3rd Gen K-pop Groups by YouTube Subscribers
Blackpink leads with 101M subscribers, ahead of BTS (86.2M) and Twice (19.5M). 3rd gen K-pop groups, debuted 2012–2017, ranked by YouTube subscribers.
Updated 13 groupsSource: YouTube
All 13 3rd gen K-pop groups by subscribers
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| # | Group | 7 days (rank by this) | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Blackpink블랙핑크 Girl group · YG Entertainment | 101M | |
2 |  BTS방탄소년단 Boy group · Big Hit Music | 86.2M | |
3 |  Twice트와이스 Girl group · JYP Entertainment · #4 overall | 19.5M | |
4 |  SEVENTEEN세븐틴 Boy group · Pledis Entertainment · #5 overall | 18.1M Seven-day change: +100K | |
5 |  EXO엑소 Boy group · SM Entertainment · #11 overall | 9.92M | |
6 |  NCT DREAM엔시티 드림 Boy group · SM Entertainment · #19 overall | 7.1M | |
7 |  MAMAMOO마마무 Girl group · RBW · #20 overall | 6.83M | |
8 |  NCT 127엔시티 127 Boy group · SM Entertainment · #23 overall | 5.66M | |
9 |  Red Velvet레드벨벳 Girl group · SM Entertainment · #24 overall | 5.62M | |
10 |  MONSTA X몬스타엑스 Boy group · Starship Entertainment · #31 overall | 2.62M | |
11 |  Dreamcatcher드림캐쳐 Girl group · Dreamcatcher Company · #42 overall | 1.78M | |
12 |  Oh My Girl오마이걸 Girl group · DSP Media · #53 overall | 1.05M | |
13 |  THE BOYZ더보이즈 Boy group · #67 overall | 213K |
Subscriber counts come straight from YouTube, rounded to three figures the way YouTube shows them – so ties happen, and small moves on big channels show as a dash. Official group channels only; label channels such as HYBE LABELS or SMTOWN are not counted. 7 days: the change since the snapshot closest to a week earlier. The arrow under a rank: places moved since last week. The line shows the last 30 days, one snapshot a day, in the colour of the weekly change. Snapshot , KST.
Quick answers
From today's numbers, updated with the list.
Which 3rd gen K-pop group has the most subscribers on YouTube?
Blackpink has the most YouTube subscribers of all 3rd gen K-pop groups on Chukkae, with 101M subscribers as of October 20, 2026.
Who are the top 3 3rd gen K-pop groups on YouTube?
1. Blackpink (101M), 2. BTS (86.2M), 3. Twice (19.5M) as of October 20, 2026.
Which 3rd gen K-pop group has the fewest YouTube subscribers?
Of the 13 3rd gen K-pop groups tracked here, THE BOYZ has the fewest with 213K subscribers as of October 20, 2026.
Which 3rd gen K-pop group gained the most YouTube subscribers this week?
SEVENTEEN gained the most over the past seven days, up 100K subscribers to 18.1M as of October 20, 2026. The fastest-growing ranking lists every group by its weekly gain.
What years count as 3rd gen K-pop?
On Chukkae, 3rd gen means groups that debuted 2012–2017. The boundaries between generations are debated, so a few groups carry an editorial generation instead of the one their debut year implies.
How often is the ranking updated?
Subscriber counts come directly from YouTube and are refreshed every morning (KST); the snapshot date is shown above the list (currently October 20, 2026). Counts are shown as YouTube reports them, rounded to three significant figures.
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By company
- SM Entertainment10#1 EXO
- JYP Entertainment7#1 Stray Kids
- Starship Entertainment4#1 Ive
- WAKEONE4#1 Kep1er
- YG Entertainment4#1 Blackpink
- A2O Entertainment3#1 A2O LITE
- Big Hit Music3#1 BTS
- Belift Lab2#1 ENHYPEN
- High Up Entertainment2#1 STAYC
- MODHAUS2#1 tripleS
- Pledis Entertainment2#1 SEVENTEEN
- RBW2#1 MAMAMOO
- The Black Label2#1 MEOVV