shay a YouTube Stats
@shayayy · Film, TV & Anime · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
104K
+0 in 17 days
Total views
4.5M
+33K in 17 days
Videos
97
1.1 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$79 – $367
RPM $1.5–$7
Avg. views (last 30)
70K
Typical views
26K
median per video
Avg. video length
45 min
Channel age
12 years
since Feb 16, 2014
shay a channel overview
shay a (@shayayy) is a YouTube channel in the Film, TV & Anime niche created in 2014. It has 104K subscribers and 4.5M total views across 97 videos, an average of 46K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 70K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 26K views. Over the last 12 months, shay a published 12 videos, and 3 of them (25%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 17 days, shay a gained 0 subscribers and 33K views, about 2K views a day.
How much does shay a make?
Returbe estimates shay a's YouTube ad revenue at $79 – $367 per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.5 to $7, typically $3.5, 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 $3.5K.
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
shay a publishes about 1.1 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (24% of uploads), usually around 16:00 UTC. The last video went out on Oct 11, 2026.
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shay a's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are shay a's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
Tyra Banks is Trying to Have a Redemption Arc and it's NOT Working369K views · Feb 19, 202614× typical views
a deep dive into the unhinged mess that is America's Next Top Model567K views · Feb 22, 202412.4× typical views
Carrie Bradshaw is a Bad Friend - SATC Season 2130K views · Apr 7, 20264.9× typical views
The Strange Friendship Trajectory of PPG - Love Island US Season 6 (Part 1)100K views · Mar 29, 20263.8× typical views
A Deep Dive into SATC Season 3: Exposing the 'Perfect Woman' Myth71K views · Sep 24, 20262.7× typical views
The Most UNHINGED, INFURIATING Plot Twist Ever: Behind Her Eyes66K views · Dec 6, 20252.5× typical views
Edward Cullen Loves the Attention and the Drama (watching Twilight for the 104th time)37K views · Oct 26, 20251.4× typical views
Crazy, Stupid, Love Aged Terribly 27K views · Oct 11, 20261× typical views
Latest videos
5 of shay a's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Crazy, Stupid, Love Aged Terribly 27K views · Oct 11, 20261× typical views
A Deep Dive into SATC Season 3: Exposing the 'Perfect Woman' Myth71K views · Sep 24, 20262.7× typical views
character assassinations to EVERYBODY?!!7.9K views · Jul 17, 20260.3× typical views
real housewives repackages our childhood villains and pretends it’s reality tv16K views · Jul 3, 20260.6× typical views
Real Housewives is Mean Girls for Grownups (i'm OBSESSED)26K views · May 20, 20261× typical views
Revisiting Netflix's Ultimate Humiliation Ritual - CHEAT: Unfinished Business8.7K views · Apr 25, 20260.3× typical views
Carrie Bradshaw is a Bad Friend - SATC Season 2130K views · Apr 7, 20264.9× typical views
The Strange Friendship Trajectory of PPG - Love Island US Season 6 (Part 1)100K views · Mar 29, 20263.8× typical views
Tyra Banks is Trying to Have a Redemption Arc and it's NOT Working369K views · Feb 19, 202614× typical views
I Watched the Final Season of Stranger Things (so you don't have to)20K views · Jan 31, 20260.7× typical views
The Film, TV & Anime niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 20K videos from 1.6K channels in this niche. 15.9% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 14K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $1.5 to $7.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: 泡芙剧场PuffDrama (108K subs, best video 69.1×), Memelogyz (133K subs, best video 191.2×), Le Mec (205K subs, best video 132.1×), HSN Explains (24K subs, best video 71.3×), CrispyTheory (86K subs, best video 637.5×), Swagger Exposed Shorts (133K subs, best video 93.4×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does shay a have?
shay a has 104K subscribers on YouTube and 4.5M total views across 97 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does shay a make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates shay a's YouTube ad revenue at $79 – $367 per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.5–$7 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does shay a upload?
shay a uploads about 1.1 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Oct 11, 2026.
What is shay a's best performing video?
"Tyra Banks is Trying to Have a Redemption Arc and it's NOT Working" is shay a's biggest outlier: 369K views, 14× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to shay a?
Channels similar to shay a include Psych Official, Random Film Talk, LionsgateTV, Breakfast Television, Brianna Top Videos.
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 shay a or YouTube.
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