Rarebyte YouTube Stats
@rarebyte · Gaming · Updated Nov 8, 2026
Subscribers
7.8K
+30 in 19 days
Total views
1.5M
+18K in 19 days
Videos
171
2.2 / month
Est. monthly earnings
unknown
RPM $0.09–$0.35
Avg. views (last 30)
47K
Typical views
8.6K
median per video
Avg. video length
44 min
Channel age
17 years
since Jul 1, 2009
Rarebyte channel overview
Rarebyte (@rarebyte) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2009. It has 7.8K subscribers and 1.5M total views across 171 videos, an average of 8.7K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 47K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 8.6K views. Over the last 12 months, Rarebyte published 2 videos (50% Shorts), and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 19 days, Rarebyte gained 30 subscribers and 18K views, about 941 views a day.
How much does Rarebyte make?
Returbe doesn't have enough recent views to estimate Rarebyte's monthly revenue. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.09 to $0.35, typically $0.18, 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 $180.
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
Rarebyte publishes about 2.2 videos a month. Based on its last 48 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (35% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 22, 2026.
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Rarebyte's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Rarebyte's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
A day in the life of an indie game developer #indiegame #spacegame #wearescrewed #gamedev1.2M views · Oct 20, 2023141.6× typical views
A day in my life as an indie game dev… according to my comment section #indiegame #hyperspaced8.5K views · Aug 15, 20251× typical views
What our first #conceptart looked like #gamedev5.1K views · Jun 27, 20241× typical views
We Are Screwed! is now… Hyperspaced #indiegame #nintendoswitch #xbox #steam #epic7.2K views · Jul 22, 20251× typical views
Hyperspaced Release Date!4.3K views · Jul 18, 20251× typical views
Which character from We Are Screwed! are you? #indiegames5K views · Jul 4, 20241× typical views
Hyperspaced | Launch Trailer | Out Now on PC, Xbox & Switch!4K views · Jul 22, 20251× typical views
Another day in the life of an indie game developer #indiegame #spacegame #hyperspaced #gamedev29K views · Aug 17, 20251× typical views
Latest videos
1 of Rarebyte's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Duskpunk - OUT NOW #rpg #steampunk #dice #indiegame320 views · Oct 22, 2026
Duskpunk - OUT NOW on PS5, Switch, and Steam1K views · Oct 21, 2026
Cryptid Café Out Now for free on itch.io! #shorts #gaming #indie #indiegame #gamedev #halloween4.8K views · Oct 22, 2025
Puppet Fables #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #indie #shorts8K views · Sep 11, 20251× typical views
Another day in the life of an indie game developer #indiegame #spacegame #hyperspaced #gamedev29K views · Aug 17, 20251× typical views
A day in my life as an indie game dev… according to my comment section #indiegame #hyperspaced8.5K views · Aug 15, 20251× typical views
Hyperspaced | Launch Trailer | Out Now on PC, Xbox & Switch!4K views · Jul 22, 20251× typical views
We Are Screwed! is now… Hyperspaced #indiegame #nintendoswitch #xbox #steam #epic7.2K views · Jul 22, 20251× typical views
Hyperspaced Release Date!4.3K views · Jul 18, 20251× typical views
Which character from We Are Screwed! are you? #indiegames5K views · Jul 4, 20241× typical views
The Gaming niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 42K videos from 2.7K channels in this niche. 11.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 73K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $6.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: SISMA FAMILY (441K subs, best video 226×), More1980sGamer (460K subs, best video 267.7×), Angelixpearl (412K subs, best video 163.8×), Star Hunt (284K subs, best video 97.4×), Henreee (87K subs, best video 22.5×), DrDonut Reacts (481K subs, best video 330.8×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Rarebyte have?
Rarebyte has 7.8K subscribers on YouTube and 1.5M total views across 171 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 8, 2026).
How much does Rarebyte make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates an RPM of about $0.09–$0.35 per 1,000 views for Rarebyte's niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Rarebyte upload?
Rarebyte uploads about 2.2 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Oct 22, 2026.
What is Rarebyte's best performing video?
"A day in the life of an indie game developer #indiegame #spacegame #wearescrewed #gamedev" is Rarebyte's biggest outlier: 1.2M views, 141.6× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Rarebyte?
Channels similar to Rarebyte include Foggy, mjjgoblin, WalugMan, raiid, Mrsteeletrap Archive's.
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 Rarebyte or YouTube.
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