Minecraft Week: Five of the Top Six Trending Videos Are Minecraft (Week 39, 2026)
Week 39: MrBeast Gaming's 13-year-old Minecraft world trended in 96 countries, Minecraft LIVE hit 60, and BTS and Taylor Swift returned.
I Found My 13 Year Old Minecraft World by MrBeast Gaming dominated this week, trending in 96 countries — a truly global phenomenon.
This automated weekly report analyzes YouTube trending data from September 21 to September 27, 2026, tracking 73,948 trending video appearances across 109 countries.
Analysis
If one word sums up week 39, it is Minecraft. Five of the six videos that trended in the most countries were about the game. MrBeast Gaming’s I Found My 13 Year Old Minecraft World reached 96 countries, Wemmbu’s server video 67, the official Minecraft LIVE - September 2026 stream 60 and Parrot’s Escaping the Minecraft Underworld 58. Minecraft LIVE coming out the same week probably helped creator videos about the game too, though our data can’t prove a direct link.
Wemmbu’s video is the best example of a slow build. It appeared last week in 72 countries with a 5.3M peak. This week it trended in 67 countries, but its peak views jumped to 17.7M, almost as high as the new MrBeast Gaming upload (17.9M). A drop in countries combined with tripled views suggests the video found a large core audience rather than fading.
Film trailers made up the other half of the top ten. GLITCH’s Knights of Guinevere Episode 2 trailer reached 66 countries, Warner Bros.’ Clayface final trailer 61, and Netflix’s The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth 51, with a #1 placement. Netflix placed six videos on trending, more than any other channel on the leaderboard. Music came back strongly with BTS’s Merry Go Round (55 countries), Taylor Swift’s Patient Zero through her Topic channel (49) and ROSÉ’s new trick, which held 55 countries in its second week with a 47.1M peak. That makes it a much steadier second week than SaWaDiKa had.
The overall figures send mixed signals. Unique videos rose 4% to 9,404 while total views tracked fell 16%, so more videos trended but each drew fewer views on average (3.5M, down from 4.1M). Music’s share rose to 38.1%, its highest of the month so far, while Gaming slipped to 40.1%. Brazil stayed Music-led for a second week.
What to watch next week
- Taylor Swift’s official Patient Zero music video: the Topic upload trended in 49 countries, so the full video could reach more.
- Whether the Minecraft cluster breaks up once Minecraft LIVE is no longer recent.
- Whether Music keeps closing the gap on Gaming, which is now about two points.
Data Snapshot
Analysis based on 14 scrape sessions capturing trending data throughout the week. All statistics represent observed trending appearances and metrics, not total YouTube performance.
By The Numbers
Week-over-Week Changes
- Unique videos: +4%
- Trending appearances: 0%
Top 10 Global Videos
These videos trended in the most countries this week:
1. I Found My 13 Year Old Minecraft World
Channel: MrBeast Gaming | Category: Gaming
Trending in 96 countries with a peak of 17.9M views. Best rank: #2.
2. How I Saved the World’s Largest Minecraft Server
Channel: Wemmbu | Category: Gaming
Trending in 67 countries with a peak of 17.7M views. Best rank: #2.
3. KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE - EPISODE 2 (TRAILER)
Channel: GLITCH | Category: Film & Animation
Trending in 66 countries with a peak of 3.0M views. Best rank: #2.
4. Clayface | Final Trailer
Channel: Warner Bros. | Category: Film & Animation
Trending in 61 countries with a peak of 11.2M views. Best rank: #2.
5. Minecraft LIVE - September 2026
Channel: Minecraft | Category: Gaming
Trending in 60 countries with a peak of 4.0M views. Best rank: #3.
6. Escaping the Minecraft Underworld
Channel: Parrot | Category: Gaming
Trending in 58 countries with a peak of 5.8M views. Best rank: #3.
7. ROSÉ - new trick (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)
Channel: ROSÉ | Category: Music
Trending in 55 countries with a peak of 47.1M views. Best rank: #1.
8. BTS (방탄소년단) ‘Merry Go Round’ Official MV
Channel: BANGTANTV | Category: Music
Trending in 55 countries with a peak of 6.1M views. Best rank: #1.
9. THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH | Official Trailer | Netflix
Channel: Netflix | Category: Entertainment
Trending in 51 countries with a peak of 13.7M views. Best rank: #1.
10. Patient Zero
Channel: Taylor Swift - Topic | Category: Music
Trending in 49 countries with a peak of 3.4M views. Best rank: #1.
Category Breakdown
What types of content dominated this week?
Gaming Leads
Gaming content captured 40.1% of trending appearances this week, followed by Music at 38.1%.
Rising Videos
New and rapidly-trending videos from the past two weeks:
This week showed exceptional concentration, with newly-published videos immediately claiming Top 10 positions. Additional rising content beyond the Top 10 had lower country reach this period.
Top Channels This Week
Most active channels by country reach:
| Channel | Videos | Countries | Peak Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| MrBeast Gaming | 2 | 97 | 17.9M |
| Minecraft | 3 | 67 | 4.0M |
| Wemmbu | 1 | 67 | 17.7M |
| GLITCH | 1 | 66 | 3.0M |
| Warner Bros. | 3 | 61 | 11.2M |
| Netflix | 6 | 60 | 13.7M |
| Parrot | 2 | 58 | 5.8M |
| Taylor Swift - Topic | 2 | 56 | 3.4M |
| BANGTANTV | 4 | 55 | 6.1M |
| ROSÉ | 1 | 55 | 47.1M |
Cross-Border Hits
Videos beyond the Top 10 that transcended regional boundaries, trending in 20+ countries:
This week showed exceptional concentration at the top, with the most globally-appealing videos also claiming the Top 10 spots. The cross-border pattern demonstrates how certain gaming and entertainment content achieved truly universal reach.
Regional Insights
Key trending patterns by major market:
- United States: Gaming dominated
- India: Music dominated
- Brazil: Music dominated
- Japan: Gaming dominated
- United Kingdom: Gaming dominated
- Germany: Gaming dominated
- France: Gaming dominated
- Mexico: Gaming dominated
- South Korea: Gaming dominated
- Indonesia: Gaming dominated
Methodology
This report analyzes YouTube trending data captured through TrendTube’s automated scraping system:
- Data Source: YouTube Trending API for 109 countries
- Collection Period: September 21 - September 27, 2026
- Scrape Sessions: 14 throughout the week
- Total Data Points: 73,948 trending appearances
Metrics represent videos’ performance while trending, not total YouTube performance. A video may appear multiple times across different countries and scrape sessions.
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