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YouTube’s Top 50: T-Series tops & SET India bags 5th slot
MUMBAI: T-Series stay put in its #1 spot on the top of the charts for the 11th week in a series. One of the India’s largest music labels and movie studio’s destination on YouTube popped up 26% to close out the week with more than 321.3 million views. Way far behind in the second place was Ryan ToysReview. The aging toddler saw his channel go up 4% in its week-over-week view count to top out at nearly 214.8 million views, TubeFilter reported.
A total of 5,401,711,439 views were amassed by the top 50 most viewed YouTube channels worldwide this week. Tubefilter Charts is a weekly rankings column from Tubefilter with data provided by OpenSlate.
In the #3 spot was Ed Sheeran. The international star’s new music video for “Galway Girl” is keeping him in the top list at more than 187.7 million views. Puerto Rican musician Luis Fonsi was in the fourth place with over 184.1 million views on the week.
In the fifth position was SET India. The YouTube home of Sony Entertainment (India) jumped up 19% to end the week with almost 183.1 million views.
The distribution of the this week’s Top 50 YouTube channels by country of origin is as follows:
US: 22 channels in the Top 50.
India: Seven channels
Great Britain: Six
Brazil: Three
The honor of one of the Top Gainers on the chart this week goes to The Late Late Show with James Corden. CBS’ talk show generally does well on the world’s largest video sharing site when its host offers up a new iteration of Carpool Karaoke. The channel witnessed a 232% week-over-week increase in views.
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Samay Raina returns with Still Alive, confronts 2025 controversy in bold comeback special
Comeback set tackles controversy, blending humour with raw storytelling
MUMBAI: Samay Raina is set to release his new stand-up comedy special, Still Alive, on YouTube on April 7, 2026, marking a high-profile return following a turbulent year.
The trailer for the special dropped on April 5, offering a glimpse into what Raina describes as a raw and unfiltered set that leans as much on honesty as it does on humour.
Positioned as a comeback of sorts, Still Alive draws heavily from the controversy surrounding his show India’s Got Latent in early 2025. The episode led to legal trouble, multiple FIRs, and a lengthy six-hour interrogation by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell, placing the comedian at the centre of intense public scrutiny.
Rather than sidestep the episode, Raina leans into it. The special reflects on the fallout and his personal journey through it, blending observational comedy with moments of emotional candour. Early audience feedback from live performances suggests the tone is less about rapid-fire punchlines and more about storytelling with bite.
The special was filmed during his global Still Alive & Unfiltered tour, which ran from August 2025 to early 2026. The tour saw Raina perform across major international venues, including the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York, a milestone that places him among the youngest Indian comedians to take that stage.
The title itself signals resilience. “Still Alive” is a nod to navigating both legal and public backlash while choosing to remain unapologetically authentic, a theme that appears to anchor the set.
With the special set to premiere online, all eyes are now on how audiences respond to a performance that promises equal parts reflection and wit. For Raina, the message is clear. He is not just back, he is ready to be heard on his own terms.
