyday (699K Subscribers)
      9. Rick Steves’ Europe (1.6 Million Subscribers)

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