# Economics Explained YouTube Stats

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

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As of 2026-11-02, Economics Explained has 2,890,000 subscribers, 385,913,547 total views, and 456 videos. It ranks #19,479 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: 2,890,000
- Total views: 385,913,547
- Videos: 456
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $36,000
- Worldwide rank: #19,479
- Country: United States (rank #4,245)
- Category: Education (rank #519)
- Joined YouTube: 2012-09-09
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-02

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040 \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/kVOTPAxrrP4/) | Long-form | 2021-11-26 | 14,536,281 | 11 | - |
| [Young Generations Are Now Poorer Than Their Parents And It's Changing Our Economies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/PkJlTKUaF3Q/) | Long-form | 2022-06-16 | 7,508,807 | 14 | - |
| [The Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/ZAMz5kgb7V4/) | Long-form | 2022-03-18 | 5,400,503 | 12 | - |
| [How the World's Richest Country Lost 90% of its GDP](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/Fe88ckTWyTU/) | Long-form | 2022-12-24 | 5,261,970 | 156 | 6.91x |
| [Why Türkiye Is Not Fixing It's Hyperinflation Problem \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/O4stI2TVPIc/) | Long-form | 2022-01-15 | 3,764,522 | 4 | - |
| [Should You Become an Economist? #Shorts \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/kKnRq6u5Z9Y/) | Short | 2021-11-06 | 730,091 | 1 | - |
| [Tax Havens Don't Have Taxes. So How Do They Make Money? \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/_59K531_9Ig/) | Short | 2021-11-16 | 495,337 | 2 | - |
| [Is Anyone Saving For Retirement?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/_1VjdkpEO38/) | Short | 2023-02-04 | 451,867 | 55 | - |
| [How Did Trump DEAL with China?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/W5fiw1cdzGY/) | Short | 2023-03-09 | 345,835 | 0 | - |
| [Why Would Anyone Accept a Negative Interest Rate? #Shorts \| Economics Explained](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/Y2i7Ng6cEKY/) | Short | 2021-12-06 | 343,259 | 0 | - |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Why Argentina Wants the World’s Corrupt Billionaires](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/deQXeIhyhc4/) | Long-form | 2026-11-01 | 296,363 | 1,155 | 0.62x |
| [How China Is Restarting Its Economy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/vQodCxq7b9g/) | Long-form | 2026-10-28 | 676,500 | 1,389 | 0.95x |
| [How Old Money Kills Economies](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/2a0veEb3znU/) | Long-form | 2026-10-21 | 743,446 | 669 | 0.83x |
| [Living Paycheck to Paycheck? So Is Everyone Else](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/FZWLIOKUcIo/) | Long-form | 2026-10-18 | 861,045 | 99 | 0.96x |
| [What Happens When AI Is Free ... South Korea Tried It](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/videos/ZRNQ1QgbDj4/) | Long-form | 2026-10-14 | 588,875 | 76 | 0.68x |

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

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 6 | 3,631,146 |
| Shorts | 0 | 0 |

## 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 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 385,913,547 | +398,835 | $2,400 |
| 2026-11-01 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 385,514,712 | +182,471 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-31 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 385,332,241 | +60,450 | $360 |
| 2026-10-30 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 385,271,791 | +292,706 | $1,700 |
| 2026-10-29 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 384,979,085 | +376,899 | $2,200 |
| 2026-10-28 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 384,602,186 | +106,194 | $630 |
| 2026-10-27 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 384,495,992 | +196,554 | $1,200 |
| 2026-10-26 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 384,299,438 | +144,536 | $860 |
| 2026-10-25 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 384,154,902 | +158,029 | $940 |
| 2026-10-24 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 383,996,873 | +85,985 | $510 |
| 2026-10-23 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 383,910,888 | +195,699 | $1,200 |
| 2026-10-22 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 383,715,189 | +499,135 | $3,000 |
| 2026-10-21 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 383,216,054 | +264,942 | $1,600 |
| 2026-10-20 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 382,951,112 | +361,267 | $2,100 |
| 2026-10-19 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 382,589,845 | +390,477 | $2,300 |
| 2026-10-18 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 382,199,368 | +91,927 | $550 |
| 2026-10-17 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 382,107,441 | +63,370 | $380 |
| 2026-10-16 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 382,044,071 | +466,581 | $2,800 |
| 2026-10-15 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,577,490 | +13,083 | $78 |
| 2026-10-14 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,564,407 | +127,976 | $760 |
| 2026-10-13 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,436,431 | +101,608 | $600 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,334,823 | +34,778 | $210 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,300,045 | +99,938 | $590 |
| 2026-10-10 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,200,107 | +138,341 | $820 |
| 2026-10-09 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 381,061,766 | +76,777 | $460 |
| 2026-10-08 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 380,984,989 | +142,279 | $850 |
| 2026-10-07 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 380,842,710 | +267,172 | $1,600 |
| 2026-10-06 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 380,575,538 | +650,216 | $3,900 |
| 2026-10-05 | 2,890,000 | 0 | 379,925,322 | +186,650 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2,890,000 | +10,000 | 379,738,672 | +358,497 | $2,100 |

