July Overseas Short Drama & AI Drama Top 100 Ranking: The drama principally invested by web-side B25Drama tops the list.

DataEye Research Institute officially releases the July 2026 Overseas Short Drama Top 100 List, Overseas AI Short Drama Top 100 List and TikTok Hit Top 100 List!

1. Overseas Short Drama Top 100 List for July

In July 2026, the total heat value of the top 100 popular monthly overseas short dramas reached 402 million, a 1.99% month-on-month increase from June. Among them, there were 7 overseas short dramas with a heat value exceeding 10 million, 1 more than that in June; 15 overseas short dramas with a heat value between 5 million and 10 million, 6 more than that in June; the remaining 78 overseas short dramas all had a heat value of less than 5 million.

Specifically, the web platform B25Drama's 《De Repente CASADOS》 topped the list with a heat value of 17.004 million; DramaShorts' works My Fluke Touchdown Romance and My Sexy Mentor Seduced Me ranked second and third, with heat values of 16.178 million and 15.20 million respectively.

It is worth noting that there are two major changes in the TOP3 of this list:

First, the web product B25Drama continued its expansion momentum in June, occupying 8 seats on the list in this period, and all 8 short dramas on the list are Portuguese works, which topped the list with De Repente CASADOS, highlighting its in-depth cultivation of the single-language market.

Second, DramaShorts performed impressively, with two short dramas of special emotional themes ranking second and third on the list. One of the two dramas is an AI hyper-realistic human drama and the other is a live-action short drama; one is a new drama in July and the other is an old drama; one is a BL-themed drama and the other is a GL-themed drama, both with a heat value exceeding 15 million.

In terms of themes, the emotional label accounts for 72%, the same as that in June, followed by counterattack, urban, revenge, werewolf, and CEO, accounting for 30%, 14%, 12%, 10% and 10% respectively. In addition, labels such as fantasy, gangster, and war god are also on the list.

In addition, Horror Game: Seduce My Ghost Teacher or Die produced by Wuhan Zaoxiang ranked 24th on the list, with a heat value of 4.881 million.

In terms of new dramas, a total of 15 new dramas are on the list in this period, 2 more than the previous period. The NetShort platform exclusively has 6 of them, DramaShorts takes 4, DramaWave takes 2, and JoyReels, My Drama and Vigloo take 1 each. Among them, the DramaShorts platform's work My Fluke Touchdown Romance has the highest heat value of 16.178 million, ranking second on the list.

This drama is a BL campus-themed AI emotional short drama, which tells the story that Jules has had a crush on his neighbor Theo for many years, but the love letter was accidentally stuffed into the coat of Logan, the captain of the football team. To help Jules out of the awkward situation, Logan publicly announced that the two are dating, and a fake relationship started, which gradually turned into a real relationship amid jealousy and unexpected affection.

In terms of main investment APPs, NetShort, DramaBox and DramaWave performed prominently, occupying 33, 11 and 9 seats in the July Overseas Short Drama Top 100 List respectively. B25Drama, My Drama and ReelShort followed closely, taking 8 seats each; DramaShorts and Kuku TV took 6 seats and 5 seats respectively.

2. Overseas AI Short Drama Top 100 List for July

In July 2026, the total number of launch materials for the top 100 monthly overseas AI short dramas reached 912,000 groups, a month-on-month increase of 41.15%. Among them, there were 30 AI short dramas with more than 10,000 groups of materials, 17 more than that in June; 20 dramas with materials ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 groups; the remaining 50 dramas had materials ranging from 3,200 groups to 5,000 groups. The threshold of material quantity for the top 100 dramas has been greatly increased compared with the previous period.

Specifically, DramaWave's The Exiled Princess Became the Most Powerful She-Wolf Queen retained the top spot with an absolute advantage, with a material quantity of 103,697 groups; the same platform's works Fake Beggar, Real Emperor and After Being Betrayed by the War God, I Turned Around and Married the Abyssal Demon Lord ranked second and third, with material quantities of 34,812 groups and 32,364 groups respectively.

It is worth noting that DramaWave further continued its expansion momentum in this period, occupying 7 seats in the TOP10, 1 more than the previous period, and at the same time taking the top three positions of the list. The top drama's material quantity exceeded 100,000 groups, leading the overseas AI short drama track. Meanwhile, this period is also the third consecutive month that DramaWave has occupied the top position of the overseas AI short drama list.

