What's Trending on YouTube This Week (Sep 28–Oct 5, 2026)

This week, YouTube Shorts made up 61% of all uploads, showing their continued dominance on the platform. The most viewed long-form videos came from well-known channels like MrBeast and Maddock Films, but several smaller channels achieved breakout performance, especially in gaming and serialized content.

Among top-performing titles, certain patterns were noticeably more common. The use of numbers, ALL-CAPS words, and title splitters like |, :, or — appeared more frequently in the top 100 long-form videos compared to the broader pool of uploads.

Most-watched new long-form videos this week

• Eat Everything In A Grocery Store, Win $1,000,000MrBeast · 94.3M views
• Prahaar: The Untold Story of Ujjwal Nikam | Official Trailer | Rajkummar R | Wamiqa Gabbi | 16th OctMaddock Films · 51.1M views
• JOGO COMPLETO: ÍNDIA X BRASIL | AMISTOSO DA SELEÇÃO | ge tvge tv · 17.7M views
• VISITÉ A LA TUMBA DE QUICOFede Vigevani · 16.7M views
• ELEIÇÃO 2026 - APURAÇÃO DOS VOTOS | 1º TURNO | AO VIVOBrasil Paralelo · 16.1M views
• I Cooked EVERY YouTuber’s Last MealsNick DiGiovanni · 15.0M views
• Taşacak Bu Deniz 32. Bölüm @trt1Taşacak Bu Deniz · 13.4M views
• ELEIÇÕES 2026: Apuração dos votos do primeiro turno no SBT News | #EleiçõesSBT2026SBT News · 13.3M views
• Taylor Swift - Patient Zero (Official Music Video)Taylor Swift · 12.3M views

Most-watched new Shorts

• Newbron baby🥰🥰 #babyGrowing Little Ones · 62.0M views
• Thank you for watching, thank you for liking, I wish you happiness. #pov #foryou #storytime #fyphkjk · 53.9M views
• I mocked the father‑daughter pair, only to end up screaming in terror昕昕 · 49.9M views
• Nayyi Navelli:Official Trailer | Yami,Addinath,Balaji Mohan,Aanand L Rai,G.V.Prakash Kumar| 16th OctAmazon MGM Studios India · 47.2M views
• Letterpress printing a rainbow Dolly Parton quoteSacramento History Museum · 43.5M views
• Why did they do that?🥺 #brandnewday #spidermanMiles Clothing · 39.7M views

Breakouts: videos far above their channel's usual views

A big channel getting a million views is normal. These are the uploads that beat their own channel's median views by the widest margin — the clearest signal that the topic and packaging, not the channel size, did the work.

• 🏆WWE 2K25 Championship Match – Who Wins? 🔥#wwe #wrestling #wwe2k25#shorts#viewsFind gaming · 97.7× its channel's usual
• 🏆WWE 2K25 Championship Match – Who Wins? 🔥#wwe #wrestling #wwe2k25#shorts#viewsFind gaming · 86.7× its channel's usual
• Taşacak Bu Deniz 32. Bölüm @trt1Taşacak Bu Deniz · 82.9× its channel's usual
• Anne Yarısı 2. BölümAnne Yarısı · 67.8× its channel's usual
• 🏆WWE 2K25 Championship Match – Who Wins? 🔥#wwe #wrestling #wwe2k25#shorts#viewsFind gaming · 56.4× its channel's usual
• 🏆WWE 2K25 Championship Match – Who Wins? 🔥#wwe #wrestling #wwe2k25#shorts#viewsFind gaming · 49.7× its channel's usual

Rising fastest right now

• NOS ESTABAN ESPIANDO!!!MARIANA · 432K views/hour
• Don’t try this at home!Jp wilkins · 288K views/hour
• 🔴IF I CRINGE = YOU GET ROBUX!🔴Ninjagaming · 281K views/hour
• QUI TROUVERA LE MEILLEUR CONTAINER ? (ft Freddy Gladieux, Mastu, Theodort, Billy)SQUEEZIE · 277K views/hour
• Sentimental Christmas Gift: Keep Grandpa's Voice CloseVocalia - Recordable Message Bottle · 253K views/hour
• Escondi SQUISHY dentro do CONDOMÍNIOLuCr4zy · 250K views/hour

What the top titles have in common

Top 100 long-form video titles are slightly longer, with a median length of 60 characters compared to 54 for all uploads. They also use numbers, ALL-CAPS words, and splitters more often. Brackets and questions do not make much difference in performance.

Which categories filled the charts

Trending in several countries at once

• ADOPTED By GORILLA KING In Steal an Egg!Zoomy · charted in 10 countries
• Marvel Television’s VisionQuest | Official TrailerMarvel Entertainment · charted in 7 countries
• iPhone 18 Pro Max Dark Cherry #noads #tiktok #usashortsfeedsMidi Gamer · charted in 6 countries
• vlog: day in the lifeKylie Jenner · charted in 6 countries
• All The Things She SaidSeptemberry - Topic · charted in 6 countries
• Neymar VS Yamal🔥 Who's the GOAT?🤔🐐FunBall · charted in 5 countries

Countries with the most new uploads on their charts this week: Brazil (536), Germany (474), Mexico (467), Japan (461), Spain (449). Each country's live chart is on our YouTube trending pages, updated hourly.

Takeaways for your next upload

• Including a number in your title can help: 65% of the top 100 long-form videos did this, compared to 39% overall.
• Using at least one ALL-CAPS word is more common among top videos (60% vs. 52%).
• Splitting your title with |, :, or — is twice as common in the top 100 (50%) as in all uploads (25%).
• Adding an emoji is also more frequent in top titles (24% vs. 15%), so consider using one if it fits your content.

How we measured this

Every hour we read YouTube's public trending charts in 15 countries (overall and by category) and the latest uploads of channels we track, then re-check each video's view count while it is under 7 days old. This report covers videos published Sep 28–Oct 5, 2026; view counts are as of our last check. "Usual views" is the median of the channel's recent uploads. Public data only — we never see CTR or retention.