Bernie Sanders YouTube Stats

@berniesanders · News & Politics · Updated Nov 8, 2026

Bernie Sanders channel overview

Bernie Sanders (@berniesanders) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2015. It has 1.5M subscribers and 208M total views across 2.6K videos, an average of 79K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 394K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 212K views. Over the last 12 months, Bernie Sanders published 41 videos (24% Shorts), and 10 of them (24%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Bernie Sanders make?

Returbe estimates Bernie Sanders's YouTube ad revenue at $65K – $260K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.92 to $7.69, typically $3.84, 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 $3.8K.

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

Bernie Sanders publishes about 26.1 videos a month. Based on its last 41 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (27% of uploads), usually around 09:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 8, 2026.

Bernie Sanders's best outlier videos

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

• Bernie Explains Whats Next After the Midterms6.4M views · Nov 6, 202630.2× typical views
• Bernie Explains What Scares Trump the Most1.7M views · Oct 25, 20268× typical views
• Bernie's Message to the UN215K views · Oct 8, 20267.2× typical views
• This is the most important midterm election in modern American history. Here’s why.1.4M views · Oct 30, 20266.5× typical views
• We’re winning. Keep fighting.1.2M views · Sep 8, 20265.7× typical views
• Let's win this election on Tuesday and finally hold Trump accountable165K views · Oct 31, 20265.5× typical views
• Why Bernie Thinks Trump is Getting Nervous158K views · Oct 31, 20265.3× typical views
• What voters in Texas told Bernie about the midterm election984K views · Oct 24, 20264.6× typical views

Latest videos

10 of Bernie Sanders's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• This election showed that the American people want BOLD change4.1K views · Nov 8, 20260.1× typical views
• The American people want a government that stands for working families, not billionaire donors13K views · Nov 7, 20260.4× typical views
• Democrats must DEFUND this horrific war.47K views · Nov 6, 20261.6× typical views
• Medicare for All is not radical — it is precisely what a strong majority of the American people want30K views · Nov 6, 20261× typical views
• Bernie Explains Whats Next After the Midterms6.4M views · Nov 6, 202630.2× typical views
• From barbershops in Michigan to Maine, Minnesota and Vermont, voters are sending a clear message:34K views · Nov 5, 20261.1× typical views
• Please get out and vote - and make sure your friends do as well.32K views · Nov 3, 20261.1× typical views
• If Democrats take control of Congress, this must be the agenda.24K views · Nov 2, 20260.8× typical views
• I know from personal experience. Every vote counts.43K views · Nov 2, 20261.4× typical views
• Yes, if the Democrats take power, we will end these illegal wars.74K views · Nov 1, 20262.5× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 63K videos from 1.1K channels in this niche. 16.9% 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.

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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 Bernie Sanders or YouTube.