Cogito YouTube Stats

@cogitoedu · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Subscribers

811K

Total views

67M

Videos

1.1 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$3.9K – $13K

RPM $2.95–$9.82

Avg. views (last 30)

486K

Typical views

126K

median per video

Avg. video length

34 min

Channel age

11 years

since Aug 14, 2015

Cogito channel overview

Cogito (@cogitoedu) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2015. It has 811K subscribers and 67M total views across 82 videos, an average of 814K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 486K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 126K views. Over the last 12 months, Cogito published 9 videos (22% Shorts), and 1 of them (11%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Cogito make?

Returbe estimates Cogito's YouTube ad revenue at $3.9K – $13K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.95 to $9.82, typically $5.4, 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 $5.4K.

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

Cogito publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (34% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 19, 2026.

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Cogito's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

3 of Cogito'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 4.7K videos from 577 channels in this niche. 14% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 13K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (273K subs, best video 281.1×), Military Exposed Shorts (141K subs, best video 54.5×), Para Historica (20K subs, best video 28.3×), Phantom Expedition (37K subs, best video 61.8×), Military History Talks (45K subs, best video 25.8×), James Sullivan (7K subs, best video 10.2×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Cogito have?

Cogito has 811K subscribers on YouTube and 67M total views across 82 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).

How much does Cogito make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Cogito's YouTube ad revenue at $3.9K – $13K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2.95–$9.82 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Cogito upload?

Cogito uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Oct 19, 2026.

What is Cogito's best performing video?

"Inside the World’s Most Hidden Conflict" is Cogito's biggest outlier: 1.2M views, 9.7× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Cogito?

Channels similar to Cogito include BHARDWAJ CLASSES, Geography By Geoff, EmperorTigerstar, Duncombe House Diaries, Map Pack.

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 Cogito or YouTube.

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