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 2026-10-24
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76ers vs Knicks: full highlights
fitness-and-sports · 5 videos · 4 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: Full-game highlights of the Philadelphia 76ers against the New York Knicks are circulating as NBA and GAMETIME HIGHLIGHTS publish October 20 recaps.
PSG beat Barcelona 4-2
fitness-and-sports · 5 videos · 5 channels · emerging · +5 new this week
Why it's rising: PSG defeated Barcelona 4-2 in a Champions League match, driving a spike in extended highlights posted by Fly Série and SPORTS EXTRA.
Bleach TYBW Episode 49: "The Blade"
animation-and-anime · 4 videos · 4 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: Reaction channels like YaBoyRoshi and Rice & Ginger are spiking as Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Episode 49, titled "The Blade," generates emotional fan reactions.
New Mexico AG sues Epstein co-conspirators
law-criminology-and-true-crime · 8 videos · 6 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: New Mexico Attorney General files a civil lawsuit targeting Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime attorney and accountant, driven by coverage from Katie Phang and Forbes Breaking News.
Ilhan Omar speaks after home raid
news-and-current-events · 6 videos · 4 channels · emerging · +7 new this week
Why it's rising: Rep. Ilhan Omar is publicly responding after a reported raid on her home, with Fox News and MSNBC videos amplifying the developments.
Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update
gaming-and-esports · 5 videos · 5 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: CD PROJEKT RED and IGN coverage spikes as Cyberpunk 2077 releases the Edgerunners 2 update overview, detailing new quests, dual-wielding, and mod support.
Edgerunners Season 2 buzz
animation-and-anime · 7 videos · 6 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: Viewer reaction videos and clips are spiking around Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2, driven by YouTube channels RT TV and Mangifera.
Mississippi AG: 1‑Year‑Old shooting justified
law-criminology-and-true-crime · 5 videos · 5 channels · emerging · +5 new this week
Why it's rising: Mississippi Attorney General rules a police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was justified, driving coverage from NBC News and CBS Evening News.
K/DA releases "FIRESTARTER" single
music · 10 videos · 8 channels · emerging · +10 new this week
Why it's rising: K/DA released the new single "FIRESTARTER" featuring MIYEON, SOYEON, Sophie Powers and Mimi Webb, with League of Legends and K/DA - Topic leading uploads.
ABC phonics 'A for Apple' surge
kids-and-family-content · 55 videos · 21 channels · peak
Why it's rising: Multiple kids channels like ABC Playhouse and yoyo TV are reposting an 'A for Apple' phonics/ABC song, driving a spike in toddler learning videos now.
Humans Terrify Galactic Council in HFY Stories
literature-and-books · 8 videos · 7 channels · emerging
Why it's rising: HFY creators on YouTube are spotlighting sci‑fi stories where humans unknowingly frighten alien rulers, driven by uploads from HFYGrimDeathworld and NexorianSci‑Fi.
Gym chalk ASMR craze grows
asmr-relaxation-and-background-content · 22 videos · 4 channels · growing
Why it's rising: Creators like Snow Fairy ASMR and Relax Chalk ASMR are posting glittery, oil‑soaked gym chalk clips, driving a spike in GymChalkASMR searches on YouTube.
Barbie unboxing ASMR toy playsets
kids-and-family-content · 41 videos · 20 channels · growing
Why it's rising: YouTube family channels like My Toys King and Wow Princess Toys are driving a spike in long 'satisfying' ASMR unboxing videos featuring Barbie and playset role-play.
Cozy fireplace crackling streams
asmr-relaxation-and-background-content · 5 videos · 5 channels · growing · +4 new this week
Why it's rising: Dedicated ambient channels are posting extended crackling fireplace videos to serve sleep and relaxation audiences, driving recent YouTube uploads from FIRE NANDA and Relaxtime.
Immersive toy tool ASMR unboxings
reviews-and-consumer-advice · 14 videos · 6 channels · growing
Why it's rising: Children’s toy channels are uploading lengthy immersive unboxing videos of firefighting and tool playsets, driven by My Screw Toys and Toy Tool Box uploads.
No-Ads Autumn Rain Sleep Mix
asmr-relaxation-and-background-content · 11 videos · 7 channels · growing
Why it's rising: Channels like Your Nature Sound and Spooky Cozy Ambience are publishing long no-ads autumn rain and AC sleep tracks, driving renewed viewer interest now.
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”, 2026-10-24, https://yotrends.ai/en/whats-trending/
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