HISTORY YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
The HISTORY® Channel, a division of A+E Global Media, is the premier destination for historical storytelling. From best-in-class documentary events, to a signature slate of industry leading nonfiction series and premium fact-based scripted programming, The HISTORY® Channel serves as the most trustwo
| Subscribers | 16M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 5.3B |
| Videos | 13K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 99K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-08-27 |
Niches: History Documentary, Entertainment, Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| America’s Largest Manhunt | The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth | Full Special | 6.5× | 655K | 2026-10-11 |
| Legends of Extraterrestrial Influence | Ancient Aliens | 4.5× | 602K | 2026-10-16 |
| Creatures That SHOULDN'T Exist | MonsterQuest | 4.3× | 550K | 2026-10-17 |
| Are Aliens Watching Us? | Ancient Aliens | 4.2× | 28K | 2026-10-18 |
| Can We Travel Through Time? | The UnXplained (S6, E2) | Full Episode | 3.7× | 466K | 2026-10-12 |
| Anne Boleyn & The Tower of London | Haunted History | 3.6× | 24K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-16 |
| The Egyptian Book of the Dead: Mystic Text Predates the Bible | Full Special | 3.6× | 360K | 2026-10-22 |
| Why Are 50,000 Meteorites Embedded in Antarctic Ice? | The UnXplained | 3.4× | 23K | 2026-10-26 |
| Out Of This World Extraterrestrials | Ancient Aliens | 3.4× | 440K | 2026-10-20 |
| Could Ancient Carvings Be Proof of Aliens? | Ancient Aliens | 3.1× | 403K (as of 2026-11-01) | 2026-10-13 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Production Before Machines | Ancient Impossible (S1, E8) | Full Episode | 0.6× | 73K | 2026-10-30 |
| When the Sahara Was Green | How the Earth Was Made (S2, E4) | Full Episode | 0.7× | 80K | 2026-10-29 |
| Halloween's Most Terrifying Legends *Marathon* | MonsterQuest | 0.8× | 103K | 2026-10-29 |
| The ULTIMATE Fire-Fighting Machine | Mountain Men: Wild North | 0.4× | 31K | 2026-10-29 |
| Huge Pumpkin Collection for Sale! | American Pickers | 0.7× | 4.7K | 2026-10-29 |
| Suspicious Activity Above the Triangle | The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch | 0.8× | 152K | 2026-10-29 |
| Warriors of the Plains | Comanche Warriors | Full Special | 0.7× | 86K | 2026-10-29 |
| Earth’s Alien Energy Grid? | Ancient Aliens (S1, E8) | Full Episode | 0.7× | 87K | 2026-10-28 |
| Thousands of Meteorites Hit Antarctica | The UnXplained | 1.9× | 137K | 2026-10-28 |
| The Great Pumpkin Showdown | American Pickers (S17) | 0.8× | 63K | 2026-10-28 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of HISTORY, 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 | 16 | 6.8K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 22 | 76K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 43 | 129K | 1× |
| Over 60 minutes | 19 | 103K | 0.8× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 85 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 HISTORY have?
HISTORY has about 16M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does HISTORY upload?
About 85 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from HISTORY?
"America’s Largest Manhunt | The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth | Full Special" reached 6.5× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the HISTORY 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 HISTORY on YouTube.