# BBC News YouTube Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

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As of 2026-11-02, BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers, 7,545,562,198 total views, and 34,173 videos. It ranks #789 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

Counts reflect public YouTube data and may be rounded. Earnings are modelled ad revenue estimates, not reported creator income; sponsorships, memberships and merchandise are excluded. [Data sources and earnings methodology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/#earnings).

## Key stats

- Subscribers: 20,200,000
- Total views: 7,545,562,198
- Videos: 34,173
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $500,000
- Worldwide rank: #789
- Country: United Kingdom (rank #21)
- Category: News-&-Politics (rank #21)
- Joined YouTube: 2006-04-08
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-02

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fireball after Russian missile hits airport in western Ukraine - BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/AjzMrDla0OA/) | Long-form | 2022-02-24 | 16,729,262 | 7 | - |
| [Russian soldiers caught on camera killing Ukrainian civilians - BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/1GUrNPPTSWM/) | Long-form | 2022-05-12 | 10,576,361 | 5 | - |
| [The Russians leaving their country for Finland - BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/_pHglSTvgbI/) | Long-form | 2022-03-05 | 10,517,944 | 1 | - |
| [Russian assault intensifies in face of Ukrainian resistance - BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/e4xka4haolA/) | Long-form | 2022-02-26 | 9,960,933 | 1 | - |
| [Thousands of stolen parcels litter LA railway - BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/U_HthCCRF2U/) | Long-form | 2022-01-16 | 7,750,838 | 0 | - |
| [Matthew Perry went head-to-head with journalist Peter Hitchens on drug addiction in 2013. #BBCNews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/O5WOyZadFm0/) | Short | 2023-10-30 | 32,183,002 | 30 | - |
| [The crane collapsed after a powerful earthquake rocked the Philippines. #Shorts #Earthquake #BBCNews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/ptAM5ZVbeY4/) | Short | 2023-11-20 | 25,082,235 | 970 | >100x |
| [Eyewitness captures moment man tackles and disarms Bondi Beach shooter. #Australia #BBCNews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/vDeBx5W5uuc/) | Short | 2025-12-14 | 12,480,053 | 0 | >100x |
| [Moment Georgia election chief doused in paint by opposition official. #Georgia #BBCNews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/D14qZFAzctI/) | Short | 2024-11-17 | 11,380,207 | 663 | >100x |
| [These “alien bodies” have had lab tests in Mexico #Shorts #Aliens #BBCNews https://bbc.in/3rhVMug](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/Ggyyb5I-XKA/) | Short | 2023-09-19 | 8,797,986 | 9 | - |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Are ICE raids in Miami turning Latinos against Republicans?\| BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/oKe81VFrc-k/) | Long-form | 2026-11-01 | 59,197 | 875 | - |
| [Why is the UK Prime Minister saying he's open to a slavery apology? \| BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/odu797q0d3c/) | Long-form | 2026-11-01 | 74,294 | 919 | - |
| [Is North Carolina about to send a Democrat back to Washington? #BBCNews](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/lYkCsv8WK9M/) | Short | 2026-11-01 | 45,814 | 283 | 2.06x |
| [Did adult entertainment sites invent monetising attention? \| BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/ZhbVBNdhSl0/) | Long-form | 2026-11-01 | 53,220 | 390 | - |
| [King Charles to address slavery during Commonwealth speech in Antigua \| BBC News](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/videos/muAbR8IPTzA/) | Long-form | 2026-11-01 | 58,769 | 678 | - |

## Long-form vs. Shorts, last 28 days

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 360 | 82,695,806 |
| Shorts | 329 | 20,059,005 |

## Daily performance

All recorded daily snapshots available for this channel. Dates are UTC. Missing days are not filled in; negative changes are retained. Earnings are estimates.

| Date | Subscribers | Subscribers change | Views | Views change | Estimated earnings (USD) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-02 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,545,562,198 | +3,878,371 | $14,000 |
| 2026-11-01 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,541,683,827 | +4,101,503 | $15,000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,537,582,324 | +4,523,213 | $17,000 |
| 2026-10-30 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,533,059,111 | +8,449,086 | $31,000 |
| 2026-10-29 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,524,610,025 | +3,008,781 | $11,000 |
| 2026-10-28 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,521,601,244 | +7,740,185 | $28,000 |
| 2026-10-27 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,513,861,059 | +3,706,608 | $14,000 |
| 2026-10-26 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,510,154,451 | +7,575,415 | $28,000 |
| 2026-10-25 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,502,579,036 | +3,779,817 | $14,000 |
| 2026-10-24 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,498,799,219 | +1,851,282 | $6,800 |
| 2026-10-23 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,496,947,937 | +4,465,086 | $16,000 |
| 2026-10-22 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,492,482,851 | +6,039,799 | $22,000 |
| 2026-10-21 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,486,443,052 | +6,780,649 | $25,000 |
| 2026-10-20 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,479,662,403 | +4,941,752 | $18,000 |
| 2026-10-19 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,474,720,651 | +4,769,512 | $18,000 |
| 2026-10-18 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,469,951,139 | +4,580,481 | $17,000 |
| 2026-10-17 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,465,370,658 | +3,127,293 | $11,000 |
| 2026-10-16 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,462,243,365 | +8,981,830 | $33,000 |
| 2026-10-15 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,453,261,535 | +459,325 | $1,700 |
| 2026-10-14 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,452,802,210 | +5,081,223 | $19,000 |
| 2026-10-13 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,447,720,987 | +8,216,217 | $30,000 |
| 2026-10-12 | 20,200,000 | 0 | 7,439,504,770 | +2,234,716 | $8,200 |
| 2026-10-11 | 20,200,000 | +100,000 | 7,437,270,054 | +8,201,964 | $30,000 |
| 2026-10-10 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,429,068,090 | +1,013,367 | $3,700 |
| 2026-10-09 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,428,054,723 | +4,023,039 | $15,000 |
| 2026-10-08 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,424,031,684 | +2,508,801 | $9,200 |
| 2026-10-07 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,421,522,883 | +3,688,591 | $14,000 |
| 2026-10-06 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,417,834,292 | +3,595,216 | $13,000 |
| 2026-10-05 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,414,239,076 | +2,349,592 | $8,600 |
| 2026-10-04 | 20,100,000 | 0 | 7,411,889,484 | +5,086,206 | $19,000 |

