As of September 2026, the top picks in "50 Best Programming YouTube Channels" are Intellipaat, freeCodeCamp.org, CodeWithHarry — ranked from 50 qualifying channels by subscribers, engagement rate, and upload activity. All free on YouTube. Re-ranked with every data refresh.

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3Blue1Brown
3Blue1Brown

@3blue1brown

Data Science

My name is Grant Sanderson. Videos here cover a variety of topics in math, or adjacent fields like physics and CS, all w...

8.6M Subs
242 Videos
1M Avg Views
3.3% Engagement
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NetworkChuck
NetworkChuck

@networkchuck

cybersecurity

Welcome to NetworkChuck! I LOVE Information Technology!! My goal is to help as MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE jump into a care...

5.4M Subs
620 Videos
506.2K Avg Views
3.07% Engagement
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Programming with Mosh
Programming with Mosh

@programmingwithmosh

AI Coding

Hi! I'm Mosh 👋, a software engineer with over 20 years of experience. I'm all about clear, concise, practical coding t...

5.2M Subs
246 Videos
151.6K Avg Views
2.64% Engagement
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Fireship
Fireship

@fireship

Web Dev

High-intensity ⚡ code tutorials and tech news to help you ship your app faster. New videos every week covering the topic...

4.3M Subs
840 Videos
1.4M Avg Views
1.8% Engagement
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Neso Academy
Neso Academy

@nesoacademy

AI Coding

#RedefiningEducation Embarking on a mission to make education accessible, we strive to offer free and subsidized learni...

3.3M Subs
3.1K Videos
3.7K Avg Views
1.37% Engagement
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David Bombal
David Bombal

@davidbombal

DevOps

Want to learn about IT? Want to get ahead in your career? Well, this is the right place! On this channel, I discuss Li...

3.1M Subs
2.2K Videos
87.2K Avg Views
1.88% Engagement
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Leila Gharani
Leila Gharani

@leilagharani

Data Science

Why does everything get taught more complicated than it needs to be? Excel, Power BI, Power Query, Python in Excel, Fina...

3.1M Subs
644 Videos
42.6K Avg Views
3.47% Engagement
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Dan Martell
Dan Martell

@danmartell

Web Dev

My #1 passion is teaching. #2 is building AI businesses. I’ve built and exited 3x tech companies. Invested in 100+ ot...

3.1M Subs
3.7K Videos
40.4K Avg Views
3.53% Engagement
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CS50
CS50

@cs50

Web Dev

From the team that brought you CS50 at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, this is the Fifty Foundation, led by David J. Malan et...

2.5M Subs
2.5K Videos
2K Avg Views
2.44% Engagement
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Traversy Media
Traversy Media

@traversymedia

AI Coding

Traversy Media features the best online web development and programming tutorials for all of the latest web technologies...

2.4M Subs
1K Videos
75.6K Avg Views
3.67% Engagement
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Akshay Saini
Akshay Saini

@akshaymarch7

CS

Namaste, I'm Akshay Saini, mentor and founder at Namaste Dev. I have worked as a Software Developer for big companies ...

2.1M Subs
214 Videos
20.2K Avg Views
3.52% Engagement
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OpenAI
OpenAI

@openai

AI Coding

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.

2M Subs
773 Videos
131.4K Avg Views
1.17% Engagement
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ProgrammingKnowledge
ProgrammingKnowledge

@programmingknowledge

AI Coding

Hi Guys, I have Always been asked to share my code which I use in my video. Answering people’s questions is great, and ...

1.9M Subs
4.4K Videos
2.1K Avg Views
0.92% Engagement
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Game Maker's Toolkit
game-dev

Game Maker's Toolkit is a deep dive into game design, level design, and game production, hosted by Mark Brown. Want to ...

1.7M Subs
237 Videos
421.8K Avg Views
5.1% Engagement
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PAPAYA 電腦教室
AI Coding

PAPAYA 希望以最淺白易懂的方式,讓大家能夠輕鬆上手常用的電腦軟體。

1.7M Subs
633 Videos
190K Avg Views
2.89% Engagement
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How We Selected These Channels

Channels are ranked by total subscriber count. While subscribers aren't everything, they indicate channels that have consistently delivered value to large audiences over time.

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