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BBC Ideas Subscriber Count - YouTube Channel Stats

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Channel age: 7 years (joined October 2018)

BBC Ideas subscriber count: 696,000 subscribers on YouTube. The channel has 44,982,932 total views across 591 videos. Channel age: 7 years (joined October 2018).

Subscriber count
696K
Growth (7d)
+1.0K
Total views
45M
Videos
591
Avg views/video
76K

Subscriber growth

2026-06-10+9.0K over 27 days2026-09-01

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Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim at BBC Ideas is to feed your curiosity, to open your mind to new perspectives and to leave you that little bit smarter. Stick around if you want to learn more about science, philosophy, psychology, self-improvement and more. We've also got some incredible animations for you to enjoy, so dive in! Let us know what you think and make sure to subscribe. You can also visit our website to see all of our videos: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas We work closely with a number of partners including The Open University, the Royal Society, University of Oxford Social Sciences division and UKRI ( UK Research and Innovation).

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BBC Ideas on YouTube - frequently asked questions

What is the BBC Ideas subscriber count?
BBC Ideas has 696,000 subscribers on YouTube. It gained 1,000 new subscribers in the last 7 days. The count is refreshed from the YouTube Data API.
How many views does BBC Ideas have?
BBC Ideas has 44,982,932 total views across 591 videos.
When did BBC Ideas start on YouTube, and how old is the channel?
BBC Ideas created its YouTube channel in October 2018. The channel is 7 years old. Searches for BBC Ideas age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the channel age only.
What does BBC Ideas make videos about?
BBC Ideas is classified under Education in our directory. About: "Do you have a curious mind? You’re in the right place. Our aim at BBC Ideas is to feed your curiosity, to open your mind to new perspectives and to leave you that little bit smarter. Stick around if ".