Asger Risom
AI-generated video may feel like a universal internet problem, but its reach is not evenly distributed.
AI-generated video may feel like a universal internet problem, but its reach is not evenly distributed. Kapwing’s global analysis of trending YouTube channels reveals that some countries have become major centres of AI slop consumption, driven by distinct viewing habits and platform dynamics.
Spain’s outsized subscriber base
Spain leads the world in AI slop subscriptions. Trending AI slop channels in the country collectively account for more than 20 million subscribers, the highest total of any nation analysed.
What makes this striking is that Spain has fewer trending AI slop channels than countries such as Pakistan or Egypt. Its dominance is driven by a handful of extremely large channels, including Imperio de Jesús, which alone has nearly six million subscribers. The channel blends religious imagery with AI-generated quiz formats, placing biblical figures into gamified moral scenarios designed for short-form consumption.
South Korea’s view-count machine
While Spain dominates subscriptions, South Korea dominates views. The country’s trending AI slop channels have amassed more than 8.4 billion views, far exceeding any other market.
One channel, Three Minutes Wisdom, accounts for nearly a quarter of that total. Its videos typically depict AI-generated animals in exaggerated, emotionally charged situations, a format that appears highly optimised for Shorts-style feeds.
India, Pakistan, and scale economics
India hosts the most-viewed AI slop channel globally. Bandar Apna Dost has accumulated more than two billion views through hundreds of near-identical videos featuring a realistic AI monkey in human-like scenarios.
Pakistan and Egypt also rank highly in terms of both channel count and engagement, suggesting that AI-generated content scales particularly well in mobile-first markets where Shorts-style viewing dominates.
A borderless genre
One of Kapwing’s key findings is that AI slop transcends language. Visual absurdity, synthetic voices, and repetitive structures travel easily across borders, making this one of the first truly global content genres built almost entirely by automation.
The result is a feedback loop: what works anywhere can be replicated everywhere, instantly.
Sources: Kapwing AI Slop Report; Social Blade; Playboard.
