BLACKPINK has the larger saved subscriber total.
The latest archives list 101M subscribers for BLACKPINK and 86.3M for BANGTANTV: a gap of 14.7M. These are channel counts, not a ranking of the groups’ total audiences.
YOUTUBE CHANNEL COMPARISON
BLACKPINK vs BTSTwo channels. Different catalogs.
Compare saved channel totals, sampled uploads and video formats over the same recorded period.
BTS is represented by BANGTANTV (@bts). Counts refer to these two specific YouTube channels, not a combined total across other group or member channels.
Current channel records·Current counts checked Oct 28, 2026Preview
SUBSCRIBERS
101,000,000
+0 recorded over 29 daysDated public counts
Checked 2026-10-28 03:47:11 UTC · Current count source ↗
BANGTANTV ↗
@bts · YouTube
SUBSCRIBERS
86,300,000
+300K recorded over 29 daysDated public counts
Checked 2026-10-28 03:47:23 UTC · Current count source ↗
VS
THE SUBSCRIBER GAP14,700,000
BLACKPINK leads by 14.7M subscribers.
Public subscriber counts are rounded to three significant figures. These are dated public counts, not live estimates. The historical chart has its own labeled source window.
THE RACE, OVER TIME
Last 30 days · Daily recordsDaily counts with source records.
Showing 26 saved daily records · 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27 (UTC). Growth is measured from the first record in this period.
BLACKPINK’s archived counters repeat throughout this window. BANGTANTV’s view count repeats after Oct 16. These are saved collector records, not independently verified daily API responses; repeated values do not establish zero growth.
Cross-check · Oct 27, 2026: SocialCounts also returns unchanged BLACKPINK daily counters for the last 30 days. Its changing live estimates are separate from these historical records. View captured SocialCounts history ↗
Change in saved view counts since Sep 28. Each value is the difference between saved cumulative counts; this is not a live counter.
Oct 27BLACKPINK 0BANGTANTV 226.33M
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Collector timestamp 2026-10-27 23:02:53 UTC · Collector archiveBLACKPINK source JSON ↗BANGTANTV source JSON ↗
Latest archive: 2026-10-27 (UTC). Each dot has a saved source record. Lines connect saved observations, including across missing dates; no counts are added for those dates. Rounded subscriber counts can stay flat while the channel gains subscribers.
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Growth window: 29 calendar daysMore than a subscriber count.
| YouTube metric | BLACKPINK | BTS (BANGTANTV) |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribers | 101,000,000 | 86,300,000 |
| Saved total video views | 42.99B | 29.6B |
| Public videos · dated source | 668 | 3,115 |
| Recorded subscriber change · 29 days | +0 | +300K |
| Recorded view change · 29 days | +0 | +226.33M |
| Average recorded view change per 24 hours | 0 | 7.81M |
Highlighted values are larger, not a quality score. Growth compares shared observations from Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026.
WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY
Different ways to be big.
Recorded change needs a freshness check.
From Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, saved view counts changed by 0 for BLACKPINK and 226.33M for BANGTANTV. BLACKPINK’s repeated counters do not establish that its videos received no new views.
Catalog size changes the comparison.
The archives list 668 BLACKPINK uploads and 3,115 BANGTANTV uploads. The content comparison below uses each channel’s own 600-upload baseline; those samples cover different publication periods.
BEYOND CHANNEL TOTALS
Baseline computed Oct 21, 2026Long videos, Shorts, and typical views.
| Content metric | BLACKPINK | BANGTANTV |
|---|---|---|
| Channel created | Jun 29, 2016 | Dec 17, 2012 |
| Long-video median views · sample | 8.14M | 1.3M |
| Shorts median views · sample | 3.7M | 788.74K |
| Uploads in baseline sample | 600 | 600 |
| 2026 uploads in sample | 26 | 158 |
| 2026 long videos in sample | 15 | 94 |
| 2026 Shorts in sample | 11 | 64 |
| Cumulative views on sampled 2026 uploads | 188.67M | 440.83M |
Each baseline uses a capped 600-upload sample. The samples cover different publication periods. Counts of 2026 uploads describe the sampled set, rather than the full year’s publishing activity. View totals are cumulative views on those videos, rather than views gained during 2026.
