ESPN YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Serving Sports Fans. Anytime. Anywhere.
| Subscribers | 15M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 21B |
| Videos | 116K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 155K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2005-10-31 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth even on pavement 👏🔥 (via @knnymills/X) | 76× | 1.9M | 2026-10-31 |
| GAME 7 CLASSIC 😱 Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries | Full Game Highlights | WNBA on ESPN | 12× | 1M | 2026-11-01 |
| What a season for Angel Reese | 11× | 260K | 2026-11-01 |
| FLAGRANT 1 & 4 TECHNICALS 😳 NBA Opening Night gets HEATED between the Thunder & Spurs | NBA on ESPN | 6.3× | 145K | 2026-10-21 |
| NBA Opening Night Reaction 🍿 LeBron’s 76ers debut spoils Knicks’ banner night | SportsCenter | 6.1× | 518K | 2026-10-21 |
| NBA Season Preview with Stephen A., Perk & Windy 🏀 Knicks, 76ers, Celtics & the Finals! | First Take | 4.9× | 411K | 2026-10-20 |
| BAYOU BARBIE MAKES A STATEMENT 😤 Angel Reese leads Dream to Game 2 victory | WNBA on ESPN | 4× | 188K | 2026-10-20 |
| ‘INEXCUSABLE’ Jason McCourty on Dan Quinn not knowing it was 4th down before going for it 😳 | MNF | 4× | 91K | 2026-10-20 |
| LaMelo on Jaden McDaniels 😂 | 3.8× | 88K | 2026-10-20 |
| Tell 'em Coach 😂 | 3.5× | 86K | 2026-11-01 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNBA Finals Game 7 REACTION 🏆 Gabby Williams' big 2nd half leads to Valkyries history | SportsCenter | 2.7× | 259K | 2026-11-01 |
| 🚨EPIC COMEBACK: THE VALKYRIES ARE WNBA CHAMPIONS!! Golden State makes HISTORY in 2nd season! 🏀 | 0.8× | 70K | 2026-11-01 |
| Tell 'em Coach 😂 | 3.5× | 86K | 2026-11-01 |
| 🗣️🗣️🗣️ | 1× | 24K | 2026-11-01 |
| What a season for Angel Reese | 11× | 260K | 2026-11-01 |
| VALKYRIES ARE CHAMPIONS IN THEIR SECOND SEASON 🙌 | 2.2× | 55K | 2026-11-01 |
| GAME 7 CLASSIC 😱 Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries | Full Game Highlights | WNBA on ESPN | 12× | 1M | 2026-11-01 |
| 'We just built a beautiful culture here' - Gabby Williams reacts to WNBA Finals win 🙌 | WNBA on ESPN | 2.7× | 67K | 2026-11-01 |
| 76ers-Hornets FINAL MOMENTS 🍿 VJ Edgecombe hits clutch 3-pointer in Philly's comeback | NBA on ESPN | 1.6× | 138K | 2026-11-01 |
| Angel and Atlanta are ready 👀 | 0.6× | 15K | 2026-10-31 |
Repeatable pattern
How, why or what titles. 5 of the last 98 uploads use it, with a median of 2.5× the channel's usual views. Example: "What a season for Angel Reese".
Content map
What the last 98 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 61 | 24K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 34 | 100K | 1.2× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 3 | 73K | 0.8× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 2.5× the channel's usual views across 5 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 137.1 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 ESPN have?
ESPN has about 15M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does ESPN upload?
About 137.1 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from ESPN?
"Smooth even on pavement 👏🔥 (via @knnymills/X)" reached 76× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the ESPN 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 ESPN on YouTube.