# Forbes YouTube Stats

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

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As of 2026-11-01, Forbes has 2,200,000 subscribers, 393,970,740 total views, and 12,141 videos. It ranks #27,952 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: 2,200,000
- Total views: 393,970,740
- Videos: 12,141
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $25,000
- Worldwide rank: #27,952
- Category: Business (rank #32)
- Joined YouTube: 2006-05-23
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-01

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Here’s How Much Zohran Mamdani Is Worth](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/AORpISxUCig/) | Short | 2025-07-01 | 4,808,919 | 411 | >100x |
| [Billionaires React To Zohran Mamdani’s Win](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/EjyxEOueL-4/) | Short | 2025-11-05 | 2,049,167 | 236 | >100x |
| [Musk Offers To Pay Defense Fees Of Anyone Who ‘Speaks The Truth’ About Epstein And Is Sued](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/7p6mZ9SsaHo/) | Short | 2026-02-09 | 1,559,476 | 246 | 22.61x |
| [Nathan Fielder Secretly Made An Elizabeth Holmes Documentary—Here’s What We Know About It](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/t5Qu8Iru6Iw/) | Short | 2026-09-09 | 1,544,258 | 1,191 | >100x |
| [Elon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $600 Billion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/lcqOrNUxVeM/) | Short | 2025-12-15 | 1,467,899 | 191 | >100x |
| [Bryan Cranston On Breaking Into The Spirits Industry And Running A Business With Aaron Paul \| Forbes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/V-mGiBfoaok/) | Long-form | 2022-08-13 | 5,598,467 | 2 | - |
| [The New Youngest Self-Made Billionaire In The World Is A 25-Year-Old College Dropout \| Forbes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/FgzyLoSkL5k/) | Long-form | 2022-06-12 | 5,005,390 | 118 | - |
| [Why All Brands Should Study Stanley Cup CEO Terence Reilly's Marketing Masterclass](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/Sb9IF7wBnus/) | Long-form | 2024-03-06 | 2,969,055 | 127 | >100x |
| [Could MrBeast Be the First YouTuber Billionaire? \| Forbes](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/Ot2ZvXbNpm8/) | Long-form | 2022-11-30 | 2,636,472 | 77 | >100x |
| [Things Are Bad At Tesla And They're About To Get Much Worse](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/_SKaBwmHq9Y/) | Long-form | 2025-03-28 | 2,528,284 | 1 | >100x |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Palantir Board Member Cofounded Elizabeth Holmes’ Partner’s Blood-Testing Startup](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/Qrab8m-hm9o/) | Long-form | 2026-10-31 | 16,291 | 330 | 1.1x |
| [Why “Ball Control” And Temperament Drive Long-Term Hedge Fund Performance](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/KGSw6f0rv-4/) | Long-form | 2026-10-31 | 4,559 | 36 | - |
| [Intel Sinks 29% On Earnings As AI Spending Fears Worsen Tech Selloff](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/GOpzYrtdLCY/) | Short | 2026-10-31 | 41,057 | 523 | 10.51x |
| [Intel Sinks 29% On Earnings—As AI Spending Fears Worsen Tech Selloff](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/GdwJqQawOz8/) | Long-form | 2026-10-30 | 20,691 | 48 | 2.35x |
| [Inside Anthropic’s $1 Trillion Spending Plan On Data Centers, AI Chips](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/videos/3sguv303Q4U/) | Long-form | 2026-10-30 | 31,915 | 259 | 3.36x |

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

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 138 | 2,966,318 |
| Shorts | 100 | 2,459,494 |

## 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 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 393,970,740 | +277,580 | $790 |
| 2026-10-31 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 393,693,160 | +114,113 | $330 |
| 2026-10-30 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 393,579,047 | +323,150 | $920 |
| 2026-10-29 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 393,255,897 | +107,421 | $310 |
| 2026-10-28 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 393,148,476 | +303,815 | $870 |
| 2026-10-27 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 392,844,661 | +155,316 | $440 |
| 2026-10-26 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 392,689,345 | +250,006 | $710 |
| 2026-10-25 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 392,439,339 | +192,504 | $550 |
| 2026-10-24 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 392,246,835 | +299,111 | $850 |
| 2026-10-23 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 391,947,724 | +236,696 | $670 |
| 2026-10-22 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 391,711,028 | +469,022 | $1,300 |
| 2026-10-21 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 391,242,006 | +374,288 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-20 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 390,867,718 | +244,800 | $700 |
| 2026-10-19 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 390,622,918 | +82,070 | $230 |
| 2026-10-18 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 390,540,848 | +955,362 | $2,700 |
| 2026-10-17 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 389,585,486 | +525,955 | $1,500 |
| 2026-10-16 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 389,059,531 | +790,485 | $2,300 |
| 2026-10-15 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 388,269,046 | +34,950 | $100 |
| 2026-10-14 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 388,234,096 | +444,944 | $1,300 |
| 2026-10-13 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 387,789,152 | +276,725 | $790 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 387,512,427 | +82,085 | $230 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 387,430,342 | +411,570 | $1,200 |
| 2026-10-10 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 387,018,772 | +131,197 | $370 |
| 2026-10-09 | 2,200,000 | 0 | 386,887,575 | +457,830 | $1,300 |
| 2026-10-08 | 2,200,000 | +10,000 | 386,429,745 | +243,651 | $690 |
| 2026-10-07 | 2,190,000 | 0 | 386,186,094 | +252,100 | $720 |
| 2026-10-06 | 2,190,000 | 0 | 385,933,994 | +288,200 | $820 |
| 2026-10-05 | 2,190,000 | 0 | 385,645,794 | +119,569 | $340 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2,190,000 | 0 | 385,526,225 | +269,495 | $770 |
| 2026-10-03 | 2,190,000 | 0 | 385,256,730 | +187,391 | $530 |