BLACKPINK
2026 uploads in sampleWhere Shorts fit in.
Share of uploads that are Shorts42.3%
Share of views from Shorts19.8%
Shorts Long videos
11 Shorts and 15 long videos in this subset. Computed Oct 21, 2026.
BANGTANTV
2026 uploads in sampleWhere Shorts fit in.
Share of uploads that are Shorts40.5%
Share of views from Shorts23.0%
Shorts Long videos
64 Shorts and 94 long videos in this subset. Computed Oct 21, 2026.
READING THE CONTENT MIXOne group name.
One group name.
Different channel catalogs.
BLACKPINK and BANGTANTV are useful to compare when the unit is a YouTube channel. Their saved catalogs contain different numbers of uploads, and the tracked titles emphasize different formats. The sample medians help put individual examples in context; subscriber totals alone cannot explain how a new upload will perform.
Flagship music videos and named performances.
The tracked long-video list includes DDU-DU DDU-DU and Kill This Love music videos, alongside a How You Like That dance performance. The titles identify both the song and the asset type. A useful research question is how a song is represented through related videos, rather than assuming every upload serves the same purpose.
8.14M
median cumulative views
for long videos in the baseline sample
The BLACKPINK sample contains 600 uploads against 668 saved public uploads. Its long-video median is a historical sample statistic. The billion-view examples have had years to accumulate viewing; they are not a target or forecast for a new release.
A larger catalog with distinct versions and member titles.
The tracked examples include Jin’s Super Tuna special video, a SWIM live clip and a Come Over lyric video. Those labels distinguish performers, versions and formats inside one channel. They are evidence of what this sampled catalog contains, rather than a complete inventory of BTS-related releases.
1.3M
median cumulative views
for long videos in the baseline sample
BANGTANTV’s baseline also uses 600 uploads, but its saved lifetime catalog contains 3115. Equal sample sizes cover very different shares of the two catalogs. Comparing the medians as a quality score would ignore that selection difference and the age of the videos.
WHAT TO LOOK AT NEXT
Within the sampled 2026 uploads, Shorts account for 19.8% of BLACKPINK’s recorded cumulative views and 23.0% of BANGTANTV’s. Both subsets contain more cumulative viewing on long videos. Start with the format and publication period relevant to your question, then inspect the examples. These figures do not measure views gained during 2026 or prove that viewers moved between formats.
THE VIDEOS BEHIND THE NUMBERS
Recorded video views · format-specific baselinesExplore what people watch.
Ranked by recorded cumulative views within each channel’s tracked videos. This is not an all-time ranking of the entire channel.
BLACKPINK
5 videos
3:36#1 · LONG VIDEOBLACKPINK - ‘뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)’ M/V
2.42B viewsPublished Jun 15, 2018
3:14#2 · LONG VIDEOBLACKPINK - 'Kill This Love' M/V
2.25B viewsPublished Apr 4, 2019
3:01#3 · LONG VIDEOBLACKPINK - 'How You Like That' DANCE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
2.06B viewsPublished Jul 6, 2020
3:04#4 · LONG VIDEOBLACKPINK - 'How You Like That' M/V
1.38B viewsPublished Jun 26, 2020
2:51#5 · LONG VIDEOLISA - 'MONEY' EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
1.25B viewsPublished Sep 23, 2021
Views snapshot: Oct 26, 2026 · Source JSON ↗
BANGTANTV
5 videos
2:11#1 · LONG VIDEO진 (Jin) ‘슈퍼 참치 (Super Tuna)’ Special Video
42.09M viewsPublished Oct 11, 2024
3:07#2 · LONG VIDEOBTS (방탄소년단) 'SWIM' Live Clip II. (Swimming Pool ver.)
