Top New Zealand Universities on YouTube

2024 YouTube University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular New Zealand Universities on YouTube? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 YouTube University Ranking (June 2025 data) of all New Zealand higher-education institutions on YouTube meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank YouTube University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each New Zealand university on the YouTube social media platform, based on the total number of subscribers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

New Zealand Universities on YouTube

Rank	University	Subscribers	Avg views per video
1	University of Otago	36,700	24,945
2	University of Auckland	23,700	3,670
3	Auckland University of Technology	12,100	5,358
4	University of Canterbury	10,500	3,292
5	University of Waikato	9,360	1,610
6	Victoria University of Wellington	2,920	1,726
7	Lincoln University, New Zealand	1,710	3,366

Notice: the total number of subscribers of the above YouTube channels were extracted in June 2025. Please read YouTube Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy.

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