FirstPlays HD YouTube Stats

@firstplayshd · Gaming · Updated Nov 7, 2026

FirstPlays HD channel overview

FirstPlays HD (@firstplayshd) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2013. It has 68K subscribers and 74M total views across 2K videos, an average of 37K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.4K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1.3K views. Over the last 12 months, FirstPlays HD published 51 videos, and 4 of them (8%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 15 days, FirstPlays HD gained 0 subscribers and 226K views, about 15K views a day.

How much does FirstPlays HD make?

Returbe estimates FirstPlays HD's YouTube ad revenue at $694 – $2.8K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.5 to $6, typically $3, 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 $3K.

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

FirstPlays HD publishes about 4.3 videos a month. Based on its last 51 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (18% of uploads), usually around 22:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 30, 2026.

FirstPlays HD's best outlier videos

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

• Torrente (2003) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 108.5K views · May 4, 20266.5× typical views
• Mafia (2002) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 107.6K views · Apr 9, 20265.8× typical views
• Conflict: Global Terror / Conflict: Global Storm (2005) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 105.5K views · Mar 31, 20264.2× typical views
• Superbike 2001 (2000) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 104.9K views · Apr 19, 20263.8× typical views
• FIFA 2004 (2003) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 103.8K views · Mar 19, 20262.9× typical views
• Hot Wired (2001) - PC Gameplay / Win 103.2K views · Jun 30, 20262.5× typical views
• F1 2002 (2002) - PC Gameplay / Win 103K views · Jul 24, 20262.3× typical views
• Need for Speed - Special Edition (1996) - PC Gameplay / Win 102.6K views · May 31, 20262× typical views

Latest videos

4 of FirstPlays HD's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• The Punisher (2005) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 10687 views · Oct 30, 20260.5× typical views
• Marine Sharpshooter II: Jungle Warfare (2004) - PC Gameplay / Win 101.3K views · Oct 19, 20261× typical views
• Apache: Air Assault (2010) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 101.3K views · Oct 14, 20261× typical views
• Colin Mcrae Rally 3 (2003) - PC Gameplay 1440p / DLSS 5 RHI / RTX 4070 / 32bit / DX9 / Win 111.7K views · Oct 11, 20261.3× typical views
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (2010) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 101.6K views · Oct 9, 20261.2× typical views
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 (2010) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 101.8K views · Oct 4, 20261.4× typical views
• Rochard (2011) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 101.1K views · Sep 30, 20260.8× typical views
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 10839 views · Sep 29, 20260.6× typical views
• SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run (2009) - PC Gameplay / Win 101.9K views · Sep 24, 20261.4× typical views
• Solarix (2015) - PC Gameplay 4k 2160p / Win 102.5K views · Sep 19, 20261.9× typical views

The Gaming niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 40K videos from 2.5K channels in this niche. 10.7% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 77K 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 226.7×), Star Hunt (284K subs, best video 93.8×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 175.4×), Angelixpearl (410K subs, best video 116.9×), Abi Army (413K subs, best video 44.9×), StundZow Clips (107K subs, best video 121.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

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 FirstPlays HD or YouTube.