Akon
Akon had 16.7M subscribers as of August 31, 2026, ranked #300 in United States. The channel has accumulated 10.5B views across 97 videos since 2005.
Relative to its audience, that is 628 lifetime views per subscriber.
Where does Akon rank on YouTube?
Ranked by subscriber count, Akon sits 300th in United States and 986th worldwide.
The YouTube API rounds subscriber counts to three significant figures. At this scale, any change below 0.60% over the period is undetectable — we prefer to show nothing rather than rounding noise.
When did Akon start on YouTube?
Akon published their first video on November 14, 2008, "Akon - I'm So Paid", which has 3.1M views. Their biggest hit since does 5.5 × that number.
Akon published 81 videos between 2008 and 2025, peaking at 31 in 2024. Since 2023, videos under 3 minutes account for 85% of output, against 41% before.
What is Akon's most-viewed video?
Akon's most-viewed video is "Akon - I Wanna Love You Feat. Snoop Dogg", with 16.9M views. That is 9.7 × the performance of an average video on the channel. Its five best videos account for 0.7% of the channel's total views.
9.7 ×outlier multiplier on its best video
Which format works best for Akon?
On Akon, mid-form (3 to 20 min) performs best: a median of 2.3M views across 25 videos analysed. That is 73 × short-form (under 3 min). Medians are used rather than averages: on a channel with isolated hits, the average describes no real video.
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Akon's YouTube ad revenue is estimated between $0 and $0 per month. The estimate weights monthly views by the 90-day observed split: 100% short-form, 0% long-form. At this scale, advertising is typically a minority of a creator's actual income, behind brand partnerships and merchandise, which are not measured here.
Advertising revenue only — excludes brand deals, sponsorships, merchandise and affiliate income. Range computed from reference RPMs by country and format.
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How many views does a typical Akon video get?
The median Akon video has 49.8K views, computed across 88 analysed videos.
How long has Akon been publishing on YouTube?
Akon has been publishing for 21 years, averaging 5 videos per year.
Which country is Akon from?
Akon is registered in US.
Is this data up to date?
Channel statistics are collected daily, last recorded on August 31, 2026. Per-video measures cover 88 videos indexed in our database of over 21 million YouTube videos.
Methodology
Channel statistics collected daily (last recorded 8/31/2026). Per-video measures computed across 88 indexed videos, from a database of over 21 million videos and 27,000 YouTube channels. The outlier multiplier compares a video's views to its channel average. Format performance uses the median, more robust than the mean when isolated hits are present.
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