BBC News YouTube Stats

@bbcnews · News & Politics · Updated Nov 7, 2026

BBC News channel overview

BBC News (@bbcnews) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2006. It has 20M subscribers and 7.6B total views across 34K videos, an average of 221K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 110K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, BBC News published 55 videos (47% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does BBC News make?

Returbe estimates BBC News's YouTube ad revenue at $14K – $57K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.73 to $6.92, typically $3.46, 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 $3.5K.

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 News publishes about 59.7 videos a month. Based on its last 55 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (45% of uploads), usually around 11:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Latest videos

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

• What do we know about Stranger Things prequel series? #StrangerThings #Netflix #BBCNews2.1K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Naomi Watts 'deeply impressed' by Kim Kardashian's acting. #BBCNews4K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Is it the end of the road for Tesla's Cybertruck? #BBCNews8.1K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Polls close in New Zealand general election | BBC News13K views · Nov 7, 2026
• The anti-Putin saboteur helping Ukraine from inside Russia | BBC Eye29K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Russell Brand: What happened inside the court room?84K views · Nov 6, 2026
• US tech stocks rally after dramatic plunge but markets remain shaky | BBC News34K views · Nov 6, 2026
• Major construction ongoing near Iran missile bases | BBC News312K views · Nov 6, 2026
• What is a polar vortex and how can you prepare? | BBC News302K views · Nov 6, 2026
• UK prime minister tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts. #BBCNews47K views · Nov 6, 2026

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 59K videos from 997 channels in this niche. 17% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 64.4×), BNN Bloomberg (188K subs, best video 224.3×), CP24 (383K subs, best video 36.3×), France 3 Grand Est (241K subs, best video 99.5×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1375.8×), Onda Cero (421K subs, best video 140.7×).

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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 News or YouTube.