# DW Documentary YouTube Stats

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

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As of 2026-11-01, DW Documentary has 6,520,000 subscribers, 964,527,901 total views, and 1,678 videos. It ranks #5,990 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: 6,520,000
- Total views: 964,527,901
- Videos: 1,678
- Worldwide rank: #5,990
- Country: Germany (rank #24)
- Category: Entertainment (rank #2,551)
- Joined YouTube: 2016-11-22
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-01

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [India’s prostitution villages \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/ew7-Z2xCMgE/) | Long-form | 2023-06-19 | 15,660,550 | 530 | 13.38x |
| [The end of a superpower - The collapse of the Soviet Union \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/JsPHKDuP-Hk/) | Long-form | 2022-03-03 | 11,839,656 | 136 | - |
| [The world’s most dangerous arms dealer \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/gqDCrdZVZnk/) | Long-form | 2023-06-29 | 11,275,285 | 385 | 8.7x |
| [The lives of the Amish in the US \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/B9He5DVePvk/) | Long-form | 2024-01-05 | 9,157,202 | 370 | 20.62x |
| [The power of the drugs mafia - Cocaine and the Netherlands \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/4itF-rsJKt0/) | Long-form | 2022-04-12 | 6,391,044 | 24 | - |
| [Germany is struggling \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/rzLuBNVNzf4/) | Short | 2025-02-21 | 1,560,056 | 104 | - |
| [Is lab-grown meat the future of food? \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/RSjgc3NOqLY/) | Short | 2025-01-04 | 281,777 | - | - |
| [Hindu nationalism in India \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/kipSYA36778/) | Short | 2025-10-16 | 129,613 | 13 | - |
| [Mennonite community in Argentina \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/DTBnt9vYcFo/) | Short | 2025-05-18 | 105,985 | - | - |
| [Sex tourism in Thailand \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/3Yi8ZyL46a8/) | Short | 2025-01-23 | 104,557 | 6 | - |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Between Capitol Hill and Black Broadway - Washington, D.C.'s hidden worlds \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/M0cDGeD8bLs/) | Long-form | 2026-10-30 | 43,619 | 387 | - |
| [Artificial intelligence and psychotherapy \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/ojOdB-7Dbdg/) | Long-form | 2026-10-29 | 99,952 | 886 | - |
| [The mobile hospital serving Greece's remote islands \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/0khno5bIix4/) | Short | 2026-10-29 | 5,458 | 62 | - |
| [North Korea's alliance with China and Russia \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/cQmVOxGwg3g/) | Long-form | 2026-10-28 | 975,035 | 8,967 | 6.95x |
| [Inside ICE: The fight against Trump's deportations \| DW Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/videos/n_rm51MDzog/) | Long-form | 2026-10-27 | 64,704 | 274 | - |

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

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 23 | 6,772,827 |
| Shorts | 10 | 184,348 |

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-01 | 6,520,000 | 0 | 964,527,901 | +564,440 | No data |
| 2026-10-31 | 6,520,000 | 0 | 964,256,460 | +292,999 | No data |
| 2026-10-30 | 6,520,000 | 0 | 963,963,461 | +919,479 | No data |
| 2026-10-29 | 6,520,000 | 0 | 963,043,982 | +382,065 | No data |
| 2026-10-28 | 6,520,000 | 0 | 962,661,917 | +460,227 | No data |
| 2026-10-27 | 6,520,000 | +10,000 | 962,201,690 | +695,060 | No data |
| 2026-10-26 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 961,506,630 | +571,516 | No data |
| 2026-10-25 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 960,935,114 | +613,781 | No data |
| 2026-10-24 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 960,321,333 | +316,788 | No data |
| 2026-10-23 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 960,004,545 | +500,359 | No data |
| 2026-10-22 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 959,504,186 | +512,250 | No data |
| 2026-10-21 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 958,991,936 | +829,795 | No data |
| 2026-10-20 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 958,162,141 | +350,157 | No data |
| 2026-10-19 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 957,811,984 | +627,692 | No data |
| 2026-10-18 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 957,184,292 | -391,747 | No data |
| 2026-10-17 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 957,576,039 | 0 | No data |
| 2026-10-16 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 957,576,039 | +513,303 | No data |
| 2026-10-15 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 957,062,736 | +73,546 | No data |
| 2026-10-14 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 956,989,190 | +570,645 | No data |
| 2026-10-13 | 6,510,000 | 0 | 956,418,545 | +856,037 | No data |
| 2026-10-12 | 6,510,000 | +10,000 | 955,562,508 | +192,516 | No data |
| 2026-10-11 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 955,369,992 | +715,968 | No data |
| 2026-10-10 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 954,654,024 | +659,512 | No data |
| 2026-10-09 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 953,994,512 | +326,904 | No data |
| 2026-10-08 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 953,667,608 | +526,384 | No data |
| 2026-10-07 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 953,141,224 | +347,137 | No data |
| 2026-10-06 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 952,794,087 | +586,576 | No data |
| 2026-10-05 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 952,207,511 | +434,126 | No data |
| 2026-10-04 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 951,773,385 | +797,668 | No data |
| 2026-10-03 | 6,500,000 | 0 | 950,975,717 | -250,906 | No data |

