NBA YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. The league is truly global, with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages. The NBA consists of 30 teams. The NBA offers real time access to live regular season NBA games with a subscr
| Subscribers | 25M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 19B |
| Videos | 81K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 257K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2005-11-21 |
Niches: Sports Stories.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former USA Basketball teammates linked up before the game 🙌 | 29× | 2.2M | 2026-10-21 |
| CAVALIERS at 76ERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 22, 2026 | 10× | 3.6M | 2026-10-23 |
| LEBRON’S PREGAME HANDSHAKES 🤝 | 8.2× | 560K | 2026-10-22 |
| TIMBERWOLVES at HEAT | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 21, 2026 | 8× | 2.8M | 2026-10-22 |
| WARRIORS at LAKERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 21, 2026 | 7.1× | 2.9M | 2026-10-22 |
| The one and only Allen Iverson in the building for the 76ers home debut | 5.3× | 366K | 2026-10-23 |
| Those rims are familiar for Kawhi ✋ | 3.5× | 263K | 2026-10-22 |
| NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Night | October 21, 2026 | 3.5× | 238K | 2026-10-22 |
| Anthony Edwards ERUPTS for Franchise Season Opening Record 45 PTS in Miami | October 21, 2026 | 3.2× | 365K | 2026-10-22 |
| NUGGETS at THUNDER | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 22, 2026 | 3× | 1M | 2026-10-23 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBA's Nightly Recap | October 22, 2026 | 0.2× | 102K | 2026-10-23 |
| NBA's Top 5 Plays of the Night | October 22, 2026 | 1.1× | 78K | 2026-10-23 |
| Jalen Williams on SGA’s 141-Game 20+ Point Streak Ending 💯 | 0.3× | 22K | 2026-10-23 |
| The @sixers Comeback Win Are What Dreams Are Made Of For LeBron Jay | 0.4× | 29K | 2026-10-23 |
| NUGGETS at THUNDER | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 22, 2026 | 3× | 1M | 2026-10-23 |
| SGA Drains the Three, Heads to the Bench with 17 Points | 0.7× | 50K | 2026-10-23 |
| Jalen Williams’ Dramatic Fall Has the Announcers COUNTING😂 | 1.8× | 122K | 2026-10-23 |
| Chet Holmgren BLOCKS the Shot and J-Dub THROWS IT DOWN 🔥 | 2.3× | 158K | 2026-10-23 |
| Chet Holmgren Goes From BLOCK To BUCKET In Seconds 😤 | 0.6× | 43K | 2026-10-23 |
| LeBron James Fills Up The Stat Sheet in Comeback Win vs Cavaliers | October 22, 2026 | 2.9× | 197K | 2026-10-23 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 42 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "CAVALIERS at 76ERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 22, 2026".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 71 | 52K | 0.7× |
| Under 20 minutes | 24 | 311K | 1.3× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 4 | 150K | 0.3× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 21K | 0.1× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 42 uploads, against 0.7× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 1.3× against 0.3× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 71.4 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 NBA have?
NBA has about 25M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does NBA upload?
About 71.4 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from NBA?
"Former USA Basketball teammates linked up before the game 🙌" reached 29× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the NBA 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 NBA on YouTube.