Germany
This channel is the official digital presence of ARD — Germany's primary public broadcaster — dedicated to the country's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Total Followers +0.2%
68K
Across YouTube
Primary Platform
TikTok
68K followers · 100% of audience
Engagement
2.3%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Micro
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Sarah Engels scored 12 points from juries but received zero televote points at the Wiener Stadthalle, giving Germany its worst result in recent years after mid-table finishes in 2024 and 2025.
The national selection show, broadcast on Das Erste, captured an 18.1% market share, the strongest ratings for Germany's Eurovision selection in over two decades.
Engels took 38.3% of the superfinal vote, beating out runners-up wavvyboi and Molly Sue. The show was hosted by Barbara Schöneberger and Hazel Brugger at Studio Berlin in Adlershof.
Südwestrundfunk (SWR) announced it would organise a revived 'Das Deutsche Finale' format for Eurovision 2026, marking a new chapter for Germany's selection process.
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| YouTube | 67,700 | +102 | 2.3% | 1.2 | 12 days ago |
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| Last 30 days | +102 +0.1% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +102 |
| Last 90 days | +3K +4.3% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +3K |
| Last 365 days | +3K +4.3% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +3K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
This channel is the official digital presence of ARD — Germany's primary public broadcaster — dedicated to the country's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Operating under the shorthand "ESC," the channel documents the national selection process known as Das Deutsche Finale, publishing performance videos, song previews, and results content around Germany's annual Eurovision entry. Recent output has featured artists such as Sarah Engels, whose 2026 national final performance of "Fire" drew significant attention, alongside entries from acts like wavvyboi and Ragazzki, reflecting the eclectic range of styles Germany fields each cycle.
The audience is concentrated heavily in Germany, with meaningful secondary reach across Austria and Switzerland — the core German-language cultural bloc that follows Eurovision most closely. The age spread is notably even, running from young adults through the mid-forties, consistent with Eurovision's cross-generational fanbase. Engagement sits above the category median, a signal that Eurovision's highly invested fandom drives active participation rather than passive viewing. As a broadcaster-operated channel rather than an independent creator, its brand positioning is institutional by nature, but its role as Germany's authoritative Eurovision content hub makes it a natural placement vehicle for campaigns targeting culturally engaged, German-speaking audiences during the Eurovision season.
Esc0 reaches an audience concentrated in Germany primarily through TikTok, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations. As a music creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Engagement on TikTok runs around 2.3%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Esc0's tier (Micro, 68K combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Sarah Engels won Das Deutsche Finale 2026 with her song "Fire," earning the right to represent Germany at Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The result was broadcast on ARD's official Eurovision YouTube channel, which covered the full national final including multiple performances.
Sarah Engels is representing Germany at Eurovision 2026 with the song "Fire," which she performed three times during Das Deutsche Finale — including a decisive final performance labelled the Gewinnersong on ARD's channel. She beat out competitors including wavvyboi, Ragazzki, and Molly Sue to take the national title.
Yes — Sarah Engels is a well-established figure in German pop, widely known from her earlier music career and television appearances in Germany. Her 2026 Eurovision run through Das Deutsche Finale marked a high-profile return to national broadcast television via ARD.
Das Deutsche Finale 2026 featured wavvyboi performing "black glitter," Ragazzki with "Ciao Ragazzki," and Molly Sue with "Optimist (Ha Ha Ha)," alongside eventual winner Sarah Engels. All performances were published on ARD's official Eurovision YouTube channel.
wavvyboi entered Germany's 2026 national Eurovision selection with the song "black glitter." The act competed in Das Deutsche Finale on ARD but did not win the national final to go on to represent Germany at Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
"Ich will zum ESC" translates from German as "I want to go to the ESC (Eurovision Song Contest)." ARD used it as a hashtag campaign to invite artists to put themselves forward for Germany's national selection process, Das Deutsche Finale.
Das Deutsche Finale is Germany's national selection competition to choose the country's Eurovision Song Contest entry. It is produced and broadcast by ARD, Germany's main public television network, and typically features several competing acts performing original songs.
The hashtag #unserliedfürliverpool — meaning "our song for Liverpool" — refers to Germany's Eurovision entry for the 2023 contest, which was hosted in Liverpool, UK. ARD used it across posts covering that year's German national selection campaign.
The channel operating under the handle @esc on YouTube is the official Eurovision channel of ARD, Germany's public broadcaster. It covers Germany's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest across multiple years, publishing national final performances, winner reveals, and behind-the-scenes content.
The channel's audience is overwhelmingly based in the DACH region — Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — reflecting the German-language broadcast focus of ARD. The viewership spans a wide age range, consistent with Eurovision's broad generational appeal, and skews slightly male.
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