Don Lemon YouTube Stats

@thedonlemonshow · News & Politics · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Don Lemon channel overview

Don Lemon (@thedonlemonshow) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2024. It has 1.5M subscribers and 555M total views across 6.8K videos, an average of 82K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 41K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, Don Lemon published 50 videos (78% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Don Lemon make?

Returbe estimates Don Lemon's YouTube ad revenue at $4.2K – $17K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.3 to $1.19, typically $0.6, 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 $600.

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

Don Lemon publishes about 54.3 videos a month. Based on its last 44 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (36% of uploads), usually around 21:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Latest videos

0 of Don Lemon's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Ladies and gentleman, Trump’s new Chief of Staff.6.8K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Trump has already made it very clear that he plans to veto everything that the Democrats give him.16K views · Nov 7, 2026
• This is going to be quite the meet up in Georgia!64K views · Nov 6, 2026
• One month before he was found guilty of r@pe and assault, Brand was making jokes at MAHA gatherings.15K views · Nov 6, 2026
• Black votes STAND UP and STAND PROUD!16K views · Nov 6, 2026
• He’s taking this with dignity!128K views · Nov 6, 2026
• Stephen Miller steps in as White House Chief of Staff.12K views · Nov 6, 2026
• Madison Square Garden and UBS Arena are among the venues that rejected Macklemore.40K views · Nov 6, 2026
• The Gov. of Pennsylvania is disgusted by Hegseth’s insensitivity.4.2K views · Nov 6, 2026
• The Republican party is back at it again attacking trans individuals calling them sick.3.2K views · Nov 6, 2026

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 59K videos from 997 channels in this niche. 17% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

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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 Don Lemon or YouTube.