Top Music YouTube Shorts Accounts

The 21 biggest music creators tracked by Buzzlytics, ranked by followers. Updated 3h ago.

Music leaderboard — October 2026

#CreatorFollowersTotal viewsEngagement
1 Ariana Grande@arianagrande 58M 83.9M 6.4%
2 The Weeknd@theweeknd 39.9M 20.3M 5.8%
3 Post Malone@postmalone 28.9M 124.5M 4.6%
4 Dax@thatsdax 8.9M 411.8M 4.9%
5 Nickelback@nickelback 4.1M 22.8M 5.1%
6 Laufey@laufey 3.7M 169.1M 6.7%
7 Chappell Roan@chappellroan 2.4M 169.6M 7.4%
8 Dan + Shay@danandshay 1.8M 2.6M 5.4%
9 Zach Top@zachtop 287K 15.5M 4.6%
10 Nate Smith@natesmithmusic 275K 1.4M 5.7%
11 Dystrix@dystrix 259K 99M 4.3%
12 Der Muzikant@dermuzikant 87.5K 137.5M 1%
13 NF Fan@nfrealfans 47.4K 40.4M 2.1%
14 Anna Graves@annagravesmusic 15.4K 325.8K 4.8%
15 OAK FELDER@oakfelder 7K 52.7K 6.2%
16 Dakota Caden@dakota.caden.official 4.8K 1.2M 4.3%
17 Hannah McFarland@hannahmmcfarland 4.3K 326.2K 2.8%
18 Valerie Ponzio@valerieponzio 2.7K 119.1K 2.5%
19 Baylee Lynn@bayleelynnmusic 2.7K 356.4K 3.4%
20 DELTONA@deltonamusic 2.6K 1.1M 1.3%
21 Just Jayne@justjaynemusic 1.9K 641.8K 1.8%

Rankings reflect accounts tracked by Buzzlytics, not every account on YouTube Shorts. Stats are from each account's latest tracked snapshot.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the biggest music creator on YouTube Shorts?

@arianagrande (Ariana Grande) tops Buzzlytics' music leaderboard with 58,000,000 followers as of October 2026.

How is this YouTube Shorts leaderboard ranked?

Accounts tracked by Buzzlytics are classified into niches from their content (hashtags and bio) and ranked by follower count. Views and engagement rate come from each account's tracked posts. The board refreshes as accounts are re-scraped.

How do I get my account on this leaderboard?

Search your @username on Buzzlytics to start tracking it. Once your account is classified into the music niche and has enough tracked data, it becomes eligible for ranking.

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Data source & methodology

Buzzlytics tracks publicly available YouTube Shorts profile data. Accounts are assigned a niche from the hashtags on their posts and their bio, then ranked by follower count. Views, likes and engagement rate are aggregated from each account's tracked posts. Nothing here is provided by or affiliated with YouTube Shorts. Profile owners can request removal via support@buzzlytics.io.