Lurid YouTube Stats
@storiesbylurid · True Crime & Mysteries · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
79K
+4.7K in 20 days
Total views
24M
+1.4M in 20 days
Videos
135
11.9 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$9.1K – $27K
RPM $3–$9
Avg. views (last 30)
104K
Typical views
28K
median per video
Avg. video length
28 min
Channel age
1 years
since Mar 31, 2025
Lurid channel overview
Lurid (@storiesbylurid) is a YouTube channel in the True Crime & Mysteries niche created in 2025. It has 79K subscribers and 24M total views across 135 videos, an average of 175K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 104K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 28K views. Over the last 12 months, Lurid published 58 videos, and 17 of them (29%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 20 days, Lurid gained 4.7K subscribers and 1.4M views, about 71K views a day.
How much does Lurid make?
Returbe estimates Lurid's YouTube ad revenue at $9.1K – $27K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $3 to $9, typically $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 $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
Lurid publishes about 11.9 videos a month. Based on its last 58 uploads, its most common upload day is Saturday (38% of uploads), usually around 18:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 3, 2026.
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Lurid's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Lurid's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
6 Most DISTURBING Mountain Encounters Caught on Camera866K views · May 12, 202630.7× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Fishing Encounters Compilation747K views · Jun 6, 202626.5× typical views
6 Most DISTURBING Trail Encounters Caught on Camera570K views · Aug 10, 202620.2× typical views
6 Most DISTURBING Tornado Encounters Caught on Camera565K views · Sep 1, 202620.1× typical views
5 Most DISTURBING Tornado Encounters Caught on Camera562K views · Aug 22, 202619.9× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Hunting Encounters Compilation283K views · Jun 5, 202610× typical views
6 Most DISTURBING Hunting Encounters Caught on Camera274K views · May 16, 20269.7× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Mountain Encounters Compilation218K views · Jun 4, 20267.7× typical views
Latest videos
12 of Lurid's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
6 Most DISTURBING Hunting Encounters Caught on Camera3.1K views · Nov 3, 20260.1× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Mountain Encounters Compilation11K views · Oct 30, 20260.4× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Diving Encounters Compilation13K views · Oct 29, 20260.4× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Fishing Encounters Compilation22K views · Oct 28, 20260.8× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Forest Encounters Compilation6.9K views · Oct 27, 20260.2× typical views
1 Hour of Most DISTURBING Tornado Encounters Compilation171K views · Oct 26, 20266.1× typical views
6 Mountain Encounters That Only Get Worse47K views · Oct 24, 20261.7× typical views
5 Most DISTURBING Trail Videos38K views · Oct 20, 20261.3× typical views
7 Most DISTURBING Diving Encounters Caught on Camera103K views · Oct 17, 20263.7× typical views
Camping Encounters That Took a Dark Turn41K views · Oct 13, 20261.5× typical views
The True Crime & Mysteries niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 5.1K videos from 500 channels in this niche. 8.2% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 21K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $9.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Crime 360 (241K subs, best video 17.9×), Criminally Obsessed (247K subs, best video 36.9×), Frontline Crime (78K subs, best video 25.2×), Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski: True Crime Today (399K subs, best video 8.4×), Queens of Crime - Female True Crime Stories (25K subs, best video 39.3×), Shezi Vlogs (270K subs, best video 63.9×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Lurid have?
Lurid has 79K subscribers on YouTube and 24M total views across 135 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Lurid make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Lurid's YouTube ad revenue at $9.1K – $27K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $3–$9 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Lurid upload?
Lurid uploads about 11.9 videos a month, most often on Saturday. The last upload was on Nov 3, 2026.
What is Lurid's best performing video?
"6 Most DISTURBING Mountain Encounters Caught on Camera" is Lurid's biggest outlier: 866K views, 30.7× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Lurid?
Channels similar to Lurid include Defense Diaries Podcast, Thaddeus , JetskiChucK , Connor's Curiosities, seanvvs.
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 Lurid or YouTube.
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