The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers had 23M subscribers as of August 31, 2026, ranked #174 in United States. The channel has accumulated 17.3B views across 369 videos since 2012.
Relative to its audience, that is 752 lifetime views per subscriber and 2.2M views generated per day.
Where does The Chainsmokers rank on YouTube?
Ranked by subscriber count, The Chainsmokers sits 174th in United States and 591st worldwide.
The YouTube API rounds subscriber counts to three significant figures. At this scale, any change below 0.43% over the period is undetectable — we prefer to show nothing rather than rounding noise.
When did The Chainsmokers start on YouTube?
The Chainsmokers published their first video on January 27, 2014, "Need Money for #SELFIE", which has 369.1K views. Their biggest hit since does 1,744 × that number.
The Chainsmokers published 302 videos between 2014 and 2025, peaking at 65 in 2025. Since 2023, videos under 3 minutes account for 94% of output, against 42% before.
What is The Chainsmokers's most-viewed video?
The Chainsmokers's most-viewed video is "#SELFIE (Official Music Video) - The Chainsmokers", with 643.8M views. That is 232 × the performance of an average video on the channel. Its five best videos account for 5.2% of the channel's total views.
232 ×outlier multiplier on its best video
Which format works best for The Chainsmokers?
On The Chainsmokers, long-form (over 20 min) performs best: a median of 2M views across 13 videos analysed. That is 37 × short-form (under 3 min). Medians are used rather than averages: on a channel with isolated hits, the average describes no real video.
How often does The Chainsmokers publish?
The Chainsmokers currently publishes 1 vidéo par mois. That is 1.7 × the channel's lifetime average pace. Its catalogue generates 6,039 views per video per day.
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The Chainsmokers's YouTube ad revenue is estimated between $88,583 and $321,224 per month. The estimate weights monthly views by the 90-day observed split: 57% short-form, 43% 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 The Chainsmokers video get?
The median The Chainsmokers video has 70.3K views, computed across 368 analysed videos.
How long has The Chainsmokers been publishing on YouTube?
The Chainsmokers has been publishing for 14 years, averaging 26 videos per year.
Which country is The Chainsmokers from?
The Chainsmokers 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 368 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 368 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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