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May 9, 2026
🇬🇧 United Kingdom Trending Insights
Daily analysis of YouTube trending videos in United Kingdom. 46 videos tracked with a 41.3% turnover rate.
Daily Summary
On May 9, 2026, 46 videos were trending in United Kingdom. 19 new videos entered the trending list, while 42 videos dropped out. The turnover rate was 41.3%, meaning less than half of the trending content changed from the previous day. The average view count among trending videos was 595.1K, ranging from 28.7K to 6.3M.
46
Trending Videos
+19
New Entries
-42
Dropped Out
41.3%
Turnover Rate
Biggest Movers
Today's trending list saw 2 videos climb in rankings and 8 videos drop. The biggest riser was "FC But Last Name Must Link" by More Chuff, climbing 11 positions from #40 to #29 with 95.2K views. The biggest decline was "JJ and Mikey Family Secret Bunker vs Scary Villagers Battle in Minecraft" by Maizen, falling 32 positions to #39.
Rising
Good Omens Season 3 | Official Trailer | Amazon Prime
Prime Video Singapore
11 positions#2868.3K views
Falling
JJ and Mikey Family Secret Bunker vs Scary Villagers Battle in Minecraft
Maizen
32 positions#391.0M views
Genshin Impact Version "Luna VII" Special Program #GenshinImpact #SpecialProgram
Genshin Impact
10 positions#13900.8K views
New Entries
19 new videos entered the trending list today. The highest-ranked new entry was "PinkPantheress - Girl Like Me (Official Video)" by Pinkpantheress, debuting at #1 with 628.6K views. The fastest to trend was "friday vibes", reaching the trending list just 4.5 hours after being published.
Dropped Out
10 videos left the trending list today. "The Odyssey | Official New Trailer" had the longest run, staying on the trending list for 4 days with a best ranking of #1 and accumulating 14.5M views.
Intra-Day Momentum
Throughout the day, 15 videos in United Kingdom showed significant ranking movement across snapshot intervals. The biggest climber was "NEW MOVIE TRAILERS 2026" by KinoCheck.com, rising 3 positions from #20 to #17. On the other hand, "I Hired My Friends to Be REPO Men in Minecraft Cherry Island" saw the largest decline, dropping 6 positions.
00:00 UTC(41 videos)06:00 UTC(40 videos)
00:00 UTC vs 18:00 UTC Changes
0
Entered
41
Exited
0
Improved
0
Declined
Weekly Overview
Over the past week (May 3, 2026 to May 9, 2026), 359 unique videos appeared on the trending list in United Kingdom. On average, 72.1 videos trended each day, with 47.4 new entries per day and an average daily turnover rate of 64.5%. Monday saw the most new entries with 57 videos entering the trending list. The average view count across trending videos this week was 878.4K.
359
Unique Videos
64.5%
Avg Turnover
332
Weekly New Entries
878.4K
Avg Views
Top Channels This Week
The most dominant channel on United Kingdom's trending list this week was CashBlox, with 7 videos making 13 total appearances and an average ranking of #20.4. Other prominent channels included Foltyn, Cash, Techy Plays.
CashBlox
7 videos13 appearancesAvg #20.44.4M subs
Foltyn
7 videos12 appearancesAvg #17.611.1M subs
Cash
7 videos11 appearancesAvg #13.810.8M subs
Techy Plays
6 videos9 appearancesAvg #324.7M subs
IGN
5 videos8 appearancesAvg #11.119.8M subs
Netflix
4 videos8 appearancesAvg #23.833.2M subs
Jynxzi
7 videos7 appearancesAvg #23.66.4M subs
TechyCrew
5 videos7 appearancesAvg #32.91.0M subs
More Chuff
3 videos6 appearancesAvg #27.21.3M subs
BABYMONSTER
2 videos5 appearancesAvg #18.211.9M subs
Channel Power Matrix
This week in United Kingdom, the top 5 channels account for 48% of all trending appearances. CashBlox leads with 13 appearances at an average ranking of #20.4. IGN achieved the strongest average position at #11.1.
Category Breakdown
In United Kingdom, the most represented category on the trending list this week was Gaming, accounting for 48.3% of all trending appearances with 182 unique videos. Music came in second at 26.1% with 86 videos. However, Entertainment videos achieved the highest average ranking at #22.3, despite fewer total appearances.
