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The Onion YouTube stats

@theonionCountry: USOn YouTube since 14 Mar 2006Updated

View on YouTube
Subscribers
3,300,000
Total views
1,488,653,831
Videos
2,665

YouTube's numbers on 2026-11-03.

What The Onion is about

From YouTube's data for the channel and its uploads of the last 30 days.

Language
26 of 26 recent uploads
Main video category
Comedy
26 of 26 recent uploads
Paid promotion
0 of 26
Uploads marked on YouTube as including paid promotion

Topics on YouTube

The last 11 days

Subscribers
3,300,000
+10K in 14 days
Per day
+714.3
average
Per month
+21.4K
at this pace

Days between YouTube's updates are estimated by ViewGoblin.

Total views
1,488,653,831
+8.5M in 14 days
Per day
+610.6K
average
Per month
+18.3M
at this pace
Best day
+994.3K
3 Nov

Days between YouTube's updates are estimated by ViewGoblin.

Daily numbers
DaySubscribersTotal viewsVideos
2026-11-033,300,0001,488,653,8312,665
2026-11-023,300,0001,487,659,5632,662
2026-11-013,300,0001,487,319,4842,662
2026-10-313,300,0001,486,748,2862,661
2026-10-303,300,0001,486,041,5542,659
2026-10-293,290,0001,485,160,0652,658
2026-10-243,290,0001,482,408,8912,653
2026-10-233,290,0001,481,730,1162,651
2026-10-223,290,0001,481,186,5502,650
2026-10-213,290,0001,480,289,1512,648
2026-10-203,290,0001,480,105,3792,648

Views per day

Views per day, average
631,001
New videos
4.7M
53% of views · uploads up to 30 days old
Older videos
4.1M
47% of views · 7-day average
All views
8.8M
in 14 days

Days between YouTube's updates are estimated by ViewGoblin.

Uploads in the last 30 days

Views as YouTube reported them on 2026-11-04.

Videos with the most new views

From 28 recent uploads. "Views" is YouTube's number; "New views" is calculated by ViewGoblin.

VideoViewsNew views
Finding Masculine Halloween Costumes For Your Effeminate Son763,117+225,979
Why Hasn’t Abdul El-Sayed Accomplished Any Of His Campaign Goals Since Winning 2 Minutes Ago?210,808+207,393
The One Percent | American Voter216,680+138,834
Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything105,447+72,614
Should Food Cost More?1,699,279+58,624
The Elderly Vote | American Voter275,351+41,340
The Immigrant Vote | American Voter57,280+11,599
Prevent further catastrophe. Subscribe to The Onion.41,383+8,639
911 Operator Talks Panicking Woman Through Macarena103,663+6,665
Is Pete Hegseth's Bold Pledge To 'Kill Everyone' By 2028 An Unrealistic Pipe Dream?936,399+0
Will Trump Running For Midterm President Help Down-Ballot Republicans?451,920+0
Trump Cancels Planned Livestream Of Jon Ossoff’s Execution149,653+0
New Law Requires Sex Offenders To Wear Tinted Sunglasses, Cut-Off Shorts108,883+0
Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of Missing Sorority Sister59,909+0
Former Cult Leader Reveals How He Escaped Needy Followers56,632+0
Trump Voter Feels Betrayed By President After Reading 800 Pages Of Queer Feminist Theory46,775+0
Are Tests Biased Against Students Who Don’t Give A Shit46,018+0
Cash-Strapped Subway Threatens To Reveal Identities Of Customers Who Eat Subway If They Don’t Pay44,711+0
Press Secretary Spins Wife's Death As A Positive40,280+0
The new revolution in democracy has arrived. Play The Onion Voting Simulator 3D.38,399+0

Upload habits

Calculated by ViewGoblin from YouTube's data of the last 30 days. Not a YouTube number.

Uploads in 30 days
36
Rhythm
about every 24 hours
Median time between uploads
Videos vs Shortslast 26 uploads · estimated: up to 3 minutes counts as a Short
Videos 3 (12%) Shorts 23 (88%)
Uploads by weekday (UTC)Most: Wednesday
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Uploads by hour (UTC)Most: 17:00
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Typical views of a new upload

Median of the channel's recent uploads at each age. Calculated by ViewGoblin from YouTube's daily numbers. Not a YouTube number.

after 3 days
53.7K
3 videos
after 14 days
38.4K
3 videos

How viewers react

Calculated by ViewGoblin from YouTube's data of the last 30 days. Not a YouTube number.

Likes per 1,000 views
45.7
Recent uploads
Comments per 1,000 views
2.3
Recent uploads

About The Onion

The Onion is America's Finest News Source.

Questions about The Onion

How many subscribers does The Onion have?

The Onion has 3,300,000 subscribers on YouTube (as of 2026-11-03).

How many views and videos does The Onion have?

The Onion has 1,488,653,831 views across 2,665 videos (as of 2026-11-03).

How often does The Onion upload?

The Onion uploaded 36 videos in the last 30 days, about every 24 hours.

When does The Onion usually upload?

In the last 30 days, The Onion uploaded most often on Wednesdays around 17:00 UTC.

What language is The Onion in?

English: 26 of the 26 recent uploads with a set language.

Does The Onion make YouTube Shorts?

23 of the last 26 uploads are up to 3 minutes long, so most likely Shorts.

Does The Onion make sponsored videos?

None of the last 26 uploads is marked on YouTube as including paid promotion.

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