IGN YouTube Stats

@ign · Gaming · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

20M

+0 in 17 days

Total views

22B

+119M in 17 days

Videos

185K

420.4 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$236K – $941K

RPM $1.37–$5.47

Avg. views (last 30)

46K

Typical views

85K

median per video

Avg. video length

6 min

Channel age

20 years

since Sep 19, 2006

IGN channel overview

IGN (@ign) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2006. It has 20M subscribers and 22B total views across 185K videos, an average of 121K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 46K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 85K views. Over the last 12 months, IGN published 387 videos (19% Shorts), and 53 of them (14%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, IGN gained 0 subscribers and 119M views, about 7M views a day.

Oct 20, 202620M → 20M subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does IGN make?

Returbe estimates IGN's YouTube ad revenue at $236K – $941K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.37 to $5.47, typically $2.74, 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 $2.7K.

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

IGN publishes about 420.4 videos a month. Based on its last 100 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (30% of uploads), usually around 15:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

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IGN's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

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

The Gaming niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 37K videos from 2.3K channels in this niche. 10% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 78K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (439K subs, best video 75.6×), Star Hunt (282K subs, best video 55.2×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 155.6×), Mario Friendly (479K subs, best video 62.8×), StundZow Clips (107K subs, best video 116.6×), Abi Army (412K subs, best video 41.9×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does IGN have?

IGN has 20M subscribers on YouTube and 22B total views across 185K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does IGN make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates IGN's YouTube ad revenue at $236K – $941K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.37–$5.47 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does IGN upload?

IGN uploads about 420.4 videos a month, most often on Wednesday. The last upload was on Nov 6, 2026.

What is IGN's best performing video?

"Getting Over It Developer Reacts to 1 Minute 24 Second Speedrun" is IGN's biggest outlier: 12M views, 102.5× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to IGN?

Channels similar to IGN include theRadBrad, Call of Duty, Free Fire India Esports, TheDooo, JEV.

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 IGN or YouTube.

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