RTL Aktuell YouTube Stats

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

RTL Aktuell channel overview

RTL Aktuell (@rtl_aktuell) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2011. It has 129K subscribers and 88M total views across 1.9K videos, an average of 47K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 146K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 22K views. Over the last 12 months, RTL Aktuell published 65 videos (65% Shorts), and 18 of them (28%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 10 days, RTL Aktuell gained 0 subscribers and 2.5M views, about 251K views a day.

How much does RTL Aktuell make?

Returbe estimates RTL Aktuell's YouTube ad revenue at $4.6K – $18K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.55 to $2.2, typically $1.11, 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 $1.1K.

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

RTL Aktuell publishes about 35.8 videos a month. Based on its last 64 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (19% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 4, 2026.

RTL Aktuell's best outlier videos

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

• Krankheit ME/CFS: Immer mehr Patienten können nicht mehr so weiterleben | RTL News858K views · Oct 19, 202639.5× typical views
• Die "Mein Schiff 3" gerät bei Sturm außer Kontrolle | RTL News751K views · Oct 26, 202621× typical views
• Donald Trump unter Druck: So gespalten sind die USA vor den Midterms 2026 | RTL Aktuell380K views · Oct 31, 202617.5× typical views
• Wo in Berlin geklaute Waren auf dem Schwarzmarkt landen | RTL News512K views · Oct 30, 202614.3× typical views
• In Berchtesgaden ist eine Berggaststätte abgebrannt. Das Gebäude war mal Hitlers Teehaus. Redaktion;326K views · Oct 24, 20269.1× typical views
• Diese #Diebe wollten in eine #Sparkasse einbrechen - das ging aber schief. #Redaktion315K views · Sep 24, 20268.8× typical views
• Tod in Kölner Psychiatrie: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen die Klinik | RTL Aktuell183K views · Sep 19, 20268.4× typical views
• #MECFS Mutter muss Tochter in den Tod begleiten #shorts293K views · Oct 21, 20268.2× typical views

Latest videos

14 of RTL Aktuell's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Bei #Hamburg haben #Jugendliche Steine auf die #Autobahn A7 geworfen. #Polizei #Redaktion #shorts190K views · Nov 4, 20265.3× typical views
• Die Wähler in den #USA haben die Republikaner von #Trump bei den #Midterms abgestraft. #Redaktion21K views · Nov 4, 20260.6× typical views
• Ehrenamt in der Krise – wer engagiert sich in Deutschland noch? | RTL Nachtjournal608 views · Nov 4, 20260× typical views
• Machtwechsel in Washington: Trump verliert Mehrheit im US-Kongress | RTL Aktuell12K views · Nov 3, 20260.6× typical views
• Auf dem Weg zum Basecamp am #MountEverest sind zwei #Hubschrauber zusammengestoßen. #Redaktion225K views · Nov 3, 20266.3× typical views
• Vom Kohleausstieg zum Wirtschaftsboom: Das Erfolgsmodell Cottbus | RTL Nachtjournal29K views · Nov 3, 20261.4× typical views
• Werden die #Midterms für #Trump zum Problem? Deshalb sind die #Wahlen in den #USA so wichtig.3.2K views · Nov 3, 20260.1× typical views
• Beim #Absturz eines Flugzeugs in #Florida alle Insassen ums Leben gekommen. #Redaktion #Flugzeug99K views · Nov 2, 20262.8× typical views
• Midterms 2026: Machtprobe für Trump – Amerika wählt | RTL Aktuell22K views · Nov 2, 20261× typical views
• Donald Trump unter Druck: So gespalten sind die USA vor den Midterms 2026 | RTL Aktuell380K views · Oct 31, 202617.5× typical views

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 56K videos from 828 channels in this niche. 18.2% 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 26.1×), OKDIARIO (290K subs, best video 93.4×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1379×).

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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 RTL Aktuell or YouTube.