Abyssal Detective YouTube Stats
@abyssaldetective · True Crime & Mysteries · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
507K
+4K in 20 days
Total views
88M
+2.1M in 20 days
Videos
148
7.6 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$8.6K – $26K
RPM $3–$9
Avg. views (last 30)
192K
Typical views
153K
median per video
Avg. video length
58 min
Channel age
17 years
since Dec 19, 2008
Abyssal Detective channel overview
Abyssal Detective (@abyssaldetective) is a YouTube channel in the True Crime & Mysteries niche created in 2008. It has 507K subscribers and 88M total views across 148 videos, an average of 592K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 192K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 153K views. Over the last 12 months, Abyssal Detective published 55 videos, and 2 of them (4%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 20 days, Abyssal Detective gained 4K subscribers and 2.1M views, about 107K views a day.
How much does Abyssal Detective make?
Returbe estimates Abyssal Detective's YouTube ad revenue at $8.6K – $26K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $9, typically $5, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $5K.
Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.
Upload schedule
Abyssal Detective publishes about 7.6 videos a month. Based on its last 66 uploads, its most common upload day is Sunday (20% of uploads), usually around 19:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.
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Abyssal Detective's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Abyssal Detective's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
the Most Disturbing Footage Caught on Camera Iceberg4.1M views · Mar 16, 20256.8× typical views
the Most Disturbing Things in Each State Iceberg2.5M views · Apr 19, 20254.2× typical views
the Most Disturbing Things Found on Instagram Iceberg553K views · Sep 26, 20263.6× typical views
the Most Disturbing Things Ever Caught on Livestream Iceberg2.1M views · Jan 29, 20253.4× typical views
the Most Disturbing North Korean Footage Ever Leaked Iceberg461K views · Sep 6, 20263× typical views
the Most Disturbing Anime Fans Iceberg450K views · Apr 3, 20262.9× typical views
the Most Disturbing Things On The Internet EVER Iceberg437K views · Jan 27, 20262.9× typical views
the Most Disturbing Cults to Ever Exist Iceberg1.7M views · Jan 24, 20252.8× typical views
Latest videos
8 of Abyssal Detective's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
the Most Disturbing OnlyFans Incidents Iceberg73K views · Nov 5, 20260.4× typical views
the Most Disturbing Videos Before Disasters Iceberg [Vol. 8]91K views · Nov 1, 20260.6× typical views
the Most Disturbing Vlogs Uploaded Iceberg78K views · Oct 28, 20260.5× typical views
the Darkest Corners Of Chinese TikTok Iceberg125K views · Oct 24, 20260.8× typical views
the Most Disturbing Crimes Committed by Obsessed Fans Iceberg140K views · Oct 20, 20260.9× typical views
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the Most Disturbing Vines Iceberg350K views · Oct 12, 20262.3× typical views
How YouTubers Destroyed Their Own Careers Iceberg185K views · Oct 8, 20261.2× typical views
the Most Disturbing Things On Japanese Internet Iceberg137K views · Oct 4, 20260.9× typical views
the Most Disturbing Radioactive Disasters Iceberg398K views · Sep 30, 20262.6× typical views
The True Crime & Mysteries niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 5.2K videos from 517 channels in this niche. 8.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 20K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $9.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Crime 360 (241K subs, best video 15×), Criminally Obsessed (247K subs, best video 36.9×), Frontline Crime (78K subs, best video 25.3×), Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski: True Crime Today (399K subs, best video 8.8×), Queens of Crime - Female True Crime Stories (25K subs, best video 39.3×), Crazy planet (31K subs, best video 58.2×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Abyssal Detective have?
Abyssal Detective has 507K subscribers on YouTube and 88M total views across 148 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Abyssal Detective make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Abyssal Detective's YouTube ad revenue at $8.6K – $26K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3–$9 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Abyssal Detective upload?
Abyssal Detective uploads about 7.6 videos a month, most often on Sunday. The last upload was on Nov 5, 2026.
What is Abyssal Detective's best performing video?
"the Most Disturbing Footage Caught on Camera Iceberg" is Abyssal Detective's biggest outlier: 4.1M views, 6.8× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Abyssal Detective?
Channels similar to Abyssal Detective include URBEX HILL, Kenji +, Nightmare Feelings, tuvington, RMC Story.
Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with Abyssal Detective or YouTube.
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