🎮
Gaming48.3%
182 videosAvg #26.2405.3K avg views
🎵
Music26.1%
86 videosAvg #25.51.6M avg views
🎭
Entertainment18%
63 videosAvg #22.31.3M avg views
🎬
Film & Animation4.6%
18 videosAvg #25.2385.6K avg views
👤
People & Blogs2.4%
7 videosAvg #29.6295.1K avg views
😂
Comedy0.2%
1 videosAvg #40365.9K avg views
🐾
Pets & Animals0.2%
1 videosAvg #3528.7K avg views
🤝
Nonprofits & Activism0.2%
1 videosAvg #33142.3K avg views
Trending Keywords This Week
The most frequently used tags in United Kingdom's trending videos this week include "roblox" (appearing 39 times with an average of 315.3K views). Other popular tags included "Minecraft" (38 times, 460.3K avg views), "funny" (27 times, 463.2K avg views), "lyrics" (25 times, 269.6K avg views). While not the most frequent, videos tagged with "funny" had the highest average view count at 463.2K.
1
roblox
39 videos315.3K avg views8.2K avg likes
2
Minecraft
38 videos460.3K avg views19.7K avg likes
3
funny
27 videos463.2K avg views13.9K avg likes
4
lyrics
25 videos269.6K avg views772 avg likes
5
gaming
22 videos447.8K avg views18.5K avg likes
6
family friendly
19 videos335.3K avg views8.7K avg likes
7
trailer
19 videos336.9K avg views5.7K avg likes
8
Minecraft mod
17 videos310.5K avg views5.7K avg likes
9
Nico
16 videos307.7K avg views4.4K avg likes
10
Cash and Nico
16 videos307.7K avg views4.4K avg likes
30-Day Trend Report
Over the past 30 days (April 10, 2026 to May 9, 2026), 1509 unique videos appeared on the trending list in United Kingdom. On average, 72.9 videos trended each day with 49.8 new entries, resulting in an average daily turnover rate of 67.9%. In total, 1493 videos entered the trending list and 1520 dropped out over the month. The longest-trending video was "TEDDY AFRO - ዳስ ጣል (አንሳው) - Das Tal (Ansaw) | Track 1 (Official Lyrics Video)" by Teddy Afro, which remained on the trending list for 4 consecutive days and reached a peak ranking of #1. Week-over-week, the region saw 373, 353, 321, and 446 new entries respectively, showing an upward trend in new entries, suggesting increasing content activity. The average view count across trending videos this month was 948.8K.
1509
Unique Videos
67.9%
Avg Daily Turnover
1493
Monthly New Entries
948.8K
Avg Views
Daily New Entries Heatmap
Over the past 35 days, United Kingdom's trending list averaged 50 new entries per day. Tuesdays tend to be the most active with an average of 57 new videos entering trending, while Sundays are typically the quietest with 43 new entries.
Longest Trending Streak
TEDDY AFRO - ዳስ ጣል (አንሳው) - Das Tal (Ansaw) | Track 1 (Official Lyrics Video) by Teddy Afro — 4 days on trending, peaked at #1
Trending Velocity
Among the fastest-trending videos in United Kingdom over the past 30 days, the average time from upload to trending was 1.8 hours. The fastest video to trend was "🔴LIVE | RUST | KING of the KNIGHTS OF THE BUNGUS | Peanut's Wasteland | SLUR SATURDAY | #BUNGULATE" by TheBurntPeanut, which reached the trending list in just 0.3 hours after being published, debuting at #25 with 917.0K views. It belongs to the Gaming category. Among the categories represented, Gaming videos tended to reach trending the fastest with an average of 1.5 hours from publication.
🔴LIVE | RUST | KING of the KNIGHTS OF THE BUNGUS | Peanut's Wasteland | SLUR SATURDAY | #BUNGULATE
TheBurntPeanut
0.3h to trendDebut #25917.0K views🎮 Gaming
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: Worldwide Reveal Showcase
IGN
1.4h to trendDebut #6309.1K views🎮 Gaming
🔴LIVE | RUST | PEANUT'S WASTELAND | THE NORTH ATTACKS TONIGHT | MANY MEN MONDAY | #BUNGULATE
TheBurntPeanut
1.8h to trendDebut #22498.7K views🎮 Gaming
Avengers: Doomsday Trailer – Doctor Doom vs The Council of Kangs - Reaction!
