Context History YouTube Stats

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

Context History channel overview

Context History (@contexthistorychannel) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2023. It has 18K subscribers and 2.7M total views across 211 videos, an average of 13K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 13K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1.3K views. Over the last 12 months, Context History published 28 videos (54% Shorts), and 6 of them (21%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Context History make?

Returbe estimates Context History's YouTube ad revenue at $62 – $206 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.96 to $9.87, typically $5.43, 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.

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Upload schedule

Context History publishes about 8.7 videos a month. Based on its last 45 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (33% of uploads), usually around 02:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.

Context History's best outlier videos

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

• HOW & WHY The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) Started!156K views · Jan 11, 2026120× typical views
• How the Union Conquered the Mississippi!101K views · Oct 8, 202677.7× typical views
• The Battle of Shiloh FULLY Explained! (1862) | Documentary42K views · Jul 10, 202632.3× typical views
• HOW & WHY The USA Entered WW1! (1917)15K views · Mar 12, 202611.5× typical views
• Battle of Fredericksburg FULLY Explained!15K views · Oct 24, 202611.4× typical views
• HOW & WHY The Gulf War (1991) Started! | Documentary 4.3K views · Jun 10, 20263.3× typical views
• Charting Iran & Iraq’s Rivalry of the 1970s! #history #iraq #iran5.5K views · Sep 29, 20261.1× typical views
• HOW & WHY The USA Invaded Iraq! (2003)1.3K views · Apr 11, 20261× typical views

Latest videos

6 of Context History's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Ulysses S Grant's Unique Name Story! #history #ulyssessgrant #ushistory6 views · Nov 7, 20261× typical views
• Fort Henry: Grant's 1st Victory! #history #civilwar #ulyssessgrant644 views · Nov 3, 20260.1× typical views
• Goldwater Nichols Act Key US Military Reforms! #history #usmilitary375 views · Oct 30, 20260.1× typical views
• Iran-Iraq War Explained! #history #iran #iraq #iraniraqwar #saddam #Khomeini2.1K views · Oct 27, 20260.4× typical views
• Battle of Fredericksburg FULLY Explained!15K views · Oct 24, 202611.4× typical views
• Grant's Canal Project was a Brutal Failure! #history #civilwar #grant1.7K views · Oct 23, 20260.3× typical views
• Battle of Chickasaw Bayou Explained! #history #civilwar #union #confederacy284 views · Oct 20, 20260.1× typical views
• Russia's Strategic Vulnerability in the 1800s! #history #russia #china1.9K views · Oct 16, 20260.4× typical views
• Interior vs Exterior Lines Military Meaning! #history1.4K views · Oct 13, 20260.3× typical views
• How the Truman Doctrine Originated! #history #truman #coldwar1.2K views · Oct 9, 20260.2× typical views

The History & Documentary niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.7K videos from 577 channels in this niche. 13.9% 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×), JTM History (7.6K subs, best video 39.3×).

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Frequently asked questions

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