YouTube trending videos right now: August 13, 2026

Pooh Shiesty and K Carbon's New One video leads YouTube on August 13, 2026, Netflix's Animals teaser hits #2, and yesterday's Larry June California Dream clip slides to #7.

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YouTube trending videos right now: August 13, 2026

Pooh Shiesty & K Carbon - New One [Official Video] takes #1 on YouTube on August 13, 2026, after the August 12 drop promoting the Memphis rapper's All Eyes on Shiest album (16 tracks, out August 7) with fellow Memphis artist K Carbon (Hip-Hop Vibe). Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 videos (as_of 2026-08-13T08:01:36 UTC) for type YouTube Trending. Animals | Official Teaser | Netflix enters at #2 on Ben Affleck's August 12 kidnapping thriller teaser ahead of an October 9 theatrical-plus-Netflix date. Yesterday's #1 Larry June and Jhené Aiko California Dream slides to #7 inside the same published cut.

  1. Pooh Shiesty & K Carbon - New One [Official Video]: Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty's official New One video with K Carbon leads after an August 12, 2026 premiere tied to the August 7 All Eyes on Shiest album rollout (Hip-Hop Vibe). The clip holds #1 across all 50 API rows as of 2026-08-13T08:01:36 UTC.

  2. Animals | Official Teaser | Netflix: Netflix's first teaser for Animals, directed by and starring Ben Affleck as a Los Angeles mayoral candidate whose son is kidnapped, lands at #2 after an August 12 drop with Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson billed ahead of the October 9, 2026 release (ComingSoon/Netflix Tudum).

  3. FIGHTING THE ENDER DRAGON (FINAL) - MINECRAFT HARDCORE ALL BOSSES DAY 6 ft. KaiCenat (Part 2): Kai Cenat's Minecraft hardcore marathon finale against the Ender Dragon enters at #3 as Day 6 Part 2. No widely reported off-platform news trigger beyond the livestream VOD release was identified for August 13, 2026.

  4. underscores: The Peace: Artist underscores (April Harper Grey) hits #4 with the August 12, 2026 official video for The Peace from the album U, directed by Ayodeji ahead of a Charli XCX tour support slot in September (The FADER/Pitchfork). The API title used an em dash; the colon form above is the publishable label.

  5. Irumudi Official Telugu Trailer | Ravi Teja | Priya Bhavani Shankar | Shiva Nirvana | G V Prakash: Ravi Teja's Irumudi official trailer enters at #5 after an August 12, 2026 launch timed to the film's August 21 theatrical release under director Shiva Nirvana (Filmibeat/Times of India).

  6. FINAL BOSS RIGHT NOW KAI & SPEED HARDCORE MINECRAFT MARATHON | DAY 6 PART 1: A paired Kai Cenat and iShowSpeed Minecraft marathon Day 6 Part 1 clip holds #6 beside the Ender Dragon finale at #3. No widely reported off-platform news trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

  7. Larry June & Jhené Aiko - California Dream (Official Video): Larry June and Jhené Aiko's August 11 California Dream video cools from #1 on August 12 to #7 as newer August 12 drops take the upper slots (The Source/Complex).

  8. Dimension 20: Toylight Trailer [Dropout Exclusive Series]: Dropout's Dimension 20: Toylight trailer enters at #8 after an August 12 premiere for the six-episode season starting September 16, 2026 (Polygon/Dropout).

  9. Five Nights at Freddy's: IN REAL TIME: A Five Nights at Freddy's real-time style video enters at #9. No widely reported trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

  10. KATSEYE - Animal (Celebrity Substitute Version): KATSEYE's Celebrity Substitute episode holds #10 after the August 11 premiere ahead of the August 14 WILD EP, sliding from #4 on August 12 (Billboard).

  11. Verity | Official Trailer: Amazon MGM's Verity trailer cools from #2 on August 12 to #11 after the August 11 full trailer for the October 2 Colleen Hoover adaptation (About Amazon).

  12. I Built Minecraft's Most Advanced Civilization: A Minecraft civilization-building video enters at #12. No widely reported trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

  13. Fabolous - Lorena Freestyle (Official Video): Rapper Fabolous' Lorena Freestyle official video holds #13 after ranking #9 on August 12. No widely reported trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

  14. JUST PLAY DEAD Official Trailer (2026) Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Green: The JUST PLAY DEAD trailer starring Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green enters at #14. No widely reported release-date headline beyond the trailer itself was identified for August 13, 2026.

  15. First Time Playing Resident Evil 2 (Part 1): A co-op Resident Evil 2 first-play VOD enters at #15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 13, 2026.

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What changed on YouTube since yesterday

Compared with the August 12, 2026 YouTube daily post, August 12 music and trailer drops rewrite the top five. Pooh Shiesty, Animals, Kai Cenat's Ender Dragon finale, underscores, and Irumudi replace Larry June at #1 and Verity at #2 inside the published 15.

ChangeDetails
New entrantsPooh Shiesty (#1); Animals teaser (#2); Kai Cenat Ender Dragon (#3); underscores (#4); Irumudi (#5); Toylight (#8); FNAF (#9); Minecraft Civilization (#12); JUST PLAY DEAD (#14); Resident Evil 2 (#15)
Big movers (5+ ranks)Larry June (1 to 7); Verity (2 to 11); KATSEYE (4 to 10); Fabolous (9 to 13)
Drop-offs from August 12 top 15A BEAUTIFUL STREAM; Honest Trailers; Hearts2Hearts; Phantom Blade Zero; Monster Lizzie Borden; Stanky Shores; MARBELLA NIGHTS; Overwatch S4; Hermitcraft 11; TopOppGen

Fresh August 12 uploads own the August 13 upper board. Pooh Shiesty at #1, Animals at #2, underscores at #4, Irumudi at #5, and Dimension 20 Toylight at #8 all dropped within about 24 hours of the 08:01 UTC snapshot, while Larry June and Verity cool from yesterday's #1 and #2 slots.

Gaming creator marathons still fill a dense middle band. Kai Cenat's Day 6 Ender Dragon finale at #3 and Kai & Speed Day 6 Part 1 at #6 sit beside a Minecraft civilization build at #12, showing hardcore playthroughs competing with studio trailer marketing on the same 50-row board.

These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 13, 2026, using type YouTube Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/social-media-trends-api.

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