Philip DeFranco YouTube Stats

@philipdefranco · News & Politics · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Philip DeFranco channel overview

Philip DeFranco (@philipdefranco) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2006. It has 6.7M subscribers and 2.7B total views across 2.7K videos, an average of 998K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.1M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1M views. Over the last 12 months, Philip DeFranco published 59 videos (5% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, Philip DeFranco gained 0 subscribers and 15M views, about 860K views a day.

How much does Philip DeFranco make?

Returbe estimates Philip DeFranco's YouTube ad revenue at $50K – $202K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.98 to $7.91, typically $3.95, 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 $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

Philip DeFranco publishes about 19.6 videos a month. Based on its last 59 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (27% of uploads), usually around 21:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.

Philip DeFranco's best outlier videos

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

• The Markiplier GoPro Situation is Crazier Than You Think2.1M views · Sep 1, 20262× typical views
• H3 Ethan Klein Cheating Scandal Broke The Internet1.8M views · Oct 23, 20261.8× typical views
• Trump's Midterm Blowout Nightmare IS As Bad As It Looks1.8M views · Nov 4, 20261.7× typical views
• The Cornell University 7 Scandal is Bigger Than You Think1.6M views · Sep 28, 20261.5× typical views
• The Real Reason Trump's Joe Rogan Problem is Getting Worse1.4M views · Sep 2, 20261.3× typical views
• The Moist Critical FoidElf Situation is Crazy1.4M views · Oct 15, 20261.3× typical views
• The Shane Gillis Situation Has Divided The Internet & Trump Crowd Attacks Woman Over Epstein Shirt1.4M views · Oct 13, 20261.3× typical views
• The Abdul El-Sayed Town Hall Scandal is Crazier Than You Think1.3M views · Oct 19, 20261.2× typical views

Latest videos

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

• Russell Brand Found GUILTY Of Rape and Denied Bail & EDP445 Finally Arrested910K views · Nov 5, 20260.9× typical views
• Trump's Midterm Blowout Nightmare IS As Bad As It Looks1.8M views · Nov 4, 20261.7× typical views
• They're Already Crying Stolen Election Over This & It Exposes A Lot1.1M views · Nov 3, 20261× typical views
• The Haley Stevens Meltdown is Worse Than You Think949K views · Nov 2, 20260.9× typical views
• The Real Reason Candace Owens' Macron Problem Isn't Over & Guess Who Got Charged With Voter Fraud1M views · Oct 29, 20261× typical views
• Hasan Piker’s $72.5 Million Defamation Lawsuit is Bigger Than You Think & Trisha Paytas Speaks Out1.1M views · Oct 28, 20261.1× typical views
• The Atrioc Pokimane Deepfake Scandal Has Divided The Internet1.1M views · Oct 27, 20261.1× typical views
• Trump's Nicki Minaj Problem & Meltdown Exposes A Lot and The Brazil Election Scandal Explained927K views · Oct 26, 20260.9× typical views
• H3 Ethan Klein Cheating Scandal Broke The Internet1.8M views · Oct 23, 20261.8× typical views
• Trump Accidentally Sabotaged Republicans With Insane MAGA Attack875K views · Oct 22, 20260.8× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 55K videos from 822 channels in this niche. 18% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 15K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 72.9×), BNN Bloomberg (188K subs, best video 147.4×), M6 Info (315K subs, best video 52.9×), CP24 (383K subs, best video 24.9×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1379×), OKDIARIO (290K subs, best video 93.4×).

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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 Philip DeFranco or YouTube.