PBS Terra YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
PBS Terra is the home of science and nature shows from PBS Digital Studios. Subscribe to explore the frontiers of science and tech, our minds and bodies, our planet (and beyond)! Our shows: Weathered: Science Communicator Maiya May investigates why we have more extreme weather and natural disaste
| Subscribers | 1.1M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 256M |
| Videos | 538 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 960K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2019-12-27 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| This island is a giant Petri dish | 43× | 4.6M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-03-26 |
| Did we just witness a ONCE IN A LIFETIME event? | 42× | 5.7M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-10-03 |
| This lake kills with its burps | 26× | 2.8M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-05-12 |
| How a SUPER El Niño Can Trigger the WORST Natural Disaster | 22× | 2.3M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-05-27 |
| The continent that’s tearing itself apart | 22× | 2.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-10-16 |
| Did we just witness the LIMIT of hurricane power? | 18× | 2.4M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-10-31 |
| Could "Category 6" Hurricanes Exist? | 17× | 2.4M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-08-18 |
| What makes bird feet so special? | 17× | 1.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-04-06 |
| Why are hurricanes scared of South America? | 16× | 1.7M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-03-10 |
| What are birds hiding under their feathers? | 13× | 1.4M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-04-27 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| How bad would a Mt. Rainier eruption be? | 4.4× | 467K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-15 |
| Why Everyone Was WRONG About the Nepal Floods | 12× | 1.3M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-13 |
| This Hurricane Should NEVER Have Happened… So How Did It? | 2× | 1.7M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-06 |
| This Island Has Been A Science Experiment for 100 Years | 0.8× | 688K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-01 |
| why are SPACE scientists interested in this cave? | 0.2× | 23K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-22 |
| Mountains can breathe | 0.7× | 95K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-10 |
| How This Dying Rainforest Is a Sign of Things to Come | 1× | 764K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-08-20 |
| You’re not paying enough attention to moss | 0.2× | 26K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-08-17 |
| EXTREME HEAT Is Getting Worse, and It Will Reshape Earth FOREVER | 0.5× | 420K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-08-10 |
| These places seem out of place | 5× | 540K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-08-04 |
Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 7 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.6× the channel's usual views. Example: "Could "Category 6" Hurricanes Exist?".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 57 | 131K | 0.9× |
| Under 20 minutes | 38 | 762K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 4 | 2M | 2.6× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 420K | 0.5× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.6× the channel's usual views across 7 uploads, against 0.9× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- 20 to 60 minutes did best here, at 2.6× against 0.9× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 4.5 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 PBS Terra have?
PBS Terra has about 1.1M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does PBS Terra upload?
About 4.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from PBS Terra?
"This island is a giant Petri dish" reached 43× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the PBS Terra 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 PBS Terra on YouTube.