## Monthly history

In October 2026, Economics Explained gained 10,000 subscribers and got 7,224,625 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2026 | +10,000 | +7,224,625 | 2,890,000 | 385,449,515 |
| September 2026 | 0 | +6,873,719 | 2,880,000 | 378,224,890 |
| August 2026 | +10,000 | +3,697,914 | 2,880,000 | 371,351,171 |
| July 2026 | +10,000 | +1,199,107 | 2,870,000 | 367,653,257 |
| June 2026 | 0 | +2,546,850 | 2,860,000 | 366,454,150 |
| May 2026 | +10,000 | +2,626,688 | 2,860,000 | 363,907,300 |
| April 2026 | +10,000 | +2,254,793 | 2,850,000 | 361,280,612 |
| March 2026 | 0 | +2,177,638 | 2,840,000 | 359,025,819 |
| February 2026 | +10,000 | +2,173,309 | 2,840,000 | 356,848,181 |
| January 2026 | +10,000 | +1,992,318 | 2,830,000 | 354,674,872 |
| December 2025 | +10,000 | +1,575,905 | 2,820,000 | 352,682,554 |
| November 2025 | 0 | +2,087,604 | 2,810,000 | 351,106,649 |
| October 2025 | +20,000 | +3,518,297 | 2,810,000 | 349,019,045 |
| September 2025 | +10,000 | +2,209,358 | 2,790,000 | 345,500,748 |
| August 2025 | 0 | +1,678,422 | 2,780,000 | 343,291,390 |
| July 2025 | +10,000 | +2,549,304 | 2,780,000 | 341,612,968 |
| June 2025 | +10,000 | +1,903,679 | 2,770,000 | 339,063,664 |
| May 2025 | +10,000 | +1,973,341 | 2,760,000 | 337,159,985 |
| April 2025 | +10,000 | +2,708,160 | 2,750,000 | 335,186,644 |
| March 2025 | +10,000 | +3,094,032 | 2,740,000 | 332,478,484 |
| February 2025 | +30,000 | +4,553,690 | 2,730,000 | 329,384,452 |
| January 2025 | +20,000 | +3,362,980 | 2,700,000 | 324,830,762 |
| December 2024 | +20,000 | +3,921,094 | 2,680,000 | 321,467,782 |
| November 2024 | +30,000 | +3,443,713 | 2,660,000 | 317,546,688 |
| October 2024 | +10,000 | +2,737,565 | 2,630,000 | 314,102,975 |
| September 2024 | +10,000 | +2,583,378 | 2,620,000 | 311,365,410 |
| August 2024 | +30,000 | +4,403,950 | 2,610,000 | 308,782,032 |
| July 2024 | +20,000 | +3,776,287 | 2,580,000 | 304,378,082 |
| June 2024 | +10,000 | +3,198,279 | 2,560,000 | 300,601,795 |
| May 2024 | +20,000 | +2,419,257 | 2,550,000 | 297,403,516 |
| April 2024 | +10,000 | +3,331,017 | 2,530,000 | 294,984,259 |
| March 2024 | +30,000 | +5,463,896 | 2,520,000 | 291,653,242 |
| February 2024 | +30,000 | +5,010,012 | 2,490,000 | 286,189,346 |
| January 2024 | +40,000 | +6,421,931 | 2,460,000 | 281,179,334 |
| December 2023 | +30,000 | +7,630,889 | 2,420,000 | 274,757,403 |
| November 2023 | +30,000 | +6,212,758 | 2,390,000 | 267,126,514 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-02, Economics Explained has 2,890,000 subscribers, 385,913,547 total views, and 456 videos. It ranks #19,479 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@economicsexplained/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

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

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does Economics Explained have?**

Economics Explained has 2,890,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-02.

**How many views does Economics Explained have?**

Economics Explained has 385,913,547 total video views as of 2026-11-02.

**How many videos has Economics Explained uploaded?**

Economics Explained has uploaded 456 videos as of 2026-11-02.

**What is Economics Explained's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $36,000 USD in YouTube ad revenue for Economics Explained 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 Economics Explained's subscriber rank?**

Economics Explained is ranked #19,479 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-02.

**How many subscribers did Economics Explained gain in the last 28 days?**

Economics Explained gained 0 subscribers between 2026-10-06 and 2026-11-02.

**How many views did Economics Explained get in the last 28 days?**

Economics Explained got 5,988,225 views between 2026-10-06 and 2026-11-02.

**How much did Economics Explained grow in October 2026?**

In October 2026, Economics Explained gained 10,000 subscribers and got 7,224,625 views.

**When did Economics Explained start their channel on YouTube?**

Economics Explained started their YouTube channel on September 9, 2012.

**What country is Economics Explained YouTube channel from?**

Economics Explained has its channel country set to United States on YouTube.

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