US YouTube Trend Report
What's trending on YouTube in the US
Live trend clusters and rising categories across YouTube and TikTok, refreshed weekly. Connect your channel to see what's trending in your niche.
Updated 2026-07-17
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Nolan Wells Horn Island death
law-criminology-and-true-crime · 7 videos · 7 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: Coverage spikes as YouTube crime channels and Court TV probe conflicting accounts around Nolan Wells' Horn Island death, seeking missing answers.
Todd Blanche grilled at hearing
politics-and-society · 5 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +3 new this week
Why it's rising: Todd Blanche faces intense questioning during his confirmation hearing as Brian Tyler Cohen and MeidasTouch amplify clips showing contested testimony.
I Play Rocky: official trailer
movies-tv-and-shows · 11 videos · 11 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: The official trailer for I Play Rocky, a Sylvester Stallone biopic directed by Anthony Ippolito, is circulating widely across ONE Media and Rotten Tomatoes Trailers.
The Batman Part II teaser released
movies-tv-and-shows · 9 videos · 9 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: The official teaser for The Batman Part II (2028) is circulating as IGN and KinoCheck.com post the camera-test clips driving renewed interest.
Viewers React to Backrooms (2026)
movies-tv-and-shows · 5 videos · 5 channels · growing · +3 new this week
Why it's rising: YouTube channels The Media Knights and Reel Rejects drive spikes by posting first-time reaction videos to the Backrooms (2026) movie.
President Trump addresses nation on security
politics-and-society · 5 videos · 5 channels · emerging · +5 new this week
Why it's rising: President Trump is delivering a televised address focused on election and national security, with Right Side Broadcasting Network and FOX 10 Phoenix leading live coverage.
The Runner: official trailer
movies-tv-and-shows · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +4 new this week
Why it's rising: Prime Video and major trailer channels are circulating the official trailer for The Runner (2026) starring Gal Gadot, driving renewed attention.
Canadian wildfires send smoke south
news-and-current-events · 8 videos · 7 channels · emerging · +8 new this week
Why it's rising: Widespread wildfires burning across Canada are producing massive smoke plumes that are triggering U.S. air quality warnings, with ABC News and Timcast IRL amplifying coverage.
Todd Blanche Senate hearing grilling
news-and-current-events · 5 videos · 4 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: Senate lawmakers pressed nominee Todd Blanche over Epstein files, a $1.8B fund and Trump ties, with CNN and CBS News leading coverage.
Arsenal sign Christos Tzolis
fitness-and-sports · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +4 new this week
Why it's rising: Arsenal's confirmed signing of Christos Tzolis is driving new YouTube recaps and welcome edits from channels like MAH and The Goonerverse.
The Whisper Man trailer debuts
movies-tv-and-shows · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +4 new this week
Why it's rising: Official trailers for The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro and Adam Scott, are circulating on Rapid Trailer and Rotten Tomatoes TV, driving renewed interest.
Peacock's Crystal Lake teaser debuts
movies-tv-and-shows · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +6 new this week
Why it's rising: Peacock released the official teaser for Crystal Lake, a Friday the 13th prequel series, driving spikes via Peacock and fan channels like dravenreacts.
Senate grills Todd Blanche at hearing
politics-and-society · 5 videos · 5 channels · emerging · +5 new this week
Why it's rising: Senators and witnesses are sharply questioning Todd Blanche during his Attorney General confirmation hearing, with C-SPAN and MS NOW highlighting key exchanges.
Todd Blanche confirmation fails
politics-and-society · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +4 new this week
Why it's rising: Senate rejection of attorney general nominee Todd Blanche is driving coverage now, with C-SPAN and NBC News reporting the failed confirmation vote and reactions.
FBI joins Nolan Wells probe
law-criminology-and-true-crime · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: The FBI has stepped into the Nolan Wells investigation after a female friend and multiple channels report new witness statements, pushing coverage on Crime Justices Network and Chronicle Speaks.
The Uprising: official trailer release
movies-tv-and-shows · 6 videos · 6 channels · emerging · +6 new this week
Why it's rising: Focus Features and major trailer channels are posting the official trailer for The Uprising starring Andrew Garfield, sparking attention ahead of its September theatrical release.
Methodology
This report is built from YoTrends' corpus of millions of YouTube videos, refreshed weekly. Each trend is a cluster of videos grouped by topic. "Videos" is the size of the cluster this week; "channels" is the number of distinct channels in it; "emerging" marks a newly detected cluster and "growing" one that is still gaining. Figures are as of the update date above.
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YoTrends, “US YouTube Trend Report”, 2026-07-17, https://yotrends.ai/en/whats-trending/
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