Alec Steele YouTube Stats

@alecsteele · Science & Education · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Subscribers

3.4M

Total views

750M

Videos

1.2K

4.3 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$38K – $132K

RPM $3.5–$12

Avg. views (last 30)

2.5M

Typical views

2.6M

median per video

Avg. video length

27 min

Channel age

15 years

since Feb 13, 2011

Alec Steele channel overview

Alec Steele (@alecsteele) is a YouTube channel in the Science & Education niche created in 2011. It has 3.4M subscribers and 750M total views across 1.2K videos, an average of 603K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 2.5M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 2.6M views. Over the last 12 months, Alec Steele published 50 videos, and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Alec Steele make?

Returbe estimates Alec Steele's YouTube ad revenue at $38K – $132K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3.5 to $12, typically $6.5, 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 $6.5K.

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

Alec Steele publishes about 4.3 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (22% of uploads), usually around 20:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 11, 2026.

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Alec Steele's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

4 of Alec Steele's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Science & Education niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 5.1K videos from 785 channels in this niche. 12.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 11K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Female Psychology | Mia Khalifa (8.1K subs, best video 187.9×), Wonderism HQ (54K subs, best video 131×), MemeBlaze HFY (1.6K subs, best video 46.5×), ClipazoPodcast (30K subs, best video 22.2×), The Scale Room (1.7K subs, best video 557.6×), Laurin Ponce Psychology (1.8K subs, best video 73.3×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Alec Steele have?

Alec Steele has 3.4M subscribers on YouTube and 750M total views across 1.2K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 12, 2026).

How much does Alec Steele make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Alec Steele's YouTube ad revenue at $38K – $132K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3.5–$12 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Alec Steele upload?

Alec Steele uploads about 4.3 videos a month, most often on Tuesday. The last upload was on Nov 11, 2026.

What is Alec Steele's best performing video?

"This is Why They Don't Make These Anymore..." is Alec Steele's biggest outlier: 6.5M views, 2.5× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Alec Steele?

Channels similar to Alec Steele include Himanshu Bhatt, RegisteredNurseRN, Casper Capital, #Mentale Zuflucht, PULS Reportage.

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 Alec Steele or YouTube.

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