Surfshark Academy YouTube Stats
@surfsharkacademy · Tech & AI · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
303K
+3K in 17 days
Total views
315M
+4.6M in 17 days
Videos
1.5K
31.5 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$334 – $1.2K
RPM $0.04–$0.14
Avg. views (last 30)
129K
Typical views
69K
median per video
Avg. video length
14 min
Channel age
8 years
since May 9, 2018
Surfshark Academy channel overview
Surfshark Academy (@surfsharkacademy) is a YouTube channel in the Tech & AI niche created in 2018. It has 303K subscribers and 315M total views across 1.5K videos, an average of 211K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 129K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 69K views. Over the last 12 months, Surfshark Academy published 67 videos (99% Shorts), and 14 of them (21%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 17 days, Surfshark Academy gained 3K subscribers and 4.6M views, about 268K views a day.
How much does Surfshark Academy make?
Returbe estimates Surfshark Academy's YouTube ad revenue at $334 – $1.2K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.04 to $0.14, typically $0.08, 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 $80.
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
Surfshark Academy publishes about 31.5 videos a month. Based on its last 67 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (15% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.
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Surfshark Academy's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Surfshark Academy's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
The worst PC game launchers1.6M views · Sep 18, 202622.8× typical views
iPhone 18 Pro Face ID failing962K views · Oct 1, 202613.6× typical views
All issues with iPhone 18 Pro901K views · Oct 6, 202612.8× typical views
Apple did this on purpose842K views · Sep 27, 202611.9× typical views
Skip the iPhone 18 Pro719K views · Sep 22, 202610.2× typical views
Dynamic Islands643K views · Nov 2, 20269.1× typical views
Why switch to Linux513K views · Sep 26, 20267.3× typical views
Pre-installed apps415K views · Sep 21, 20265.9× typical views
Latest videos
10 of Surfshark Academy's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Apple did it again19K views · Nov 6, 20260.3× typical views
Best phone upgrade93K views · Nov 5, 20261.3× typical views
This should be illegal32K views · Nov 4, 20260.5× typical views
Free unlimited storage?107K views · Nov 3, 20261.5× typical views
Dynamic Islands643K views · Nov 2, 20269.1× typical views
What if YouTube removed dislikes?65K views · Nov 1, 20260.9× typical views
Touchscreen Macbook66K views · Oct 31, 20260.9× typical views
iPhone 18 Pro 1 Month Later - All The Issues34K views · Oct 31, 2026
Hug your tech!44K views · Oct 30, 20260.6× typical views
Worst tech product names88K views · Oct 29, 20261.2× typical views
The Tech & AI niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 8.9K videos from 733 channels in this niche. 11.1% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 7.1K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $4 to $16.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Memes Land (88K subs, best video 177.6×), Fun_Games (69K subs, best video 303.1×), Sprunki Land (36K subs, best video 81.1×), MR Mocha White (16K subs, best video 128.9×), Fun Universe (56K subs, best video 96.9×), Fun Games (74K subs, best video 257×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Surfshark Academy have?
Surfshark Academy has 303K subscribers on YouTube and 315M total views across 1.5K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does Surfshark Academy make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Surfshark Academy's YouTube ad revenue at $334 – $1.2K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $0.04–$0.14 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Surfshark Academy upload?
Surfshark Academy uploads about 31.5 videos a month, most often on Wednesday. The last upload was on Nov 6, 2026.
What is Surfshark Academy's best performing video?
"The worst PC game launchers" is Surfshark Academy's biggest outlier: 1.6M views, 22.8× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Surfshark Academy?
Channels similar to Surfshark Academy include Tech Tesseract, Microsoft Surface, CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation], explainerguy01, PC BUILD - USA.
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 Surfshark Academy or YouTube.
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