Numberphile YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Videos about numbers and mathematics. Videos by Brady Haran since 2011. Our thanks to Jane Street and our Patreon supporters.
| Subscribers | 4.8M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 742M |
| Videos | 831 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 284K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-09-15 |
Niches: Space & Science.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Clever Way to Count Tanks - Numberphile | 13× | 2.3M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-07-31 |
| No More Heroes - Terence Tao Talks to Numberphile About AI | 6× | 1.1M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-15 |
| SOLVED: Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - Numberphile | 5.1× | 1.1M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-18 |
| A 1.58-Dimensional Object - Numberphile | 3.5× | 694K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2025-03-07 |
| The Buckmaster Interview (Navier-Stokes) - Numberphile | 3.4× | 443K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-29 |
| A simple equation that behaves weirdly - Numberphile | 2.9× | 499K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2025-06-17 |
| New Recipe for Pi - Numberphile | 2.9× | 497K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-07-19 |
| A Fascinating Frog Problem - Numberphile | 2.7× | 466K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-09-30 |
| What now for Mathematics (with 3Blue1Brown) - Numberphile | 2.6× | 406K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-28 |
| The Hyper Moser (and other Mega Numbers) - Numberphile | 2.5× | 501K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2025-03-14 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| A New Math Meme - Numberphile | 2.4× | 419K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-18 |
| No More Heroes - Terence Tao Talks to Numberphile About AI | 6× | 1.1M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-15 |
| The End of Mathematical Mountain Climbing - Numberphile | 1.4× | 223K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-14 |
| Blind Ranking Numbers (Matt Parker) | - | 173K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-06 |
| All the Noble Polyhedra #maths #math #animation | - | 35K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-03 |
| Big News in Polyhedra - Numberphile | 1.9× | 317K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-02 |
| The Buckmaster Interview (Navier-Stokes) - Numberphile | 3.4× | 443K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-29 |
| What now for Mathematics (with 3Blue1Brown) - Numberphile | 2.6× | 406K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-28 |
| Blind Ranking Numbers (James Grime) | - | 509K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-22 |
| SOLVED: Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - Numberphile | 5.1× | 1.1M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-18 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Numberphile, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 5 | 92K | - |
| Under 20 minutes | 74 | 183K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 20 | 191K | 1× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 117K | 0.6× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 3.8 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 Numberphile have?
Numberphile has about 4.8M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Numberphile upload?
About 3.8 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Numberphile?
"The Clever Way to Count Tanks - Numberphile" reached 13× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Numberphile 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 Numberphile on YouTube.