Complex News YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through origin
| Subscribers | 2.4M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 229M |
| Videos | 4.1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 20K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-03-13 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| North West in the building at #ComplexCon 👀 | 90× | 195K | 2026-10-03 |
| Cardi B says her daughter Kulture has her own glam 💄 #complexnews | 33× | 72K | 2026-09-15 |
| Tinashe and Victoria Monét Talk Music From Every Angle | Table Talk with Teremana | 23× | 416K | 2026-10-28 |
| Zippers in his braids?!? Mugzy McFly went absolutely insane with these #hairstyle #braids | 16× | 36K | 2026-10-09 |
| $5 game Hood Warfare 2 is going viral for exploiting Chicago gang violence #gaming #hoodwarfare | 13× | 27K | 2026-10-13 |
| Chet Hanks is dropping a country album #ComplexCon | 9.3× | 20K | 2026-10-05 |
| Destroy Lonely pulled up to #ComplexCon | 9.1× | 20K | 2026-10-04 |
| Hear the demo Drake's "Janice STFU" lawsuit centers around #drake #lawsuit #janicestfu #hiphop | 7.4× | 16K | 2026-10-20 |
| Air Carti #playboicarti #ComplexCon | 7.2× | 16K | 2026-10-04 |
| Steven Victor drove a Ferrari Monza SP2 to confirm Blue AF1 drop #ComplexCon | 7.2× | 15K | 2026-10-03 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lil Yachty reveals why he hasn't been releasing more music | 0.8× | 2K | 2026-11-01 |
| What would make Lil Yachty quit music? | 1× | 2.2K | 2026-10-31 |
| Karrahboo Shares Her Go-To Essentials | 0.5× | 1.3K | 2026-10-31 |
| YonnaJay Puts Us On to Her Current Favorites #complexnews | 0.7× | 1.5K | 2026-10-30 |
| Lil Yachty almost went blind? | 0.7× | 1.7K | 2026-10-30 |
| Lil Yachty Opens Up About Sight Loss, New Music Delays & Transitioning to WWE Full-Time | 1.4× | 31K | 2026-10-29 |
| Tinashe and Victoria Monét Talk Music From Every Angle | Table Talk with Teremana | 23× | 416K | 2026-10-28 |
| You Won't Believe Who Wrote This Hook! 😲#complex #verzuz | 0.8× | 1.9K | 2026-10-22 |
| Carl Thomas Tells Stories Behind "I Wish", Working With Bad Boy, & Verzuz Prep | 0.3× | 11K | 2026-10-22 |
| Joe Tried to Bring Out WHO at Verzuz?! 😱 #complexnews | 0.7× | 1.6K | 2026-10-21 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Complex News, 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 | 91 | 2.6K | 1.2× |
| Under 20 minutes | 8 | 18K | 0.6× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 1 | 35K | 1.9× |
Levers to test
- Shorts did best here, at 1.2× against 0.6× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 23.9 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 Complex News have?
Complex News has about 2.4M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Complex News upload?
About 23.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Complex News?
"North West in the building at #ComplexCon 👀" reached 90× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Complex News 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 Complex News on YouTube.