MeatEater YouTube Stats

@meateatertv · Updated Nov 6, 2026

MeatEater channel overview

MeatEater (@meateatertv) is a YouTube channel created in 2011. It has 1.9M subscribers and 578M total views across 1.5K videos, an average of 396K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 197K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 275K views. Over the last 12 months, MeatEater published 56 videos (52% Shorts), and 9 of them (16%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 7 days, MeatEater gained 0 subscribers and 3.6M views, about 515K views a day.

How much does MeatEater make?

Returbe estimates MeatEater's YouTube ad revenue at $34K – $115K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.08 to $7.08, typically $3.75, 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 $3.8K.

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

MeatEater publishes about 17.4 videos a month. Based on its last 56 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (32% of uploads), usually around 17:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

MeatEater's best outlier videos

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

• Cal explains the lost wallet technique for bow hunting731K views · Oct 26, 202618.3× typical views
• Eat Bear Meat. Just don't eat it raw337K views · Aug 29, 20268.4× typical views
• Steve gets charged by a bull moose after rifle misfire!268K views · Aug 20, 20266.7× typical views
• The Fish Shack | MeatEater Sheds S2E11.6M views · Sep 3, 20265.7× typical views
• MeatEater Season 9 | Alaska Fish: Exploring the Waters of Southeast Alaska Ep. 91.6M views · Sep 1, 20265.7× typical views
• Old school logging202K views · Sep 25, 20265.1× typical views
• Steve and Tony Hunt The Whitetail Rut | MeatEater's 12 in '261.1M views · Oct 1, 20263.9× typical views
• MeatEater Season 9 | Alaska Moose: The Guide Life Ep. 10958K views · Sep 8, 20263.5× typical views

Latest videos

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

• Luke McFadden's Crab Shack | MeatEater Sheds Season 2, Ep 47.4K views · Nov 6, 20260× typical views
• Tasting Bobcat Sofkee Over an Open Fire4.6K views · Nov 6, 20260.1× typical views
• Steven heads to South Texas with Seth Morris and Kevin Murphy7.1K views · Nov 5, 20260.2× typical views
• Kevin Murphy hunts hogs from the ol Subaru11K views · Nov 5, 20260.3× typical views
• Two bobcats on the first day. Not bad.31K views · Nov 3, 20260.8× typical views
• MeatEater Season 14 | Texas Hogs and 'Cats Ep. 1706K views · Nov 3, 20262.6× typical views
• Cal's Overland Hunting Adventure | Call Off Road Ep. 2215K views · Oct 30, 20260.8× typical views
• MeatEater Season 14 starts Nov 2. Pack For Everything26K views · Oct 29, 20260.6× typical views
• MeatEater Season 14 | Official Trailer123K views · Oct 29, 20260.4× typical views
• Cal explains the lost wallet technique for bow hunting731K views · Oct 26, 202618.3× typical views

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 MeatEater or YouTube.