Illumination YouTube Stats

@illumination · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

4.5M

+0 in 11 days

Total views

3.3B

+7M in 11 days

Videos

545

Est. monthly earnings

$25K – $118K

RPM $1.3–$6.05

Avg. views (last 30)

4.1M

Typical views

1.2M

median per video

Avg. video length

1 min

Channel age

16 years

since Nov 18, 2009

Illumination channel overview

Illumination (@illumination) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2009. It has 4.5M subscribers and 3.3B total views across 545 videos, an average of 6.1M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 4.1M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 1.2M views. Over the last 12 months, Illumination published 44 videos (36% Shorts), and 10 of them (23%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 11 days, Illumination gained 0 subscribers and 7M views, about 637K views a day.

Oct 26, 20264.5M → 4.5M subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does Illumination make?

Returbe estimates Illumination's YouTube ad revenue at $25K – $118K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.3 to $6.05, typically $3.03, 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

Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (28% of uploads), usually around 00:00 UTC. The last video went out on Jul 1, 2026.

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Illumination's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

13 of Illumination's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 20K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 69.1×), Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 637.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does Illumination have?

Illumination has 4.5M subscribers on YouTube and 3.3B total views across 545 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does Illumination make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates Illumination's YouTube ad revenue at $25K – $118K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.3–$6.05 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does Illumination upload?

The last upload from Illumination tracked by Returbe was on Jul 1, 2026.

What is Illumination's best performing video?

"Not Alone | Official Teaser Trailer" is Illumination's biggest outlier: 28M views, 23.2× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to Illumination?

Channels similar to Illumination include New Rockstars, Netflix Philippines, Mango Telugu Cinema, Emergency Awesome, KinoCheck.com.

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 Illumination or YouTube.

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