TED YouTube Stats

@ted · Science & Education · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Subscribers

28M

Total views

3.3B

Videos

5.9K

16.3 / month

Est. monthly earnings

unknown

RPM $2.9–$9.93

Avg. views (last 30)

66K

Typical views

median per video

Avg. video length

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Channel age

19 years

since Dec 6, 2006

TED channel overview

TED (@ted) is a YouTube channel in the Science & Education niche created in 2006. It has 28M subscribers and 3.3B total views across 5.9K videos, an average of 557K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 66K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, TED published 15 videos (47% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does TED make?

Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate TED's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.9 to $9.93, typically $5.38, 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 $5.4K.

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

TED publishes about 16.3 videos a month. Based on its last 15 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (27% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 11, 2026.

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Latest videos

0 of TED's last 15 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Science & Education niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.6K videos from 720 channels in this niche. 13.1% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 12K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: MemeBlaze HFY (1.5K subs, best video 49.1×), Wonderism HQ (54K subs, best video 92×), ClipazoPodcast (30K subs, best video 22.5×), The Scale Room (1.6K subs, best video 522.1×), Female Psychology | Mia Khalifa (8.1K subs, best video 115.4×), Peace of Men (1.8K subs, best video 139.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does TED have?

TED has 28M subscribers on YouTube and 3.3B total views across 5.9K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 11, 2026).

How much does TED make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates an RPM of about $2.9–$9.93 per 1,000 views for TED's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does TED upload?

TED uploads about 16.3 videos a month, most often on Tuesday. The last upload was on Nov 11, 2026.

What is TED's best performing video?

Returbe hasn't found an outlier video for TED yet.

What channels are similar to TED?

Channels similar to TED include TEDx Talks, The Infographics Show, Jordan B Peterson, Avinash Kumar, Professor Dave Explains.

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 TED or YouTube.

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