Who are the French creators with the most subscribers on YouTube? The question comes up every year, and the answer is constantly evolving. As of May 2024, Tibo InShape dethroned Squeezie after five years of reign. Behind them, the landscape is recomposing: children's entertainment channels rub shoulders with rappers, historical comedians are losing ground in the face of a new generation doped with Shorts.
This ranking, established from data Social Blade (April 2026), presents a portrait of the 15 most followed French channels. From fitness to gaming, from lofi music to cartoons, it reflects the tastes of a French public with increasingly varied preferences.
Top 15 French YouTube channels with the most subscribers
| Rank | YouTube channel | Subscribers |
| 1 | Tibo InShape | 26.9M |
| 2 | SQUEEZIE | 19.4M |
| 3 | Lofi Girl | 15M |
| 4 | Cyprian | 14.5M |
| 5 | OGGY | 13.1M |
| 6 | GIMS | 12.5M |
| 7 | Mayamystic | 11.3M |
| 8 | Norman | 11.5M |
| 9 | Soolking Official | 10.8M |
| 10 | Michou | 10.5M |
| 11 | Angry Lama | 9.7M |
| 12 | Masha and Bear | 9.7M |
| 13 | Grizzy & the Lemmings | 9.7M |
| 14 | Tuvok12 | 9.8M |
| 15 | Inoxtag | 9M |
This ranking of the most popular French YouTube channels according to Social Blade highlights several significant trends. First of all, we observe a strong diversification of contentwith a notable evolution of creators who no longer hesitate to explore different formats and themes, as perfectly illustrated by the journey of Tibo InShape, from pure fitness to broader societal content. We also note the growing importance of content for children and familieswith the presence of several animation channels like OGGY, Masha et Michka, or Grizzy & the Lemmings. Gaming remains a major pillar of the platform, represented by emblematic figures like Squeezie, Michou and Inoxtag, who have been able to develop their community beyond simple video game content. Finally, the emergence of new formats such as continuous music streaming (Lofi Girl) demonstrates the platform's capacity for innovation and adaptation to new digital uses.
Discover the 15 most followed French YouTubers
Tibo InShape
Millions of French people have taken up sport thanks to Tibo InShape, entrepreneur and web videographer. Known for his videos combining exercise sessions and sports advice, he has been ahead of Squeezie on the podium since May 2024. In 2025, he notably finished his series “2 years to become a boxer”, where he trained and fought professional boxers. But now, it has become difficult to define its content given that it has considerably broadened its horizons: from unusual places to various professions, it has become the haunt of unusual people such as schizophrenics or alcoholics anonymous. Tibo InShape is more than 8 billion views with 26.9 million subscribers.
SQUEEZIE
Placed at the top of the ranking of French YouTubers in number of subscribers since 2019, Squeezie is now in 2e place behind Tibo InShape. He counts 19.4 million followers on which he increases the featurings with flagship concepts and renowned guests from the media-cultural sphere. Real name Lucas Hauchard, Squeezie is known for gaming videos as well as challenges, horror threads and music videos. In 2025, attention was particularly focused on its new “micro socks” interview concept and the announcement of the 2025 GP Explorer. Its signature remains its storytelling style and its humorous tone, full of self-deprecation and often offbeat.
Lofi Girl
Behind Lofi Girl hides Dimitri Somoguy, a young French student. This channel broadcasts livestream Lofi hip-hop music 24/7, accompanied by an animation of the character Lofi Girl: a young girl sitting in an office, wearing headphones on her ears and writing with her left hand on a notebook. With 15 million subscribersLofi Girl also offers compilations for any use other than commercial. Its principles: reduce stress, improve concentration and increase brain activity. His most popular videos: synthwave radio-beats to chill/game to, lofi hip hop radio-beats to relax/study to, 1 AM Study Session…
Cyprian
Cyprien continues to count billions of views and 14.5 million subscribers even if he is less present on his channel. One of the most famous French YouTubers, he has made his mark on his era thanks to his way of captivating his audience and his versatile talent. In this sense, he multiplies the number of short films and produces countless humorous sketches ironizing daily life. In addition to being an author of comics, notably Roger and his humans, he offers creative projects punctuated with visual effects and animations. Anecdote: Cyprien has an incredible talent for parodying the flaws of our ultra-connected universe, such as the “Technophobe” sketch.
OGGY
It is the official channel of the cartoon “Oggy and the Cockroaches” founded by Jean-Yves Raimbaud and directed by Olivier Jean-Marie. A bit like Tom and Jerry in reverse, she does more than 6 billion views and 13.1 million subscribers on YouTube since its broadcast in 1999. Indeed, it brings together multiple and variable exclusive content, namely episodes, compilations, making-ofs and extracts every week. Young and old, joining OGGY means having so much fun that you don't want to leave!
