I did a thing YouTube Stats

@ididathing · Science & Education · Updated Nov 8, 2026

I did a thing channel overview

I did a thing (@ididathing) is a YouTube channel in the Science & Education niche created in 2018. It has 5.7M subscribers and 853M total views across 126 videos, an average of 6.8M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 5.6M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 4.3M views. Over the last 12 months, I did a thing published 6 videos (17% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does I did a thing make?

Returbe estimates I did a thing's YouTube ad revenue at $3.1K – $10K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.48 to $5.07, typically $2.75, 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.

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Upload schedule

I did a thing publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (28% of uploads), usually around 15:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 8, 2026.

I did a thing's best outlier videos

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

• My Homemade Jet Boat Is Terrifying5.9M views · May 22, 20261.3× typical views
• I made a fully automatic hammer4.5M views · Aug 14, 20261× typical views
• Making a headset thats illegal in every country2.3M views · Aug 17, 20251× typical views
• Putting a homemade jet engine on a swing5.7M views · Apr 2, 20251× typical views
• Burning down my new house to prove a point3.3M views · May 20, 20251× typical views
• tooth wrench3.9M views · Jul 2, 20251× typical views
• Handheld vortex cannon2.9M views · Feb 18, 20251× typical views
• Liar, Liar, Pants on fire!3.9M views · Feb 8, 20251× typical views

Latest videos

0 of I did a thing's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• I made a bizzare invention that blows up clouds1.5M views · Nov 8, 20260.4× typical views
• I made a fully automatic hammer4.5M views · Aug 14, 20261× typical views
• My Homemade Jet Boat Is Terrifying5.9M views · May 22, 20261.3× typical views
• Making a 2000rpm birthing machine2.3M views · Mar 7, 20260.5× typical views
• Very Powerful Nerf3.4M views · Dec 12, 2025
• I Farmed Crabs In My Garage. Was It Worth It?4.1M views · Nov 21, 20251× typical views
• Making a headset thats illegal in every country2.3M views · Aug 17, 20251× typical views
• tooth wrench3.9M views · Jul 2, 20251× typical views
• Burning down my new house to prove a point3.3M views · May 20, 20251× typical views
• Putting a homemade jet engine on a swing5.7M views · Apr 2, 20251× typical views

The Science & Education niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3.6K videos from 541 channels in this niche. 12.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3.5 to $12.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Wonderism HQ (53K subs, best video 316.3×), ClipazoPodcast (29K subs, best video 25.1×), The Scale Room (1.4K subs, best video 412.2×), Creepy Guy (489K subs, best video 19.9×), The Cosmic Narrative (5.4K subs, best video 28.2×), Yorp (10K subs, best video 25.6×).

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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 I did a thing or YouTube.