How To Make Things YouTube Stats
@howtomakethings96 · DIY, Home & Crafts · Updated Nov 7, 2026
Subscribers
128K
Total views
61M
Videos
234
5.4 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$485 – $1.7K
RPM $3.5–$12
Avg. views (last 30)
87K
Typical views
43K
median per video
Avg. video length
34 min
Channel age
4 years
since Jun 2, 2022
How To Make Things channel overview
How To Make Things (@howtomakethings96) is a YouTube channel in the DIY, Home & Crafts niche created in 2022. It has 128K subscribers and 61M total views across 234 videos, an average of 261K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 87K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 43K views. Over the last 12 months, How To Make Things published 30 videos, and 5 of them (17%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does How To Make Things make?
Returbe estimates How To Make Things's YouTube ad revenue at $485 – $1.7K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3.5 to $12, typically $6.5, 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 $6.5K.
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
How To Make Things publishes about 5.4 videos a month. Based on its last 30 uploads, its most common upload day is Sunday (23% of uploads), usually around 18:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 29, 2026.
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How To Make Things's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are How To Make Things's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
How Tent Pegging Lances Are Made by Hand in a 100-Year-Old Blacksmith Workshop519K views · Oct 8, 202612.1× typical views
A 60-Year-Old Master Turns Simple Iron Rods Into Gun Barrels In Factory — Professionals Are Amazed!335K views · Oct 8, 20267.8× typical views
Amazing Process of Making Massive Crusher Hammers from Old Train Tires In Factory320K views · Jul 10, 20267.4× typical views
Inside a Giant Steel Factory: How Red-Hot Steel Rods Are Mass-Produced | Incredible Process!193K views · Oct 8, 20264.5× typical views
Inside TOP 3 Extreme Factories – Incredible Manufacturing & Mass Production Processes178K views · Jun 10, 20264.1× typical views
Amazing Process of Making Fan Blades from AC Scrap Inside Factory | How It's Made123K views · Sep 8, 20262.9× typical views
Amazing Process of Making Fan Armatures from Rusty Iron Sheets | Inside Factory Mass Production108K views · Aug 9, 20262.5× typical views
Amazing Process of Making Beautiful-Shaped Clothes Hangers | Massive Hangers Manufacturing Factory90K views · Aug 9, 20262.1× typical views
Latest videos
11 of How To Make Things's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Top 5 Most Viewed Manufacturing FACTORY Videos | How It's Made49K views · Oct 29, 20261.1× typical views
How Beautiful Floor Mats Is Becomes From Waste Coca-Cola Bottles! You'll be SHOCKED5.3K views · Oct 28, 20260.1× typical views
Inside A Fish Grilling Baskets Making Factory, How Fish Cooking Pans Are Made Step by Step!22K views · Oct 25, 20260.5× typical views
Inside the Factory: How Old Drums Are Transformed Into Motor Covers | How Its Made36K views · Oct 24, 20260.8× typical views
You Won’t Believe How Rotavator Blades Are Made in a Heavy-Duty Steel Forging Factory | How Its Made17K views · Oct 17, 20260.4× typical views
Top 3 Incredible Factory Processes! How Millions of Metal Products Are Made | How It’s Made43K views · Oct 10, 20261× typical views
Inside a Giant Steel Factory: How Red-Hot Steel Rods Are Mass-Produced | Incredible Process!193K views · Oct 8, 20264.5× typical views
Inside a Local Factory: How High-Pressure Water Pumps Are Made | Amazing Manufacturing Process5.5K views · Oct 8, 20260.1× typical views
A 60-Year-Old Master Turns Simple Iron Rods Into Gun Barrels In Factory — Professionals Are Amazed!335K views · Oct 8, 20267.8× typical views
How Tent Pegging Lances Are Made by Hand in a 100-Year-Old Blacksmith Workshop519K views · Oct 8, 202612.1× typical views
The DIY, Home & Crafts niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.5K videos from 484 channels in this niche. 15% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 12K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: LuxeRenaissance (37K subs, best video 37.4×), AstuceKing (32K subs, best video 31.8×), Hand Works (4.5K subs, best video 10.7×), TechnoclipHd (255K subs, best video 21.5×), Maker Wood Master (8.7K subs, best video 82.5×), The Weekend Builder (84K subs, best video 403×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does How To Make Things have?
How To Make Things has 128K subscribers on YouTube and 61M total views across 234 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).
How much does How To Make Things make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates How To Make Things's YouTube ad revenue at $485 – $1.7K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3.5–$12 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does How To Make Things upload?
How To Make Things uploads about 5.4 videos a month, most often on Sunday. The last upload was on Oct 29, 2026.
What is How To Make Things's best performing video?
"How Tent Pegging Lances Are Made by Hand in a 100-Year-Old Blacksmith Workshop" is How To Make Things's biggest outlier: 519K views, 12.1× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to How To Make Things?
Channels similar to How To Make Things include Tamara's Joy // Sewing Channel, Qrei Handmade, Diyideaswith Yana, MunchiePals, MAYLINE & LOU.
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 How To Make Things or YouTube.
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