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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?

Latest videos

11 of How To Make Things's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's 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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