CREATOR STATS · YOUTUBE
Akon YouTube Channel Stats
@akon · United States · snapshot
Source: public YouTube Data API · YouTube channel
Subscribers
16.8M
Total views
10.8B
Videos
97
Views per video
111.4M
Where Akon ranks
Positions by subscriber count on Kabo’s YouTube rankings, Oct 28, 2026 snapshot. Each ranking links to the full list.
| Ranking | Position | Channels on list |
|---|---|---|
| Most subscribed YouTube channels in United States | #53 | 1,688 |
| Best hip-hop YouTube channels | #8 | 626 |
| Best R&B YouTube channels | #9 | 97 |
| Best soul music YouTube channels | #12 | 127 |
| Best electronic music YouTube channels | #18 | 430 |
| Best pop music YouTube channels | #43 | 1,204 |
Channels ranked near Akon
Neighbours on the list Best hip-hop YouTube channels, Oct 28, 2026. Across the 100 channels shown on that list, the median channel has 5.5M subscribers and 25.1M views per video. Akon has 16.8M subscribers and 111.4M views per video.
| # | Channel | Subscribers | Total views | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | JustinBieberVEVO | 31.1M | 32B | 266 |
| 7 | Chris Brown | 30.6M | 22.9B | 86 |
| 8 | Akon | 16.8M | 10.8B | 97 |
| 9 | MattyBRaps | 15.5M | 4.7B | 221 |
| 10 | Rauw Alejandro | 15.5M | 19.6B | 176 |
AT A GLANCE
Channel summary
- As of 2026-10-28, Akon (@akon) has 16.8M YouTube subscribers.
- As of 2026-10-28, the channel has 10,801,302,874 total views across 97 videos.
- The channel lists United States as its country.
- Akon ranks #53 in United States (top 100 of 1,688 channels on the list).
- Akon ranks #8 for hip-hop (top 100 of 626 channels on the list).
- Akon ranks #9 for R&B (top 97 of 97 channels on the list).
- Akon ranks #12 for soul music (top 100 of 127 channels on the list).
- Akon ranks #18 for electronic music (top 100 of 430 channels on the list).
- Akon ranks #43 for pop music (top 100 of 1,204 channels on the list).
Snapshot: 2026-10-28. This is a lighter page than our full creator profiles: it has no view history, top videos or earnings estimate for this channel, because we only publish what we have measured.
FAQ
How many subscribers does Akon have?
16.8M subscribers on YouTube as of Oct 28, 2026. YouTube publishes subscriber counts rounded to three significant figures, so that is the precision shown here.
How many views and videos does Akon have?
10,801,302,874 total views across 97 public videos as of Oct 28, 2026 — about 111,353,638 views per video on average (total views divided by video count).
Where does Akon rank among YouTube channels in United States?
#53 by subscribers on Kabo's list of the most subscribed YouTube channels in United States, which covers channels whose own YouTube country field is United States (1,688 qualify; snapshot Oct 28, 2026).
What kind of YouTube channel is Akon?
It appears on Kabo's hip-hop (#8), R&B (#9), soul music (#12), electronic music (#18), pop music (#43) rankings. Categories come from YouTube's own public topic data or from our discovery on that subject, not from a manual label.
Where does this data come from?
Subscriber, view and video counts are read from the public YouTube Data API and refreshed daily; this page shows the Oct 28, 2026 snapshot. It does not estimate earnings and has no view history for this channel yet.
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