The New York Times YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
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| Subscribers | 5.3M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.5B |
| Videos | 11K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 111K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-10-13 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| How Trump Lost Young Men in Michigan | 35× | 1.9M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-31 |
| When ChatGPT’s Medical Advice Led to Tragedy | 24× | 1.1M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-28 |
| Trump was Briefed on a Chinese Spy Plot But Took No Action | 20× | 859K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-30 |
| What Makes These Election Results So Historic | 14× | 665K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-11-04 |
| What Could Democrats Do if They Win Congress? | 12× | 566K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-24 |
| Why Kansas Ranchers Are Turning on Trump | 11× | 655K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-29 |
| How Trump Is Reacting to the Midterm Results | 11× | 508K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-11-05 |
| Fire Guts Nazi-Era ‘Eagle’s Nest’ | 10× | 486K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-25 |
| Rallies Fill Serbia’s Streets Ahead of Its Election | 8.9× | 413K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-25 |
| The Private Bridges Still Destroyed Years After the Hurricane | 6.8× | 318K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-27 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Duffy Blames Nationwide Ground Stop on Outdated Systems | 0.1× | 4.6K | 2026-11-14 |
| Why Jensen Huang Was Essential to Nvidia’s Rise | 4.7× | 254K | 2026-11-14 |
| Tanker Smashes Into Riverboat in New Orleans | 1.7× | 89K | 2026-11-14 |
| How Peter Farrelly Captured a New Side of ‘Rocky’ | Anatomy of a Scene | 0× | 6.9K | 2026-11-13 |
| How Conservatives Feel About the Democrats’ Wins in Texas | 0.1× | 54K | 2026-11-13 |
| Two Children and Six Adults Died in the Brooklyn Building Collapse | 0.7× | 35K | 2026-11-13 |
| S.S. United States Is Sunk to Ocean Floor | 0.3× | 17K | 2026-11-12 |
| Brooklyn Building Collapses Into Construction Site; at Least 2 Are Dead | 0.4× | 19K | 2026-11-12 |
| Soldier Shouts at Hegseth’s Group to Show ‘Respect’ at Tomb of the Unknowns | 4.3× | 210K | 2026-11-12 |
| Jim Jordan Will Lead House GOP After Midterm Losses | 2.4× | 118K | 2026-11-11 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of The New York Times, 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 | 88 | 59K | 1.3× |
| Under 20 minutes | 10 | 53K | 0.2× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 2 | 127K | 1.9× |
Levers to test
- Shorts did best here, at 1.3× against 0.2× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 103.2 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 The New York Times have?
The New York Times has about 5.3M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The New York Times upload?
About 103.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The New York Times?
"How Trump Lost Young Men in Michigan" reached 35× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The New York Times 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 The New York Times on YouTube.