Top News & Politics YouTube Shorts Accounts
The 9 biggest news & politics creators tracked by Buzzlytics, ranked by followers. Updated 2h ago.
News & Politics leaderboard — August 2026
| # | Creator | Followers | Total views | Engagement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
@cnn@cnn
|
16.2M | 6M | 3.5% |
| 2 |
@briantylercohen@briantylercohen
|
2.3M | 26.5M | 7% |
| 3 |
@geovanevideo@geovanevideo
|
47.8K | 6.3M | 4.2% |
| 4 |
Caleb Snyder@realcalebsnyder
|
4.3K | 54.6K | 3.3% |
| 5 |
@mousetrapnews@mousetrapnews
|
2.5K | 958K | 3.7% |
| 6 |
@truecrimetsar@truecrimetsar
|
1.7K | 120.5K | 3.1% |
| 7 |
@horizongeopoliticalnews@horizongeopoliticalnews
|
1.5K | 544.4K | 3.4% |
| 8 |
@mpacuk@mpacuk
|
1.3K | 1.6K | 3% |
| 9 |
@rovamedia@rovamedia
|
1.3K | 73.2K | 2.9% |
Rankings reflect accounts tracked by Buzzlytics, not every account on YouTube Shorts. Stats are from each account's latest tracked snapshot.
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Who is the biggest news & politics creator on YouTube Shorts?
@cnn tops Buzzlytics' news & politics leaderboard with 16,200,000 followers as of August 2026.
How is this YouTube Shorts leaderboard ranked?
Accounts tracked by Buzzlytics are classified into niches from their content (hashtags and bio) and ranked by follower count. Views and engagement rate come from each account's tracked posts. The board refreshes as accounts are re-scraped.
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Data source & methodology
Buzzlytics tracks publicly available YouTube Shorts profile data. Accounts are assigned a niche from the hashtags on their posts and their bio, then ranked by follower count. Views, likes and engagement rate are aggregated from each account's tracked posts. Nothing here is provided by or affiliated with YouTube Shorts. Profile owners can request removal via support@buzzlytics.io.