YouTube announced its 2025 year-end settlement of account list and on the 3rd released the results for the most popular topics, top creators, top songs, and top Shorts songs that drew the most interest from domestic users this year.
The 2025 YouTube Korea popular topics list includes 10 in total: K-pop Demon Hunters, Demon Slayer, Lovely Runner, ALLDAY PROJECT, Squid Game, Kim Yong-bin, Attack on Titan, Roblox, Hearts2Hearts, and Mabinogi. The YouTube Culture and Trends team selected topics that newly emerged this year or saw a sharp rise in interest indicators based on views, number of uploads, and creator activity. Not only K-content such as K-pop Demon Hunters and Squid Game but also Japanese animation like Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan, and game content such as Roblox and Mabinogi showed pronounced interest.
Top creators were selected based on growth in domestic subscribers. Choo Sung Hoon's ChooSungHoon ranked No. 1, followed by Lee Su-ji's Hot Issue Ji, Chef Anh Sung-jae's Chef Sung Anh, and Emotionally Unstable Kim Hamjji, among others.
In top songs, Golden by K-pop Demon Hunters ranked No. 1. Soda Pop and Your Idol, soundtracks from the same album, placed No. 3 and No. 10, respectively. Songs by artists who began gaining popularity on YouTube, such as Drowning by WOODZ, Don't You Know by Jo Jjaejeu, and Child of the Beginning by MAKTUB, also made the list. Music by K-pop artists including G-Dragon, Ive, and Blackpink also appeared on the list.
In top Shorts songs, Soda Pop by K-pop Demon Hunters ranked No. 1 and Golden ranked No. 2. Many global challenge tracks and K-pop dance challenge songs were included, and tracks such as Pretty Little Baby, blue, and Hyunseo's Spring Dream were used as background music across various Shorts and entered the rankings.
YouTube said the year-end settlement of account list shows shifts in domestic users' interests and the consumption trends of music and creators this year.