The Economist YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
The Economist gives authoritative insight and opinion on everything from international news to politics, business, finance, science and technology. Our YouTube channel transforms our rigorous reporting and independent thinking into visual intelligence. With in-depth analysis and a global perspective
| Subscribers | 4.2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 601M |
| Videos | 1.7K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 358K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2009-03-23 |
Niches: Geography & Maps.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| India's surprising baby bust | 22× | 2.9M | 2026-08-31 |
| The full-length interview with Yuval Noah Harari | The Economist | 20× | 2.1M | 2026-08-26 |
| Germany is “wrong” to finance Ukraine war: Alice Weidel interview | The Economist | 14× | 1.3M | 2026-10-15 |
| Alice Weidel: Refugees should “go back to their country” | The Economist | 9.4× | 1.3M | 2026-10-15 |
| Which rich country is the most screwed? | 8.9× | 1.2M | 2026-10-10 |
| Will Japan bring down the world economy? | The Economist | 8.8× | 878K | 2026-08-19 |
| How is Vladimir Putin helping China’s military? | The Economist | 7× | 945K | 2026-08-17 |
| Alice Weidel: Germany should stop financing Ukraine | The Economist | 6.6× | 895K | 2026-10-15 |
| Are teenagers getting dumber? | The Economist | 6.5× | 882K | 2026-09-24 |
| Alice Weidel on whether Putin is interested in peace | The Economist | 6.3× | 854K | 2026-10-16 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are you about to lose your job? | The Economist | 2.4× | 320K | 2026-10-19 |
| Alice Weidel on the AfD’s stance on non-traditional families | The Economist | 2.9× | 398K | 2026-10-17 |
| Alice Weidel: the AfD is “not an extreme party” | The Economist | 0.8× | 130K | 2026-10-16 |
| Alice Weidel on whether Putin is interested in peace | The Economist | 6.3× | 854K | 2026-10-16 |
| Alice Weidel: Refugees should “go back to their country” | The Economist | 9.4× | 1.3M | 2026-10-15 |
| Alice Weidel: Europe will have a bond-market crisis | The Economist | 2.4× | 325K | 2026-10-15 |
| Germany is “wrong” to finance Ukraine war: Alice Weidel interview | The Economist | 14× | 1.3M | 2026-10-15 |
| Alice Weidel: Germany should stop financing Ukraine | The Economist | 6.6× | 895K | 2026-10-15 |
| American politicians are uniting against animal testing | The Economist | 0.1× | 22K | 2026-10-14 |
| AI won’t steal your job: Andrew Ng interview | The Economist | 2.3× | 219K | 2026-10-14 |
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Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 15 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "Alice Weidel: Refugees should “go back to their country” | The Economist".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 75 | 110K | 0.8× |
| Under 20 minutes | 22 | 99K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 2 | 336K | 3.2× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 2.1M | 20× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 15 uploads, against 0.9× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 23 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does The Economist have?
The Economist has about 4.2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The Economist upload?
About 23 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The Economist?
"India's surprising baby bust" reached 22× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The Economist audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open The Economist on YouTube.