Weekly Report

Week 18, 2026 (2026-04-26 - 2026-05-02) • Global

Growth: +139.1MVideos: 746Reached #1: 20Global Reach: 15
Executive Summary

During Week 18 of 2026, YouTube's trending charts worldwide featured 746 unique videos across 11 regions. The platform saw a combined view growth of 139.1M views from trending content globally.

20 videos reached the #1 spot in at least one region during this period. 15 videos achieved global reach by trending in 3+ regions simultaneously.

The top performing video, "1 Day vs 50,000 Day Build Challenge...", trended in 9 regions and accumulated 73.6M views while trending.

The most represented category was Gaming with 289 trending videos, followed by Music (230 videos) and Entertainment (140 videos).

Top 10 Videos of the Week

Best performing videos across all regions

Rising Stars

New videos published around this week that made it to trending

Category Breakdown

Gaming

Videos289
Growth+92.8M
Rank#22

Music

Videos230
Growth+24.3M
Rank#21

Entertainment

Videos140
Growth+14.5M
Rank#19

People & Blogs

Videos51
Growth+4.2M
Rank#23

Film & Animation

Videos29
Growth+3.2M
Rank#12

Sports

Videos3
Growth+0
Rank#15

Travel & Events

Videos2
Growth+17.9K
Rank#27

News & Politics

Videos1
Growth+0
Rank#13

Howto & Style

Videos1
Growth+0
Rank#18

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