Tyrone Magnus
1.8h to trendDebut #3654.4K views🎭 Entertainment
MARVEL SAID “COOK”… THIS IS RAW – Daredevil: Born Again S2 Review + Punisher Trailer Reaction
Nerdrotic Daily
1.9h to trendDebut #3465.2K views🎵 Music
10 Seconds vs 1 Hour PRIME BOTTLE Build Challenge!
Cash
2h to trendDebut #17279.6K views🎭 Entertainment
10 Seconds vs 1 Hour AIRPLANE House Build Challenge!
Cash
2h to trendDebut #22359.3K views🎭 Entertainment
Category Trends
Across 8 weeks of data, United Kingdom's trending landscape reveals clear category preferences. Gaming consistently leads in trending volume, followed by Music and Entertainment. Gaming has declined in recent weeks.
90-Day Seasonal Overview
Over the past 90 days (February 9, 2026 to May 9, 2026), 4076 unique videos appeared on the trending list in United Kingdom, with an average of 64 videos trending per day. Breaking down by month: the first period (starting Feb 09) saw 1066 new entries across 1071 unique videos with 82.4% average turnover, the second period (starting Mar 11) had 1514 new entries across 1514 unique videos at 68.3% turnover, and the most recent period (starting Apr 10) recorded 1493 new entries across 1509 unique videos with 67.9% turnover. Thursday was the busiest day of the week for new trending content with an average of 51.3 new entries, while Sunday was the quietest with 40.8 new entries on average. The average view count across all trending videos in this 90-day window was 1.2M.
4076
Unique Videos (90d)
72.9%
Avg Daily Turnover
4073
Total New Entries
1.2M
Avg Views
Monthly Breakdown (30-day periods)
Period 1 (Feb 09)
1066
new entries
1071 videos
82.4% turnover
Period 2 (Mar 11)
1514
new entries
1514 videos
68.3% turnover
Period 3 (Apr 10)
1493
new entries
1509 videos
67.9% turnover
Busiest Day
Thursday
51.3 avg new entries
Quietest Day
Sunday
40.8 avg new entries
Long-Term Trending Creators
Over the past 90 days in United Kingdom, CaylusBlox has been the most consistent presence on the trending list, appearing on 78 different days with 81 unique videos and 85 total appearances. Their average ranking was #22.4 with a best position of #2. Among the top 15 long-term creators, 11 showed rising momentum (increasing appearances in the most recent month), 2 maintained stable presence, and 2 showed declining activity. The fastest-rising creator was Cash, whose appearances grew from 17 in the first month to 39 in the most recent month. Other top long-term trending creators included Cash, Foltyn, Jynxzi.
Key Takeaways for United Kingdom
Data-driven insights synthesized from daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly trends to help creators and analysts understand United Kingdom's YouTube trending landscape.
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United Kingdom's trending page had a 41.3% turnover rate today.
2
Gaming accounts for 48.3% of trending appearances in United Kingdom, while Entertainment achieves the strongest average ranking at #22.3.
3
Videos in United Kingdom take an average of 1.8 hours to reach trending; the fastest this month — "🔴LIVE | RUST | KING of the KNIGHTS OF THE BUNGUS | Peanut's Wasteland | SLUR SATURDAY | #BUNGULATE" — reached it in 0.3 hours.
4
The top 3 channels account for 19% of trending activity in United Kingdom.
5
New trending entries in United Kingdom have increased over the past 90 days — from 1066 in the first month to 1493 most recently.
Understanding YouTube Trending in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom's trending page sits at an interesting crossroads: it shares language with the US market but has distinct content preferences shaped by British culture. UK trending regularly features content from BBC, ITV, and Sky alongside independent creators, creating a blend of traditional media and digital-native content that is unique in Europe.
Football (soccer) content has an enormous presence on UK trending, particularly during the Premier League season. Match highlights, punditry channels, and fan reaction videos generate rapid spikes in trending activity. Outside of sports, British comedy, reality TV clips, and music from UK artists maintain a strong baseline presence.
The UK audience is notably receptive to documentary-style and investigative content, with channels exploring true crime, history, and social issues regularly appearing on trending. This breadth of interests makes the UK trending page one of the more diverse by content type among English-speaking markets.
Published by Riivla · Updated daily with YouTube Data API v3