New Scientist YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
If someone in the world has a good idea, you'll find it here. We're the world's number one science and technology magazine, and online we are the go-to site for breaking news, exclusive content and breakthroughs that will change your world. New Scientist: exploring the fruits of human endeavour for
| Subscribers | 642K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 243M |
| Videos | 5.1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 120K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2006-11-27 |
Niches: Space & Science.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| What can Hitler’s DNA actually tell us? | 58× | 914K | 2026-10-10 |
| Could consciousness be quantum? 🧠 | 26× | 410K | 2026-10-07 |
| The fossil casting doubt on Out of Africa 💀 | 20× | 318K | 2026-09-29 |
| The Climate Disaster That May Have Already Begun | 13× | 3.6M | 2026-08-26 |
| Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice loss | 11× | 165K | 2026-09-02 |
| The first signs of dark matter particles may finally have been spotted | 10× | 163K | 2026-09-09 |
| Where did Homo sapiens evolve from? 🌍 | 10× | 160K | 2026-09-30 |
| What if our perception of time is wrong? 🕰️ | 9.7× | 152K | 2026-09-05 |
| Why are our hearts so complicated? | 8.5× | 133K | 2026-10-11 |
| What happens if the AMOC collapses? ❄️ | 7.2× | 113K | 2026-09-08 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your soul is the same as atoms, says Carlo Rovelli | 0.8× | 14K | 2026-10-19 |
| Rising water is creating inland ghost forests in the US | 1.2× | 19K | 2026-10-17 |
| Carlo Rovelli on how reality is more complex than it seems | 0.4× | 6.3K | 2026-10-16 |
| What if consciousness plays a role in creating reality? 🧠🌌 | 0.8× | 14K | 2026-10-16 |
| Why giving up can be a wise step in science 🤷 | 0.4× | 7.6K | 2026-10-15 |
| Nothing About Reality is Normal… Here’s Why | 0.9× | 273K | 2026-10-14 |
| How do you test consciousness? 💭 | 1.2× | 19K | 2026-10-12 |
| Can Robots Solve Our Food Crisis? | 0.3× | 5.4K | 2026-10-11 |
| Why are our hearts so complicated? | 8.5× | 133K | 2026-10-11 |
| Why is this El Niño so strong? | 5.8× | 90K | 2026-10-11 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 95 uploads of New Scientist, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 95 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 82 | 13K | 0.8× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 13 | 295K | 1.1× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 23.3 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 New Scientist have?
New Scientist has about 642K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does New Scientist upload?
About 23.3 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from New Scientist?
"What can Hitler’s DNA actually tell us?" reached 58× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the New Scientist 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 New Scientist on YouTube.