Clark Kegley YouTube Stats

@clarkkegley · Self-improvement & Motivation · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Clark Kegley channel overview

Clark Kegley (@clarkkegley) is a YouTube channel in the Self-improvement & Motivation niche created in 2011. It has 2M subscribers and 109M total views across 285 videos, an average of 382K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 376K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 84K views. Over the last 12 months, Clark Kegley published 22 videos, and 6 of them (27%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Clark Kegley make?

Returbe estimates Clark Kegley's YouTube ad revenue at $20K – $72K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.77 to $10.15, typically $5.54, 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.

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Upload schedule

Clark Kegley publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (40% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 28, 2026.

Clark Kegley's best outlier videos

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

• How to Get Your Brain Addicted to Hard Things, Not Cheap Dopamine4.1M views · Aug 18, 202649.3× typical views
• Give me 17 minutes and I'll ELIMINATE your self-sabotage forever2.1M views · Jul 6, 202625.5× typical views
• How to QUICKLY escape the 'Dopamine Hole' DESTROYING your life.726K views · Mar 30, 20268.7× typical views
• 7 Habits That Changed My Life After 30 (Wish I Started Sooner)653K views · Apr 27, 20267.8× typical views
• Quit Drinking Alcohol Timeline Day 0 to 365 (exactly what to expect)529K views · Dec 16, 20256.3× typical views
• I read 400 self improvement books. These 10 will CHANGE YOUR LIFE314K views · Dec 3, 20253.7× typical views
• I overthought everything for 10 years. The fix was stupid simple.232K views · Feb 23, 20262.8× typical views
• The Ultimate Guide to Journaling: Change Your Life in 2026199K views · Dec 22, 20252.4× typical views

Latest videos

9 of Clark Kegley's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• This video will only find you before your next chapter163K views · Oct 28, 20261.9× typical views
• It took me 35 years to realize what I’ll tell you in 13 minutes...110K views · Oct 6, 20261.3× typical views
• Dumb People Are WINNING While You’re STUCK Overthinking73K views · Sep 16, 20260.9× typical views
• How to Get Your Brain Addicted to Hard Things, Not Cheap Dopamine4.1M views · Aug 18, 202649.3× typical views
• How to Have MORE Confidence than 98% of People (in 17 minutes)29K views · Jul 30, 20260.3× typical views
• Give me 17 minutes and I'll ELIMINATE your self-sabotage forever2.1M views · Jul 6, 202625.5× typical views
• I’ve Read 40 Books on Money… These 5 Will Make You Rich11K views · Jun 22, 20260.1× typical views
• I Read 400 Self-Improvement Books: Only These 40 Are Worth Reading57K views · Jun 1, 20260.7× typical views
• I lost my dog 2 days before my wedding10K views · May 26, 20260.1× typical views
• 7 Habits That Changed My Life After 30 (Wish I Started Sooner)653K views · Apr 27, 20267.8× typical views

The Self-improvement & Motivation niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.1K videos from 343 channels in this niche. 15% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 5.5K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $11.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: The Mental Health Space (6K subs, best video 23.8×), T21 (3.8K subs, best video 51.7×), The Stoic Scroll (9.6K subs, best video 18.9×), stoic physiology (18K subs, best video 12.2×), MOTIVATIONAL SD (13K subs, best video 50.5×), XYT WORLD (4.9K subs, best video 746.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

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 Clark Kegley or YouTube.