TED-Ed
TED-Ed had 22.8M subscribers as of August 31, 2026, ranked #177 in United States. The channel has accumulated 4.7B views across 2,375 videos since 2011.
Relative to its audience, that is 205 lifetime views per subscriber and 821.2K views generated per day.
Where does TED-Ed rank on YouTube?
Ranked by subscriber count, TED-Ed sits 177th in United States and 599th worldwide.
The YouTube API rounds subscriber counts to three significant figures. At this scale, any change below 0.44% over the period is undetectable — we prefer to show nothing rather than rounding noise.
When did TED-Ed start on YouTube?
TED-Ed published their first video on March 12, 2012, "How containerization shaped the modern world", which has 621.7K views. Their biggest hit since does 56 × that number.
TED-Ed published 2,314 videos between 2012 and 2025, peaking at 638 in 2013.
What is TED-Ed's most-viewed video?
TED-Ed's most-viewed video is "Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? - Alex Gendler", with 34.7M views. That is 18 × the performance of an average video on the channel. Its five best videos account for 3.0% of the channel's total views.
18 ×outlier multiplier on its best video
Which format works best for TED-Ed?
On TED-Ed, mid-form (3 to 20 min) performs best: a median of 879.4K views across 2,233 videos analysed. That is 10 × long-form (over 20 min). Medians are used rather than averages: on a channel with isolated hits, the average describes no real video.
How often does TED-Ed publish?
TED-Ed currently publishes 4 vidéos par mois. The pace has slowed markedly against a lifetime average of 153 videos per year. Its catalogue generates 346 views per video per day.
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TED-Ed's YouTube ad revenue is estimated between $73,909 and $271,000 per month. The estimate weights monthly views by the 90-day observed split: 0% short-form, 100% long-form. At this scale, advertising is typically a minority of a creator's actual income, behind brand partnerships and merchandise, which are not measured here.
Advertising revenue only — excludes brand deals, sponsorships, merchandise and affiliate income. Range computed from reference RPMs by country and format.
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How many views does a typical TED-Ed video get?
The median TED-Ed video has 803.6K views, computed across 2,375 analysed videos.
How long has TED-Ed been publishing on YouTube?
TED-Ed has been publishing for 16 years, averaging 153 videos per year.
Which country is TED-Ed from?
TED-Ed is registered in US.
Is this data up to date?
Channel statistics are collected daily, last recorded on August 31, 2026. Per-video measures cover 2,375 videos indexed in our database of over 21 million YouTube videos.
Methodology
Channel statistics collected daily (last recorded 8/31/2026). Per-video measures computed across 2,375 indexed videos, from a database of over 21 million videos and 27,000 YouTube channels. The outlier multiplier compares a video's views to its channel average. Format performance uses the median, more robust than the mean when isolated hits are present.
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