Major League Rugby YouTube Stats

@usmlr · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Major League Rugby channel overview

Major League Rugby (@usmlr) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2017. It has 28K subscribers and 4.6M total views across 1.8K videos, an average of 2.6K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 3.2K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 652 views. Over the last 12 months, Major League Rugby published 66 videos (41% Shorts), and 3 of them (5%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 12 days, Major League Rugby gained 0 subscribers and 20K views, about 1.6K views a day.

How much does Major League Rugby make?

Returbe estimates Major League Rugby's YouTube ad revenue at $113 – $405 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.53 to $5.52, typically $2.76, 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 $2.8K.

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

Major League Rugby publishes about 22.8 videos a month. Based on its last 65 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (25% of uploads), usually around 20:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 4, 2026.

Major League Rugby's best outlier videos

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

• Record Crowd, Rugby's Biggest Rivalry, and What It Means for 2031 | Will Hooley on CNN54K views · Sep 21, 202654.1× typical views
• WHY THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR CHOSE RUGBY3.3K views · Sep 6, 20263.3× typical views
• FULL GAME | Chicago Hounds vs California Legion | 2026 MLR Championship | The Perfect Season2.6K views · Sep 17, 20262.6× typical views
• FULL GAME | Chicago vs. Seattle | Week 9 2026 | Major League Rugby | Hounds End the Seawolves Curse2.5K views · Sep 3, 20262.5× typical views
• FULL GAME | Anthem RC vs. New England | Week 9 2026 | Major League Rugby | Free Jacks Ice It Late2.4K views · Sep 3, 20262.4× typical views
• Todd Clever: From Captain America to Life After Rugby | Where Are They Now?2.2K views · Oct 15, 20262.2× typical views
• What’s REALLY Happening in American Rugby? 👀 | Fans Ask the BIG Questions1.9K views · Sep 23, 20261.9× typical views
• defense 🔄 attack8.8K views · Sep 29, 20261.8× typical views

Latest videos

5 of Major League Rugby's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Sportsmanship: Just another reason why Rugby is different 🤝5.9K views · Nov 4, 20261.2× typical views
• 15 Points in the CHAMPIONSHIP: Chris Hilsenbeck’s Record-Tying Season | MLR 202226 views · Nov 4, 20260.2× typical views
• World Rugby Regulation 8: Your Eligibility Journey with Aaron Castro | MLR Coach Academy397 views · Nov 3, 20260.4× typical views
• Championship Man of the Match: Lucas Rumball’s 2026 Season324 views · Nov 3, 20260.3× typical views
• Gonzalo Bertranou spots it. Ben Houston GONE 💨 @LegionRugby4.6K views · Nov 3, 20260.9× typical views
• MLR's Back of the Year Makes Defenders Look SILLY | 62 Defenders Beaten Gonzalo Bertranou 2026680 views · Nov 3, 20260.7× typical views
• 6 Tries in 8 Starts: Ben Houston’s Season for the Legion | MLR 2026187 views · Nov 2, 20260.2× typical views
• From Sixth Pick to USA Eagle | Julian Roberts 2026 Highlights318 views · Nov 2, 20260.3× typical views
• 19 Clean Breaks, 6 Tries: Joe Mano’s Season for the Legion | MLR 2026310 views · Oct 30, 20260.3× typical views
• The South African Fly Half Chasing a USA Eagles Jersey | Davy Coetzer609 views · Oct 30, 20260.6× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 35K videos from 1K channels in this niche. 17.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 21K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2.5 to $9.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Victor Foot (56K subs, best video 246.1×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1334.6×), MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 221.6×), El Balón de Icaro (353K subs, best video 749.2×), CBS Sports Golazo - Europe (142K subs, best video 142.5×).

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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 Major League Rugby or YouTube.