In terms of new dramas, a total of 41 new dramas are on the list in July, 9 less than that in June. Among them, DramaWave ranks first with 21 new dramas, accounting for more than 50% of the total number of new dramas; the number of new dramas of NetShort, DramaShorts, VibeShort and FreeReels is 8, 4, 2 and 2 respectively.

In addition, the 5th to 10th positions on the list in this period are all new dramas, of which DramaWave takes 3 seats and NetShort takes 2 seats.

In terms of themes, the emotional label accounts for 65%, followed by counterattack and werewolf, accounting for 23% and 10% respectively. In addition, labels such as revenge, war god, and fantasy are also on the list.

DataEye Research Institute notes that after the dense layout period in May and June, the werewolf theme cooled down to a certain extent in July, and the number of short dramas on the list dropped from 18 in June to 10 in July, but the launch intensity of top dramas did not decrease but increased. While The Exiled Princess Became the Most Powerful She-Wolf Queen retained the top spot, the material quantity of this single drama rose to 103,697 groups, which is not only the only drama on the list with material quantity exceeding 100,000 groups, but also about 200% higher than the second place on the list.

In terms of main investment APPs, DramaWave, NetShort and VibeShort rank top three, with the same ranking as that in June. The three products occupy 51, 24 and 7 seats on the list respectively, accounting for 82 seats in the top 100 list in total, and the concentration is further improved.

Specifically, DramaWave continued its previous growth momentum. After the number of seats on the list skyrocketed from 19 in May to 35 in June, it surged to 51 in July, accounting for more than 50% of the seats in the top 100 list, while the number of seats of NetShort and VibeShort declined slightly. In addition, DramaShorts takes 4 seats and FreeReels takes 3 seats.

DataEye Research Institute believes: The overseas AI short drama track is undergoing the change of "accelerated launch and differentiated supply".

On the launch side, the total number of materials of the top 100 dramas has achieved rapid month-on-month growth for two consecutive months (>40%). In July, the number of materials reached 912,000 groups, and the top drama's material quantity exceeded 100,000 groups. The user acquisition launch of overseas AI short dramas is in a high-speed expansion channel;

On the supply side, DramaWave occupies the first echelon with the absolute advantage of 51 seats, followed by NetShort with 24 seats. Head players have greatly raised the competition threshold by virtue of their scale advantages, making it more difficult for new players or small and medium-sized platforms to break through. The window period for overseas AI short dramas to stand out may be narrowing.

3. TikTok Hit Top 100 List for July

In July 2026, the total incremental play volume of the top 100 hit dramas on TikTok reached 6.933 billion times, a 8.61% month-on-month increase from June. Among them, there were 14 short dramas with incremental play volume exceeding 100 million times, 1 less than that in June; 57 dramas with incremental play volume between 50 million and 100 million times, 27 more than that in June; the remaining 29 dramas had incremental play volume between 40 million and 50 million times.

Specifically, Heartbreak High: Revenge on My First Love released by the BingeBits Drama theater account topped the list strongly, with an incremental play volume of 214 million times. It is worth noting that this drama is also a new drama launched in July; The Heirless Alpha’s Exclusive Devotion released by the Kikii_Shorts theater account ranked second, with an incremental play volume of 195 million times; The So-Called Perfect Wife Project, an AI drama released by the AnimeVerse theater account, ranked third, with an incremental play volume of 193 million times.

In terms of new dramas, a total of 52 new dramas are on the list in this period, slightly lower than the 56 dramas in June, but still at a relatively high level, which means that the content supply of short dramas on the TikTok platform continues to expand.

In terms of theater accounts, ShortDramaTime takes 6 seats, the same as that in June; Magical Vibe takes 5 seats; BingeBits Drama, Kikii_Shorts, AnimeVerse, Shape of Desire and Daily Shorts take 4 seats each; Drama Mode On, Shotshortdrama and AnimeVerse x Prime take 3 seats each.

DataEye Research Institute believes: The TikTok hit list is in a competitive stage of "fast rotation and short cycle".

On the one hand, the theater accounts with the largest number of works on the list in June, Shape of Desire, AnimeVerse and Reelbuzz_official, all saw a sharp decline in the number of works on the list in July, dropping from 8 seats in June to 4, 4 and 2 seats in July respectively; on the other hand, BingeBits Drama and Kikii_Shorts contributed 515 million and 464 million incremental plays respectively with 4 seats each, showing strong explosive power.