BBC Earth YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Bringing you face-to-face with heart-pounding action, mind-blowing ideas and the sheer wonder of being part of this amazing planet we call home. BBC Earth is the official channel of well-known Sir David Attenborough series such as Planet Earth, Frozen Planet and Blue Planet II. It's also where you
| Subscribers | 15M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 5.8B |
| Videos | 3.5K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 310K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2009-02-25 |
Niches: Nature & Animals.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gross Reason These Fish Follow Dugongs | Blue Planet III | 4K | BBC Earth | 0.8× | 70K | 2026-11-03 |
| Incredible Dolphin Sets A Trap | Blue Planet III | 4K | BBC Earth | 4.2× | 386K | 2026-11-01 |
| Into The World Of Creepy Crawlies | BBC Earth | 0.4× | 144K | 2026-10-31 |
| Nature’s Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Climate Change | Speed & Scale | BBC Earth | 1× | 95K | 2026-10-29 |
| Asia's Natural Wonders | 4K UHD | BBC Earth | 0.3× | 108K | 2026-10-28 |
| Singapore Engineers A Future For Nature | 20 Years of Planet Earth II | BBC Earth | 4× | 367K | 2026-10-25 |
| An Incredible Journey Through Africa’s Wilderness | 4K UHD | BBC Earth | 0.5× | 110K | 2026-10-24 |
| The Octopus that Walks on Land | Blue Planet III | 4K | BBC Earth | 6.3× | 537K | 2026-10-23 |
| The Greatest Fights In The Animal Kingdom Part 8 | BBC Earth | 1.4× | 324K | 2026-10-22 |
| Protecting the pollinators 🐝 #BBCEarth #FixingThePlanet #Nature | 9.9× | 521K | 2026-10-22 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 20 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "Baby Iguana vs Racer Snakes | 20 Years of Planet Earth II | BBC Earth".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 16 | 53K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 37 | 112K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 36 | 222K | 0.9× |
| Over 60 minutes | 11 | 324K | 1.4× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 20 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 1.4× against 0.9× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 19.5 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 BBC Earth have?
BBC Earth has about 15M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does BBC Earth upload?
About 19.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from BBC Earth?
"No One Has Ever Seen Tigers Do This Before | Tiger Island | BBC Earth" reached 17× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the BBC Earth 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 Earth on YouTube.