The National Desk YouTube Stats

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

The National Desk channel overview

The National Desk (@thenationaldesk) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2016. It has 849K subscribers and 899M total views across 41K videos, an average of 22K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 8.4K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, The National Desk published 44 videos (11% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does The National Desk make?

Returbe estimates The National Desk's YouTube ad revenue at $540 – $2.2K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.55 to $6.2, typically $3.1, 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 $3.1K.

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

The National Desk publishes about 47.8 videos a month. Based on its last 42 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (52% of uploads), usually around 12:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Latest videos

0 of The National Desk's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Schumer Says Democrats Will Work to End Iran War248 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Melania Trump LSU - Fostering the Future Announcement226 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Video Shows Aftermath of Fatal Learjet Crash in Greenacres4.9K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Judge Eyes March for Possible Lindsay Clancy RETRIAL24 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Viral Plea Brings Crowds to Seattle Restaurant Facing CLOSURE36 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Fireworks Appear to Explode Near Helicopter at Seahawks Game252 views · Nov 7, 2026
• Trump Arrives in Cape Canaveral for UP Summit1.7K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Schumer Responds to Question About ‘Vindication’ in the Senate4.2K views · Nov 7, 2026
• Trump UP Summit Remarks1.9K views · Nov 7, 2026
• The National News Desk Weekend Edition - November 7, 20262.7K views · Nov 7, 2026

The News & Politics niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 60K videos from 1K channels in this niche. 16.8% 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.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 58.1×), M6 Info (315K subs, best video 94.9×), CP24 (383K subs, best video 26.4×), UKLIVE | Home of The Mike Graham Show (187K subs, best video 50.2×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1379.3×), ITV News In Full (33K subs, best video 59.4×).

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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 The National Desk or YouTube.