Nils History YouTube Stats

@itsnilsstory · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Nils History channel overview

Nils History (@itsnilsstory) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2026. It has 87K subscribers and 12M total views across 11 videos, an average of 1.1M views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.1M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 538K views. Over the last 12 months, Nils History published 11 videos, and 3 of them (27%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Nils History make?

Returbe estimates Nils History's YouTube ad revenue at $8.2K – $27K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $10, typically $5.5, 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 $5.5K.

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Upload schedule

Nils History publishes about 4.3 videos a month. Based on its last 11 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (45% of uploads), usually around 02:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 3, 2026.

Nils History's best outlier videos

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

• The First Civilization in the World Was Rather Strange3.7M views · Aug 9, 20266.9× typical views
• The Library of Alexandria is Weirder Than You Think2.7M views · Sep 8, 20265× typical views
• Ancient Babylon Was Weirder Than You Think (No AI)2M views · Oct 17, 20263.7× typical views
• The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Evil Empire (No AI)1.4M views · Oct 8, 20262.5× typical views
• The Phoenicians Were Stranger Than You Think (No AI)614K views · Oct 8, 20261.1× typical views
• The Dark History of the World's First Superpower538K views · Sep 8, 20261× typical views
• The Sea Peoples Were Weirder Than you Think (No AI)443K views · Oct 8, 20260.8× typical views
• The First Wonders of the World Were Rather Strange (No AI)382K views · Nov 3, 20260.7× typical views

Latest videos

4 of Nils History's last 11 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• The First Wonders of the World Were Rather Strange (No AI)382K views · Nov 3, 20260.7× typical views
• Ancient Humans Were Weirder Than You Think (No AI)107K views · Oct 27, 20260.2× typical views
• Why Historians Are Still Stunned By This Ancient Device (No AI)81K views · Oct 24, 20260.2× typical views
• Ancient Babylon Was Weirder Than You Think (No AI)2M views · Oct 17, 20263.7× typical views
• The Sea Peoples Were Weirder Than you Think (No AI)443K views · Oct 8, 20260.8× typical views
• The Phoenicians Were Stranger Than You Think (No AI)614K views · Oct 8, 20261.1× typical views
• The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Evil Empire (No AI)1.4M views · Oct 8, 20262.5× typical views
• The Dark History of the World's First Superpower538K views · Sep 8, 20261× typical views
• Why 536 AD was the worst year to be alive208K views · Sep 8, 20260.4× typical views
• The Library of Alexandria is Weirder Than You Think2.7M views · Sep 8, 20265× typical views

The History & Documentary niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 5K videos from 637 channels in this niche. 13.7% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 13K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (273K subs, best video 281.1×), Military Exposed Shorts (141K subs, best video 59.1×), Para Historica (20K subs, best video 28.3×), Phantom Expedition (37K subs, best video 61.8×), Military History Talks (45K subs, best video 25.8×), JTM History (7.6K subs, best video 39×).

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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 Nils History or YouTube.