ESPN Throwback YouTube Stats

@espnthrowback · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

ESPN Throwback channel overview

ESPN Throwback (@espnthrowback) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2019. It has 427K subscribers and 249M total views across 1.9K videos, an average of 128K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 9K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 3K views. Over the last 12 months, ESPN Throwback published 52 videos (75% Shorts), and 10 of them (19%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 12 days, ESPN Throwback gained 0 subscribers and 608K views, about 51K views a day.

How much does ESPN Throwback make?

Returbe estimates ESPN Throwback's YouTube ad revenue at $245 – $884 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.15 to $0.54, typically $0.28, 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 $280.

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 Throwback publishes about 15.2 videos a month. Based on its last 52 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (23% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 3, 2026.

ESPN Throwback's best outlier videos

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

• Lonzo was too funny for this 😂 (via @Zo/IG)2.7M views · Aug 22, 2026253× typical views
• Top Kobe Bryant Lakers moments 🐍 | SportsCenter79K views · Aug 23, 202626.6× typical views
• When Roberto Clemente prevented the potential winning run in Game 6 of the 1971 World Series 😤223K views · Sep 15, 202620.8× typical views
• First Take reflects on Kobe Bryant's Mamba Mentality 🐍 | First Take51K views · Aug 24, 202617× typical views
• PTI's Tony Kornheiser & Michael Wilbon react to ICONIC SPORTS MOMENTS on 25th anniversary special!26K views · Oct 22, 20268.7× typical views
• When Metallica wrote 'Enter Sandman,' they had no idea Virginia Tech would use it 🎸54K views · Sep 8, 20265× typical views
• What a cool moment ❤️👏 (via @chelseafree5/X)42K views · Oct 27, 20263.9× typical views
• Aaron Donald has always been unstoppable 🔥42K views · Aug 31, 20263.9× typical views

Latest videos

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

• HIGHLIGHTS from Aaron Rodgers vs. Tom Brady first meeting in Patriots-Packers (2014) | Big Day1.3K views · Nov 3, 20260.4× typical views
• What a cool moment ❤️👏 (via @chelseafree5/X)42K views · Oct 27, 20263.9× typical views
• PTI's Tony Kornheiser & Michael Wilbon react to ICONIC SPORTS MOMENTS on 25th anniversary special!26K views · Oct 22, 20268.7× typical views
• 25 years ago, Tony Kornheiser & Michael Wilbon explained PTI's concept before we knew it by heart ❤️5.3K views · Oct 22, 20260.5× typical views
• The Baker Mayfield 🆚 Patrick Mahomes BATTLE in the 2016 Oklahoma-Texas Tech matchup | SportsCenter1.4K views · Oct 22, 20260.5× typical views
• Year 18 for Steph. Year one felt just like yesterday 🥹3K views · Oct 21, 20260.3× typical views
• When the Red Sox completed the greatest comeback in MLB playoff history against the Yankees in 2004!6.2K views · Oct 20, 20260.6× typical views
• Is LeBron the new Wilt?! 👀 PTI debated the question back in 2011 | Big Day with Peter Schrager4.7K views · Oct 19, 20261.6× typical views
• Dana White after Ilia Topuria's UFC debut in 2020 👀 (via @UFC/TT)20K views · Oct 16, 20261.8× typical views
• No one tried to save Shaq 😭9.8K views · Oct 15, 20260.9× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 34K videos from 1K 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: Victor Foot (56K subs, best video 189.4×), MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 230.6×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1020.3×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 55.7×), El Balón de Icaro (353K subs, best video 603.4×).

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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 ESPN Throwback or YouTube.