Minecraft YouTube Stats
@minecraft · Gaming · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
23M
+100K in 17 days
Total views
8.2B
+82M in 17 days
Videos
1.6K
23.9 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$78K – $308K
RPM $0.55–$2.19
Avg. views (last 30)
1.2M
Typical views
785K
median per video
Avg. video length
5 min
Channel age
15 years
since Dec 21, 2010
Minecraft channel overview
Minecraft (@minecraft) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2010. It has 23M subscribers and 8.2B total views across 1.6K videos, an average of 5.3M views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 1.2M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 785K views. Over the last 12 months, Minecraft published 63 videos (60% Shorts), and 6 of them (10%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 17 days, Minecraft gained 100K subscribers and 82M views, about 4.8M views a day.
How much does Minecraft make?
Returbe estimates Minecraft's YouTube ad revenue at $78K – $308K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.55 to $2.19, typically $1.1, 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 $1.1K.
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
Minecraft publishes about 23.9 videos a month. Based on its last 62 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (26% of uploads), usually around 15:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 3, 2026.
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Minecraft's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Minecraft's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
Minecraft LIVE - September 20264.9M views · Sep 26, 20266.2× typical views
POV: YOU'RE A FLOATING TREE5.9M views · Sep 18, 20266× typical views
WILDERNESS BOUND | Official Trailer3.5M views · Sep 15, 20264.5× typical views
Minecraft LIVE Official Trailer – September 20263M views · Sep 22, 20263.8× typical views
WHEN SIBLINGS PLAY MINECRAFT3.2M views · Oct 24, 20263.2× typical views
THE GREATEST MOMENTS | Minecraft Live – SEPT 20262.5M views · Sep 26, 20263.2× typical views
A NEW BIOME IS COMING TO MINECRAFT!2.7M views · Sep 26, 20262.7× typical views
YOUR ELYTRA?!2.6M views · Oct 17, 20262.6× typical views
Latest videos
10 of Minecraft's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
FINAL FEATURES FROM UPCOMING GAME DROP!1.1M views · Nov 3, 20261.1× typical views
SO ELEGANT!279K views · Nov 1, 20260.3× typical views
WOULD YOU DARE GO INSIDE?912K views · Oct 31, 20260.9× typical views
SOMEONE'S AT THE DOOR?!689K views · Oct 30, 20260.7× typical views
Minecraft is back at TwitchCon San Diego!541K views · Oct 29, 20260.6× typical views
YOUR HERO IS HERE!270K views · Oct 29, 20260.3× typical views
Wilderness Bound: Haunts & Harvest Free Sound Effects Pack714K views · Oct 28, 20260.9× typical views
Minecraft on Nintendo Switch™ 2!857K views · Oct 27, 20261.1× typical views
NEW SNOWY FEATURES INCOMING!2M views · Oct 27, 20262× typical views
YOUR LOYAL WOLF275K views · Oct 25, 20260.3× typical views
The Gaming niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 37K videos from 2.3K channels in this niche. 10% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 78K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (439K subs, best video 77.4×), Star Hunt (282K subs, best video 62.1×), Mario Friendly (479K subs, best video 66.4×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 119.4×), StundZow Clips (107K subs, best video 121.4×), Angelixpearl (409K subs, best video 105.4×).
Channels similar to Minecraft
Jake Fellman25M subscribers · 272K typical views
PrestonPlayz18M subscribers · 2.1M typical views
Dream35M subscribers · 7.9M typical views
TommyInnit15M subscribers · 540K typical views
Greg Renko14M subscribers · 7.2M typical views
EYstreem14M subscribers · 2.3M typical views
dayta12M subscribers · 37K typical views
Cash12M subscribers · 1.2M typical views
camman1811M subscribers · 10M typical views
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See every outlier from Minecraft and its niche
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Minecraft have?
Minecraft has 23M subscribers on YouTube and 8.2B total views across 1.6K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Minecraft make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Minecraft's YouTube ad revenue at $78K – $308K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $0.55–$2.19 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Minecraft upload?
Minecraft uploads about 23.9 videos a month, most often on Saturday. The last upload was on Nov 3, 2026.
What is Minecraft's best performing video?
"Minecraft LIVE - September 2026" is Minecraft's biggest outlier: 4.9M views, 6.2× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Minecraft?
Channels similar to Minecraft include Jake Fellman, PrestonPlayz, Dream, TommyInnit, Greg Renko.
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 Minecraft or YouTube.
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