NHL YouTube Stats

@nhl · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

NHL channel overview

NHL (@nhl) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2006. It has 3.1M subscribers and 2.8B total views across 46K videos, an average of 60K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 32K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 73K views. Over the last 12 months, NHL published 349 videos (54% Shorts), and 41 of them (12%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 16 days, NHL gained 10K subscribers and 65M views, about 4.1M views a day.

How much does NHL make?

Returbe estimates NHL's YouTube ad revenue at $148K – $528K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.31 to $4.7, typically $2.36, 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 $2.4K.

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

NHL publishes about 379.1 videos a month. Based on its last 100 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (21% of uploads), usually around 03:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

NHL's best outlier videos

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

• Like a bad Neighbor 😈2.4M views · Oct 28, 202639.5× typical views
• MUST-SEE shift with NO STICK!!! 🔥1.2M views · Oct 29, 202619.3× typical views
• Doughty Tried the Old "Get Back in Net" Trick 😂872K views · Oct 23, 202614.6× typical views
• Different Reactions in the McKenna Household802K views · Nov 1, 202613.5× typical views
• Jets complete UNBELIEVABLE COMEBACK after trailing Canadiens 4-0 with 2:40 remaining980K views · Nov 4, 202613.4× typical views
• Tallest Goalie in NHL History Takes His Rookie Lap 🤯🥅780K views · Oct 22, 202613.1× typical views
• Excuse Me While I Grab My Stick 😂759K views · Oct 26, 202612.7× typical views
• It's Giving "Don't Tell Mom" 😂708K views · Oct 22, 202611.9× typical views

Latest videos

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

• Game Over. Thanks, Stammer. 🚨💥3.9K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Predators vs. Avalanche | NHL Highlights | Nov 5, 202622K views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
• The Splits Heard Around the League 😱4.2K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Face of a guy who scored his FIRST GOAL ➡️😃4.6K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Oilers push for comeback in ELECTRIC finale! ⚡12K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• Devils STOP THE BLEEDING in OT! 🩸3.9K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Absolute FILTH to win the shootout 😮‍💨5.4K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Ducks vs. Oilers | NHL Highlights | Nov 5, 202678K views · Nov 6, 20261.1× typical views
• OT Runs Through Caufield 🥶🚨11K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• Blackhawks vs. Lightning | NHL Highlights | Nov 5, 202618K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 34K videos from 998 channels in this niche. 18% 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: MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 230.6×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1020.3×), Victor Foot (56K subs, best video 140.2×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 55.7×), CFB ON FOX (387K subs, best video 22.4×).

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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 NHL or YouTube.