CNBC YouTube Stats

@cnbc · Finance & Investing · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Subscribers

4.2M

Total views

2.1B

Videos

16K

26.1 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$61K – $228K

RPM $7.94–$29.78

Avg. views (last 30)

320K

Typical views

226K

median per video

Avg. video length

9 min

Channel age

20 years

since Jun 17, 2006

CNBC channel overview

CNBC (@cnbc) is a YouTube channel in the Finance & Investing niche created in 2006. It has 4.2M subscribers and 2.1B total views across 16K videos, an average of 129K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 320K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 226K views. Over the last 12 months, CNBC published 36 videos (14% Shorts), and 6 of them (17%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does CNBC make?

Returbe estimates CNBC's YouTube ad revenue at $61K – $228K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $7.94 to $29.78, typically $13.9, 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 $14K.

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

CNBC publishes about 26.1 videos a month. Based on its last 36 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (33% of uploads), usually around 01:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

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CNBC's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

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

The Finance & Investing niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 2.9K videos from 252 channels in this niche. 6.7% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 15K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $8 to $30.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: BFM Business (264K subs, best video 108.6×), The Iced Coffee Hour Clips (475K subs, best video 100.4×), Rémi Lux - Investir en Bourse (31K subs, best video 54.1×), Macro Tradecraft (1.7K subs, best video 45.9×), Matthias Baccino (89K subs, best video 14.3×), Econ in a Nutshell (3K subs, best video 89×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does CNBC have?

CNBC has 4.2M subscribers on YouTube and 2.1B total views across 16K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).

How much does CNBC make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates CNBC's YouTube ad revenue at $61K – $228K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $7.94–$29.78 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does CNBC upload?

CNBC uploads about 26.1 videos a month, most often on Saturday. The last upload was on Nov 7, 2026.

What is CNBC's best performing video?

"Why Investors Love Wonder" is CNBC's biggest outlier: 1.2M views, 5.3× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to CNBC?

Channels similar to CNBC include Andrei Jikh, Paul Barron Network, Shangerdanger, James Jani, Altcoin Daily.

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 CNBC or YouTube.

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