One Chicago YouTube Stats

@nbconechicago · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Subscribers

1.6M

+0 in 10 days

Total views

2.2B

+4.1M in 10 days

Videos

3.3K

55.4 / month

Est. monthly earnings

$14K – $67K

RPM $1.07–$5

Avg. views (last 30)

33K

Typical views

51K

median per video

Avg. video length

15 min

Channel age

9 years

since Oct 12, 2017

One Chicago channel overview

One Chicago (@nbconechicago) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2017. It has 1.6M subscribers and 2.2B total views across 3.3K videos, an average of 657K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 33K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 51K views. Over the last 12 months, One Chicago published 67 videos (55% Shorts), and 10 of them (15%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 10 days, One Chicago gained 0 subscribers and 4.1M views, about 406K views a day.

Oct 27, 20261.6M → 1.6M subscribersNov 6, 2026

How much does One Chicago make?

Returbe estimates One Chicago's YouTube ad revenue at $14K – $67K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.07 to $5, typically $2.5, 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 $2.5K.

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

One Chicago publishes about 55.4 videos a month. Based on its last 67 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (22% of uploads), usually around 19:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.

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One Chicago's best outlier videos

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

Latest videos

6 of One Chicago's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 21K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.8% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 69×), Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 689.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does One Chicago have?

One Chicago has 1.6M subscribers on YouTube and 2.2B total views across 3.3K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).

How much does One Chicago make on YouTube?

Returbe estimates One Chicago's YouTube ad revenue at $14K – $67K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.07–$5 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.

How often does One Chicago upload?

One Chicago uploads about 55.4 videos a month, most often on Saturday. The last upload was on Nov 5, 2026.

What is One Chicago's best performing video?

"Honoring a fallen paramedic" is One Chicago's biggest outlier: 142K views, 12.1× the channel's typical views.

What channels are similar to One Chicago?

Channels similar to One Chicago include EmpLemon, Heidi Wong, Clique TV, Saberspark, Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

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 One Chicago or YouTube.

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