World Rugby YouTube Stats

@worldrugby · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

World Rugby channel overview

World Rugby (@worldrugby) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2006. It has 2.1M subscribers and 1.2B total views across 11K videos, an average of 115K 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, World Rugby published 94 videos (32% Shorts), and 35 of them (37%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 15 days, World Rugby gained 10K subscribers and 4.1M views, about 275K views a day.

How much does World Rugby make?

Returbe estimates World Rugby's YouTube ad revenue at $7.2K – $26K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.68 to $2.43, typically $1.22, 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 $1.2K.

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

World Rugby publishes about 85.8 videos a month. Based on its last 89 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (28% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

World Rugby's best outlier videos

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

• Portugal needed a MIRACLE… Then THIS happened! 😳 | Fiji v Portugal | Rugby World Cup 2023364K views · Oct 14, 2026363.7× typical views
• What is a hip drop tackle and why is rugby banning them? | Whistle Watch Presented by Emirates101K views · Oct 23, 2026101.3× typical views
• The Day France Stunned The World 🌍 | New Zealand v France | Rugby World Cup 2007 | Final 20 Minutes99K views · Oct 26, 202698.8× typical views
• Springboks Make HISTORY 🔥 | New Zealand v South Africa | Full Match | Rugby World Cup 2023 Final66K views · Oct 28, 202665.7× typical views
• The Brave Blossoms are VICTORIOUS 🏆 | Full Match Replay | Fiji v Japan | Asahi Pacific Nations Cup51K views · Sep 23, 202650.8× typical views
• HISTORIC ENDING in Osaka 🔥 | Dramatic Final Minutes | Fiji v Japan | Asahi Pacific Nations Cup50K views · Sep 25, 202649.7× typical views
• The All Blacks DELIVER ✉️ | Australia v New Zealand | Rugby World Cup 2011 | Final 10 minutes48K views · Oct 9, 202648.3× typical views
• All Blacks Make HISTORY 🔥 | Rugby World Cup 2015 Final | New Zealand v Australia | Full Match Replay41K views · Oct 5, 202640.8× typical views

Latest videos

11 of World Rugby's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• FIERCE battle in Bucharest ⚔️ | Romania v Tonga | Nations Cup 2026 | Extended Highlights239 views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• The lethal footwork of Cheslin Kolbe ⚡8.1K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• The ULTIMATE Revenge? 🔥 | England v Australia | Rugby World Cup 2019 | Full Match Replay10K views · Nov 5, 202610.4× typical views
• A Quarter-Final stunner from Los Pumas 🇦🇷🤩38K views · Nov 5, 20260.8× typical views
• A MUST-WIN in Shizuoka ⚡ | South Africa v Italy | Rugby World Cup 2019 | Full Match Replay23K views · Nov 4, 202623.1× typical views
• The roar of Murrayfield 😍44K views · Nov 4, 20260.9× typical views
• Jonah was unstoppable at Rugby World Cup 1995 😤36K views · Nov 3, 20260.8× typical views
• An INSTANT Thriller 🔥 | Tonga v Romania | Rugby World Cup 2023 | Full Match Replay9.1K views · Nov 3, 20269.1× typical views
• Can Ireland End Their Knockout CURSE? 😱 | Ireland v Argentina | Rugby World Cup 2015 | Full Match30K views · Nov 2, 202630.1× typical views
• So dangerous on the counter-attack 🔥211K views · Nov 2, 20264.5× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 34K videos from 1K channels in this niche. 17.8% 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 204.2×), MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 230.6×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1020.3×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 53×), El Balón de Icaro (353K subs, best video 651.5×).

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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 World Rugby or YouTube.