Para Bellum YouTube Stats
@parabellumhistorychannel · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
154K
+2K in 17 days
Total views
17M
+520K in 17 days
Videos
111
1.1 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$3.4K – $11K
RPM $2.92–$9.73
Avg. views (last 30)
125K
Typical views
103K
median per video
Avg. video length
28 min
Channel age
4 years
since Sep 18, 2022
Para Bellum channel overview
Para Bellum (@parabellumhistorychannel) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2022. It has 154K subscribers and 17M total views across 111 videos, an average of 153K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 125K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 103K views. Over the last 12 months, Para Bellum published 50 videos (62% Shorts), and 3 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 17 days, Para Bellum gained 2K subscribers and 520K views, about 31K views a day.
How much does Para Bellum make?
Returbe estimates Para Bellum's YouTube ad revenue at $3.4K – $11K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.92 to $9.73, typically $5.35, 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 $5.3K.
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
Para Bellum publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (18% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 11, 2026.
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Para Bellum's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Para Bellum's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
What Was Arabia Like Before Islam? | DOCUMENTARY1.8M views · Mar 29, 202617.3× typical views
Ancient Armenia: The First Christian Kingdom576K views · Aug 27, 20265.6× typical views
Elam – Forgotten Civilization of Iran363K views · Feb 11, 20263.5× typical views
Indo-European HOMELAND was rather WEIRD274K views · Sep 28, 20262.7× typical views
The Art of the Ancient Roman Military: The False Retreat9.8K views · Apr 22, 20262× typical views
How did the Indus Valley Civilization collapse?201K views · Apr 22, 20261.9× typical views
Why Couldn’t Former Gladiators enter the Coliseum? #history #historycomesalive #historydocumentary9.4K views · Jan 9, 20261.9× typical views
Leadership Lessons from Alexander the Great #historydocumentary #history #historycomesalive9.2K views · Jan 17, 20261.8× typical views
Latest videos
6 of Para Bellum's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Rise and Fall of the Seleucid Empire72K views · Oct 11, 20260.7× typical views
Indo-European HOMELAND was rather WEIRD274K views · Sep 28, 20262.7× typical views
Ancient Armenia: The First Christian Kingdom576K views · Aug 27, 20265.6× typical views
Ancient Egypt in 20 Minutes | DOCUMENTARY81K views · Aug 10, 20260.8× typical views
Elagabalus — The Emperor Rome Wanted To Forget162K views · Jul 20, 20261.6× typical views
The Fall of Carthage: The Third Punic War | 146 BC | DOCUMENTARY15K views · Jul 17, 20260.1× typical views
The Trojan War - What Really Happened?137K views · Jul 1, 20261.3× typical views
Ancient Persia - Rise of Ancient Superpower36K views · Jun 19, 20260.3× typical views
Rise of the Empire of Alexander the Great47K views · Jun 11, 20260.5× typical views
Battle of Thapsus - The Last Chance to Save the Republic29K views · May 22, 20260.3× typical views
The History & Documentary niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3.5K videos from 378 channels in this niche. 13.6% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 12K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (273K subs, best video 202.4×), Para Historica (20K subs, best video 26.7×), Military Exposed Shorts (140K subs, best video 42.9×), James Sullivan (6.8K subs, best video 12×), Phantom Expedition (37K subs, best video 68.6×), ViralVerseUSA (9.4K subs, best video 38.8×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Para Bellum have?
Para Bellum has 154K subscribers on YouTube and 17M total views across 111 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Para Bellum make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Para Bellum's YouTube ad revenue at $3.4K – $11K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2.92–$9.73 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Para Bellum upload?
Para Bellum uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Friday. The last upload was on Oct 11, 2026.
What is Para Bellum's best performing video?
"What Was Arabia Like Before Islam? | DOCUMENTARY" is Para Bellum's biggest outlier: 1.8M views, 17.3× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Para Bellum?
Channels similar to Para Bellum include Maiorianus, Ink Explainer, Get.history, Dovahhatty, History in 3D.
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 Para Bellum or YouTube.
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