The Daily Show — Subscriber Count & Channel Stats
The Daily Show has 14,000,000 subscribers and 9,633,387,311 total views across 9,156 videos, based in United States. Channel created on May 26, 2016.
Last refreshed August 26, 2026.
Where The Daily Show ranks
Position within the channels TubeLeader currently tracks, by subscriber count.
Daily channel metrics
The Daily Show tracked day by day since Aug 20, 2026.
| Date | Subscribers | Views | Videos | Est. earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2026-08-21 | —14,000,000 | +2,119,9649,623,480,660 | —9,148 | $2.1K – $6.8K |
| Sat 2026-08-22 | —14,000,000 | +1,876,4699,625,357,129 | —9,148 | $1.9K – $6K |
| Sun 2026-08-23 | —14,000,000 | +2,017,3719,627,374,500 | +29,150 | $2K – $6.5K |
| Mon 2026-08-24 | —14,000,000 | +918,7259,628,293,225 | +39,153 | $923 – $2.9K |
| Tue 2026-08-25 | —14,000,000 | +2,288,3119,630,581,536 | —9,153 | $2.3K – $7.3K |
| Wed 2026-08-26 | —14,000,000 | +2,805,7759,633,387,311 | +39,156 | $2.8K – $9K |
| Daily average | — | +2,004,436 | +1 | $2K – $6.4K |
| Weekly average | — | +14,031,051 | +9 | $14.1K – $44.9K |
| Last 7 days | — | +12,026,615 | +8 | $12.1K – $38.5K |
When will The Daily Show reach 15,000,000 subscribers?
The Daily Show needs another 1,000,000 subscribers to reach 15,000,000. At roughly 3,743 a day, that is about 268 days away. Growth rarely holds perfectly steady, so treat the date as a direction rather than a diary entry.
The Daily Show's videos, one by one
The numbers above describe The Daily Show as a whole. These 9,156 uploads are what produced them — and they did not contribute equally.
- Views, likes and comments on every upload
- Which videos beat the channel average, and by how far
- Shorts against long-form, side by side
- The publishing pattern — days, gaps and streaks
- Estimated earnings per video, not just per month
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About The Daily Show
Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central and is available to stream the next day on Paramount+
How to read The Daily Show's numbers
Average views per video (1,052,139). This spreads lifetime views across every public upload, so older uploads that have had years to accumulate views are averaged together with recent ones. It is a useful scale check, not a prediction of how the next video will perform.
Views per subscriber (688.1). A rough measure of how much watch demand each subscriber represents over the channel's lifetime. Channels that reach large non-subscribed audiences — through search, Shorts or recommendations — tend to show a higher figure than channels that rely mainly on their existing subscriber base.
Upload cadence (~74.4 per month). Averaged across the channel's full history of about 10.3 years, so a channel that changed format or publishing pace along the way will not match this figure in any single recent month.
All figures come from public YouTube channel data and are refreshed on a schedule. They are research signals for comparison and context — they are not private YouTube Studio analytics, and they do not include revenue, watch time or audience retention. Read the full methodology.
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Frequently asked questions about The Daily Show
How many subscribers does The Daily Show have?
The Daily Show has 14,000,000 subscribers on YouTube as of August 26, 2026.
How many total views does The Daily Show have?
The Daily Show has 9,633,387,311 total views across 9,156 public videos, averaging about 1,052,139 views per video.
When did The Daily Show start on YouTube?
The Daily Show joined YouTube on May 26, 2016, which is about 10.3 years ago.
How often does The Daily Show upload?
The Daily Show has published 9,156 videos, which averages about 74.4 uploads per month across the life of the channel.
What kind of channel is The Daily Show?
The Daily Show is a Entertainment channel based in United States.
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