BBC News Africa YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
BBC Africa draws on its extensive network of journalists to deliver the biggest stories from across the continent and its diaspora. From culture and entertainment, to politics, business and sport, these are African stories brought to you by the world's most trusted news source.
| Subscribers | 2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 425M |
| Videos | 2.1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 75K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2009-04-28 |
Niches: Entertainment.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Everything was floating, including snakes and crocodiles' - BBC Africa | 97× | 801K | 2026-10-02 |
| The viral dress that told a C-section story - BBC Africa | 83× | 685K | 2026-09-11 |
| The community that lives alongside snakes - BBC Africa | 62× | 517K | 2026-10-10 |
| 'There's no evidence I won 2023 election'- Peter Obi - BBC Africa | 47× | 388K | 2026-10-06 |
| Goodbye Raila - BBC Africa Eye Documentaries | 33× | 1.6M | 2026-10-11 |
| Nairobi crime: from armed robbers to wig snatchers - BBC Africa | 21× | 174K | 2026-09-30 |
| City at the centre of Ethiopia's conflict - BBC Africa | 18× | 147K | 2026-10-07 |
| The journalist who became king | 14× | 114K | 2026-09-29 |
| 'Why I left Canada and moved back to Nigeria' - BBC Africa | 13× | 108K | 2026-10-11 |
| Why are Ethiopia's rebels joining forces? - BBC Africa | 11× | 88K | 2026-09-25 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inside the Binance hack that shook the crypto world - BBC Africa | 1.4× | 12K | 2026-11-02 |
| 'My dad collected 800 of my empty liquor bottles' - BBC Africa | 1× | 7.9K | 2026-11-01 |
| Do women in South Africa feel safe? | The Conversation | Focus on Africa | 0.1× | 5K | 2026-10-31 |
| Ebola's unsung heroes find a moment to sing and dance 🎶 🩺 - BBC Africa | 1.9× | 15K | 2026-10-31 |
| 'My record attempt was to celebrate African culture' - BBC Africa | 0.2× | 1.8K | 2026-10-31 |
| When is an Ebola outbreak declared over? WHO’s 42-day rule explained - BBC Africa | 0.4× | 3.4K | 2026-10-30 |
| What can women in Morocco expect with first female PM? - BBC Africa | 0.4× | 3.1K | 2026-10-29 |
| Africa is growing fast; why are millions not feeling it? - BBC Africa | 0.4× | 3.6K | 2026-10-28 |
| Why are Gen Z saying no to toxic work places? - BBC Africa | 0.3× | 2.3K | 2026-10-27 |
| Pregnant at 50, I ended up with 4 babies - BBC Africa | 9.5× | 79K | 2026-10-27 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of BBC News Africa, 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 | 81 | 9.8K | 1.2× |
| Under 20 minutes | 8 | 26K | 1.2× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 11 | 50K | 0.9× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 37.7 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 BBC News Africa have?
BBC News Africa has about 2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does BBC News Africa upload?
About 37.7 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from BBC News Africa?
"'Everything was floating, including snakes and crocodiles' - BBC Africa" reached 97× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the BBC News Africa 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 BBC News Africa on YouTube.