ZDF heute-show YouTube Stats

@heuteshow · Comedy & Memes · Updated Nov 6, 2026

ZDF heute-show channel overview

ZDF heute-show (@heuteshow) is a YouTube channel in the Comedy & Memes niche created in 2016. It has 1.9M subscribers and 2B total views across 2.6K videos, an average of 774K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 866K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 2.1M views. Over the last 12 months, ZDF heute-show published 66 videos (86% Shorts), and 3 of them (5%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 11 days, ZDF heute-show gained 10K subscribers and 34M views, about 3.1M views a day.

How much does ZDF heute-show make?

Returbe estimates ZDF heute-show's YouTube ad revenue at $30K – $127K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.3 to $1.24, typically $0.65, 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 $650.

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

ZDF heute-show publishes about 42.4 videos a month. Based on its last 66 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (21% of uploads), usually around 15:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

ZDF heute-show's best outlier videos

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

• Wehrpflicht und Co.: Warum ist die junge Generation so sauer? | heute-show #shorts4.1M views · Oct 25, 20267.3× typical views
• Die eine Person, wenn der Film anfängt | heute-show #shorts2.2M views · Sep 22, 20263.8× typical views
• Der AfD-Landtagspräsident von Sachsen-Anhalt ist während der Sitzung am Handy | heute-show #shorts2.1M views · Oct 16, 20263.7× typical views
• Smart Glasses: Filmen, ohne dass es jemand merkt? | heute-show #shorts1.4M views · Nov 4, 20262.4× typical views
• Spahns verpasste Ausschussitzung: Dieses Zitat ist schlecht gealtert | heute-show #shorts1.3M views · Oct 4, 20262.3× typical views
• Fabian Köster trifft die Sachsen-Anhalt-AfD | heute-show #shorts1.3M views · Oct 10, 20262.3× typical views
• Fabian Köster trifft den prominentesten AfD-Abgeordneten | heute-show #shorts1.2M views · Oct 12, 20262.1× typical views
• Merz entdeckt die Ungerechtigkeit bei der Krankenversicherung?! | heute-show #shorts1.1M views · Oct 5, 20262× typical views

Latest videos

8 of ZDF heute-show's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Klatsche für Trump: Republikaner verlieren bei Midterms beide Kammern | heute-show vom 06.11.20261K views · Nov 6, 20261× typical views
• So bremst Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche die Energiewende aus | heute-show #shorts361K views · Nov 5, 20260.6× typical views
• Smart Glasses: Filmen, ohne dass es jemand merkt? | heute-show #shorts1.4M views · Nov 4, 20262.4× typical views
• So peinlich findet Le Pen die AfD | heute-show #shorts367K views · Nov 4, 20260.6× typical views
• Wollte die AfD raus aus dem Euro? | heute-show #shorts322K views · Nov 3, 20260.6× typical views
• Stimmenkauf? Trump lockt mit Geldgeschenken | heute-show #shorts667K views · Nov 2, 20261.2× typical views
• Tanken wird günstiger und das Deutschlandticket teurer? | heute-show #shorts336K views · Nov 2, 20260.6× typical views
• Dieses Körperteil findet Trump besonders wichtig | heute-show #shorts171K views · Nov 1, 20260.3× typical views
• Die beste Sprachlern-App aller Zeiten! | heute-show #shorts520K views · Oct 31, 20260.9× typical views
• Audi-Chef im Trump-Wahlkampf | AfD vs. EU | Reiche bremst Energiewende | heute-show vom 30.10.20262M views · Oct 30, 20261× typical views

The Comedy & Memes niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 12K videos from 803 channels in this niche. 17.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 47K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.2 to $5.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: gningbo (84K subs, best video 2764.1×), Adictos Al Trap (216K subs, best video 42.1×), Patrick Custer (32K subs, best video 404.4×), Theo Rogan Shorts (436K subs, best video 20.6×), EpsilonnEdit (18K subs, best video 42.3×), MySt3Ry (22K subs, best video 33.2×).

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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 ZDF heute-show or YouTube.