Explorist YouTube Stats

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

Subscribers

294K

Total views

14M

Videos

Est. monthly earnings

unknown

RPM $3–$10

Avg. views (last 30)

967K

Typical views

median per video

Avg. video length

39 min

Channel age

12 years

since May 7, 2014

Explorist channel overview

Explorist (@explorist) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2014. It has 294K subscribers and 14M total views across 11 videos, an average of 1.3M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 967K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 0 views. Over the last 12 months, Explorist published 4 videos, and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Explorist make?

Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Explorist's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $10, typically $5.5, 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 $5.5K.

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

Based on its last 9 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (33% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Sep 24, 2026.

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Explorist's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

0 of Explorist's last 9 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 578 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 Explorist have?

Explorist has 294K subscribers on YouTube and 14M total views across 11 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).

How much does Explorist make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates an RPM of about $3–$10 per 1,000 views for Explorist's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Explorist upload?

The last upload from Explorist tracked by Returbe was on Sep 24, 2026.

What is Explorist's best performing video?

"The TikTokers Who Stole $12 Billion in Bitcoin" is Explorist's biggest outlier: 38K views, 1× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Explorist?

Channels similar to Explorist include Michael Girdley, PBS America, Joon The King, Old Money Dynasty, SM Createx.

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 Explorist or YouTube.

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