Ken Burns YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
For more than four decades, Ken Burns and his colleagues at Florentine Films—directors, writers, producers, editors, and cinematographers—have produced some of the most critically acclaimed and most-watched documentaries.
| Subscribers | 116K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 20M |
| Videos | 327 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 46K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2012-05-23 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle of Bunker Hill | 68× | 206K (not yet checked) | 2026-06-17 |
| Lou Gehrig | 63× | 189K (not yet checked) | 2026-06-01 |
| The War | Full Episode 1 | "A Necessary War" (December 1941 - December 1942) | PBS | 35× | 605K (not yet checked) | 2026-06-06 |
| Willie May's Catch | BASEBALL | 31× | 94K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-29 |
| The Death of Ulysses S. Grant | 31× | 93K (not yet checked) | 2026-07-23 |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Full Documentary | PBS | 21× | 360K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-06 |
| One of Baseball's Most Brutal Losses ⚾ | 19× | 58K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-05 |
| George Washington & Presidents Day | 11× | 34K (not yet checked) | 2026-02-16 |
| Benedict Arnold's Betrayal | 10× | 60K (not yet checked) | 2026-08-22 |
| Baseball Premieres On PBS | 9.6× | 29K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-18 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle of Oriskany | 4.7× | 28K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-12 |
| Native Sovereignty After the American Revolution | 0.3× | 2.4K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-12 |
| Meet Joseph Brant | 0.8× | 6.4K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-12 |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Full Documentary | PBS | 21× | 360K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-06 |
| One of Baseball's Most Brutal Losses ⚾ | 19× | 58K (not yet checked) | 2026-10-05 |
| Willie May's Catch | BASEBALL | 31× | 94K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-29 |
| Pennsylvania's Constitution | 0.9× | 2.9K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-28 |
| Differing Perspectives in the Revolutionary era #pbs #kenburns #history | 1.1× | 3.4K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-21 |
| Baseball Premieres On PBS | 9.6× | 29K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-18 |
| The Signing of the Constitution | 1.1× | 3.4K (not yet checked) | 2026-09-17 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 13 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.5× the channel's usual views. Example: "The War | Full Episode 1 | "A Necessary War" (December 1941 - December 1942) | PBS".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 79 | 3.4K | 1.1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 14 | 6K | 0.7× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 2 | 181K | 11× |
| Over 60 minutes | 5 | 689K | 2.4× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.5× the channel's usual views across 13 uploads, against 1.1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 2.4× against 0.7× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 12.2 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 Ken Burns have?
Ken Burns has about 116K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Ken Burns upload?
About 12.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Ken Burns?
"The Battle of Bunker Hill" reached 68× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Ken Burns 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 Ken Burns on YouTube.