HBO YouTube Stats

@hbo · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

3.3M

+0 in 19 days

Total views

1.7B

+5M in 19 days

Videos

11K

3.3 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$11K – $52K

RPM $1.46–$6.82

Avg. views (last 30)

188K

Typical views

117K

median per video

Avg. video length

18 min

Channel age

20 years

since May 17, 2006

HBO channel overview

HBO (@hbo) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2006. It has 3.3M subscribers and 1.7B total views across 11K videos, an average of 157K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 188K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 117K views. Over the last 12 months, HBO published 28 videos (21% Shorts), and 5 of them (18%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 19 days, HBO gained 0 subscribers and 5M views, about 263K views a day.

Oct 18, 20263.3M → 3.3M subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does HBO make?

Returbe estimates HBO's YouTube ad revenue at $11K – $52K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.46 to $6.82, typically $3.41, 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 $3.4K.

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

HBO publishes about 3.3 videos a month. Based on its last 53 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (36% of uploads), usually around 17:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 2, 2026.

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HBO's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

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

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 20K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 69.1×), Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 689.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does HBO have?

HBO has 3.3M subscribers on YouTube and 1.7B total views across 11K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does HBO make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates HBO's YouTube ad revenue at $11K – $52K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.46–$6.82 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does HBO upload?

HBO uploads about 3.3 videos a month, most often on Monday. The last upload was on Nov 2, 2026.

What is HBO's best performing video?

"Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare | Official Trailer | HBO" is HBO's biggest outlier: 1.3M views, 11.4× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to HBO?

Channels similar to HBO include HBO Max, Gabby's Dollhouse, Lionsgate Movies, Peacock, MovieGasm‍․com.

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 HBO or YouTube.

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