How much does TED make on YouTube?
TED earns an estimated $18K–$90K a month from YouTube ads ($219K–$1.1M a year), from about 724.3K 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. 18% of recent upload views were Shorts.
How the estimate works
- Views a day: TED's total views grew by about 7.2M over the last 10 days of Vid0's daily readings, so about 724.3K a day across every video, old and new.
- Long-form vs Shorts: 18% 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 TED's latest uploads, at the same RPM ranges.
Are Your Dealbreakers Sabotaging Your Love Life? | Amy Chan | TED204 views · $0–$1
Authoritarianism isn’t winning, democracy is failing, says Sally Kohn #TEDTalks10.3K views · $0–$1
Would you let your friend pay for dinner? #TEDTalks32.1K views · $1–$3
The Joy of Foraging Your Own Food | Alexis Nikole Nelson | TED52.9K views · $53–$264
What If You Could Read the DNA of Your Future Child? | Noor Siddiqui | TED66.4K views · $66–$332
This dad tried to get AI to help raise his kids, and it didn’t turn out the way he hoped #TEDTalks18.3K views · $1–$1
Why You Should Share a Recipe with a Stranger | Anuj Gupta | TED62.1K views · $62–$310
Why It’s So Hard to Listen When You Disagree | Emily Kasriel | TED109.1K views · $109–$545
Why We Should Design Cities Like Disney | Zach DeBoer | TED93.8K views · $94–$469
Running a marathon? Here’s what your brain has to look forward to. #TEDTalks20.2K views · $1–$2
The real danger isn't the technology itself, but rather the communities it leaves behind #TEDTalks20.4K views · $1–$2
How to Stop Homelessness Before It Starts | Jen Loving | TED88.4K views · $88–$442
Views gained by day
| Day (UTC) | Total views | Gained |
|---|---|---|
| 3,268,779,268 | 331,951 | |
| 3,268,447,317 | 1,226,101 | |
| 3,267,221,216 | 471,324 | |
| 3,266,749,892 | 1,144,820 | |
| 3,265,605,072 | 729,469 | |
| 3,264,875,603 | 431,735 | |
| 3,264,443,868 | 725,442 | |
| 3,263,718,426 | 650,615 | |
| 3,263,067,811 | 825,690 | |
| 3,262,242,121 | 706,297 | |
| 3,261,535,824 | — |
The day's last reading from the YouTube Data API. “Gained” is the change from the day before.
TED stats and rankings
27.9M subscribers, 3.3B views and where it ranks in education.
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