B
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221,000,000
221,000,000 -- subscriber count for AI-generated YouTube channels (global) (2026)
A study by Kapwing of 278 fully AI-generated YouTube channels worldwide found they collectively accumulated 221 million subscribers.
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Value
221,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
278
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Kapwing
Primary
Tier B
https://agencyreporter.com/ai-slop-problem-bandar-apna-dost-38-crore-youtube-channel/ ↗
Source Article
AI Slop: Inside India's ₹38 Crore AI YouTube Channel
Original Research
Kapwing
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Methodology
Aggregate subscribers across 278 fully AI-generated channels identified by Kapwing
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AI-generated YouTube channels (global): 221,000,000 subscriber count. Source: Kapwing (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/kapwing-ai-channels-total-subscribers
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/kapwing-ai-channels-total-subscribers" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>221,000,000</strong> -- subscriber count for AI-generated YouTube channels (global)<br><small>Source: Kapwing (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/kapwing-ai-channels-total-subscribers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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