BBC News YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
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| Subscribers | 20M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 7.6B |
| Videos | 34K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 406K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN-GB |
| Created | 2006-04-08 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
Latest uploads
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of BBC News, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 55 | 34K | 1.1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 35 | 216K | 1.1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 10 | 68K | 0.7× |
Levers to test
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 1.1× against 0.7× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 119.9 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 BBC News have?
BBC News has about 20M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does BBC News upload?
About 119.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from BBC News?
"Why is the UK telling people to stockpile? | BBC News" reached 25× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the BBC News 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 BBC News on YouTube.