![Chart showing the number of YouTube channels with over 1 million subscribers from 2021 to 2023.](https://sparringmind.s3.amazonaws.com/youtube-subscribers/youtube-channels-million-subscribers.jpg)
The growth in the number of YouTube channels with over 1M subscribers.
There are approximately 41,900 YouTube channels with over 1 million subscribers. This estimate is based on publicly available data.
Thanks to Jacob Bates who first shared this approach on his blog.