## Monthly history

In September 2026, DW Documentary gained 20,000 subscribers and got 10,844,926 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2026 | +20,000 | +10,844,926 | 6,500,000 | 950,805,611 |
| August 2026 | +10,000 | -6,586,214 | 6,480,000 | 939,960,685 |
| July 2026 | +30,000 | +10,399,280 | 6,470,000 | 946,546,899 |
| June 2026 | +20,000 | +2,952,924 | 6,440,000 | 936,147,619 |
| May 2026 | +20,000 | +9,608,292 | 6,420,000 | 933,194,695 |
| April 2026 | +20,000 | -4,378,096 | 6,400,000 | 923,586,403 |
| March 2026 | +20,000 | -341,156 | 6,380,000 | 927,964,499 |
| February 2026 | +20,000 | +7,965,355 | 6,360,000 | 928,305,655 |
| January 2026 | +40,000 | +12,016,287 | 6,340,000 | 920,340,300 |
| December 2025 | +20,000 | +4,377,373 | 6,300,000 | 908,324,013 |
| November 2025 | +30,000 | -7,205,369 | 6,280,000 | 903,946,640 |
| October 2025 | +30,000 | +6,450,073 | 6,250,000 | 911,152,009 |
| September 2025 | +30,000 | +7,955,573 | 6,220,000 | 904,701,936 |
| August 2025 | +40,000 | +8,111,618 | 6,190,000 | 896,746,363 |
| July 2025 | +30,000 | +8,308,734 | 6,150,000 | 888,634,745 |
| June 2025 | +40,000 | +1,312,133 | 6,120,000 | 880,326,011 |
| May 2025 | +40,000 | +7,064,747 | 6,080,000 | 879,013,878 |
| April 2025 | +50,000 | -1,679,257 | 6,040,000 | 871,949,131 |
| March 2025 | +40,000 | +9,690,015 | 5,990,000 | 873,628,388 |
| February 2025 | +30,000 | +11,096,891 | 5,950,000 | 863,938,373 |
| January 2025 | +50,000 | +3,860,862 | 5,920,000 | 852,841,482 |
| December 2024 | +30,000 | +8,668,413 | 5,870,000 | 848,980,620 |
| November 2024 | +40,000 | +2,632,782 | 5,840,000 | 840,312,207 |
| October 2024 | +40,000 | +8,088,404 | 5,800,000 | 837,679,425 |
| September 2024 | +40,000 | +3,377,757 | 5,760,000 | 829,591,021 |
| August 2024 | +40,000 | +86,288 | 5,720,000 | 826,213,264 |
| July 2024 | +40,000 | -17,376,161 | 5,680,000 | 826,126,976 |
| June 2024 | +40,000 | +12,491,746 | 5,640,000 | 843,503,137 |
| May 2024 | +60,000 | +10,407,417 | 5,600,000 | 831,011,391 |
| April 2024 | +60,000 | +19,190,708 | 5,540,000 | 820,603,974 |
| March 2024 | +40,000 | +634,800 | 5,480,000 | 801,413,266 |
| February 2024 | +70,000 | +16,859,828 | 5,440,000 | 800,778,466 |
| January 2024 | +100,000 | +23,949,214 | 5,370,000 | 783,918,638 |
| December 2023 | +80,000 | +14,848,524 | 5,270,000 | 759,969,424 |
| November 2023 | +60,000 | -12,162,391 | 5,190,000 | 745,120,900 |
| October 2023 | +60,000 | +1,970,317 | 5,130,000 | 757,283,291 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-01, DW Documentary has 6,520,000 subscribers, 964,527,901 total views, and 1,678 videos. It ranks #5,990 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@dwdocumentary/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

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

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does DW Documentary have?**

DW Documentary has 6,520,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-01.

**How many views does DW Documentary have?**

DW Documentary has 964,527,901 total video views as of 2026-11-01.

**How many videos has DW Documentary uploaded?**

DW Documentary has uploaded 1,678 videos as of 2026-11-01.

**What is DW Documentary's subscriber rank?**

DW Documentary is ranked #5,990 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-01.

**How many subscribers did DW Documentary gain in the last 28 days?**

DW Documentary gained 20,000 subscribers between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How many views did DW Documentary get in the last 28 days?**

DW Documentary got 13,047,515 views between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How much did DW Documentary grow in September 2026?**

In September 2026, DW Documentary gained 20,000 subscribers and got 10,844,926 views.

**When did DW Documentary start their channel on YouTube?**

DW Documentary started their YouTube channel on November 22, 2016.

**What country is DW Documentary YouTube channel from?**

DW Documentary has its channel country set to Germany on YouTube.

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## More on this channel

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