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Developer YouTube Statistics

Real-time analytics from 7,055 programming YouTube channels, updated daily.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Developer Educators tracks 7,055 programming YouTube channels with a combined 561.3M subscribers and 2,275,730 videos. As of September 2026, 39% posted within the last 30 days and the average engagement rate is 2.96%. AI & Vibe Coding is the largest category (2,523 channels), JavaScript is the most-taught technology (600 channels).

7,055 Channels
561.3M Total Subscribers
2,275,730 Videos
2,747 Active Channels
2.96% Avg Engagement
147 Technologies

Channels by Category

Category Channels Subscribers Avg Engagement Top Channel
AI & Vibe Coding 2,523 269.7M 2.69% freeCodeCamp.org
Web Development 2,513 196.8M 3.15% Intellipaat
Data Science & ML 2,266 195.6M 2.76% Intellipaat
DevOps & Cloud 1,843 136.6M 2.76% Intellipaat
Computer Science 1,584 183.9M 3.13% Intellipaat
Game Development 1,132 76.4M 3.48% Dani
Mobile Development 1,113 64.3M 2.86% Google for Developers
Cybersecurity 998 95.8M 3.08% Intellipaat
Backend Development 489 31.2M 3.09% Neso Academy

Channels by Technology

How many YouTube channels teach each technology? Counts are based on channel names and descriptions matching technology keywords.

Technology Channels Subscribers Avg Engagement
JavaScript 600 38.8M 3.23%
Python 592 44.9M 3.13%
SQL & Databases 463 18.1M 3.10%
React 403 19.6M 3.03%
Excel 339 32.3M 2.64%
CSS 313 18.7M 3.23%
HTML 303 18.2M 3.16%
Java 303 18.4M 3.40%
Ethical Hacking 281 17.3M 3.63%
AWS 266 18.2M 2.74%
Kotlin & Android 228 8.7M 2.68%
ChatGPT & LLMs 225 17.5M 2.20%
Git & GitHub 210 9.0M 2.84%
Linux 203 12.7M 3.12%
PHP 201 11.0M 3.35%
Azure 184 7.2M 2.61%
Power BI 179 14.5M 2.99%
Node.js 176 9.5M 3.07%
Docker 170 7.3M 3.04%
Kubernetes 155 6.0M 2.86%
Swift & iOS 152 5.9M 2.73%
C# & .NET 138 8.5M 3.06%
C++ 135 8.8M 3.40%
LeetCode & DSA 134 18.3M 3.47%
Flutter 132 7.9M 3.09%
TypeScript 124 3.7M 3.05%
Google Cloud 112 5.0M 2.60%
MongoDB 112 4.2M 3.05%
System Design 107 10.7M 2.85%
Angular 106 4.6M 2.63%

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Subscriber Distribution

1M+
106
500K–1M
115
100K–500K
673
10K–100K
2,182
1K–10K
3,977
<1K
2

Channel Activity

Very Active
1,870
Active
877
Moderate
872
Inactive
3,436

Top Languages

en
6,832
en-IN
46
en-GB
34
hi
28
es
13
fr
12
ar
11
id
8
pt
8
ur
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How many YouTube channels teach programming?

As of 2026-09-16, Developer Educators tracks 7,055 YouTube channels dedicated to programming education. These channels collectively have 561.3M subscribers and 2,275,730 videos covering 147 technologies.

What is the most popular programming language on YouTube?

Based on channel descriptions and titles, JavaScript has the most YouTube educators with 600 channels, followed by Python (592) and SQL & Databases (463).

How many YouTube channels teach JavaScript?

There are currently 600 YouTube channels teaching JavaScript, with a combined 38.8M subscribers.

What is the average engagement rate for programming YouTube channels?

The average engagement rate across all 7,055 programming YouTube channels is 2.96%. Engagement rate is calculated as (likes + comments) / views per video.

How many programming YouTube channels have over 1 million subscribers?

There are currently 106 programming YouTube channels with over 1 million subscribers, and 115 channels with 500K to 1M subscribers.

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