Michael James YouTube Stats
@michaeljames.fitness · Fitness & Health · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
11K
+500 in 20 days
Total views
11M
+527K in 20 days
Videos
106
Est. monthly earnings
unknown
RPM $0.03–$0.1
Avg. views (last 30)
349K
Typical views
103K
median per video
Avg. video length
—
Channel age
0 years
since Jan 19, 2026
Michael James channel overview
Michael James (@michaeljames.fitness) is a YouTube channel in the Fitness & Health niche created in 2026. It has 11K subscribers and 11M total views across 106 videos, an average of 108K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 349K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 103K views. Over the last 12 months, Michael James published 50 videos (100% Shorts), and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 20 days, Michael James gained 500 subscribers and 527K views, about 26K views a day.
How much does Michael James make?
Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Michael James's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.03 to $0.1, typically $0.06, 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 $60.
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 Saturday (24% of uploads), usually around 00:00 UTC. The last video went out on Jun 24, 2026.
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Michael James's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Michael James's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
12-16 transformation. #fitness #motivation #strongabs #fitnessinspiration #gym #transformation #abs9.7M views · Apr 30, 2026384.5× typical views
12-16. #fitness #motivation #abs #gym #aesthetic #transformation407K views · Apr 16, 202616.1× typical views
12-16 transformation. #fitness #strongabs #fitnessinspiration #gym #motivation #abs #transformation77K views · May 4, 20263.1× typical views
12-16. #fitness #aesthetic #abs #gym #motivation #strongabs #transformation #gymlife #sixpack63K views · Jun 24, 20262.5× typical views
Trust the process. #fitness #gym #abs #transformation #fitnesscoach #fitnessinspiration #weightloss51K views · May 21, 20262× typical views
Gym transformation (12-16). #fitness #aesthetic #abs #gym #motivation #strongabs #transformation44K views · Jun 16, 20261.7× typical views
Stay consistent. #fitness #motivation #strongabs #weightloss #gym #aesthetic #abs #transformation43K views · Apr 30, 20261.7× typical views
Transformation 14-16. #fitness #aesthetic #transformation #abs #gym #arms #workout #fitnessjourney41K views · May 22, 20261.6× typical views
Latest videos
10 of Michael James's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
12-16. #fitness #aesthetic #abs #gym #motivation #strongabs #transformation #gymlife #sixpack63K views · Jun 24, 20262.5× typical views
Gym transformation (12-16). #fitness #aesthetic #abs #gym #motivation #strongabs #transformation44K views · Jun 16, 20261.7× typical views
Grow your biceps. #fitness #aesthetic #abs #gym #motivation #strongabs #biceps #tutorial #workout28K views · Jun 7, 20261.1× typical views
Full Ab Workout. #fitness #aesthetic #abs #sixpack #workout #gym #fitnessinspiration #motivation29K views · May 30, 20261.2× typical views
Fat loss transformation. #fitness #aesthetic #weightloss #fatloss #fitnessinspiration #gym #abs18K views · May 25, 20260.7× typical views
Full Ab Workout. #abs #sixpack #absworkout #fitness #gym #weightloss #weight #aesthetic #motivation12K views · May 23, 20260.5× typical views
Transformation 14-16. #fitness #aesthetic #transformation #abs #gym #arms #workout #fitnessjourney41K views · May 22, 20261.6× typical views
Trust the process. #fitness #gym #abs #transformation #fitnesscoach #fitnessinspiration #weightloss51K views · May 21, 20262× typical views
13-16 gym transformation. #fitness #aesthetic #transformation #weightloss #gym #fitnessmotivation21K views · May 20, 20260.8× typical views
Transformation12-16. #fitness #transformation #fitnessinspiration #fitnessjourney #fitnessmodel #gym31K views · May 16, 20261.2× typical views
The Fitness & Health niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 1.6K videos from 297 channels in this niche. 11% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 8.6K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Ujack: Calorie and Body scan (14K subs, best video 63.6×), Healthy Daily 365 (31K subs, best video 125.6×), Women's Health (213K subs, best video 17.2×), Onkel Jacek (263K subs, best video 28.2×), Health Natural Lab (1.9K subs, best video 400.9×), Dr. Livingood Shorts (11K subs, best video 42.9×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Michael James have?
Michael James has 11K subscribers on YouTube and 11M total views across 106 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Michael James make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates an RPM of about $0.03–$0.1 per 1,000 views for Michael James's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Michael James upload?
The last upload from Michael James tracked by Returbe was on Jun 24, 2026.
What is Michael James's best performing video?
"12-16 transformation. #fitness #motivation #strongabs #fitnessinspiration #gym #transformation #abs" is Michael James's biggest outlier: 9.7M views, 384.5× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Michael James?
Channels similar to Michael James include Isabel Ashford, Buswellness, Biotherm, Cory Payne Training, Ujack: Calorie and Body scan.
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 Michael James or YouTube.
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