How to see what's trending on YouTube in any country
· viralshooter
What is trending on YouTube in Korea is not what is trending in Brazil or the US. Each country has its own creators, languages and moments, and YouTube shows each country its own charts.
Since YouTube retired the Trending page in July 2025, there is no single place that lists it all. Here are three ways to see what is trending in any country, from wherever you are.
1. YouTube Charts, country by country
YouTube Charts has a country picker. Choose a country and you get its Trending Music chart, which YouTube describes as the music "gaining the most buzz", plus its Music Videos, Songs, Artists and Shorts Songs charts.
It is the official source, and it is music only. For videos in general, use one of the next two options.
2. Change your YouTube location
YouTube lets you choose the country it shows you content for. YouTube says the location you choose "impacts the videos that surface for recommendations, charts, and news." (YouTube Help)
On a computer:
- Click your profile picture.
- Click Location.
- Choose the country.
In the YouTube app (Android):
- Tap your profile picture.
- Tap Settings, then General.
- Tap Location and choose the country.
Two things to know:
- Your recommendations are still personalized. You see that country's videos through your own history, not the list everyone there sees.
- If YouTube can't find your country or region, it uses the United States as the default.
Switch back the same way when you are done.
3. Country charts on viralshooter
YouTube publishes a "most popular" chart for each country through its official API, the same list for everyone in that country. (YouTube Data API) Since July 2025 it features videos from YouTube's Trending Music, Movies and Gaming charts. (revision history)
viralshooter reads that chart in 20 countries through the day and keeps every video on it, with Shorts and long videos side by side:
- Americas: United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico
- Asia: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Philippines
- Europe: United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey
- Middle East and Oceania: Saudi Arabia, Australia
Or see all 20 countries together, only the trending Shorts, or the videos that reached a chart in the last 24 hours. Each video page shows every country whose chart it reached, so you can see when one video travels.
No sign-in, no location change, and nothing is personalized.
Which option to use
- You want music: YouTube Charts.
- You want to browse YouTube itself as if you were there: change your location.
- You want to compare countries, or see Shorts and long videos from many countries at once: the country charts above.
FAQ
Can I see YouTube trending in another country without a VPN?
Yes. Change your YouTube location setting, or open that country's chart on YouTube Charts or on viralshooter. None of them needs a VPN.
What is "인기 급상승" on YouTube?
It is the Korean name YouTube used for its Trending list. The Korean version of our South Korea chart is at /ko/trending/kr.
Why does the same video chart in several countries?
Music, sports and big creators often reach audiences across borders, and a video can chart in each country where it takes off. Video pages on viralshooter list every country whose chart a video reached.
How often do the country charts update?
YouTube's chart changes through the day. viralshooter reads it every hour and shows the time of the last update at the top of each board.