Brent Rivera YouTube Stats

@brentrivera · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 10, 2026

Subscribers

45M

Total views

14B

Videos

916

6.5 / month

Est. monthly earnings

unknown

RPM $2.89–$9.64

Avg. views (last 30)

24M

Typical views

23M

median per video

Avg. video length

31 min

Channel age

17 years

since Aug 1, 2009

Brent Rivera channel overview

Brent Rivera (@brentrivera) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2009. It has 45M subscribers and 14B total views across 916 videos, an average of 15M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 24M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 23M views. Over the last 12 months, Brent Rivera published 24 videos (50% Shorts), and 3 of them (13%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Brent Rivera make?

Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Brent Rivera's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.89 to $9.64, typically $5.3, 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 $5.3K.

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

Brent Rivera publishes about 6.5 videos a month. Based on its last 42 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (40% of uploads), usually around 07:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 4, 2026.

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Brent Rivera's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

4 of Brent Rivera'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 6.6K videos from 820 channels in this niche. 14.6% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 11K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (274K subs, best video 274×), Maze Runner (21K subs, best video 9.8×), Military Exposed Shorts (141K subs, best video 89.7×), Military History Talks (46K subs, best video 14.8×), Alex Nguyen (4.2K subs, best video 65.9×), Volkslied (10K subs, best video 25.1×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Brent Rivera have?

Brent Rivera has 45M subscribers on YouTube and 14B total views across 916 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 10, 2026).

How much does Brent Rivera make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates an RPM of about $2.89–$9.64 per 1,000 views for Brent Rivera's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Brent Rivera upload?

Brent Rivera uploads about 6.5 videos a month, most often on Monday. The last upload was on Nov 4, 2026.

What is Brent Rivera's best performing video?

"LETS DO THIS!!" is Brent Rivera's biggest outlier: 11M views, 4.4× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Brent Rivera?

Channels similar to Brent Rivera include Alexa Rivera, RealLifeLore, neo, Defunctland, JackSucksAtGeography.

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 Brent Rivera or YouTube.

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