## Monthly history

In October 2026, BBC News gained 100,000 subscribers and got 142,117,977 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2026 | +100,000 | +142,117,977 | 20,200,000 | 7,539,430,405 |
| September 2026 | +100,000 | +131,298,187 | 20,100,000 | 7,397,312,428 |
| August 2026 | +100,000 | +108,605,957 | 20,000,000 | 7,266,014,241 |
| July 2026 | 0 | +85,699,591 | 19,900,000 | 7,157,408,284 |
| June 2026 | +100,000 | +79,064,347 | 19,900,000 | 7,071,708,693 |
| May 2026 | +100,000 | +80,180,572 | 19,800,000 | 6,992,644,346 |
| April 2026 | +100,000 | +108,672,472 | 19,700,000 | 6,912,463,774 |
| March 2026 | +300,000 | +135,552,690 | 19,600,000 | 6,803,791,302 |
| February 2026 | +200,000 | +69,434,495 | 19,300,000 | 6,668,238,612 |
| January 2026 | +100,000 | +67,227,152 | 19,100,000 | 6,598,804,117 |
| December 2025 | +100,000 | +52,046,715 | 19,000,000 | 6,531,576,965 |
| November 2025 | +100,000 | +48,588,203 | 18,900,000 | 6,479,530,250 |
| October 2025 | +100,000 | +52,740,797 | 18,800,000 | 6,430,942,047 |
| September 2025 | +100,000 | +46,053,441 | 18,700,000 | 6,378,201,250 |
| August 2025 | +100,000 | +48,983,613 | 18,600,000 | 6,332,147,809 |
| July 2025 | +100,000 | +62,131,117 | 18,500,000 | 6,283,164,196 |
| June 2025 | +400,000 | +124,972,069 | 18,400,000 | 6,221,033,079 |
| May 2025 | +200,000 | +58,988,433 | 18,000,000 | 6,096,061,010 |
| April 2025 | +200,000 | +67,836,712 | 17,800,000 | 6,037,072,577 |
| March 2025 | +100,000 | +78,675,515 | 17,600,000 | 5,969,235,865 |
| February 2025 | +200,000 | +56,286,119 | 17,500,000 | 5,890,560,350 |
| January 2025 | +100,000 | +66,574,102 | 17,300,000 | 5,834,274,231 |
| December 2024 | +200,000 | +65,554,399 | 17,200,000 | 5,767,700,129 |
| November 2024 | +200,000 | +66,564,656 | 17,000,000 | 5,702,145,730 |
| October 2024 | +100,000 | +62,389,171 | 16,800,000 | 5,635,581,074 |
| September 2024 | +200,000 | +59,475,560 | 16,700,000 | 5,573,191,903 |
| August 2024 | +100,000 | +67,135,842 | 16,500,000 | 5,513,716,343 |
| July 2024 | +200,000 | +72,355,966 | 16,400,000 | 5,446,580,501 |
| June 2024 | +100,000 | +39,598,189 | 16,200,000 | 5,374,224,535 |
| May 2024 | +200,000 | +57,193,982 | 16,100,000 | 5,334,626,346 |
| April 2024 | +100,000 | +63,371,806 | 15,900,000 | 5,277,432,364 |
| March 2024 | +100,000 | +77,009,481 | 15,800,000 | 5,214,060,558 |
| February 2024 | +100,000 | +56,628,581 | 15,700,000 | 5,137,051,077 |
| January 2024 | +200,000 | +79,068,558 | 15,600,000 | 5,080,422,496 |
| December 2023 | +100,000 | +71,152,515 | 15,400,000 | 5,001,353,938 |
| November 2023 | +200,000 | +67,931,028 | 15,300,000 | 4,930,201,423 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-02, BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers, 7,545,562,198 total views, and 34,173 videos. It ranks #789 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

[Shareable recorded history chart](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@bbcnews/history.svg)

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does BBC News have?**

BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-02.

**How many views does BBC News have?**

BBC News has 7,545,562,198 total video views as of 2026-11-02.

**How many videos has BBC News uploaded?**

BBC News has uploaded 34,173 videos as of 2026-11-02.

**What is BBC News's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $500,000 USD in YouTube ad revenue for BBC News as of 2026-11-02. This is a modelled estimate, not income reported by the creator or YouTube. The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

**What is BBC News's subscriber rank?**

BBC News is ranked #789 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-02.

**How many subscribers did BBC News gain in the last 28 days?**

BBC News gained 100,000 subscribers between 2026-10-06 and 2026-11-02.

**How many views did BBC News get in the last 28 days?**

BBC News got 131,323,122 views between 2026-10-06 and 2026-11-02.

**How much did BBC News grow in October 2026?**

In October 2026, BBC News gained 100,000 subscribers and got 142,117,977 views.

**When did BBC News start their channel on YouTube?**

BBC News started their YouTube channel on April 8, 2006.

**What country is BBC News YouTube channel from?**

BBC News has its channel country set to United Kingdom on YouTube.

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