BBC YouTube Stats

@bbc · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 14, 2026

BBC channel overview

BBC (@bbc) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2005. It has 16M subscribers and 13B total views across 33K videos, an average of 393K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 64K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 2.1M views. Over the last 12 months, BBC published 51 videos (90% Shorts), and 8 of them (16%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does BBC make?

Returbe estimates BBC's YouTube ad revenue at $534 – $2.4K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.02 to $4.76, typically $2.38, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $2.4K.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

BBC publishes about 54.3 videos a month. Based on its last 52 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (33% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 14, 2026.

BBC's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are BBC's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• Philomena Cunk doesn't recognise Benedict Cumberbatch884K views · Nov 12, 202655.7× typical views
• Tabby Stoecker doesn't know left from right | Strictly Come Dancing - BBC427K views · Nov 11, 202626.9× typical views
• James Blunt makes a 'Traitors' confession | - BBC315K views · Nov 11, 202619.9× typical views
• Cunk vs Kermode: How do you pronounce Metro Police?261K views · Nov 13, 202616.5× typical views
• How can two people remember the same moment so differently? - BBC244K views · Nov 13, 202615.4× typical views
• How wholesome 🥹 - BBC221K views · Nov 12, 202613.9× typical views
• Tom, please buy Alan a cake!! 😂 🎂 - BBC176K views · Nov 11, 202611.1× typical views
• The moment Stacey Solomon soft launched moving out of Pickle Cottage73K views · Nov 11, 20264.6× typical views

Latest videos

7 of BBC's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Michael McIntyre reveals his FREAKISH body part - BBC11K views · Nov 14, 20260.7× typical views
• Jeff Stelling's relationship with his dad | Celebrity Race Across The World - BBC5.7K views · Nov 14, 20260.4× typical views
• Joe Swash remembers his first kiss - BBC36K views · Nov 14, 20262.2× typical views
• Where did slapstick come from?7.4K views · Nov 14, 20260.5× typical views
• The ancient vampire power of Zymonzes - BBC30K views · Nov 14, 20261.9× typical views
• Michael gets a reality check17K views · Nov 14, 20261× typical views
• Quick-step practice makes perfect… #Strictly7.5K views · Nov 13, 20260.5× typical views
• Jaime & Carlos return this Saturday & are ready to bring steps, stamina & CHARACTERISATION #Strictly5.4K views · Nov 13, 20260.3× typical views
• #Strictly Costume Designer Vicky Gill takes us behind the scenes of Delta’s Week 7 Cha Cha outfit6.8K views · Nov 13, 20260.4× typical views
• One of the Largest Crab Aggregations Ever Recorded 🦀 - BBC176K views · Nov 13, 20260.1× typical views

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 33K videos from 2.9K channels in this niche. 17.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 13K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Swagger Exposed Shorts (134K subs, best video 2248.5×), 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 107.1×), Memelogyz (135K subs, best video 126.4×), Focus Short Drama (53K subs, best video 150.7×), Regelegorila (391K subs, best video 20.6×), HSN Explains (25K subs, best video 42.9×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with BBC or YouTube.