How many subscribers does BBC News have?

BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers on YouTube. The count is refreshed from the YouTube Data API.

How many views does BBC News have on YouTube?

BBC News has 7,502,579,036 total views across 30,930 videos, about 243K views per video.

When did BBC News start on YouTube?

BBC News created its YouTube channel in April 2006. The channel is 20 years old. Searches for BBC News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the channel age only.

BBC News Subscriber Count & YouTube Channel Stats

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Channel age: 20 years (joined April 2006)

BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers on YouTube. Its 30,930 videos have 7,502,579,036 views in total, about 243K per video. It has been on YouTube since April 2006, a channel age of 20 years.

Subscriber count

20M

Growth (7d)

Total views

7.5B

Videos

31K

Avg views/video

243K

Subscriber growth

2026-06-10+400K over 137 days2026-10-26

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BBC News on YouTube - frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does BBC News have?: BBC News has 20,200,000 subscribers on YouTube. The count is refreshed from the YouTube Data API.
How many views does BBC News have on YouTube?: BBC News has 7,502,579,036 total views across 30,930 videos, about 243K views per video.
When did BBC News start on YouTube?: BBC News created its YouTube channel in April 2006. The channel is 20 years old. Searches for BBC News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the channel age only.

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