BTS Jung-kook, Ranked No. 1 Most Searched Male Group Idol on Korean YouTube in 2026

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BTS Jung-kook shone as the most searched male group idol on Korean YouTube in 2026.

According to official accounts of 'About Music' and 'Pop Planet', which cover global music charts and updates, Jung-kook secured the No. 1 spot for the most searched male group idol on Korean YouTube in 2026.

Jung-kook previously ranked No. 1 among the most searched male group idol members on Korean YouTube in 2024 while serving in the military. In 2025, he was ranked No. 2 among the most searched male idols on Korean YouTube.

Jung-kook recorded the No. 1 spot for the most searched K-pop male idol group member on U.S. YouTube for two consecutive years in 2024 and 2025. He also ranked No. 1 among the most searched male idol group members on Japanese YouTube over a 10-year period. Additionally, he holds the record for the most searched K-pop idol on global YouTube for five consecutive years.

Last year, Jung-kook appeared as the third most mentioned person globally on YouTube, with 4.6 million mentions, following Cristiano Ronaldo (7.7 million) and Lionel Messi (6.9 million). Even while serving in the military, he ranked No. 1 among global solo artists in YouTube mentions.

Jung-kook ranked No. 1 as the most searched K-pop idol on Google, the world's largest search engine, for five consecutive years. He also recorded the No. 1 spot for K-pop stars on Tumblr for five consecutive years.

On the global short video platform TikTok, he achieved the first-ever 300 billion views for a solo artist worldwide using the personal hashtag '#jungkook'. He also became the first and only person in TikTok history to surpass 40 million posts.

Jung-kook also ranked No. 1 as the most searched K-pop idol on Pinterest, a global social media platform with over 500 million users, in 2024.

Recently, a 'Hooligan' challenge video posted by Jung-kook on his personal Instagram account surpassed 100 million views just four days after its release. The post was recorded as the third most-shared post in Instagram history, with over 2.3 million shares.

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