Folio YouTube Stats
@folio-explores · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 7, 2026
Subscribers
1.2K
Total views
333K
Videos
14
1.1 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$2 – $6
RPM $3–$10
Avg. views (last 30)
24K
Typical views
612
median per video
Avg. video length
16 min
Channel age
0 years
since Jul 27, 2026
Folio channel overview
Folio (@folio-explores) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2026. It has 1.2K subscribers and 333K total views across 14 videos, an average of 24K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 24K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 612 views. Over the last 12 months, Folio published 14 videos (14% Shorts), and 1 of them (7%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does Folio make?
Returbe estimates Folio's YouTube ad revenue at $2 – $6 per month. 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
Folio publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 14 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (29% of uploads), usually around 04:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 17, 2026.
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Folio's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Folio's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
The Heist So Perfect It Fooled the FBI for 6 Years326K views · Aug 9, 2026326.1× typical views
The Bank Heist That Fooled an Entire City2.6K views · Aug 9, 20262.6× typical views
Police Came 3 Times, But They Still Stole $30 Million1.7K views · Oct 8, 20261.7× typical views
The Russian Math Genius Who Hacked Casino Algorithms1.6K views · Sep 8, 20261.6× typical views
He Printed $250 Million in Fake Money and Walked Free1.1K views · Oct 8, 20261.1× typical views
He Robbed a $10 Million Bank With a $5 Alarm Clock660 views · Sep 8, 20260.7× typical views
Two 14-Year-Olds Hacked a Bank ATM With the Password 123456563 views · Oct 17, 20260.6× typical views
How Auschwitz Was Engineered for Mass Murder478 views · Aug 9, 20260.5× typical views
Latest videos
4 of Folio's last 14 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Two 14-Year-Olds Hacked a Bank ATM With the Password 123456563 views · Oct 17, 20260.6× typical views
The Man Who Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly for $24 Million361 views · Oct 8, 20260.4× typical views
He Printed $250 Million in Fake Money and Walked Free1.1K views · Oct 8, 20261.1× typical views
Police Came 3 Times, But They Still Stole $30 Million1.7K views · Oct 8, 20261.7× typical views
Heist Crew Formation The Art of Team Building66 views · Sep 18, 2026
The Crew's Weak Point Jimmy O'Keefe's Downfall54 views · Sep 16, 2026
The Russian Math Genius Who Hacked Casino Algorithms1.6K views · Sep 8, 20261.6× typical views
What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart?279 views · Sep 8, 20260.3× typical views
He Robbed a $10 Million Bank With a $5 Alarm Clock660 views · Sep 8, 20260.7× typical views
Did King Tut’s Curse Really Kill Them?261 views · Sep 8, 20260.3× typical views
The History & Documentary niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.7K videos from 577 channels in this niche. 13.9% 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×), JTM History (7.6K subs, best video 39.3×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Folio have?
Folio has 1.2K subscribers on YouTube and 333K total views across 14 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).
How much does Folio make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Folio's YouTube ad revenue at $2 – $6 per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3–$10 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Folio upload?
Folio uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Tuesday. The last upload was on Oct 17, 2026.
What is Folio's best performing video?
"The Heist So Perfect It Fooled the FBI for 6 Years" is Folio's biggest outlier: 326K views, 326.1× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Folio?
Channels similar to Folio include Royal Report, The Unseen Earth, VEIN Material, Tarikh Nama, Advait Ankit.
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 Folio or YouTube.
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