Mind the Game YouTube Stats

@mindthegamepodcast · Sports · Updated Nov 7, 2026

Mind the Game channel overview

Mind the Game (@mindthegamepodcast) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2024. It has 919K subscribers and 116M total views across 491 videos, an average of 236K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 159K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 408K views. Over the last 12 months, Mind the Game published 50 videos (74% Shorts), and 8 of them (16%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Mind the Game make?

Returbe estimates Mind the Game's YouTube ad revenue at $4.3K – $15K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.04 to $7.36, typically $3.68, 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 $3.7K.

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

Mind the Game publishes about 18.5 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (44% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.

Mind the Game's best outlier videos

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

• The vets of the league are still playing at a high level, but everyone's game had to adjust.714K views · Nov 3, 202642.5× typical views
• LeBron keeps it real for this upcoming draft class. Tap into the new episode out now!151K views · Jun 24, 20269× typical views
• Best draft class ever? 👀 Tap into the new episode out now!124K views · Jun 23, 20267.4× typical views
• LeBron James on Leaving LA and Choosing Philly2.3M views · Sep 25, 20265.5× typical views
• Some questions just need to be asked 😂88K views · Jun 19, 20265.3× typical views
• Longevity is a different conversation when it comes to LeBron. New episode out now, tap in!88K views · Jul 21, 20265.2× typical views
• LeBron Explains What Makes Jalen Brunson So Dangerous1.4M views · Jun 16, 20263.4× typical views
• 23 years later, LeBron regrets rocking the all-white suit.Tap into the new episode. Link in bio.56K views · Jun 23, 20263.3× typical views

Latest videos

11 of Mind the Game's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• A lot has changed since that first pair. 😌5.9K views · Nov 6, 20260.4× typical views
• Different stages of his career, different scouting reports. 💯31K views · Nov 5, 20261.8× typical views
• Kyrie's skill level is in a league of it's own. 😮‍💨26K views · Nov 4, 20261.6× typical views
• Russell Westbrook deserves all the flowers for what he's done for the game. 💐31K views · Nov 4, 20261.8× typical views
• The vets of the league are still playing at a high level, but everyone's game had to adjust.714K views · Nov 3, 202642.5× typical views
• A sneak peek at what's on the agenda for this episode. 🧠 🏀 New episode out now, tap in!17K views · Nov 3, 20261× typical views
• Why Kyrie, Steph, and KD Are Still Torching the NBA | LeBron James408K views · Nov 3, 20261× typical views
• THE NBA IS BACK. 🏀 🔥 And nobody knows more about winning than the LeBron himself.4.8K views · Oct 20, 20260.3× typical views
• LeBron on Why The Knicks Won't Be Content After Winning the Title105K views · Oct 20, 20260.3× typical views
• Are the @WashingtonWizards becoming a real threat in the East? 👀32K views · Oct 19, 20261.9× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 38K videos from 1.2K channels in this niche. 17.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 24K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2.5 to $9.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Victor Foot (57K subs, best video 419.4×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 2195.7×), MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 53×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 91.4×), CBS Sports Golazo - Europe (142K subs, best video 158.5×).

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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 Mind the Game or YouTube.