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The Planet D YouTube Stats

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

Subscribers

160K

Total views

30M

Videos

589

29.3 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$7.6K – $30K

RPM $2–$8

Avg. views (last 30)

132K

Typical views

125K

median per video

Avg. video length

12 min

Channel age

20 years

since Jun 21, 2006

The Planet D channel overview

The Planet D (@theplanetd) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2006. It has 160K subscribers and 30M total views across 589 videos, an average of 51K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 132K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 125K views. Over the last 12 months, The Planet D published 53 videos, and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does The Planet D make?

Returbe estimates The Planet D's YouTube ad revenue at $7.6K – $30K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2 to $8, typically $4, 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

The Planet D publishes about 29.3 videos a month. Based on its last 53 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (15% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

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The Planet D's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

7 of The Planet D's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's 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

How many subscribers does The Planet D have?

The Planet D has 160K subscribers on YouTube and 30M total views across 589 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does The Planet D make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates The Planet D's YouTube ad revenue at $7.6K – $30K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2–$8 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does The Planet D upload?

The Planet D uploads about 29.3 videos a month, most often on Tuesday. The last upload was on Nov 6, 2026.

What is The Planet D's best performing video?

"It's OFFICIAL: Canada JUST Ended America's Oil Discount & Trump Can't Stop It!" is The Planet D's biggest outlier: 523K views, 4.2× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to The Planet D?

Channels similar to The Planet D include Monitor, UKLIVE | Home of The Mike Graham Show, Today in Focus, Ting-Daily life in China, Libération.

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 Planet D or YouTube.

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The Planet D YouTube Stats: 160K Subscribers, Earnings & Outliers · Returbe