BBC Global

@bbc_global · 799,000 subscribers

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Median views per long-form video

34,393

Uploads per week

2.2

Average long-form length

11:58

In the sample

35 long-form · 15 Shorts

Beat the channel median

The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings | BBC Global
1.7M views · 48.9x the median
Scientists studied doomscrolling. Here’s what they found.
1.7M views · 48.8x the median
Researchers studied AI layoffs. Here's their warning.
1M views · 30.1x the median
Elderly divorce is skyrocketing in the US. Here's what researchers know.
360.3K views · 10.5x the median
Researchers studied why US overdoses plummeted. The answer surprised them.
318.4K views · 9.3x the median

Trailed the channel median

Why did our friends start sharing their location? | BBC Global
6.8K views · 0.2x the median
Who decides if you sleep well: you or your watch?
6.6K views · 0.2x the median
Why Marina Abramović never stops reinventing herself | BBC Global
2K views · 0.1x the median
'I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't paint' | BBC Global
1.9K views · 0.1x the median
Francesca Chiejina: Opera saved my life | BBC Global
1.8K views · 0.1x the median

Latest uploads

The 50 most recent uploads, newest first. Shorts are included; the badge marks them.

Title	Published	Length	Views
Meet the creative minds behind ballet's bold new direction \| BBC Global	Sep 25, 2026	23:14	5.1K
Inside the first hospitals of the ancient world \| BBC Global	Sep 23, 2026	7:17	18.4K
People are talking less every year, but no one’s quite sure why	Sep 21, 2026	11:34	77K
Why Marina Abramović never stops reinventing herself \| BBC Global	Sep 11, 2026	23:20	2K
Why Ann Patchett doesn’t think kind people are boring #bbc #psychology #literatureShort	Sep 8, 2026	0:41	4.7K
Why Ann Patchett doesn’t think kind people are boring	Sep 8, 2026	16:02	21.2K
Adventures in Conservation: Searching for Snow Leopards \| BBC Global	Sep 4, 2026	23:28	8.3K
World's Greatest Train Journeys: Japan's New Golden Route \| BBC Global	Sep 4, 2026	23:16	192.4K
World's Ultimate Adventures: The Land of Troy \| BBC Global	Sep 4, 2026	23:19	24.1K
Why more planes are now getting stuck on the tarmac	Aug 31, 2026	9:37	27.9K
You’re not imagining it. More planes are getting stuck on the tarmac. #bbc #travel #aircraftShort	Aug 31, 2026	1:19	16.7K
Cecilia Bartoli: A voice that defies time \| BBC Global	Aug 28, 2026	23:30	207.6K
The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings \| BBC Global	Aug 27, 2026	7:26	1.7M
Researchers studied why US overdoses plummeted. The answer surprised them #bbc #healthShort	Aug 24, 2026	1:10	6.1K
Researchers studied why US overdoses plummeted. The answer surprised them.	Aug 24, 2026	10:53	318.4K
Scientists studied perfectionism for 35 years. Here’s why they’re worried.	Aug 17, 2026	9:28	63.1K
Elderly divorce is skyrocketing in the US. Here's what researchers know. #bbc #marriage #divorceShort	Aug 10, 2026	0:52	6.2K
Elderly divorce is skyrocketing in the US. Here's what researchers know.	Aug 10, 2026	8:40	360.3K
The woman who stowed away on a ship to report on D-Day \| BBC GlobalShort	Aug 8, 2026	1:55	2.4K
Boys and men are obsessing over muscle. Doctors are worried.	Aug 3, 2026	9:52	14.8K
The 'divine visions' prophesying the fall of the USSR \| BBC Global	Aug 1, 2026	5:36	14.1K
Lina Ghotmeh: How to design buildings that remember the past \| BBC Global	Jul 31, 2026	23:01	77.5K
The macabre kidnapping of Eva Perón's corpse \| BBC GlobalShort	Jul 29, 2026	2:50	3.7K
How to experience German beer gardens without looking like a tourist \| BBC Global	Jul 27, 2026	4:51	106.8K
The Soviet nuclear submarine wreck that is a 'ticking time bomb' \| BBC GlobalShort	Jul 24, 2026	2:55	30.8K
Researchers studied AI layoffs. Here's their warning.	Jul 20, 2026	10:18	1M
People are paying to get locked out of their phones #bbc #tech #psychologyShort	Jul 13, 2026	1:00	2.4K
First we paid to get online. Now we're paying to log off	Jul 13, 2026	8:38	16K
Who decides if you sleep well: you or your watch?	Jun 29, 2026	8:44	6.6K
What If We're Wrong About AI Layoffs?	Jun 22, 2026	8:18	40.9K
'I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't paint' \| BBC Global	Jun 19, 2026	5:41	1.9K
Is America really becoming more religious? #bbc #US #religionShort	Jun 15, 2026	1:11	3.9K
The hidden story behind America's religious revival.	Jun 15, 2026	9:28	65.1K
Francesca Chiejina: Opera saved my life \| BBC Global	Jun 12, 2026	6:01	1.8K
AI is now unpopular. That may not make a difference #bbc #AI #techShort	Jun 8, 2026	1:01	6.1K
AI is now unpopular. That may not make a difference.	Jun 8, 2026	13:32	145.9K
Tracey Emin: "I was told I had months to live. Now I've been born again" \| BBC Global	Jun 3, 2026	6:11	17.8K
Why this US city draws millions of pizza tourists every year \| BBC Global	May 30, 2026	3:34	65.7K
Why did our friends start sharing their location? \| BBC Global	May 25, 2026	8:56	6.8K
We're all sharing our locations now. Here's why that happened. #bbc #socialmedia #relationshipsShort	May 25, 2026	0:57	5K
What it really takes to make a film from scratch \| BBC Global	May 18, 2026	23:20	12.3K
Why we might be getting the birth rate panic wrong (again) #bbc #birth #populationShort	May 18, 2026	1:06	24.3K
Why we might be getting the birth rate panic wrong (again) \| BBC Global	May 18, 2026	7:25	137.2K
Teens are using AI companions. Do human friends stand a chance? \| BBC Global	May 11, 2026	11:53	15.6K
Inside the world's only floating national park \| BBC Global	May 6, 2026	3:59	149.9K
Our lifespans keep rising. But doctors say healthspan matters more. #bbc #health #scienceShort	May 4, 2026	0:56	2.5K
Is living to 100 the wrong goal? \| BBC Global	May 4, 2026	9:01	10.7K
Scientists studied doomscrolling. Here’s what they found #bbc #health #technology #smartphonesShort	Apr 27, 2026	0:48	13.6K
Scientists studied doomscrolling. Here’s what they found.	Apr 27, 2026	9:40	1.7M
Why do schools still assume one parent is free at 3pm? #bbc #parenting #familyShort	Apr 20, 2026	1:09	9.2K

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