Elite Dangerous YouTube Stats

@elitedangerous · Gaming · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

171K

+0 in 17 days

Total views

35M

+134K in 17 days

Videos

664

1.1 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$170 – $682

RPM $1.4–$5.59

Avg. views (last 30)

41K

Typical views

75K

median per video

Avg. video length

10 min

Channel age

17 years

since Jul 28, 2009

Elite Dangerous channel overview

Elite Dangerous (@elitedangerous) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2009. It has 171K subscribers and 35M total views across 664 videos, an average of 53K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 41K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 75K views. Over the last 12 months, Elite Dangerous published 11 videos (27% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 17 days, Elite Dangerous gained 0 subscribers and 134K views, about 7.9K views a day.

Oct 20, 2026171K → 171K subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does Elite Dangerous make?

Returbe estimates Elite Dangerous's YouTube ad revenue at $170 – $682 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.4 to $5.59, typically $2.79, 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 $2.8K.

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

Elite Dangerous publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 49 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (35% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 20, 2026.

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Elite Dangerous's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

2 of Elite Dangerous's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Gaming niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 38K videos from 2.3K channels in this niche. 10.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 76K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (439K subs, best video 113.2×), Star Hunt (282K subs, best video 74.1×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 151.6×), Angelixpearl (409K subs, best video 108.5×), Mario Friendly (479K subs, best video 47.9×), Abi Army (412K subs, best video 41.9×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Elite Dangerous have?

Elite Dangerous has 171K subscribers on YouTube and 35M total views across 664 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does Elite Dangerous make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Elite Dangerous's YouTube ad revenue at $170 – $682 per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.4–$5.59 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Elite Dangerous upload?

Elite Dangerous uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Oct 20, 2026.

What is Elite Dangerous's best performing video?

"Elite Dangerous | Nomad - Release Trailer" is Elite Dangerous's biggest outlier: 117K views, 1.6× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Elite Dangerous?

Channels similar to Elite Dangerous include DannyAaronsLive, shfty, Optional Rules, Sev Uncut, Brockodile.

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 Elite Dangerous or YouTube.

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