ESPN YouTube Stats

@espn · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

15M

+0 in 17 days

Total views

21B

+73M in 17 days

Videos

116K

690.9 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$242K – $873K

RPM $2.11–$7.61

Avg. views (last 30)

35K

Typical views

89K

median per video

Avg. video length

13 min

Channel age

21 years

since Oct 31, 2005

ESPN channel overview

ESPN (@espn) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2005. It has 15M subscribers and 21B total views across 116K videos, an average of 180K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 35K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 89K views. Over the last 12 months, ESPN published 636 videos (54% Shorts), and 75 of them (12%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, ESPN gained 0 subscribers and 73M views, about 4.3M views a day.

Oct 20, 202615M → 15M subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does ESPN make?

Returbe estimates ESPN's YouTube ad revenue at $242K – $873K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.11 to $7.61, typically $3.81, 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

ESPN publishes about 690.9 videos a month. Based on its last 100 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (41% of uploads), usually around 20:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

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ESPN's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

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

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 34K videos from 996 channels in this niche. 17.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 21K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2.5 to $9.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 556.5×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 230.6×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1020.3×), Victor Foot (56K subs, best video 140.9×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 55.7×), CFB ON FOX (387K subs, best video 22.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does ESPN have?

ESPN has 15M subscribers on YouTube and 21B total views across 116K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does ESPN make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates ESPN's YouTube ad revenue at $242K – $873K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2.11–$7.61 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does ESPN upload?

ESPN uploads about 690.9 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Nov 6, 2026.

What is ESPN's best performing video?

"Smooth even on pavement 👏🔥 (via @knnymills/X)" is ESPN's biggest outlier: 1.9M views, 98.4× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to ESPN?

Channels similar to ESPN include House of Highlights, Bleacher Report, Club Shay Shay, Overtime, NBA on ESPN.

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 ESPN or YouTube.

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