NBA on ESPN YouTube Stats

@nbaonespn · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

NBA on ESPN channel overview

NBA on ESPN (@nbaonespn) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2008. It has 2.2M subscribers and 2.5B total views across 38K videos, an average of 66K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 51K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 71K views. Over the last 12 months, NBA on ESPN published 267 videos (53% Shorts), and 26 of them (10%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 12 days, NBA on ESPN gained 10K subscribers and 23M views, about 1.9M views a day.

How much does NBA on ESPN make?

Returbe estimates NBA on ESPN's YouTube ad revenue at $116K – $417K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2 to $7.2, typically $3.6, 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 $3.6K.

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

NBA on ESPN publishes about 290 videos a month. Based on its last 100 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (29% of uploads), usually around 03:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

NBA on ESPN's best outlier videos

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

• ‘Too much talent to be blowing leads’ - Charles Barkley on the Cavaliers’ collapse | Inside the NBA1.3M views · Oct 23, 202618× typical views
• Breaking: Kawhi Leonard OUT for a period of weeks 🗣️ 'THE WORST SUPERSTAR IN SPORTS!' | First Take647K views · Oct 27, 20269.2× typical views
• Inside The NBA Reaction 🔥 76ers top Pistons, Spurs edge Mavs & Luka goes off629K views · Nov 5, 20268.9× typical views
• CALEB WILSON 🔥217K views · Oct 27, 20268.4× typical views
• Steve Kerr responds on the criticism of Yaxel Lendeborg being a 23-year-old rookie 👏208K views · Oct 31, 20268.1× typical views
• When Klay Thompson dressed as Larry Bird for Halloween 🏀 (via klaythompson/IG)200K views · Oct 30, 20267.8× typical views
• Jalen Williams leaves game on stretcher after apparently leg injury | NBA on ESPN515K views · Oct 26, 20267.3× typical views
• Maxey is comedy 😂176K views · Oct 30, 20266.8× typical views

Latest videos

4 of NBA on ESPN's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• What Is Going On With Warriors & Kristaps Porzingis? We Explain687 views · Nov 6, 20260× typical views
• What teams MISSED out on Yaxel1.8K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• How Wemby Can Be Unstoppable + ‘Dream Start’ For 76ers & How SGA Could Create Unique MVP Debate5.7K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Luka Doncic confronts courtside fan after forceful pass toward referee | NBA on ESPN2.8K views · Nov 6, 20260× typical views
• Steph Curry spoke on playing against his former teammate Klay Thompson29K views · Nov 6, 20261.1× typical views
• Two splash bros 🥺17K views · Nov 6, 20260.7× typical views
• HEAT VS. WARRIORS 😤 Highlights from Steph Curry, Giannis & Yaxel Lendeborg | NBA on ESPN31K views · Nov 6, 20260.4× typical views
• That's a lot of buckets from the Chef 🪣5.4K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• Klay Thompson back in the Bay Area 🙌12K views · Nov 6, 20260.5× typical views
• Devin Booker drops 30 PTS in the Suns win over the Magic 🔥 | NBA on ESPN3.6K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× 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 NBA on ESPN or YouTube.