YouTube · October 2026 · public, no account needed
YouTube trends: October 2026
What trended on YouTube in October 2026 so far, to 27 October 2026: the biggest posts by YouTube’s own numbers, and the moments people were posting about. Updated each time the day’s numbers are read.
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The biggest posts on YouTube
UK first: the biggest posts from creators here and in the other English-speaking countries, plus posts whose creator location the Platform does not share.
YouTube top 9
Keith Eats Everything At Universal Halloween Horror Nights
751k views
@tryguys · US · channel country · 3 Oct 2026
AZERBAYCAN GECE HAYATI - ÖYLE BİR GÜN GEÇİRDİK Kİ!
188k views
@sezeryilmaz2 · AE · channel country · 4 Oct 2026
He Wasn't Joking When He Said "Rigatoni With Heavy Marinara Sunday" 🍝😨
183k views
@soseriuzradio · CA · channel country · 5 Oct 2026
Đội trưởng U23 Hàn Quốc phải lên tiếng xin lỗi
108k views
@hoanganh.sports · 5 Oct 2026
전역모·신발 속 금메달 자랑…품격 걷어찬 '철부지' 태극전사들 / 연합뉴스TV (YonhapnewsTV)
77.1k views
@yonhapnewstv23 · KR · channel country · 5 Oct 2026
RICK ROSS GETS HIS RIGATONI
54.9k views
@1800wtf · US · channel country · 5 Oct 2026
한일전 금메달 다음 날, 주장은 공항에서 고개를 숙였습니다
34.5k views
@쏙이슈 · KR · channel country · 5 Oct 2026
Author and politician Jeffrey Archer dies | The Wrap with Anna Botting
26.1k views
@skynews · GB · channel country · 6 Oct 2026
Every count is the Platform’s own at the moment it was read. Where a Platform gave none, the card says unverified.
The moments of the month
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Rick Ross eats rigatoni in Paris as promised
1 day
Rick Ross followed through on a pasta-related promise he made online, and the payoff clip is being shared as a comedy moment today.
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Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
1 day
News broke today that author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died, prompting tributes and retrospectives online.
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South Korea captain apologises for military exemption gloating
1 day
South Korea's captain has apologised after gloating about his military service exemption, and the clip of the original comment is being replayed today.
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Celia Imrie reveals warning she gave Richard E Grant
1 day
A moment from Celebrity Traitors where Celia Imrie warns a castmate who then ignores her is being clipped and reposted as viewers debate who is faking being a traitor.
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McDonald's bottles pickle juice for football players
1 day
McDonald's is bottling its pickle juice and giving it away free, and the novelty product is being filmed and taste-tested by creators as soon as it appears.
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Stray Kids join BTS in Grammys boycott
1 day
Stray Kids have joined BTS in boycotting the Grammys over the new Asian Pop category split, a move fans are posting reaction and explainer content about today.
YouTube trends: October 2026: questions
- What trended on YouTube in October 2026?
- The moments that ran longest in October 2026 were Rick Ross eats rigatoni in Paris as promised (1 day); Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 (1 day); South Korea captain apologises for military exemption gloating (1 day). The biggest post was by @froggydudegaming with 3.2M views.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- Every count is the Platform’s own public count at the moment it was read. Where a Platform gives none, the card says unverified. Nothing is estimated.