Channel 4 News YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
News that's committed to challenging expectations with stories that reveal and inspire, innovatively produced - with just a touch of mischief. Got a story? C4Nstories@itn.co.uk
| Subscribers | 4.3M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 2.5B |
| Videos | 27K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 57K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-07-05 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water boss asked why profits shouldn't pay for £3.6 billion Lake Windermere sewage plan | 14× | 229K | 2026-10-22 |
| Why the UK energy grid can't deal with electricity - explained | 8.1× | 635K (as of 2026-11-12) | 2026-10-22 |
| Why is Gen Z protesting across the world? | 7.5× | 120K | 2026-10-22 |
| Jonathan Ross ‘horrified’ after Walliams allegations and Brand conviction | 5.1× | 82K (as of 2026-11-12) | 2026-11-11 |
| What we know about CFB Wainwright ‘disaster’ after four killed | 5.1× | 82K | 2026-10-18 |
| France expected to declare state of emergency after violent protests | 5.1× | 562K (as of 2026-11-12) | 2026-10-18 |
| Protests in Milan turn violent over rising cost of living | 4.5× | 72K (as of 2026-11-12) | 2026-10-19 |
| Tories and Reform clash over immigration | 4.3× | 70K | 2026-11-13 |
| PM vows to end 'rip-off' parking | 3.9× | 63K (as of 2026-11-12) | 2026-10-20 |
| Man charged over attack that left Australian MP without a leg | 3.5× | 56K | 2026-10-20 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| This man wants to be the ‘America First’ far-right president | FourSight Interview | 0× | 2.2K | 2026-11-14 |
| Former Hamas bodyguard convicted of Birmingham knife attack | 0.5× | 7.3K | 2026-11-13 |
| Inside Kyiv's cancer hospital as Russia targets Ukraine's power | 0.1× | 6.4K | 2026-11-13 |
| Microsoft outage: Could Putin EXPLOIT Britain’s reliance on tech? | 0.2× | 29K | 2026-11-13 |
| Microsoft scrambles to restore services after global outage | 0.5× | 61K | 2026-11-13 |
| David Walliams investigated by police over ‘serious sexual offences’ | 2× | 32K | 2026-11-13 |
| Russell Brand’s former PA: He was 'a controlling, scary person’ | 1.6× | 189K | 2026-11-13 |
| Russia is ‘setting traps’ in Ukraine talks, EU chief warns | 1.2× | 19K | 2026-11-13 |
| Tories and Reform clash over immigration | 4.3× | 70K | 2026-11-13 |
| Why is Russia being let back into Paralympic games? | 0× | 4.1K | 2026-11-13 |
Repeatable pattern
How, why or what titles. 11 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.2× the channel's usual views. Example: "Water boss asked why profits shouldn't pay for £3.6 billion Lake Windermere sewage plan".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 62 | 19K | 1.2× |
| Under 20 minutes | 29 | 64K | 0.7× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 9 | 64K | 0.4× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.2× the channel's usual views across 11 uploads, against 0.9× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Shorts did best here, at 1.2× against 0.4× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 43.8 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 Channel 4 News have?
Channel 4 News has about 4.3M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Channel 4 News upload?
About 43.8 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Channel 4 News?
"Water boss asked why profits shouldn't pay for £3.6 billion Lake Windermere sewage plan" reached 14× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Channel 4 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 Channel 4 News on YouTube.