## Monthly history

In September 2026, Forbes gained 10,000 subscribers and got 11,505,563 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2026 | +10,000 | +11,505,563 | 2,190,000 | 384,661,757 |
| August 2026 | +10,000 | +5,990,023 | 2,180,000 | 373,156,194 |
| July 2026 | +20,000 | +4,087,732 | 2,170,000 | 367,166,171 |
| June 2026 | +20,000 | +5,727,588 | 2,150,000 | 363,078,439 |
| May 2026 | +10,000 | +3,983,977 | 2,130,000 | 357,350,851 |
| April 2026 | +10,000 | +5,469,347 | 2,120,000 | 353,366,874 |
| March 2026 | +20,000 | +8,576,889 | 2,110,000 | 347,897,527 |
| February 2026 | +10,000 | +8,423,191 | 2,090,000 | 339,320,638 |
| January 2026 | +30,000 | +10,095,584 | 2,080,000 | 330,897,447 |
| December 2025 | +10,000 | +4,360,479 | 2,050,000 | 320,801,863 |
| November 2025 | +30,000 | +9,899,123 | 2,040,000 | 316,441,384 |
| October 2025 | +30,000 | +5,911,762 | 2,010,000 | 306,542,261 |
| September 2025 | +10,000 | +3,914,440 | 1,980,000 | 300,630,499 |
| August 2025 | +20,000 | +4,344,036 | 1,970,000 | 296,716,059 |
| July 2025 | +20,000 | +6,776,785 | 1,950,000 | 292,372,023 |
| June 2025 | +20,000 | +4,594,473 | 1,930,000 | 285,595,238 |
| May 2025 | +10,000 | +4,601,084 | 1,910,000 | 281,000,765 |
| April 2025 | +30,000 | +7,829,755 | 1,900,000 | 276,399,681 |
| March 2025 | +30,000 | +7,698,520 | 1,870,000 | 268,569,926 |
| February 2025 | +20,000 | +5,194,696 | 1,840,000 | 260,871,406 |
| January 2025 | +20,000 | +3,913,466 | 1,820,000 | 255,676,710 |
| December 2024 | +20,000 | +3,885,918 | 1,800,000 | 251,763,244 |
| November 2024 | +20,000 | +5,827,921 | 1,780,000 | 247,877,326 |
| October 2024 | +20,000 | +4,154,076 | 1,760,000 | 242,049,405 |
| September 2024 | +20,000 | +3,539,435 | 1,740,000 | 237,895,329 |
| August 2024 | +20,000 | +4,647,046 | 1,720,000 | 234,355,894 |
| July 2024 | +20,000 | +4,477,110 | 1,700,000 | 229,708,848 |
| June 2024 | +30,000 | +5,455,382 | 1,680,000 | 225,231,738 |
| May 2024 | +30,000 | +4,998,485 | 1,650,000 | 219,776,356 |
| April 2024 | +30,000 | +4,650,611 | 1,620,000 | 214,777,871 |
| March 2024 | +40,000 | +6,667,577 | 1,590,000 | 210,127,260 |
| February 2024 | +30,000 | +5,205,055 | 1,550,000 | 203,459,683 |
| January 2024 | +20,000 | +3,667,891 | 1,520,000 | 198,254,628 |
| December 2023 | +20,000 | +2,601,153 | 1,500,000 | 194,586,737 |
| November 2023 | +10,000 | +1,811,247 | 1,480,000 | 191,985,584 |
| October 2023 | +10,000 | +2,706,235 | 1,470,000 | 190,174,337 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-01, Forbes has 2,200,000 subscribers, 393,970,740 total views, and 12,141 videos. It ranks #27,952 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@forbes/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

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

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does Forbes have?**

Forbes has 2,200,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-01.

**How many views does Forbes have?**

Forbes has 393,970,740 total video views as of 2026-11-01.

**How many videos has Forbes uploaded?**

Forbes has uploaded 12,141 videos as of 2026-11-01.

**What is Forbes's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $25,000 USD in YouTube ad revenue for Forbes as of 2026-11-01. This is a modelled estimate, not income reported by the creator or YouTube. The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

**What is Forbes's subscriber rank?**

Forbes is ranked #27,952 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-01.

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

Forbes gained 10,000 subscribers between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

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

Forbes got 8,444,515 views between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How much did Forbes grow in September 2026?**

In September 2026, Forbes gained 10,000 subscribers and got 11,505,563 views.

**When did Forbes start their channel on YouTube?**

Forbes started their YouTube channel on May 23, 2006.

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