Weekly Report

Week 21, 2026 (2026-05-16 - 2026-05-22) • Global

Growth: +681.0MVideos: 4353Reached #1: 62Global Reach: 97
Executive Summary

During Week 21 of 2026, YouTube's trending charts worldwide featured 4353 unique videos across 11 regions. The platform saw a combined view growth of 681.0M views from trending content globally.

62 videos reached the #1 spot in at least one region during this period. 97 videos achieved global reach by trending in 3+ regions simultaneously.

The top performing video, "ITZY “Motto” M/V...", trended in 9 regions and accumulated 23.6M views while trending.

The most represented category was Gaming with 1925 trending videos, followed by Music (1150 videos) and Entertainment (852 videos).

Top 10 Videos of the Week

Best performing videos across all regions

#Video
1
ITZY “Motto” M/V
ITZY “Motto” M/V

JYP Entertainment

14.9M29d#1
2
아이오아이 (I.O.I) - 갑자기 (Suddenly) MV
아이오아이 (I.O.I) - 갑자기 (Suddenly) MV

Stone Music Entertainment

8.3M24d#1
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5
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7
8
9
Knew Better Part Two
Knew Better Part Two

Ariana Grande - Topic

2.7M17d#7
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Rising Stars

New videos published around this week that made it to trending

Category Breakdown

Gaming

Videos1925
Growth+126.1M
Rank#36

Music

Videos1150
Growth+229.7M
Rank#35

Entertainment

Videos852
Growth+254.1M
Rank#32

People & Blogs

Videos253
Growth+33.5M
Rank#37

Film & Animation

Videos107
Growth+36.4M
Rank#21

Sports

Videos20
Growth+321.5K
Rank#30

News & Politics

Videos18
Growth+534.5K
Rank#30

Education

Videos7
Growth+105.9K
Rank#33

Howto & Style

Videos6
Growth+123.3K
Rank#42

Comedy

Videos6
Growth+49.7K
Rank#43

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