Buff Dudes YouTube Stats
@buffdudes · Fitness & Health · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
2.8M
Total views
587M
Videos
834
3.3 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$29K – $98K
RPM $3–$10
Avg. views (last 30)
544K
Typical views
149K
median per video
Avg. video length
14 min
Channel age
14 years
since May 8, 2012
Buff Dudes channel overview
Buff Dudes (@buffdudes) is a YouTube channel in the Fitness & Health niche created in 2012. It has 2.8M subscribers and 587M total views across 834 videos, an average of 704K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 544K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 149K views. Over the last 12 months, Buff Dudes published 25 videos, and 3 of them (12%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does Buff Dudes make?
Returbe estimates Buff Dudes's YouTube ad revenue at $29K – $98K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $10, typically $5.5, 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 $5.5K.
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
Buff Dudes publishes about 3.3 videos a month. Based on its last 25 uploads, its most common upload day is Sunday (32% of uploads), usually around 00:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 1, 2026.
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Buff Dudes's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Buff Dudes's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I Dressed Like a 1950s Man for a Week, Here's What Happened8.5M views · Nov 1, 202657× typical views
I Tried Living As A 2000's Man For A Week, Here's What Happened1.1M views · May 11, 20267.4× typical views
My Life Has Just Changed Forever567K views · Feb 10, 20263.8× typical views
The ONLY 20 Foods You Need to Get Shredded (Budget Grocery Haul)438K views · Oct 17, 20262.9× typical views
I Built The Ultimate 90s Room In My Garage301K views · Sep 8, 20262× typical views
Im Broken...292K views · Oct 8, 20262× typical views
I Ate A 1950s Diet For A Week, Here's What Happened287K views · Aug 9, 20261.9× typical views
I Tried Living As An 1890's Man For A Week, Here's What Happened278K views · Dec 12, 20251.9× typical views
Latest videos
9 of Buff Dudes's last 25 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
I Dressed Like a 1950s Man for a Week, Here's What Happened8.5M views · Nov 1, 202657× typical views
Full Day of Eating with the ONLY 20 Foods You Need to Get Shredded185K views · Oct 25, 20261.2× typical views
The ONLY 20 Foods You Need to Get Shredded (Budget Grocery Haul)438K views · Oct 17, 20262.9× typical views
Im Broken...292K views · Oct 8, 20262× typical views
How to Train Like The Witcher | Bodyweight Workout68K views · Oct 8, 20260.5× typical views
I Tried Surviving on 2 Hours of Sleep for a Week (Newborn Twins)56K views · Oct 8, 20260.4× typical views
I Built The Ultimate 90s Room In My Garage301K views · Sep 8, 20262× typical views
I Ate A 1950s Diet For A Week, Here's What Happened287K views · Aug 9, 20261.9× typical views
Will It Tear Again? My First Chest Workout After Injury47K views · Aug 9, 20260.3× typical views
Our Lives Have Changed Forever51K views · Aug 9, 20260.3× typical views
The Fitness & Health niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 1.6K videos from 305 channels in this niche. 11.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 8.6K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Ujack: Calorie and Body scan (14K subs, best video 63.6×), Healthy Daily 365 (31K subs, best video 125.6×), Women's Health (213K subs, best video 17.2×), Onkel Jacek (263K subs, best video 28.2×), Health Natural Lab (1.9K subs, best video 557.4×), Dr. Livingood Shorts (11K subs, best video 42.9×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Buff Dudes have?
Buff Dudes has 2.8M subscribers on YouTube and 587M total views across 834 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Buff Dudes make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Buff Dudes's YouTube ad revenue at $29K – $98K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3–$10 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Buff Dudes upload?
Buff Dudes uploads about 3.3 videos a month, most often on Sunday. The last upload was on Nov 1, 2026.
What is Buff Dudes's best performing video?
"I Dressed Like a 1950s Man for a Week, Here's What Happened" is Buff Dudes's biggest outlier: 8.5M views, 57× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Buff Dudes?
Channels similar to Buff Dudes include Brodie Falgoust, Joe Fazer, Eddie Hall The Beast, Fitness-Muscu, T-Series Health And Fitness.
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 Buff Dudes or YouTube.
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