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Alan's Universe YouTube Stats

@alanchikinchow · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Subscribers

103M

Total views

65B

Videos

1.8K

17.4 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$9.2K – $31K

RPM $0.23–$0.78

Avg. views (last 30)

4M

Typical views

0

median per video

Avg. video length

21 min

Channel age

6 years

since Feb 3, 2020

Alan's Universe channel overview

Alan's Universe (@alanchikinchow) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2020. It has 103M subscribers and 65B total views across 1.8K videos, an average of 36M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 4M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, Alan's Universe published 51 videos (94% Shorts), and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Alan's Universe make?

Returbe estimates Alan's Universe's YouTube ad revenue at $9.2K – $31K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.23 to $0.78, typically $0.43, 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 $430.

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

Alan's Universe publishes about 17.4 videos a month. Based on its last 51 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (27% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

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Alan's Universe's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Alan's Universe's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

Latest videos

7 of Alan's Universe's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The History & Documentary niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.7K videos from 578 channels in this niche. 13.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 13K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (273K subs, best video 281.1×), Military Exposed Shorts (141K subs, best video 54.5×), Para Historica (20K subs, best video 28.3×), Phantom Expedition (37K subs, best video 61.8×), Military History Talks (45K subs, best video 25.8×), James Sullivan (7K subs, best video 10.2×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Alan's Universe have?

Alan's Universe has 103M subscribers on YouTube and 65B total views across 1.8K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).

How much does Alan's Universe make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Alan's Universe's YouTube ad revenue at $9.2K – $31K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $0.23–$0.78 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Alan's Universe upload?

Alan's Universe uploads about 17.4 videos a month, most often on Friday. The last upload was on Nov 7, 2026.

What is Alan's Universe's best performing video?

"We Adopted a Son!" is Alan's Universe's biggest outlier: 32M views, 8.4× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Alan's Universe?

Channels similar to Alan's Universe include VICE, Shawn Ryan Show, DW Documentary, Timeline - World History Documentaries, Discovery UK.

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 Alan's Universe or YouTube.

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Alan's Universe YouTube Stats: 103M Subscribers, Earnings & Outliers · Returbe