James The Stoic YouTube Stats

@jamesthestoic233 · Self-improvement & Motivation · Updated Nov 6, 2026

James The Stoic channel overview

James The Stoic (@jamesthestoic233) is a YouTube channel in the Self-improvement & Motivation niche created in 2023. It has 202K subscribers and 12M total views across 654 videos, an average of 19K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.3K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 745 views. Over the last 12 months, James The Stoic published 66 videos (18% Shorts), and 1 of them (2%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 15 days, James The Stoic gained 0 subscribers and 63K views, about 4.2K views a day.

How much does James The Stoic make?

Returbe estimates James The Stoic 's YouTube ad revenue at $237 – $870 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.01 to $7.38, typically $4.03, 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 $4K.

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Upload schedule

James The Stoic publishes about 31.5 videos a month. Based on its last 66 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (20% of uploads), usually around 01:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

James The Stoic 's best outlier videos

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

• 10 DANGEROUS PEOPLE Who Will DESTROY You If You Try To Help | Stoic Philosophy7.1K views · Oct 2, 20267.1× typical views
• 10 Signs You're Dealing With a Toxic Person Disguised as a 'Good Friend' Stoic Philosophy2.7K views · Sep 21, 20262.7× typical views
• This Is Why People BETRAY You Stoic Philosophy13K views · Oct 26, 20262.7× typical views
• 8 Ways People Secretly Test Your Boundaries Stoic Philosophy1.9K views · Oct 4, 20261.9× typical views
• What Jealous People See When They Look At You Stoic Philosophy1.9K views · Oct 20, 20261.9× typical views
• 7 Ways To Handle People Who Don’t Respect You Stoic Philosphy1.5K views · Oct 6, 20261.5× typical views
• What Envious People Can't Stand About Your Glow Up Stoic philosophy1.4K views · Oct 30, 20261.4× typical views
• What Jealous People Do When They Can't Diminish You Stoic Philosophy1.4K views · Oct 24, 20261.4× typical views

Latest videos

2 of James The Stoic 's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• 8 Signs Someone Secretly Hates You Stoic Philosophy318 views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
• What Jealous People Never Admit Stoic Philosophy476 views · Nov 5, 20260.5× typical views
• What Jealous People Do In Your First Year Of Success Stoic Philosophy385 views · Nov 4, 20260.4× typical views
• What Jealous People Secretly Fear Stoic Philosophy875 views · Nov 3, 20260.9× typical views
• What Toxic People Do When You Stop Reacting Stoic Philosophy1.2K views · Nov 1, 20261.2× typical views
• Never Tell These 10 Things To Jealous People Stoic Philosophy544 views · Oct 31, 20260.5× typical views
• What Envious People Can't Stand About Your Glow Up Stoic philosophy1.4K views · Oct 30, 20261.4× typical views
• What Insecure Parents Can't Stand About Their Successful Kids Stoic Philosophy394 views · Oct 29, 20260.4× typical views
• What Insecure People Can't Tolerate About Your Energy Stoic Philosophy2.2K views · Oct 28, 20260.4× typical views
• What You Finally STOP Caring About As You Get Older Stoic Philosophy480 views · Oct 27, 20260.5× typical views

The Self-improvement & Motivation niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3K videos from 190 channels in this niche. 15.4% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 8.2K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $11.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: T21 (3.7K subs, best video 37.6×), XYT WORLD (4.9K subs, best video 1158.3×), MOTIVATIONAL SD (13K subs, best video 98.4×), The Stoic Scroll (9.3K subs, best video 40.8×), The Mental Health Space (5.8K subs, best video 14.9×), stoic physiology (18K subs, best video 10.4×).

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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 James The Stoic or YouTube.