Be Smart YouTube Stats

@besmart · Science & Education · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Subscribers

5.9M

Total views

865M

Videos

566

4.3 / month

Est. monthly earnings

unknown

RPM $0.94–$3.21

Avg. views (last 30)

871K

Typical views

median per video

Avg. video length

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Channel age

14 years

since Mar 17, 2012

Be Smart channel overview

Be Smart (@besmart) is a YouTube channel in the Science & Education niche created in 2012. It has 5.9M subscribers and 865M total views across 566 videos, an average of 1.5M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 871K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, Be Smart published 15 videos (80% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Be Smart make?

Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Be Smart's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.94 to $3.21, typically $1.74, 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 $1.7K.

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

Be Smart publishes about 4.3 videos a month. Based on its last 15 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (67% of uploads), usually around 17:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 2, 2026.

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Latest videos

0 of Be Smart's last 15 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Science & Education niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3.4K videos from 499 channels in this niche. 12.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 13K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Wonderism HQ (52K subs, best video 325.7×), ClipazoPodcast (29K subs, best video 25.5×), The Scale Room (1.4K subs, best video 364.2×), The Why Side (48K subs, best video 188.1×), The Cosmic Narrative (5.2K subs, best video 24.8×), Yorp (10K subs, best video 24×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Be Smart have?

Be Smart has 5.9M subscribers on YouTube and 865M total views across 566 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).

How much does Be Smart make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates an RPM of about $0.94–$3.21 per 1,000 views for Be Smart's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Be Smart upload?

Be Smart uploads about 4.3 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Nov 2, 2026.

What is Be Smart's best performing video?

Returbe hasn't found an outlier video for Be Smart yet.

What channels are similar to Be Smart?

Channels similar to Be Smart include Peekaboo Kidz, PBS Eons, CrashCourse, The Jim Henson Company, ExtinctZoo .

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 Be Smart or YouTube.

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