Weekly Report

Week 18, 2026 (2026-04-25 - 2026-05-01) • Global

Growth: +587.8MVideos: 3735Reached #1: 47Global Reach: 99
Executive Summary

During Week 18 of 2026, YouTube's trending charts worldwide featured 3735 unique videos across 11 regions. The platform saw a combined view growth of 587.8M views from trending content globally.

47 videos reached the #1 spot in at least one region during this period. 99 videos achieved global reach by trending in 3+ regions simultaneously.

The top performing video, "RESIDENT EVIL – Official Teaser Trailer (4K)...", trended in 10 regions and accumulated 0 views while trending.

The most represented category was Gaming with 1659 trending videos, followed by Music (1010 videos) and Entertainment (650 videos).

Top 10 Videos of the Week

Best performing videos across all regions

#Video
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RESIDENT EVIL – Official Teaser Trailer (4K)
RESIDENT EVIL – Official Teaser Trailer (4K)

Sony Pictures Entertainment

4.6M10d#2
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Lady Gaga, Doechii - RUNWAY
Lady Gaga, Doechii - RUNWAY

LadyGagaVEVO

21.2M24d#1
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5
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1 Day vs 50,000 Day Build Challenge
1 Day vs 50,000 Day Build Challenge

MrBeast Gaming

38.8M29d#3
7
NMIXX(엔믹스) “Crescendo” M/V
NMIXX(엔믹스) “Crescendo” M/V

JYP Entertainment

5.3M15d#4
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Rising Stars

New videos published around this week that made it to trending

Category Breakdown

Gaming

Videos1659
Growth+193.1M
Rank#34

Music

Videos1010
Growth+251.3M
Rank#34

Entertainment

Videos650
Growth+61.0M
Rank#30

People & Blogs

Videos263
Growth+15.2M
Rank#35

Film & Animation

Videos110
Growth+66.7M
Rank#19

Sports

Videos11
Growth+0
Rank#24

Howto & Style

Videos8
Growth+122.2K
Rank#34

News & Politics

Videos5
Growth+3.5K
Rank#22

Comedy

Videos5
Growth+279.5K
Rank#25

Travel & Events

Videos4
Growth+52.2K
Rank#30

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