RetroGamingNow YouTube Stats
@retrogamingnow · Gaming · Updated Nov 7, 2026
Subscribers
726K
+3K in 18 days
Total views
167M
+2.3M in 18 days
Videos
738
29.3 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$958 – $3.8K
RPM $0.81–$3.22
Avg. views (last 30)
103K
Typical views
728K
median per video
Avg. video length
42 min
Channel age
14 years
since Sep 19, 2012
RetroGamingNow channel overview
RetroGamingNow (@retrogamingnow) is a YouTube channel in the Gaming niche created in 2012. It has 726K subscribers and 167M total views across 738 videos, an average of 226K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 103K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 728K views. Over the last 12 months, RetroGamingNow published 64 videos (97% Shorts), and 4 of them (6%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 18 days, RetroGamingNow gained 3K subscribers and 2.3M views, about 128K views a day.
How much does RetroGamingNow make?
Returbe estimates RetroGamingNow's YouTube ad revenue at $958 – $3.8K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.81 to $3.22, typically $1.62, 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 $1.6K.
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
RetroGamingNow publishes about 29.3 videos a month. Based on its last 65 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (20% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 7, 2026.
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RetroGamingNow's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are RetroGamingNow's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
Minecraft is HIDING Huge Ore Veins From You856K views · Oct 5, 202625.1× typical views
Hidden Code Inside The Minecraft XBOX One S690K views · Oct 14, 202620.2× typical views
A YouTuber's Slow Descent Into Chaos3M views · Aug 4, 202213.2× typical views
The Minecraft Alpha Minecraft Speed Hack260K views · Oct 1, 20267.6× typical views
Why Does Minecraft Have A Score System?135K views · Sep 28, 20264× typical views
Minecraft Accidentally Gave Infinite Nether Portals88K views · Oct 24, 20262.6× typical views
Minecraft's Mysterious "Plutonium Mode"86K views · Oct 22, 20262.5× typical views
Did you know Dogs on Minecraft Had Specific Personalities?72K views · Sep 24, 20262.1× typical views
Latest videos
5 of RetroGamingNow's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Mojang's Official Minecraft Chill Ambiance Playlist3K views · Nov 7, 20260.1× typical views
Minecraft's Scrapped Map Feature36K views · Nov 6, 20261.1× typical views
Have You Heard of THIS Minecraft Glitch?33K views · Nov 5, 20261× typical views
Minecraft's Strange Ghost Villager Bug25K views · Nov 4, 20260.7× typical views
THIS Was The First Ever Minecraft Video16K views · Nov 3, 20260.5× typical views
Did you Notice this Strange Human Breathing Noise In Minecraft's Files?37K views · Oct 31, 20261.1× typical views
Minecraft Bedrock was Spreading MISINFORMATION43K views · Oct 30, 20261.3× typical views
You Can do REAL SCIENCE in Minecraft!35K views · Oct 29, 20261× typical views
THIS is how Minecraft's Drowned Sound Was Made30K views · Oct 28, 20260.9× typical views
Minecraft's Bogged Has a Secret Mechanic33K views · Oct 27, 20261× typical views
The Gaming niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 40K videos from 2.5K channels in this niche. 11.5% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 75K 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 421.5×), Angelixpearl (410K subs, best video 173.8×), More1980sGamer (459K subs, best video 200.2×), Star Hunt (284K subs, best video 93.4×), Abi Army (413K subs, best video 44.9×), DrDonut Reacts (481K subs, best video 321.3×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does RetroGamingNow have?
RetroGamingNow has 726K subscribers on YouTube and 167M total views across 738 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).
How much does RetroGamingNow make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates RetroGamingNow's YouTube ad revenue at $958 – $3.8K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $0.81–$3.22 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does RetroGamingNow upload?
RetroGamingNow uploads about 29.3 videos a month, most often on Friday. The last upload was on Nov 7, 2026.
What is RetroGamingNow's best performing video?
"Minecraft is HIDING Huge Ore Veins From You" is RetroGamingNow's biggest outlier: 856K views, 25.1× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to RetroGamingNow?
Channels similar to RetroGamingNow include MARCUSK, DikoEng, FavreMySabre, Nuts, rendog.
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 RetroGamingNow or YouTube.
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