What's trending on YouTube today: August 3, 2026
Ariana Grande - petal (official music video) leads YouTube on August 3, 2026, for a third day after the July 31 album and video drop (Billboard, August 3). Trends MCP get_top_trends returned 50 videos (as_of 2026-08-03T06:01:38 UTC) for type YouTube Trending. New versus August 2 include Spider-Man Brand New Day box office analysis (#2), BABYMONSTER MOON (#3), and Street Fighter 6 Yasmine Update Launch Trailer (#7) on the character's August 3 release date (Gematsu, August 3).
Top trending videos on YouTube: August 3
Ariana Grande - petal (official music video): Grande released the Petal title-track video with her eighth studio album on July 31, 2026. The seven-minute Christian Breslauer-directed clip holds #1 among 50 API rows as August 3 reviews debate its horror-inspired audition storyline (Billboard/SMH, August 3).
Spider-Man Brand New Day Box Office Opening Weekend - $355 Million, Doomsday vs Dune 3 Preview?!: Fan and analyst uploads ride AP and Variety reporting on August 2, 2026 that Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to about $355M domestic and $927M worldwide. New at #2.
BABYMONSTER - 'MOON' M/V: YG Entertainment dropped the MOON music video at midnight KST on August 3, 2026, for a Southern trap B-side from the CHOOM mini-album (allkpop, August 3). New at #3.
WICKER | Official Trailer | 2026 [HD]: The Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgard fantasy comedy trailer continues after a July 30 to 31, 2026 drop ahead of October 23 theatrical dates (Deadline). Climbs from #13 on August 2 to #4.
Five Nights at Freddy's: ULTIMATE CUSTOM STREAM: A Five Nights at Freddy's creator livestream enters the top 15. No widely reported studio press trigger identified for August 3, 2026.
2FithyRicky - GMFU [Official Music Video]: Rapper 2FithyRicky's GMFU official video holds at #6 after entering the board around August 1 to 2, 2026.
Street Fighter 6 - Yasmine Update Launch Trailer: Capcom's Street Fighter 6 update 1.33 adds Filipino fighter Yasmine on August 3, 2026, as the first Year 4 DLC character (Gematsu/mp1st, August 3). New versus the August 2 Blanka vs Ryu special look at #2, now at #7.
🔴LIVE | RUST: GLOBAL WARFARE | MOON LAUNCH AT 4PM CT | 3 NUKES ON THE MOON | FINAL DAY | #BUNGULATE: Creator streams continue Global Warfare 4 moon-launch and nuke events after the July 30 to August 2 Facepunch community event (Polygon, July 29). New at #8.
Morgan Wallen - Last Night (Lyrics): A lyrics upload for Wallen's 2023 hit Last Night enters the board. No widely reported trigger identified for August 3, 2026.
GTA 6 Already Has Cut Content!?: Commentary on cut-content leaks and former Rockstar producer John Ricchio's remarks about scrapped GTA 5 material resurfacing in GTA 6 (Dexerto, January 2026). New at #10.
Exploring My Abandoned Minecraft Server: A Minecraft explore upload cools from #3 on August 2 to #11. No widely reported trigger identified for August 3, 2026.
Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai (Lyrics) World Cup Song 2026: Lyrics traffic for the May 15, 2026 FIFA World Cup official song Dai Dai (FIFA.com). New at #12.
WARHAMMER 40,000: Dawn Of War 4 Official Trailer (2026) Extended Space Marines Cinematic | 4K UHD: Deep Silver and KING Art pre-launch promotion for Dawn of War IV, due September 17, 2026, on PC. Cools from #8 on August 2 to #13.
Minecraft Hunger Games (Ft. anthony's mom): A Minecraft Hunger Games creator upload is new versus the August 2 published top 15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 3, 2026.
NoCap - Basic Burner (Official Music Video): Rapper NoCap's Basic Burner official video enters at #15. No widely reported trigger identified for August 3, 2026.
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What changed on YouTube since yesterday
Compared with the August 2, 2026 YouTube daily post, Ariana Grande holds #1 while box office reaction, K-pop, and launch-day game trailers replace most of the prior published list.
| Change | Details |
|---|---|
| New entrants | Spider-Man box office (#2); BABYMONSTER MOON (#3); FNAF ULTIMATE CUSTOM STREAM (#5); RUST GLOBAL WARFARE live (#8); Morgan Wallen Last Night (#9); GTA 6 cut content (#10); Shakira Dai Dai (#12); Minecraft Hunger Games (#14); NoCap Basic Burner (#15) |
| Big movers (5+ ranks) | WICKER trailer (13 to 4); Exploring My Abandoned Minecraft Server (3 to 11); Dawn of War 4 (8 to 13); Street Fighter title variant (2 to 7) |
| Drop-offs from August 2 top 15 | Raising Kanan; PlaqueBoyMax Diva; Korean Kanakaraju; Hero Valkyrie; KATSEYE Animal; Stanky Shores; Hustle; Living Tombstone Mimic song |
What today's YouTube trends reveal
Music and franchise trailers still own the board. The clearest holdover on August 3 is Ariana Grande's Petal official video at #1 after the July 31 drop, while BABYMONSTER MOON at #3 extends the fresh K-pop video cluster on its August 3 premiere date.
Box office and game launch day dominate the middle. Spider-Man Brand New Day box office analysis enters at #2 after the $355M domestic weekend (AP, August 2), Street Fighter 6 Yasmine lands at #7 on the August 3 character release, and RUST Global Warfare live streams sit at #8 during the event's final moon-launch phase. WICKER holds at #4 after the late-July trailer drop.
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These ranks came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends API on August 3, 2026, using type YouTube Trending and limit 50. The feed serves analysts, marketers, and agent workflows that need live boards. Related data page: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/youtube-trends.
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