Heather Cox Richardson YouTube Stats

@heathercoxrichardson · News & Politics · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Heather Cox Richardson channel overview

Heather Cox Richardson (@heathercoxrichardson) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2020. It has 1.1M subscribers and 354M total views across 2.4K videos, an average of 146K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 107K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 86K views. Over the last 12 months, Heather Cox Richardson published 44 videos (32% Shorts), and 4 of them (9%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Heather Cox Richardson make?

Returbe estimates Heather Cox Richardson's YouTube ad revenue at $8.9K – $36K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.7 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

Heather Cox Richardson publishes about 47.8 videos a month. Based on its last 44 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (52% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Heather Cox Richardson's best outlier videos

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

• Doomsday Prep, Trump’s War Plan, and What We Can Do | Explainer595K views · Oct 30, 20266.9× typical views
• Infighting, Resignations, and Heads Are Rolling on the MAGA Front | Explainer584K views · Nov 6, 20266.8× typical views
• Republicans Are Cornered and Pulling Away From Trump | Explainer342K views · Nov 4, 20264× typical views
• Republicans Reject Trump and Democrats Plan to Hit the Ground Running | Explainer295K views · Nov 5, 20263.4× typical views
• 2026 U.S. Midterm Results Highlight a Major Political Shift | Explainer251K views · Nov 5, 20262.9× typical views
• Democrats in This Moment and What’s Next | Explainer247K views · Nov 4, 20262.9× typical views
• Today in Politics Chat | Livestream Replay181K views · Nov 6, 20262.1× typical views
• Today in Politics Chat | Livestream Replay179K views · Oct 30, 20262.1× typical views

Latest videos

7 of Heather Cox Richardson's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• America’s Political Future Is Incredibly Exciting3.4K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Helping Emerging Politicians Run for Something16K views · Nov 7, 2026
• The “Mr. Rogers” Era11K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Spotting Politicians That Flip Seats6.6K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Shining a Light46K views · Nov 6, 20260.5× typical views
• Politics Chat, November 5, 202613K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• Unknown Factors and Outcomes Causing Friction Post-midterms | Explainer87K views · Nov 6, 20261× typical views
• Options for an Outdated System That Needs Attention | Explainer76K views · Nov 6, 20260.9× typical views
• Infighting, Resignations, and Heads Are Rolling on the MAGA Front | Explainer584K views · Nov 6, 20266.8× typical views
• A New Era31K views · Nov 6, 20260.4× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 60K videos from 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.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 58.1×), M6 Info (315K subs, best video 94.9×), CP24 (383K subs, best video 26.4×), UKLIVE | Home of The Mike Graham Show (187K subs, best video 50.2×), ITV News In Full (33K subs, best video 59.4×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1379.3×).

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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 Heather Cox Richardson or YouTube.