Top YouTube trending videos (May 11, 2026)

Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (Lyrics) leads the ladder while Mom Movie Trailer - SNL rides Mother's Day weekend comedy traffic, and playoff uploads such as West Ham United vs. Arsenal and New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers keep sports highlights beside K pop and trailer marketing. Fifteen YouTube Trending titles below, plus eight TikTok Trending Hashtags rows from the same Trends MCP capture timed May 11, 2026, 10:01 UTC.

What today's YouTube trends reveal

YouTube’s ladder is split between evergreen music formats and time stamped television. Lyric uploads for Katy Perry and Dominic Fike show how catalog tracks can outrank expensive originals when emotional hooks line up with a calendar moment, here the Mother's Day weekend that just ended for many U.S. viewers on May 10, 2026.

Sports and live rights occupy a second thick band. NHL, NBA, NCAA softball, and NASCAR uploads all appear inside the top fifteen, which matches what analysts usually see when weekend games stack against each other. Inside the NBA beside raw game highlights shows studio segments breaking out as standalone clips alongside full length broadcasts.

Film marketing and commentary form a third lane. Karuppu trailer spend, the Honkai: Star Rail character trailer, and Drinker's Chasers sit beside SNL promotional comedy, so theatrical promotion, live service games, and creator skepticism can share rank on the same shelf.

Also trending: TikTok Trending Hashtags on May 11, 2026

TikTok’s hashtag board from the same capture still shows Mother's Day residue and early World Cup chatter. These eight tags sit closest to the top of the chart.

mothersday bundles gift ideas, brunch shots, and family visit edits while the holiday tail still runs on May 11.
worldcup collects highlight edits, country pride clips, and countdown posts ahead of the June and July 2026 tournament window.
tiktoktvfilmcontest tracks submissions and voting chatter for TikTok’s film and television creator contest surfaces.
mother mirrors portrait dedications and multilingual captions aimed at moms after the Sunday spike.
2020 gathers throwback memes and anniversary commentary whenever the bare year label re-enters the ladder without one fixed news anchor.
mam carries shorthand “mam” and “mama” posts tied to the same Mother's Day window across mixed language feeds.
diadelamadre routes Spanish language Mother's Day volume, especially where May 10 is the primary celebration date.
tiktokshopmemorialday flags early Memorial Day commerce promos on TikTok Shop ahead of the May 25, 2026 federal date.

Track these trends in real time with Trends MCP

This post uses the Trends MCP get_top_trends endpoint. The primary list reflects YouTube Trending as returned at capture time. Editors and producers can pull the same ranked feed programmatically and compare it with TikTok hashtag velocity. The YouTube data source page documents the feed and example calls on trendsmcp.ai.

{
  "mode": "top_trends",
  "type": "YouTube Trending"
}

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Top YouTube trending videos (May 11, 2026)

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