The Fish Guys YouTube Stats
@the_fishguys · Updated Nov 7, 2026
Subscribers
3M
Total views
681M
Videos
784
2.2 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$8.7K – $30K
RPM $2.5–$8.5
Avg. views (last 30)
7.2M
Typical views
6.5M
median per video
Avg. video length
26 min
Channel age
9 years
since May 30, 2017
The Fish Guys channel overview
The Fish Guys (@the_fishguys) is a YouTube channel created in 2017. It has 3M subscribers and 681M total views across 784 videos, an average of 869K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 7.2M views, and a typical video (the median) gets 6.5M views. Over the last 12 months, The Fish Guys published 21 videos, and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does The Fish Guys make?
Returbe estimates The Fish Guys's YouTube ad revenue at $8.7K – $30K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $2.5 to $8.5, typically $4.5, 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 $4.5K.
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
The Fish Guys publishes about 2.2 videos a month. Based on its last 28 uploads, its most common upload day is Friday (46% of uploads), usually around 06:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 6, 2026.
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The Fish Guys's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are The Fish Guys's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I Bought The Scariest Sea Monsters Off The Web...14M views · Aug 9, 20262.2× typical views
I Bought The Most Terrifying Sea Monsters Off The Web…13M views · Jun 10, 20262× typical views
I Found Fish In Places Nobody Would Ever Look...13M views · Mar 12, 20261.9× typical views
I Bought The Deadliest Sea Monsters Off The Web...12M views · Jan 11, 20261.8× typical views
I Bought The Scariest Sea Monsters Off The Web...11M views · Mar 12, 20261.7× typical views
I Built a Giant Beach Ecosystem in My Warehouse! (with 112 creatures)7M views · May 11, 20261.1× typical views
I Bought A Truckload of Abandoned Fish...6.9M views · Dec 12, 20251.1× typical views
I Dropped 100 Fish Traps, Here’s What I Found…6.7M views · Apr 11, 20261× typical views
Latest videos
5 of The Fish Guys's last 28 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Every Fish I Buy Gets Bigger...1.3M views · Nov 6, 20260.2× typical views
I Bought The World's Deepest Sea Monster...2.2M views · Oct 17, 20260.3× typical views
I Found Fish In The Scariest Locations…4M views · Oct 8, 20260.6× typical views
Buying an Abandoned Shark and Transforming It's Home...6.7M views · Sep 8, 20261× typical views
I Bought The Deadliest Sea Monsters Off The Web...2.3M views · Sep 8, 20260.4× typical views
The Scariest Sea Monsters I've Ever Owned in 2026... (so far)6.5M views · Sep 8, 20261× typical views
I Bought The Scariest Sea Monsters Off The Web...14M views · Aug 9, 20262.2× typical views
Buying Every Dangerous Fish Nobody Should Ever Own...2M views · Jul 10, 20260.3× typical views
Buying the Rarest Axolotl I've Ever Owned Off The Web... (0.001%)1.9M views · Jul 10, 20260.3× typical views
I Bought The Most Terrifying Sea Monsters Off The Web…13M views · Jun 10, 20262× typical views
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does The Fish Guys have?
The Fish Guys has 3M subscribers on YouTube and 681M total views across 784 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 7, 2026).
How much does The Fish Guys make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates The Fish Guys's YouTube ad revenue at $8.7K – $30K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $2.5–$8.5 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does The Fish Guys upload?
The Fish Guys uploads about 2.2 videos a month, most often on Friday. The last upload was on Nov 6, 2026.
What is The Fish Guys's best performing video?
"I Bought The Scariest Sea Monsters Off The Web..." is The Fish Guys's biggest outlier: 14M views, 2.2× the channel's typical views.
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 The Fish Guys or YouTube.
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