Secret State Files YouTube Stats

@secretstatefiles-i5s · Challenges & Entertainment · Updated Nov 11, 2026

Secret State Files channel overview

Secret State Files (@secretstatefiles-i5s) is a YouTube channel in the Challenges & Entertainment niche created in 2026. It has 65K subscribers and 13M total views across 119 videos, an average of 108K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 113K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 34K views. Over the last 12 months, Secret State Files published 52 videos, and 14 of them (27%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

How much does Secret State Files make?

Returbe estimates Secret State Files's YouTube ad revenue at $8.5K – $34K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2 to $8, typically $4, 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 $4K.

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

Secret State Files publishes about 26.1 videos a month. Based on its last 52 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (17% of uploads), usually around 23:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 11, 2026.

Secret State Files's best outlier videos

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

• Old American Homes Were Full of Strange Features — What Were They Actually For?951K views · Sep 14, 202627.7× typical views
• America Had No Social Security Until 1935 — How Did Old People Survive?680K views · Oct 14, 202619.8× typical views
• Before Interstate Highways, How Did Americans Drive Across the Country?541K views · Oct 11, 202615.7× typical views
• Americans Used to Dress Up Everywhere — So Why Did That Stop?517K views · Oct 1, 202615× typical views
• Before Central Heating, How Did American Sailors Survive Freezing Nights at Sea?510K views · Oct 25, 202614.9× typical views
• Americans Used to Buy Cannabis at the Pharmacy — So Why Did That Stop?304K views · Oct 27, 20268.9× typical views
• Americans Used to Sound British — So Why Did That Change?191K views · Nov 9, 20265.6× typical views
• American High Schools Used to Start Later — So Why Did That Change?176K views · Oct 22, 20265.1× typical views

Latest videos

14 of Secret State Files's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• Americans Used to Drive on the Left Like the British — So Why Did That Change?48K views · Nov 11, 20261.4× typical views
• Americans in Old Movies Used to Talk Differently — So Why Did That Stop?7.3K views · Nov 10, 20260.2× typical views
• Americans Used to Sound British — So Why Did That Change?191K views · Nov 9, 20265.6× typical views
• America Had No Health Insurance Until 1929 — How Did People Pay the Doctor?11K views · Nov 8, 20260.3× typical views
• Before Central Heating, How Did Pioneer Families Survive Winter on the Prairie?51K views · Nov 7, 20261.5× typical views
• Before Refrigerators, How Did Americans Keep Food From Spoiling?12K views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
• Before Online Shopping, How Did Americans Buy Christmas Gifts in 1973?17K views · Nov 5, 20260.5× typical views
• American Restaurant Chains Were Once Packed — So What Went Wrong?14K views · Nov 4, 20260.4× typical views
• Before Modern Conveniences, How Did American Families Get Through a Day in 1926?54K views · Nov 3, 20261.6× typical views
• Before Going to Sea, How Did Americans Survive Navy Boot Camp in 1966?70K views · Nov 1, 20262× typical views

The Challenges & Entertainment niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.2K videos from 638 channels in this niche. 14.6% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 30K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2 to $8.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: MooDMelt (180K subs, best video 466.6×), Tynx (289K subs, best video 176.7×), superiiorcheer (29K subs, best video 135.3×), Banijay Bluelight (222K subs, best video 14.5×), Hood Shop Moments (48K subs, best video 111.8×), Teen Teen Stories (17K subs, best video 44.5×).

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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 Secret State Files or YouTube.