Stoic Journal YouTube Stats

@realstoicjournal · Self-improvement & Motivation · Updated Nov 6, 2026

Stoic Journal channel overview

Stoic Journal (@realstoicjournal) is a YouTube channel in the Self-improvement & Motivation niche created in 2024. It has 394K subscribers and 29M total views across 739 videos, an average of 40K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 9.1K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 6.9K views. Over the last 12 months, Stoic Journal published 61 videos (7% Shorts), and 13 of them (21%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 15 days, Stoic Journal gained 5K subscribers and 736K views, about 49K views a day.

How much does Stoic Journal make?

Returbe estimates Stoic Journal's YouTube ad revenue at $4.6K – $17K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.45 to $8.99, typically $4.9, 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 $4.9K.

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

Stoic Journal publishes about 17.4 videos a month. Based on its last 13 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (38% of uploads), usually around 10:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 4, 2026.

Stoic Journal's best outlier videos

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

• Being Alone Changes You in Ways Most People Never Discover - STOICISM43K views · Sep 5, 20266.2× typical views
• The Stoic Wake-Up Call You Need Before Another Year Disappears24K views · Oct 8, 20263.5× typical views
• The Stoic Art of Loving Without Losing Yourself12K views · Sep 2, 20261.8× typical views
• How to Rest Without Feeling Guilty | Stoicism8.7K views · Oct 21, 20261.3× typical views
• BECOME A TRULY HAPPY PERSON | The Stoic Secret to Lasting Happiness | STOICISM5.1K views · Jul 17, 20260.7× typical views
• STOP Waiting to Feel Ready - Start Before Another Year Passes | STOICISM3.4K views · Nov 4, 20260.5× typical views
• How to DETACH When You Want Something So Badly | STOICISM329 views · Oct 31, 20260× typical views
• GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER: 8 Stoic Steps to Take Back Control4 views · Oct 31, 20260× typical views

Latest videos

3 of Stoic Journal's last 13 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• STOP Waiting to Feel Ready - Start Before Another Year Passes | STOICISM3.4K views · Nov 4, 20260.5× typical views
• STOP DOUBTING YOURSELF: The Stoic Habit That Helps You See Your Worth | STOICISM4 views · Oct 31, 20260× typical views
• GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER: 8 Stoic Steps to Take Back Control4 views · Oct 31, 20260× typical views
• How to DETACH When You Want Something So Badly | STOICISM329 views · Oct 31, 20260× typical views
• Stop Waiting for Closure From Someone Who Hurt You | STOICISM4K views · Oct 27, 2026
• Stop Feeling Guilty for Choosing Yourself | STOICISM4.6K views · Oct 24, 2026
• You’re Losing Your Life Waiting to Feel Ready | STOICISM3.2K views · Oct 22, 2026
• How to Rest Without Feeling Guilty | Stoicism8.7K views · Oct 21, 20261.3× typical views
• 7 Painful Truths You Need to Face Before It’s Too Late | STOICISM10K views · Oct 20, 2026
• The Stoic Wake-Up Call You Need Before Another Year Disappears24K views · Oct 8, 20263.5× typical views

The Self-improvement & Motivation niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3K videos from 185 channels in this niche. 16.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 8.6K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $11.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: T21 (3.7K subs, best video 47.5×), XYT WORLD (4.9K subs, best video 1158.3×), The Mental Health Space (5.8K subs, best video 16.9×), MOTIVATIONAL SD (13K subs, best video 98.4×), The Stoic Scroll (9.3K subs, best video 40.8×), stoic physiology (18K subs, best video 9.4×).

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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 Stoic Journal or YouTube.