Cartel Secrets YouTube Stats
@cartelsecrets-e2v · True Crime & Mysteries · Updated Nov 13, 2026
Subscribers
1.4K
Total views
37K
Videos
7
7.6 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$160 – $480
RPM $3–$9
Avg. views (last 30)
7.1K
Typical views
1.3K
median per video
Avg. video length
34 min
Channel age
8 years
since May 13, 2018
Cartel Secrets channel overview
Cartel Secrets (@cartelsecrets-e2v) is a YouTube channel in the True Crime & Mysteries niche created in 2018. It has 1.4K subscribers and 37K total views across 7 videos, an average of 5.3K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 7.1K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1.3K views. Over the last 12 months, Cartel Secrets published 7 videos, and 2 of them (29%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does Cartel Secrets make?
Returbe estimates Cartel Secrets's YouTube ad revenue at $160 – $480 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $9, typically $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 $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
Cartel Secrets publishes about 7.6 videos a month. Based on its last 7 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (29% of uploads), usually around 01:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 12, 2026.
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Cartel Secrets's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Cartel Secrets's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
Why Pablo Escobar Hated Carlos Lehder So Much37K views · Nov 9, 202628.5× typical views
Why El Chapo’s Sons Hated El Nini So Much8.2K views · Nov 5, 20266.3× typical views
Why the Cali Cartel Hated Pablo Escobar So Much1.6K views · Nov 3, 20261.2× typical views
Why Arturo Beltrán Leyva Hated El Chapo So Much1K views · Nov 7, 20260.8× typical views
Why Pablo Escobar Hated Los Pepes So Much879 views · Nov 12, 20260.7× typical views
Why the Sinaloa Cartel Hated El Mencho So Much616 views · Nov 2, 20260.5× typical views
Why the Gulf Cartel Hated Los Zetas So Much367 views · Nov 10, 20260.3× typical views
Latest videos
2 of Cartel Secrets's last 7 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Why Pablo Escobar Hated Los Pepes So Much879 views · Nov 12, 20260.7× typical views
Why the Gulf Cartel Hated Los Zetas So Much367 views · Nov 10, 20260.3× typical views
Why Pablo Escobar Hated Carlos Lehder So Much37K views · Nov 9, 202628.5× typical views
Why Arturo Beltrán Leyva Hated El Chapo So Much1K views · Nov 7, 20260.8× typical views
Why El Chapo’s Sons Hated El Nini So Much8.2K views · Nov 5, 20266.3× typical views
Why the Cali Cartel Hated Pablo Escobar So Much1.6K views · Nov 3, 20261.2× typical views
Why the Sinaloa Cartel Hated El Mencho So Much616 views · Nov 2, 20260.5× typical views
The True Crime & Mysteries niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 9K videos from 1K channels in this niche. 10.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 17K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $9.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski: True Crime Today (404K subs, best video 17.1×), FOX 29 Philadelphia (432K subs, best video 82.5×), Criminally Obsessed (248K subs, best video 11.3×), Crime 360 (243K subs, best video 11.1×), Mafia Secrets (5K subs, best video 23.1×), Frontline Crime (79K subs, best video 24.4×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Cartel Secrets have?
Cartel Secrets has 1.4K subscribers on YouTube and 37K total views across 7 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 13, 2026).
How much does Cartel Secrets make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Cartel Secrets's YouTube ad revenue at $160 – $480 per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3–$9 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Cartel Secrets upload?
Cartel Secrets uploads about 7.6 videos a month, most often on Monday. The last upload was on Nov 12, 2026.
What is Cartel Secrets's best performing video?
"Why Pablo Escobar Hated Carlos Lehder So Much" is Cartel Secrets's biggest outlier: 37K views, 28.5× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Cartel Secrets?
Channels similar to Cartel Secrets include Hearts Behind Closed Doors, CineVersTV, Mafia Heart Story, How the Mob Actually Lived, Nicolas Mcgee.
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 Cartel Secrets or YouTube.
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