ExpatJoel YouTube Stats
@expatjoel · News & Politics · Updated Nov 7, 2026
Subscribers
56K
Total views
4.1M
Videos
105
1.1 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$1.1K – $4.4K
RPM $2–$8
Avg. views (last 30)
118K
Typical views
36K
median per video
Avg. video length
26 min
Channel age
14 years
since Nov 16, 2011
ExpatJoel channel overview
ExpatJoel (@expatjoel) is a YouTube channel in the News & Politics niche created in 2011. It has 56K subscribers and 4.1M total views across 105 videos, an average of 39K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 118K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 36K views. Over the last 12 months, ExpatJoel published 16 videos, and 5 of them (31%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does ExpatJoel make?
Returbe estimates ExpatJoel's YouTube ad revenue at $1.1K – $4.4K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2 to $8, typically $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 $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
ExpatJoel publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 30 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (60% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 24, 2026.
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ExpatJoel's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are ExpatJoel's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I Tried China's Worst Rated Cruise 🇨🇳1.9M views · Aug 9, 202653.5× typical views
I Tested China's BEST Rated Cruise! 🇨🇳516K views · Oct 24, 202614.5× typical views
I Survived 24 Hours in a Chinese Ghost City... 🇨🇳333K views · Sep 8, 20269.3× typical views
Skiing in China Was NOT What I Expected... 🇨🇳195K views · May 11, 20265.5× typical views
I Found Secret Bars in an "Abandoned" Chinese Skyscraper... 🇨🇳112K views · Jun 10, 20263.2× typical views
I Tried China's "First Class" Sleeper Train... 🇨🇳87K views · Jul 10, 20262.4× typical views
Inside a Chinese Hospital as a Foreigner... 🇨🇳50K views · Apr 11, 20261.4× typical views
I Went to China's Most RUSSIAN City! (Manzhouli 🇨🇳)47K views · Feb 10, 20261.3× typical views
Latest videos
6 of ExpatJoel's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
- I Tested China's BEST Rated Cruise! 🇨🇳516K views · Oct 24, 202614.5× typical views
- I Survived 24 Hours in a Chinese Ghost City... 🇨🇳333K views · Sep 8, 20269.3× typical views
- I Tried China's Worst Rated Cruise 🇨🇳1.9M views · Aug 9, 202653.5× typical views
- I Tried China's "First Class" Sleeper Train... 🇨🇳87K views · Jul 10, 20262.4× typical views
- I Found Secret Bars in an "Abandoned" Chinese Skyscraper... 🇨🇳112K views · Jun 10, 20263.2× typical views
- Skiing in China Was NOT What I Expected... 🇨🇳195K views · May 11, 20265.5× typical views
When Motorcycle Camping in Rural China Goes Wrong... 🇨🇳25K views · Apr 11, 20260.7× typical views- Inside a Chinese Hospital as a Foreigner... 🇨🇳50K views · Apr 11, 20261.4× typical views
This Place Doesn't Feel like China... (Arxan 🇨🇳)15K views · Feb 10, 20260.4× typical views
China's Bizarre Russian Theme Park... (why does this exist?)16K views · Feb 10, 20260.4× typical views
The News & Politics niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 59K videos from 997 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: $2 to $8.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: CP24 (383K subs, best video 41.9×), ESdiario TV (117K subs, best video 64.4×), BNN Bloomberg (188K subs, best video 224.3×), France 3 Grand Est (241K subs, best video 99.5×), NBC Montana (107K subs, best video 1375.8×), Onda Cero (421K subs, best video 140.7×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does ExpatJoel have?
ExpatJoel has 56K subscribers on YouTube and 4.1M total views across 105 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).
How much does ExpatJoel make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates ExpatJoel's YouTube ad revenue at $1.1K – $4.4K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2–$8 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does ExpatJoel upload?
ExpatJoel uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Friday. The last upload was on Oct 24, 2026.
What is ExpatJoel's best performing video?
"I Tried China's Worst Rated Cruise 🇨🇳" is ExpatJoel's biggest outlier: 1.9M views, 53.5× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to ExpatJoel?
Channels similar to ExpatJoel include Glenn Diesen Clips, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, shnoop, Westend Verlag, DW Doku.
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 ExpatJoel or YouTube.
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