The National Desk YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
America's News, Now. Bringing you award-winning local storytelling from the nation's capital. We cover the stories no one else will. Live on-air from 6am-9am ET and 10pm-12am ET Watch us live at http://thenationaldesk.com Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/TND/ Follow us on Instagram: http
| Subscribers | 852K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 905M |
| Videos | 42K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 4.7K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2016-04-28 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| $6 MILLION marriage fraud scheme UNCOVERED | How alleged MASTERMIND was caught | 115× | 804K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-21 |
| Macron Calls Trump’s Comments on France Unrest “STUPID” | 27× | 165K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-21 |
| Rubio’s Blunt Message: ‘There Would Be No Ukraine’ Without U.S. Aid | 24× | 143K | 2026-10-21 |
| Marriage FRAUD ring EXPOSED | Sham marriages and UNLAWFUL immigration benefits shut down by DOJ | 16× | 70K | 2026-10-21 |
| VOTER FRAUD CRACKDOWN | DOJ lawsuit against California over voter rolls | 9.5× | 66K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-21 |
| The fate of the Senate could come down to these key races | 7.2× | 44K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-22 |
| Rubio says 'UKRAINE WOULD NOT EXIST' if it weren't for the Trump admin | 6.8× | 47K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-21 |
| Trump reacts to Witkoff calling Putin a 'HUMANITARIAN' | 4.7× | 29K (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-21 |
| Is Letitia James WEAPONIZING her office? Opponent focuses more on crime, less on politics | 3.9× | 12K | 2026-10-22 |
| How will Letitia James' opponent be tough on crime? | 3.2× | 19K | 2026-10-22 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAA Ground Stop Update | 0.1× | 271 | 2026-11-14 |
| GROUND STOPS | FAA Issues Ground Stops Nationwide | 1.1× | 5.6K | 2026-11-14 |
| Newark Ground Stop | FAA grounds flights nationwide | 1.3× | 7.5K | 2026-11-14 |
| Melania Trump praises troops for DEFENDING America’s freedoms | Her Thanksgiving message | 0.1× | 453 | 2026-11-14 |
| Murdaugh Attorney CHALLENGES Agent’s Grand Jury Testimony | 0× | 160 | 2026-11-14 |
| RFK Jr. Says Drugmakers Must Share Research Data, Including Negative Results | 0.1× | 358 | 2026-11-14 |
| All 195 aboard Mississippi boat accounted for after crash; 32 hospitalized | 0.6× | 4.4K | 2026-11-14 |
| Did NVIDIA know their client? Investigation continues | 0.3× | 1.7K | 2026-11-14 |
| Boston Logan Ground Stop | FAA grounds flights nationwide | 1.2× | 5.2K | 2026-11-14 |
| Tanker and Cruise ship COLLIDE in Mississippi River | 2.5× | 15K | 2026-11-14 |
Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 13 of the last 84 uploads use it, with a median of 0.8× the channel's usual views. Example: "Rubio’s Blunt Message: ‘There Would Be No Ukraine’ Without U.S. Aid".
Content map
What the last 84 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 67 | 4.4K | 0.6× |
| Under 20 minutes | 11 | 994 | 0.1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 6 | 3K | 0.4× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 0.8× the channel's usual views across 13 uploads, against 0.5× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Shorts did best here, at 0.6× against 0.1× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 38.8 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 National Desk have?
The National Desk has about 852K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The National Desk upload?
About 38.8 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The National Desk?
"$6 MILLION marriage fraud scheme UNCOVERED | How alleged MASTERMIND was caught" reached 115× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The National Desk 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 National Desk on YouTube.