National Geographic YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
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| Subscribers | 27M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 7.3B |
| Videos | 12K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 260K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-05-07 |
Niches: Space & Science, History Documentary, Hindi Facts & Mystery, Nature & Animals.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Unsinkable Ship (Full Episode) | Titanic Sinks Tonight | National Geographic | 0.1× | 48K | 2026-10-29 |
| Still looking for a Halloween costume? Try dressing up as the most terrifying thing in the universe. | 0.6× | 17K | 2026-10-28 |
| Disney+ Special Look | Everest: The Other Side | National Geographic | 0.2× | 141K | 2026-10-27 |
| Spice things up in Grenada #BestOfTheWorld2027 | 0.7× | 21K | 2026-10-26 |
| Follow in Charles Darwin's footsteps in Cape Froward, Chile. #BestOfTheWorld2027 | 0.7× | 23K | 2026-10-26 |
| Discover the best of Puerto Rico in 30 seconds #BestOfTheWorld | 0.5× | 15K | 2026-10-26 |
| Teaching a young pangolin how to feed itself #Rolex #PerpetualPlanet #AfricaEarthsWildHome | 1.8× | 51K | 2026-10-25 |
| Alexander the Great's Reign of Egypt (Full Episode) | Lost Treasures of Egypt | Nat Geo | 1.5× | 856K | 2026-10-25 |
| Unraveling the Notorious Stanford Prison Experiment | MEGA Episode | National Geographic | 0.2× | 146K | 2026-10-24 |
| Inside the World of Hash Smugglers (Full Episode) | Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller | Nat Geo | 1.1× | 665K | 2026-10-23 |
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Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 13 of the last 98 uploads use it, with a median of 2.4× the channel's usual views. Example: "Everest: The Other Side | Trailer | In Theaters October 30".
Content map
What the last 98 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 47 | 29K | 0.9× |
| Under 20 minutes | 11 | 641K | 1.8× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 27 | 487K | 0.8× |
| Over 60 minutes | 13 | 598K | 1.3× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 2.4× the channel's usual views across 13 uploads, against 0.9× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 1.8× against 0.8× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 35.5 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 National Geographic have?
National Geographic has about 27M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does National Geographic upload?
About 35.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from National Geographic?
"Everest: The Other Side | Trailer | In Theaters October 30" reached 34× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the National Geographic 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 National Geographic on YouTube.