CREATOR STATS · YOUTUBE
CNN YouTube Channel Stats
@cnn · United States · snapshot
Source: public YouTube Data API · YouTube channel
Subscribers
20M
Total views
22.1B
Videos
188,413
Views per video
117K
Where CNN ranks
Positions by subscriber count on Kabo’s YouTube rankings, Oct 28, 2026 snapshot. Each ranking links to the full list.
| Ranking | Position | Channels on list |
|---|---|---|
| Most subscribed YouTube channels in United States | #40 | 1,688 |
| Best news & politics YouTube channels | #15 | 1,667 |
Channels ranked near CNN
Neighbours on the list Best news & politics YouTube channels, Oct 28, 2026. Across the 100 channels shown on that list, the median channel has 10.8M subscribers and 45K views per video. CNN has 20M subscribers and 117K views per video.
| # | Channel | Subscribers | Total views | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | BBC News | 20.2M | 7.5B | 34,068 |
| 14 | KOMPASTV | 20.1M | 16.8B | 418,531 |
| 15 | CNN | 20M | 22.1B | 188,413 |
| 16 | Дима Масленников | 19.9M | 3.5B | 489 |
| 17 | ABC News | 19.9M | 19.3B | 122,293 |
AT A GLANCE
Channel summary
- As of 2026-10-28, CNN (@cnn) has 20M YouTube subscribers.
- As of 2026-10-28, the channel has 22,123,529,959 total views across 188,413 videos.
- The channel lists United States as its country.
- CNN ranks #40 in United States (top 100 of 1,688 channels on the list).
- CNN ranks #15 for news & politics (top 100 of 1,667 channels on the list).
Snapshot: 2026-10-28. This is a lighter page than our full creator profiles: it has no view history, top videos or earnings estimate for this channel, because we only publish what we have measured.
FAQ
How many subscribers does CNN have?
20M subscribers on YouTube as of Oct 28, 2026. YouTube publishes subscriber counts rounded to three significant figures, so that is the precision shown here.
How many views and videos does CNN have?
22,123,529,959 total views across 188,413 public videos as of Oct 28, 2026 — about 117,420 views per video on average (total views divided by video count).
Where does CNN rank among YouTube channels in United States?
#40 by subscribers on Kabo's list of the most subscribed YouTube channels in United States, which covers channels whose own YouTube country field is United States (1,688 qualify; snapshot Oct 28, 2026).
What kind of YouTube channel is CNN?
It appears on Kabo's news & politics (#15) ranking. Categories come from YouTube's own public topic data or from our discovery on that subject, not from a manual label.
Where does this data come from?
Subscriber, view and video counts are read from the public YouTube Data API and refreshed daily; this page shows the Oct 28, 2026 snapshot. It does not estimate earnings and has no view history for this channel yet.
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