25.92M viewsPublished Mar 31, 2026
3:00#3 · LONG VIDEOBTS (방탄소년단) 'Come Over' Lyric Video
22.05M viewsPublished Jun 12, 2026
![[CHOREOGRAPHY] 지민 (Jimin) ‘Who’ Dance Practice](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xwADdJym_y4/mqdefault.jpg)
3:00#4 · LONG VIDEO[CHOREOGRAPHY] 지민 (Jimin) ‘Who’ Dance Practice
20.64M viewsPublished Jul 24, 2024
![[CHOREOGRAPHY] j-hope ‘Killin’ It Girl (Solo Version)’ Dance Practice](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-SuPSzWVUFo/mqdefault.jpg)
2:31#5 · LONG VIDEO[CHOREOGRAPHY] j-hope ‘Killin’ It Girl (Solo Version)’ Dance Practice
17.78M viewsPublished Jun 15, 2025
Views snapshot: Oct 26, 2026 · Source JSON ↗
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE TITLES
Song, format, version.
Make the core asset recognizable.
The DDU-DU DDU-DU title combines the group name, the song in Korean and Latin characters, and M/V. It identifies a specific music video. A creator can study that naming structure without attributing the video’s recorded views to the title alone. Its 2018 publication date also matters when reading the cumulative count.
THE TRACKED EXAMPLE ↗BLACKPINK - ‘뚜두뚜두 (DDU-DU DDU-DU)’ M/VExplain which version the viewer is choosing.
The SWIM title explicitly says Live Clip II and Swimming Pool ver. Those words distinguish this upload from another rendition of the same song. The lesson to examine is how clearly a related asset is labeled. Its 2026 date and live-clip format also make a direct view-count contest with the older BLACKPINK music video unhelpful.
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CHECK THE SOURCE
Download evidence index ↗Every date, every recorded count.
Counts below are copied from the saved source records. Collector archives are preserved files from past collection jobs; API response records retain the original successful response. Links to collection jobs and commits may require repository access.
28 dates · 56 channel records · UTC collector timestamps
| Collector timestamp (UTC) | Channel | Subscribers | Total views | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,373,296,355 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,373,296,355 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,373,296,355 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,373,296,355 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,373,296,355 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,000,000 | 29,432,704,960 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,461,486,587 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,461,486,587 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,486,622,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,486,622,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,486,622,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,100,000 | 29,486,622,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,542,811,076 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,542,811,076 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,542,811,076 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,582,252,851 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,200,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,300,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,300,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,300,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,300,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BLACKPINK | 101,000,000 | 42,985,258,257 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: | |
| BTS (BANGTANTV) | 86,300,000 | 29,599,626,474 | Collector archive ↗Record detailsSHA-256: |
Clear counts. Clear limits.
Where do these numbers come from?
Every point identifies its evidence type and links to a saved source file. Collector archive entries are processed files from past daily jobs; their original API responses were not retained. API response entries retain the successful official response. Latest count snapshot: .
Is this a live subscriber counter?
No. This page shows daily snapshots. YouTube’s public API rounds subscriber counts down to three significant figures. Counts and changes reflect that public precision; Kabo does not invent an exact count between updates.
Why is the growth period 29 days?
We compare the first and last valid observation shared by both channels. Calendar days, rather than the number of rows, determine the window. Lines connect saved records across missing dates without adding observations. Average recorded changes per 24 hours use the actual elapsed time between the first and last collection, because collector timestamps vary. Archive timestamps identify the collection batch, rather than the exact per-channel request time.
Who is winning?
BLACKPINK has the larger saved subscriber and lifetime view totals. BANGTANTV has more saved uploads. These describe channel scale; the repeated archived counters limit any ranking of recent growth.
Why do some counters repeat?
The older collection pipeline can reuse a previous counter when an upstream field is missing. The original API responses for these archives were not retained, so a new batch timestamp alone does not prove every counter was refreshed. We show the saved values without treating a flat line as zero activity.
Sources: BLACKPINK on YouTube ↗BTS (BANGTANTV) on YouTube ↗YouTube API count precision ↗