Dave Lee YouTube Stats

@dave_lee · Cars & Vehicles · Updated Nov 12, 2026

Subscribers

231K

Total views

18M

Videos

339

10.9 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$12K – $41K

RPM $4–$14

Avg. views (last 30)

106K

Typical views

78K

median per video

Avg. video length

35 min

Channel age

14 years

since Oct 16, 2012

Dave Lee channel overview

Dave Lee (@dave_lee) is a YouTube channel in the Cars & Vehicles niche created in 2012. It has 231K subscribers and 18M total views across 339 videos, an average of 54K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 106K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 78K views. Over the last 12 months, Dave Lee published 15 videos, and 1 of them (7%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Dave Lee make?

Returbe estimates Dave Lee's YouTube ad revenue at $12K – $41K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $4 to $14, typically $7, 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 $7K.

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

Dave Lee publishes about 10.9 videos a month. Based on its last 32 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (41% of uploads), usually around 00:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 10, 2026.

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Dave Lee's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

7 of Dave Lee's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Cars & Vehicles niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 9.5K videos from 1.1K channels in this niche. 17% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 16K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $4 to $14.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Drivewhisperer (125K subs, best video 117.2×), Hauptsache Wissen (158K subs, best video 42.8×), Petroleum (38K subs, best video 821.6×), The Daily Downshift (294K subs, best video 55.6×), Tyler John Wesley (33K subs, best video 687.3×), ContentNetGermany (451K subs, best video 373.6×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Dave Lee have?

Dave Lee has 231K subscribers on YouTube and 18M total views across 339 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 12, 2026).

How much does Dave Lee make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Dave Lee's YouTube ad revenue at $12K – $41K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $4–$14 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Dave Lee upload?

Dave Lee uploads about 10.9 videos a month, most often on Saturday. The last upload was on Nov 10, 2026.

What is Dave Lee's best performing video?

"I Rode Tesla’s Cybercab… It’s Better Than I Expected" is Dave Lee's biggest outlier: 353K views, 4.5× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Dave Lee?

Channels similar to Dave Lee include Blady, Brighter with Herbert, OGS & Mechanics, GMC, ASA Hacks.

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 Dave Lee or YouTube.

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