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Top music creators on YouTube Shorts

Ranked by followers. Views per post from the last 30 days.

Typical post, top music creators
7.7K

median views per post, last 30 days

Engagement, typical music creator
5.6%

vs 4.0% for all YouTube Shorts creators

Most views per post
D
Dax64.2K per post

8x the typical top-creator post

Views per post

Followers aren't views.

The biggest accounts aren't always the ones getting the most views per post.

Median views per post, last 30 days

The top 20.

Refreshed daily from public profiles.

#CreatorFollowersViews per postEngagementPosts
1A
Ariana Grande@arianagrande
58M-6.4%110
2T
The Weeknd@theweeknd
39.9M-5.8%26
3P
Post Malone@postmalone
28.9M-4.6%136
4D
Dax@thatsdax
9M64.2K4.8%2,235
5N
Nickelback@nickelback
4.2M29.3K5.0%473
6L
Laufey@laufey
3.8M-6.6%331
7C
Chappell Roan@chappellroan
2.5M-7.3%242
8D
Dan + Shay@danandshay
1.8M-5.3%79
9K
Kylie Cantrall@kyliecantrall
874K46.7K5.0%1,888
10Z
Zach Top@zachtop
287K-4.6%329
11N
Nate Smith@natesmithmusic
276K1.4K5.7%426
12D
Dystrix@dystrix
259K-4.3%44
13D
Der Muzikant@dermuzikant
90.7K7.2K1.0%1,829
14N
NF Fan@nfrealfans
47.4K-2.1%201
15V
VIP Entertainment@vipentertainmentbg
17.5K8730.4%391
16A
Anna Graves@annagravesmusic
15.6K1.3K4.8%245
17O
OAK FELDER@oakfelder
7K-6.2%34
18D
Dakota Caden@dakota.caden.official
5.1K2.4K4.3%104
19H
Hannah McFarland@hannahmmcfarland
4.4K-2.8%178
20B
Baylee Lynn@bayleelynnmusic
2.7K1K3.3%144
21V
Valerie Ponzio@valerieponzio
2.7K-2.5%136
22D
DELTONA@deltonamusic
2.6K7511.3%372
23J
Just Jayne@justjaynemusic
2K1.2K1.8%354

Rankings reflect accounts tracked by Buzzlytics, not every account on YouTube Shorts. Stats are from each account's latest tracked snapshot.

Questions.

Who is the biggest music creator on YouTube Shorts?

@arianagrande (Ariana Grande) tops Buzzlytics' music leaderboard with 58,000,000 followers as of November 2026.

How is this YouTube Shorts leaderboard ranked?

Accounts tracked by Buzzlytics are classified into niches from their content (hashtags and bio) and ranked by follower count. Views per post is the median of each creator's posts from the last 30 days. The board refreshes as accounts are re-scraped.

How do I get my account on this leaderboard?

Search your @username on Buzzlytics to start tracking it. Once your account is classified into the music niche and has enough tracked data, it becomes eligible for ranking.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 from 170 posts by the top 12 music creators