| Characteristic | Number of views |
|---|---|
| Opinion YouTubers (Osons Causer, Tatiana Ventôse, le Raptor, Mr Mondialisation...) | 275,418,788 |
| Mainstream media (France Inter, France 24, Le Monde, RTL, Huffington Post, Arte…) | 244,772,435 |
| Political Commentary and Humor (The King of Rats, Fertile Fish, Brut, Kombini...) | 106,387,706 |
| Popular science channels (La tronche en biais, Hygiène mentale, e-penser,...) | 85,708,199 |
| National-populist right (RT France, Sud Radio, The Guest, TV Libertés,...) | 61,369,901 |
| Cultural and current affairs magazines (Ina, Elle, Madame Figaro, Quotidien…) | 51,470,754 |
| Left-wing media (Jean-Luc Mélenchon, François Ruffin, L’Humanité, Regards...) | 43,758,769 |
| Counter-information and alternative health (Salim Laïbi, Regenere, Jim the awakener...) | 34,713,895 |
| Extreme right identity (National Rally, Marine Le Pen, Agence Info Libre,...) | 27,776,230 |
| Digital magazines (Les numériques, Presse Citron,...) | 10,117,817 |
| Protests and "Yellow Vests" (CGJVideos, Media Investigation or Permanent Revolution...) | 5,559,241 |
| Animalists and Parallel Worlds (Nuréa TV, The Truth Is Elsewhere...) | 2,485,186 |
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France
September 2020 - December 2020
628 news and information channels on YouTube*
* The following actors were taken into account by the source in the category "news and information channels":
- All channels producing opinions, analyses, and explanations.
- Certain channels linked to economic, political, union, or associative entities.
- Journalistic news channels.
The CNCDH established visibility and influence thresholds to retain only the most influential channels of this type of content creator on the YouTube platform.
The source counted 29 channels under the names Opinion YouTubers, Central Media (72), Political Commentary and Humor (53), Popularization Channels (65), National-Populist Right (48), Cultural and Current Affairs Magazines (121), Left-Wing Media (40), Counter-Information and Alternative Health (75), Identitarian Far-Right (63), Digital Magazines (13), Protests and "Yellow Vests" (32), and Animal Rights and Parallel Worlds (15).
The survey was conducted by a team of researchers from the médialab (Sciences Po), the CEE (Sciences Po), and the LISIS (Université Gustave Eiffel): Charles de Dampierre (Sciences Po – médialab), Andreï Mogoutov (Sciences Po – médialab), Benjamin Tainturier (Sciences Po – médialab), Bilel Benbouzid (Université Gustave Eiffel – LISIS), Dominique Cardon (Sciences Po – médialab), Jean-Philippe Cointet (Sciences Po – médialab), Caterina Froio (Sciences Po – CEE), Alexis Perrier (Université Gustave Eiffel – LISIS).
