The Game Theorists YouTube Stats

@gametheory · Gaming · Updated Nov 9, 2026

The Game Theorists channel overview

The Game Theorists (@gametheory) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2009. It has 20M subscribers and 4.8B total views across 942 videos, an average of 5.1M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 663K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 741K views. Over the last 12 months, The Game Theorists published 37 videos (19% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does The Game Theorists make?

Returbe estimates The Game Theorists's YouTube ad revenue at $6.9K – $28K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.42 to $5.67, typically $2.83, 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

The Game Theorists publishes about 8.7 videos a month. Based on its last 37 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (27% of uploads), usually around 02:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 8, 2026.

The Game Theorists's best outlier videos

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

• Game Theory: The Secret to KILLING Verity! (Minecraft)1.5M views · Sep 10, 20262× typical views
• Game Theory: Minecraft's NEW Dimension Changes EVERYTHING!1.4M views · Oct 19, 20261.9× typical views
• Game Theory: Poppy Playtime's Factory Makes NO SENSE!1.3M views · Oct 26, 20261.7× typical views
• I SOLVED Endacopia's Confusing Lore1.1M views · Oct 10, 20261.5× typical views
• Game Theory: Eddie Dear Changes EVERYTHING! (Welcome Home)1.1M views · Oct 10, 20261.5× typical views
• Game Theory: WTF is Chica’s Secret Party?1.1M views · Jun 12, 20261.5× typical views
• Game Theory: The BURIED Lore of Terrible Lizards1.1M views · Nov 1, 20261.4× typical views
• Game Theory: The Problem with Modern FNAF979K views · Sep 10, 20261.3× typical views

Latest videos

5 of The Game Theorists's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Game Theory: Don’t Listen To The Voice! (Poppy Playtime)532K views · Nov 8, 20260.7× typical views
• Link Wears WHAT In The Legend Of Zelda?! | Game Theory104K views · Nov 6, 20260.5× typical views
• Game Theory: The BURIED Lore of Terrible Lizards1.1M views · Nov 1, 20261.4× typical views
• Metroid Has HUGE Balls! | Game Theory227K views · Oct 29, 20261.1× typical views
• Game Theory: Poppy Playtime's Factory Makes NO SENSE!1.3M views · Oct 26, 20261.7× typical views
• Pokemon’s Biggest LIE! | Game Theory177K views · Oct 22, 20260.9× typical views
• Game Theory: Minecraft's NEW Dimension Changes EVERYTHING!1.4M views · Oct 19, 20261.9× typical views
• Castlevania’s Deadliest Monster Is NOT Dracula! | Game Theory175K views · Oct 15, 20260.8× typical views
• Game Theory: The ENTIRE Happy’s Humble Universe Explained!933K views · Oct 12, 20261.3× typical views
• I SOLVED Endacopia's Confusing Lore1.1M views · Oct 10, 20261.5× typical views

The Gaming niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 43K videos from 2.7K channels in this niche. 11.1% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 73K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (441K subs, best video 86.2×), More1980sGamer (461K subs, best video 248.4×), Henreee (87K subs, best video 24.5×), Star Hunt (285K subs, best video 123.3×), Angelixpearl (414K subs, best video 135.3×), Specular Action (88K subs, best video 27.1×).

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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 The Game Theorists or YouTube.