Sidemen YouTube Channel Stats

As of October 2026, Sidemen has 23,400,000 subscribers on YouTube (23.4M). YouTube rounds public subscriber counts, so the exact number can differ slightly from what you see on the channel page.

Sidemen has received 8,081,846,471 total views (8.08B) across 514 public videos. That works out to roughly 15.72M lifetime views per upload, including Shorts.

Sidemen has uploaded 514 public videos. We analysed the latest 514 uploads: 477 were long-form videos and 37 were Shorts, which are excluded from the averages on this page.

The Sidemen YouTube channel was created on June 14, 2015, so it is 11 years and 4 months old.

Sidemen lists United Kingdom as its country on YouTube.

Videos on Sidemen average 16,621,742 views (16.62M), with a median of 13.31M views per video. The average is 71% of the subscriber count, which shows how much of the audience watches each upload.

Sidemen has an engagement rate of 2.64%, calculated by YTGrowAI as (likes + comments) divided by views across 477 long-form videos. This is our own calculation from public data and not an official YouTube statistic.

Over the last 12 months Sidemen has published 53 long-form videos, which is 1 video per week. Most uploads go live on Sunday, and Saturday uploads have earned the highest average views.

The most viewed video on Sidemen is "SIDEMEN $20,000 VS $200 HOLIDAY (EUROPE EDITION)" with 117,342,471 views, published on Oct 27, 2019.

The most recent long-form upload we found is "SIDEMEN LAST TO LEAVE THE RESTAURANT", published on Oct 4, 2026, which has 2,445,929 views so far.

Sidemen currently shows a "stable" pattern. Its 10 newest settled videos average +5% views compared with the 10 videos before them. Momentum can swing quickly, because one viral video changes the average.

Sidemen videos in the 20 to 40 min range earn the highest average views. The channel's average long-form video runs about 64 minutes.

Sidemen is not one person, but a British YouTube collective made up of seven creators. The main members are KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S. Sidemen is the public brand name used for the channel and the group’s shared entertainment output. When people search for Sidemen’s real name, they usually mean the individual members behind the brand rather than a single legal identity. Sidemen became known for group challenges, collaboration videos, and Sidemen Sundays, which made the collective name more famous than any one member alone.

Sidemen was founded on 19 October 2013, so the channel and brand trace back to that year. Sidemen began as a GTA Online crew called The Ultimate Sidemen before evolving into a full YouTube collective. The main channel later launched in 2015, but the group identity existed earlier through gaming and collaboration. Sidemen has therefore been active for more than a decade and has grown from a creator squad into one of the best-known entertainment brands in British YouTube. The channel’s long-running consistency is a big reason Sidemen remains relevant.

Sidemen is run by the seven-member creator collective itself, not by a single host. The group includes KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S, and their combined personalities define the channel. Sidemen videos usually feature multiple members working together in challenge, competition, or social formats, which is central to the brand. The channel’s success comes from shared ownership of the idea and a consistent group identity. Sidemen is best understood as a team-led channel where the chemistry between members is the main attraction.

Sidemen got famous by turning a group of well-known creators into a single entertainment brand with a reliable format. The group started in 2013 and built attention through gaming, then expanded into large challenge videos and Sidemen Sundays on the main channel. Sidemen became especially famous for simple, high-stakes titles, strong group chemistry, and repeatable series that were easy for new viewers to understand. As the channel grew, Sidemen’s collaboration style, sports-related content, and guest-driven videos helped it reach far beyond its original gaming audience.

Sidemen’s biggest video by views is SIDEMEN $20,000 VS $200 HOLIDAY (EUROPE EDITION). That video stands out because the title promises a sharp budget contrast, a travel setting, and a clear competitive premise. Sidemen also has other huge videos such as 20 WOMEN VS 1 SIDEMEN: SPEED EDITION and SIDEMEN TINDER IN REAL LIFE 3, which shows that its biggest hits usually combine social interaction with a simple, high-stakes idea. Sidemen’s most successful videos are easy to understand immediately, which helps them attract both loyal fans and casual viewers.

Sidemen has occasionally been part of public discussion around individual members, brand decisions, and online debate, which is common for a large creator collective. Sidemen is a highly visible British group, so any controversy involving one member can spread to the wider brand. At the group level, Sidemen has generally remained focused on entertainment, charity events, and challenge videos rather than scandal-driven content. Because Sidemen is made up of multiple public figures, searches about controversy often refer to separate member-related incidents rather than one single channel issue.

Sidemen is often compared with other ensemble entertainment channels that rely on group chemistry and big challenge concepts. Common similarities include Beta Squad, Dude Perfect, MrBeast, and The Try Guys. Sidemen stands out because it combines British humor, recurring group dynamics, and weekly long-form uploads under a very recognizable brand. Viewers who like Sidemen usually enjoy creator-led competition, social experiments, and high-energy challenge videos. That makes Sidemen a good reference point for anyone looking for similar channels with personality-driven entertainment.

Sidemen’s main channel follows a weekly upload rhythm, with new videos typically posted every Sunday. That schedule is important because Sidemen has built the Sidemen Sundays brand around consistency and anticipation. The channel’s audience knows when to expect a new long-form video, which helps build repeat viewing habits. Sidemen’s weekly cadence also supports larger production values, since each upload is designed to feel like an event. For a channel of this size, a predictable schedule is a major part of the brand identity.

A strong first watch list for Sidemen should include the biggest and clearest concept videos. SIDEMEN $20,000 VS $200 HOLIDAY (EUROPE EDITION) is a great entry point because the premise is simple and the stakes are obvious. 20 WOMEN VS 1 SIDEMEN: SPEED EDITION shows Sidemen’s social-game format, while SIDEMEN TINDER IN REAL LIFE 3 highlights the group’s recurring series style. If a viewer wants to understand Sidemen quickly, these videos show the channel’s core strengths: group chemistry, clear packaging, and high-concept entertainment.