ABC 7 Chicago YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
ABC 7 Chicago leads the market in local news coverage and boasts a legacy of excellence, consistently holding the No. 1 position for more than three decades. Covering news, consumer stories, investigations, weather, entertainment, health, lifestyle, sports and more. Here, we explore fresh stories
| Subscribers | 1.3M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.2B |
| Videos | 57K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 5.4K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2014-05-01 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 family members among 5 dead after murder-suicide shooting at Mundelein home, police say | 56× | 150K | 2026-10-19 |
| 5 found dead in Mundelein murder-suicide shooting ID'd | 54× | 145K | 2026-10-20 |
| NICU babies celebrate their first Halloween | 42× | 113K | 2026-10-20 |
| Students among 2 killed, 1 hurt after Amtrak train crashes into car on track in Western Springs | 23× | 60K | 2026-11-11 |
| Crew reported brake problem before tire blew out on American Airlines flight at O'Hare: FAA | 18× | 43K | 2026-10-21 |
| Midterm election: New poll examines voter concerns, presidential approval | 15× | 39K | 2026-10-19 |
| Some older siblings left raising younger family members after parents' deportation, advocates say | 9.8× | 26K | 2026-10-20 |
| Man killed parents, son, and girlfriend before turning gun on himself at Mundelein home: officials | 8× | 19K | 2026-10-21 |
| Girls share emotional goodbye with retiring pediatrician | 7.9× | 21K | 2026-10-20 |
| Woman dead after being hit by freight train in north suburb | 7.3× | 20K | 2026-10-20 |
Latest uploads
Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 5 of the last 90 uploads use it, with a median of 4.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "Midterm election: New poll examines voter concerns, presidential approval".
Content map
What the last 90 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 85 | 3K | 1.1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 2 | 1.3K | 0.6× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 3 | 1.7K | 0.6× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 4.3× the channel's usual views across 5 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Shorts did best here, at 1.1× against 0.6× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 67.2 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 ABC 7 Chicago have?
ABC 7 Chicago has about 1.3M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does ABC 7 Chicago upload?
About 67.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from ABC 7 Chicago?
"4 family members among 5 dead after murder-suicide shooting at Mundelein home, police say" reached 56× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the ABC 7 Chicago 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 ABC 7 Chicago on YouTube.