Over the years, there has been an increase of platforms on which artists are able to present their songs and work to their fans.
Now, artists are able to see their popularity through viewer counts or streaming numbers on these platforms. One of the largest video streaming sites, YouTube, has become one of the leading platforms where K-pop artists release new music and content for their fans to get easy access.
Recently, one netizen shared a list of K-pop artists with the most YouTube views over the past year. Since the globalization of K-pop, there have been more people across the world who watch these YouTube channels belonging to K-pop groups.
So here are the artists with the most YouTube views over the past year (September 2020 to September 2021).
Male idols
15.3 Billion views
1.6 Billion views
1.02 Billion views
969 Million views
818 Million views
806 Million views
745 Million views
697 Million views
620 Million views
336 Million views
334 Million views
333 Million views
281 Million views
279 Million views
258 Million views
Female idols
10.1 Billion views
3.48 Billion views
1.34 Billion views
1.3 Billion views
1.01 Billion views
962 Million views
840 Million views
710 Million views
365 Million views
339 Million views
319 Million views
316 Million views
305 Million views
304 Million views
270 Million views
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Of course proud of BTS but just trying to think of the number of people tuning in to build up that 15 Billion is mind boggling. Even if you discount the streams it has to be in the tens of millions. Thats larger than the population of some countries!