Behind the News YouTube Stats

@behindthenewsabc · News & Politics · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Behind the News channel overview

Behind the News (@behindthenewsabc) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2014. It has 170K subscribers and 62M total views across 4.8K videos, an average of 13K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.5K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1.8K views. Over the last 12 months, Behind the News published 74 videos, and 2 of them (3%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 11 days, Behind the News gained 0 subscribers and 167K views, about 15K views a day.

How much does Behind the News make?

Returbe estimates Behind the News's YouTube ad revenue at $888 – $3.6K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2 to $8, typically $4, 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 $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

Behind the News publishes about 55.4 videos a month. Based on its last 71 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (45% of uploads), usually around 06:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

Behind the News's best outlier videos

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

• Have you seen the new World Map? - Behind the News23K views · Sep 16, 202613× typical views
• Your Guide To The 2026 MTV VMAs5.9K views · Sep 28, 20263.4× typical views
• BTN Episode 29, 2026 - Behind the News4.9K views · Oct 19, 20262.8× typical views
• BTN Episode 28, 2026 - Behind the News4.6K views · Oct 12, 20262.6× typical views
• Ed Sheeran's Response To Fans4.6K views · Sep 21, 20262.6× typical views
• Can Squishies Explode? Squishy Toy Safety Explained - Behind the News4K views · Oct 15, 20262.2× typical views
• This YouTuber's Aussie Accent Is Actually AI3.9K views · Sep 17, 20262.2× typical views
• Why A Bunch Of Websites (Temporarily) Went Offline3.5K views · Oct 22, 20262× typical views

Latest videos

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

• Does Pineapple Belong on Pizza?633 views · Nov 6, 20260.4× typical views
• What Happened To David Jones?1.8K views · Nov 5, 20261× typical views
• Australia's Worst Products and Services of 2026?1.7K views · Nov 4, 20261× typical views
• Kids Who Sound Like Birds: Inside the Bird Call Olympics - Behind the News302 views · Nov 4, 20260.2× typical views
• Should Schools Be More Pen and Paper than Screens and Software? - Behind the News346 views · Nov 4, 20260.2× typical views
• Why Is Floodwater So Dangerous? Flood Safety Tips from the SES - Behind the News172 views · Nov 4, 20260.1× typical views
• Meet Dillon, the Young Pianist Playing the Sydney Opera House - Behind the News2.8K views · Nov 4, 20261.6× typical views
• Bullying Is Harder to Spot Than You Think: Raghu's Anti-Bullying Mission - BTN High360 views · Nov 4, 20260.2× typical views
• Why Can't Gen Z Stop Shopping? Fast Fashion, TikTok and the Science of Spending - BTN High1.6K views · Nov 4, 20260.9× typical views
• The 2026 Melbourne Cup1.7K views · Nov 3, 20260.9× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 55K videos from 814 channels in this niche. 18% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 15K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 51×), BNN Bloomberg (188K subs, best video 114.3×), M6 Info (315K subs, best video 48.3×), CP24 (383K subs, best video 24.9×), OKDIARIO (290K subs, best video 104.6×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1378.9×).

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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 Behind the News or YouTube.