GrayStillPlays YouTube Stats
@graystillplays · Gaming · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
8.6M
+10K in 17 days
Total views
5.3B
+17M in 17 days
Videos
4.5K
21.7 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$46K – $184K
RPM $1.5–$6
Avg. views (last 30)
414K
Typical views
352K
median per video
Avg. video length
32 min
Channel age
10 years
since Jan 20, 2016
GrayStillPlays channel overview
GrayStillPlays (@graystillplays) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2016. It has 8.6M subscribers and 5.3B total views across 4.5K videos, an average of 1.2M views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 414K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 352K views. Over the last 12 months, GrayStillPlays published 60 videos, and 2 of them (3%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 17 days, GrayStillPlays gained 10K subscribers and 17M views, about 1M views a day.
How much does GrayStillPlays make?
Returbe estimates GrayStillPlays's YouTube ad revenue at $46K – $184K 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
GrayStillPlays publishes about 21.7 videos a month. Based on its last 60 uploads, its most common upload day is Monday (20% of uploads), usually around 21:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 4, 2026.
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GrayStillPlays's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are GrayStillPlays's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I threw a rock so hard it broke reality2.3M views · Sep 18, 20266.4× typical views
finding a needle in a haystack1.6M views · Oct 3, 20264.5× typical views
driving a car using only my voice850K views · Oct 4, 20262.4× typical views
The potions must be shelved740K views · Sep 2, 20262.1× typical views
i gave crops the plague595K views · Oct 21, 20261.7× typical views
This game let's you drop nukes for millions of points593K views · Aug 21, 20261.7× typical views
Farming but I have a gun590K views · Aug 29, 20261.7× typical views
this is my super hole589K views · Oct 5, 20261.7× typical views
Latest videos
7 of GrayStillPlays's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
i got elected to dig the biggest hole206K views · Nov 4, 20260.6× typical views
i infected earth with a parasite324K views · Nov 2, 20260.9× typical views
invading a country for "freedom"253K views · Nov 1, 20260.7× typical views
I lost my bitcoin154K views · Oct 31, 20260.4× typical views
literally digging through money403K views · Oct 30, 20261.1× typical views
just click the tree266K views · Oct 28, 20260.8× typical views
just add a pinch of crime372K views · Oct 26, 20261.1× typical views
I turned the break room into a landfill287K views · Oct 25, 20260.8× typical views
I built a factory that feeds people to a hole542K views · Oct 24, 20261.5× typical views
bowling but the pins multiply every minute588K views · Oct 23, 20261.7× typical views
The Gaming niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 38K videos from 2.3K channels in this niche. 10.1% 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 77.1×), Star Hunt (282K subs, best video 74.1×), Mario Friendly (479K subs, best video 62.6×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 119.4×), StundZow Clips (107K subs, best video 121.4×), Angelixpearl (409K subs, best video 104.8×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does GrayStillPlays have?
GrayStillPlays has 8.6M subscribers on YouTube and 5.3B total views across 4.5K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does GrayStillPlays make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates GrayStillPlays's YouTube ad revenue at $46K – $184K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.5–$6 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does GrayStillPlays upload?
GrayStillPlays uploads about 21.7 videos a month, most often on Monday. The last upload was on Nov 4, 2026.
What is GrayStillPlays's best performing video?
"I threw a rock so hard it broke reality" is GrayStillPlays's biggest outlier: 2.3M views, 6.4× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to GrayStillPlays?
Channels similar to GrayStillPlays include gameranx, Genshin Impact, Gloom, Nogla, hxsain.
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 GrayStillPlays or YouTube.
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