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Developer YouTube Statistics

Real-time analytics from 7,861 programming YouTube channels, updated daily.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

Developer Educators tracks 7,861 programming YouTube channels with a combined 571.1M subscribers and 2,493,438 videos. As of October 2026, 39% posted within the last 30 days and the average engagement rate is 2.68%. AI & Vibe Coding is the largest category (2,750 channels), Python is the most-taught technology (682 channels).

7,861 Channels
571.1M Total Subscribers
2,493,438 Videos
3,105 Active Channels
2.68% Avg Engagement
156 Technologies

Channels by Category

Category Channels Subscribers Avg Engagement Top Channel
AI & Vibe Coding 2,750 234.1M 2.46% Simplilearn
Web Development 2,707 189.1M 2.83% freeCodeCamp.org
Data Science & ML 2,422 190.6M 2.53% Intellipaat
DevOps & Cloud 2,112 134.0M 2.47% Intellipaat
Computer Science 2,013 210.7M 2.77% Intellipaat
Cybersecurity 1,261 121.8M 2.69% Intellipaat
Mobile Development 1,147 56.8M 2.63% Tripo AI
Game Development 990 62.8M 3.29% Dani
Backend Development 609 18.2M 2.73% Corey Schafer
IT & Networking 429 36.5M 2.25% NetworkChuck

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
Python 682 47.7M 2.87%
JavaScript 662 39.5M 2.94%
SQL & Databases 532 19.6M 2.78%
React 452 20.5M 2.74%
Excel 398 29.3M 2.49%
CSS 351 19.3M 3.05%
Java 340 19.8M 2.86%
HTML 339 19.1M 2.97%
Ethical Hacking 324 19.3M 3.23%
AWS 308 19.9M 2.44%
ChatGPT & LLMs 254 17.7M 2.21%
Kotlin & Android 253 9.5M 2.44%
Linux 242 13.9M 2.85%
PHP 232 12.3M 3.06%
Git & GitHub 224 9.4M 2.71%
Power BI 217 15.4M 2.64%
Azure 212 8.0M 2.34%
Node.js 199 9.8M 2.79%
Docker 184 7.6M 2.72%
Kubernetes 170 6.3M 2.66%
Swift & iOS 158 6.0M 2.54%
C++ 156 9.3M 3.08%
C# & .NET 156 8.1M 2.83%
LeetCode & DSA 149 18.9M 3.16%
Flutter 141 8.1M 2.87%
TypeScript 137 4.0M 2.74%
CCNA & Cisco Networking 130 14.6M 2.57%
MongoDB 123 4.5M 2.75%
System Design 122 11.1M 2.55%
Google Cloud 119 5.3M 2.38%

View all 156 technologies

Subscriber Distribution

1M+
104
500K–1M
118
100K–500K
718
10K–100K
2,420
1K–10K
4,498
<1K
3

Channel Activity

Very Active
2,106
Active
999
Moderate
887
Inactive
3,869

Top Languages

en
7,603
en-IN
47
en-GB
37
hi
31
fr
17
es
16
ar
16
id
11
pt
11
ur
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How many YouTube channels teach programming?

As of 2026-10-30, Developer Educators tracks 7,861 YouTube channels dedicated to programming education. These channels collectively have 571.1M subscribers and 2,493,438 videos covering 156 technologies.

What is the most popular programming language on YouTube?

Based on channel descriptions and titles, Python has the most YouTube educators with 682 channels, followed by JavaScript (662) and SQL & Databases (532).

How many YouTube channels teach Python?

There are currently 682 YouTube channels teaching Python, with a combined 47.7M subscribers.

What is the average engagement rate for programming YouTube channels?

The average engagement rate across all 7,861 programming YouTube channels is 2.68%. Engagement rate is calculated as (likes + comments) / views per video.

How many programming YouTube channels have over 1 million subscribers?

There are currently 104 programming YouTube channels with over 1 million subscribers, and 118 channels with 500K to 1M subscribers.

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