GIMS
Formerly known as Maître Gims de la Sexion d'Assaut, rapper GIMS posts and broadcasts all the hits from his album on video. From Bella, through J'me tir, Tu vas moi, up to Sapés comme été, relive the strong and emotion-rich moments of the time. With 12.5 million subscriberssubscribe to the channel to be the first to know when new videos are released and earn a superfan badge.
Mayamystic
Mayamystic was able to climb the ranking of the most popular YouTube channels in France with 11.3 million subscribers. She appreciates American animated series like “Steven Universe” and “Sponge Bob”, but also French cartoons like “Les zinzins de l’espace” and “Kaeloo”. Hence his inspiration to post and create cartoons and memes on his channel. As a young designer, she is known for making video game and anime cosplay costumes. Its meteoric rise, particularly through YouTube Shorts, illustrates the new generation of creators who favor short, viral content.
Norman
Inactive on the platform for a long time, Norman still appears in the list of the top 15 YouTube channels in France with 11.5 million subscribers. After an investigation closed in 2023 for rape and embezzlement of a minor, he recently timidly resumed creating videos, but his number of subscribers continues to stagnate. Known in his early days for short and humorous videos, Norman draws inspiration from everyday life to attract the general public. In this sense, he stands out for his self-deprecation and his casual tone.
Soolking Official
Soolking Officiel is the channel of Abderraouf Derradji, a French-Algerian rapper, singer and dancer. The latter, also known under the artist name Soolking, found success in France with the single “Guérilla”, taken from his 1er album “Devil Fruits”. Then internationally by paying tribute to Dalida with the title “Paroles”, where he reveals his face and his talent to the general public. With 10.8 million subscribersSoolking continues to share its official clips and its latest music, as well as exclusive content around its musical projects.
Michou
After Squeezie, Michou is the 2e favorite channel for 7 to 14 year olds. Real name Miguel Mattioli, he started with Minecraft videos on YouTube in 2016. Now, he has launched into various content based on his endearing personality and humor. He is also known for his gaming videos and varied entertainment allowing him to reach audiences. 10.5 million subscribers. In 2025, he announced the release of TERMINAL, a 4-episode series. His collaboration with other celebrities like Valouzz, Inoxtag, LeBouseuh and Pidi regularly produces successful vlogs.
Angry Lama
With 9.7 million subscribersLama Fâché has carved out a unique niche for himself on YouTube with his videos of top mystery and intriguing riddles. UFOs, mysteries, scary stories, paranormal phenomena… It attracts the attention of communities hungry for astonishing and unusual facts. It also publishes informative content on a wide range of themes, including sport, environment, culture, politics, leisure, health, economy and many others. His secret identity intrigues the world and the desire of Internet users to unmask him allows him to remain in the top of the biggest French-speaking YouTube channels.
Masha and Bear
The cartoon Masha and the Bear goes beyond 4 billion views on YouTube and account 9.7 million subscribers. Which shatters popularity records around the world. There is a collection of most viewed episodes every day, namely: “Halloween”, “A Christmas Carol”, “The Haunted Pillow”, “Treasure Island”, etc. To celebrate this feat, a special episode was produced: “100 billion around the world and back!” “.
Grizzy & the Lemmings
Grizzy & the Lemmings, an undisputed children's success with 9.7 million subscribers and more than 2 billion videos viewed on YouTube. It’s a wordless cartoon with an eloquent visual flair reminiscent of “Oggy and the Cockroaches”. One, a strong ranger who must face and fight a group of cute, but unbearable and crazy lemmings. The other, on the other hand, is the victim of three harassing cockroaches. The animated series, founded by Antoine Rodelet and Josselin Charier, now has 312 episodes of 7 minutes each.
Tuvok12
Tuvok12, aka Tuvok Wassenberg, has in turn become the master of trends on YouTube in France with 9.8 million subscribers. As a content creator, he focuses on humor, sports and public challenges. What makes him different from other YouTubers? Its simple but striking style. He also has the ability to persuade people to participate in everything he does. He can invite you to a game of throwing and precision by throwing a basketball for example. Its dazzling success via YouTube Shorts illustrates the trend of short content which dominates the platform.
Inoxtag
Member of the “Team Crouton” collective and close to Michou, Inoxtag (real name Inès) is considered the rising star of gaming. He also became known for his crazy challenges like climbing Mont Blanc to make an action film or dressing up as Spiderman to help people. Appreciated for his crazy side, his charisma and his humorous talent, he brings together 9 million subscribers on his channel. Fun Fact: Nothing is too daring for Inoxtag. He climbed Everest on May 21, 2024, an adventure recounted in his documentary “Kaizen” released in September 2024, which broke audience records.
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