NASA YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
NASA's mission is to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. To do that, we have worked around the world—and off it—for more than 60 years, searching for answers to fundamental questions about our place in the universe. We're exploring space and di
| Subscribers | 15M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.1B |
| Videos | 6.2K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 261K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2008-06-03 |
Niches: Space & Science.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artemis II Watches Earth Set Behind the Moon | 7.2× | 1.1M | 2026-04-20 |
| Planetary Defenders: This Is Not an Exercise | 6.5× | 681K | 2026-10-14 |
| NASA Moon Base: Rovers and Lunar Terrain Vehicles (October 2026 Update) | 5.9× | 1M | 2026-10-20 |
| 2026 Total Solar Eclipse (Official NASA Trailer) | 5.5× | 861K | 2026-07-29 |
| NASA’s Artemis III Announcement (Official NASA Trailer) | 4.8× | 738K | 2026-06-07 |
| NASA Moon Base: The First Six Months | 3.4× | 530K | 2026-09-08 |
| NASA Moon Base: Lunar Landers (August 2026 Update) | 3× | 511K | 2026-08-04 |
| Moonbound Episode 1 | Charting the Course | 2.9× | 301K (not yet checked) | 2026-04-17 |
| For Earth, With Love: Artemis II | 2.6× | 440K | 2026-09-03 |
| Moonbound Episode 2 | For All Humanity | 2.5× | 216K (not yet checked) | 2026-04-17 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live High-Definition Views from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream) | 1.6× | 281K | 2026-10-22 |
| U.S. Spacewalk 100 | 1.4× | 246K | 2026-10-20 |
| NASA Moon Base: Rovers and Lunar Terrain Vehicles (October 2026 Update) | 5.9× | 1M | 2026-10-20 |
| NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Postflight News Conference (Oct. 15, 2026) | 1.1× | 96K | 2026-10-15 |
| U.S. Spacewalk Preview News Conference (Oct. 20, 2026) | 0.5× | 84K | 2026-10-15 |
| NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Rendezvous and Docking | 0.9× | 126K | 2026-10-15 |
| Planetary Defenders: This Is Not an Exercise | 6.5× | 681K | 2026-10-14 |
| NASA's SpaceX 35th Commercial Resupply Services Launch | 1.7× | 170K | 2026-10-13 |
| NASA's Northrop Grumman Commercial Resupply Services 24 Departure | 1.4× | 117K | 2026-10-09 |
| NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Re-Entry & Splashdown | 3.2× | 515K | 2026-10-08 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 39 uploads of NASA, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 39 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 33 | 156K | 0.9× |
| Under 20 minutes | 3 | 511K | 3× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 3 | 301K | 2.9× |
Levers to test
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 3× against 0.9× for shorts. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 14.3 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 NASA have?
NASA has about 15M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does NASA upload?
About 14.3 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from NASA?
"Artemis II Watches Earth Set Behind the Moon" reached 7.2× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the NASA 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 NASA on YouTube.