How much does National Geographic make on YouTube?
National Geographic earns an estimated $60K–$300K a month from YouTube ads ($731K–$3.6M a year), from about 2.2M views a day. That's a Vid0 estimate from public numbers, not YouTube data.
Vid0 estimate from YouTube Data API views, updated 1 Nov 2026. 10% of recent upload views were Shorts.
How the estimate works
- Views a day: National Geographic's total views grew by about 22.1M over the last 10 days of Vid0's daily readings, so about 2.2M a day across every video, old and new.
- Long-form vs Shorts: 10% of the views on its 12 latest uploads came from Shorts, so the same share of daily views is counted at the Shorts rate.
- RPM: $1–$5 per 1,000 long-form views and $0.03–$0.08 per 1,000 Shorts views. RPM is what a creator keeps per 1,000 views after YouTube's share.
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Estimated earnings per video
Ad earnings so far on National Geographic's latest uploads, at the same RPM ranges.
Blackbeard: History's Most Well-Known Pirate (Full Episode) | Pirates: Behind the Legends | Nat Geo66.2K views · $66–$331
Reconnect with nature in Grenada #BestOfTheWorld21K views · $1–$2
David Blaine Uncovers Magic Around the Globe | Do Not Attempt MEGA Episode | National Geographic140.5K views · $140–$702
How the Unsinkable Ship Went Down (Full Episode) | Titanic Sinks Tonight | National Geographic42K views · $42–$210
Still looking for a Halloween costume? Try dressing up as the most terrifying thing in the universe.15.5K views · $0–$1
Disney+ Special Look | Everest: The Other Side | National Geographic129.6K views · $130–$648
Spice things up in Grenada #BestOfTheWorld202720.3K views · $1–$2
Follow in Charles Darwin's footsteps in Cape Froward, Chile. #BestOfTheWorld202721.6K views · $1–$2
Discover the best of Puerto Rico in 30 seconds #BestOfTheWorld14K views · $0–$1
Teaching a young pangolin how to feed itself #Rolex #PerpetualPlanet #AfricaEarthsWildHome46.4K views · $1–$4
Alexander the Great's Reign of Egypt (Full Episode) | Lost Treasures of Egypt | Nat Geo787.9K views · $788–$3.9K
Unraveling the Notorious Stanford Prison Experiment | MEGA Episode | National Geographic141.4K views · $141–$707
Views gained by day
| Day (UTC) | Total views | Gained |
|---|---|---|
| 7,269,463,337 | 1,076,506 | |
| 7,268,386,831 | 3,357,972 | |
| 7,265,028,859 | 1,301,291 | |
| 7,263,727,568 | 3,307,472 | |
| 7,260,420,096 | 2,252,342 | |
| 7,258,167,754 | 1,158,405 | |
| 7,257,009,349 | 2,562,760 | |
| 7,254,446,589 | 2,431,247 | |
| 7,252,015,342 | 2,659,947 | |
| 7,249,355,395 | 1,972,520 | |
| 7,247,382,875 | — |
The day's last reading from the YouTube Data API. “Gained” is the change from the day before.
National Geographic stats and rankings
26.6M subscribers, 7.3B views and where it ranks in education.
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