ZDF YouTube Stats

@zdf · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

ZDF channel overview

ZDF (@zdf) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2020. It has 154K subscribers and 137M total views across 1.2K videos, an average of 118K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 51K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 10K views. Over the last 12 months, ZDF published 70 videos (46% Shorts), and 17 of them (24%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 11 days, ZDF gained 1K subscribers and 3M views, about 274K views a day.

How much does ZDF make?

Returbe estimates ZDF's YouTube ad revenue at $4.8K – $22K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.57 to $2.64, typically $1.32, 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 $1.3K.

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

ZDF publishes about 52.1 videos a month. Based on its last 70 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (39% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

ZDF's best outlier videos

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

• Warum darf der Nachbar das – und sie nicht? | Hammer der Woche vom 10.10.2026 | ZDF471K views · Oct 10, 202646.7× typical views
• Wechseljahre mal lustig erklärt mit Carolin Kebekus – Maithink X | ZDF286K views · Oct 27, 202622.8× typical views
• Ungebetene Gäste – Dr. Nice | ZDF272K views · Sep 29, 202621.6× typical views
• Wäre dieser Job etwas für euch? – Die gefährlichsten Jobs | ZDF247K views · Nov 5, 202619.6× typical views
• Alleinerziehend und knapp bei Kasse – 37Grad | ZDF206K views · Oct 19, 202616.4× typical views
• Gottleubatalbrücke: Bauschäden statt Eröffnung | Hammer der Woche vom 31.10.2026 | ZDF151K views · Nov 1, 202615× typical views
• Millionenteures Parkhaus steht leer | Hammer der Woche vom 24.10.2026 | ZDF135K views · Oct 25, 202613.3× typical views
• Millionenprojekt gestoppt: Unterkunft wird zu teuer | Hammer der Woche vom 17.10.2026 | ZDF129K views · Oct 18, 202612.8× typical views

Latest videos

13 of ZDF's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Notaufnahme am Limit – Krank Berlin Trailer | ZDF854 views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Pinguine sind wetterfest – Mission Pinguin | ZDF2.4K views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
• Alles verändert sich? Jenseits der Spree: Staffel 6 Trailer | ZDF4.4K views · Nov 5, 20260.4× typical views
• Wäre dieser Job etwas für euch? – Die gefährlichsten Jobs | ZDF247K views · Nov 5, 202619.6× typical views
• Sein letzter Fall: Stralsund – Dunkle Tiefen | ZDF #trailer1.4K views · Nov 4, 20260.1× typical views
• Erst grabschen und sich dann beschweren – Nichts wie weg | ZDF43K views · Nov 4, 20263.4× typical views
• Nur eine Legende? – Der Seelenfänger | ZDF #trailer6.4K views · Nov 3, 20260.6× typical views
• So überlebte Take That! | ZDF aspekte #interview3K views · Nov 3, 20260.2× typical views
• Take That - how to survive as a boy band? | ZDF aspekte #interview #english @TakeThat​2.5K views · Nov 2, 20260.2× typical views
• Bill und Tom haben da noch wen für euch | ZDF #wettendass113K views · Nov 2, 20269× typical views

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 21K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 67.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 689.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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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 ZDF or YouTube.