truly YouTube Stats
@truly-channel · History & Documentary · Updated Nov 6, 2026
Subscribers
11M
+0 in 20 days
Total views
6.1B
+-5M in 20 days
Videos
4.1K
39.1 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$7.1K – $24K
RPM $1.73–$5.78
Avg. views (last 30)
25K
Typical views
25K
median per video
Avg. video length
23 min
Channel age
20 years
since Jun 23, 2006
truly channel overview
truly (@truly-channel) is a YouTube channel in the History & Documentary niche created in 2006. It has 11M subscribers and 6.1B total views across 4.1K videos, an average of 1.5M views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 25K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 25K views. Over the last 12 months, truly published 68 videos (41% Shorts), and 10 of them (15%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
Subscriber growth
Over the last 20 days, truly gained 0 subscribers and -5M views, about -249K views a day.
How much does truly make?
Returbe estimates truly's YouTube ad revenue at $7.1K – $24K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $1.73 to $5.78, typically $3.18, 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 $3.2K.
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
truly publishes about 39.1 videos a month. Based on its last 70 uploads, its most common upload day is Thursday (17% of uploads), usually around 14:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.
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truly's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are truly's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I'm a #femme man - and now I'm a father ❤️ #ytshorts #femininemen #parenting #familylife #dadlife1.2M views · Oct 4, 202673× typical views
I'm only 3ft 11" - but my boyfriend loves it 😍 #ytshorts #borndifferent #dwarfism #heightdifference663K views · Oct 10, 202641.9× typical views
People don't believe I'm the father of my child 💔 #ytshorts #borndifferent #osteogenesisimperfecta284K views · Oct 5, 202617.9× typical views
People call me the ‘Walmart’ version of Zendaya 😳 #ytshorts #zendaya #lookalike #hookedonthelook175K views · Sep 12, 202611× typical views
I lost my hands and legs within a week ❤️🩹 #ytshorts #borndifferent #septicshock #covid #amputee132K views · Sep 13, 20268.3× typical views
My ‘Glass’ Bones Won’t Stop Me From Having Kids | BORN DIFFERENT146K views · Sep 19, 20265.8× typical views
Snake-Handling Pastor Fights For Life After Deadly Rattlesnake Bite | TRULY121K views · Oct 28, 20264.8× typical views
Dating With A Facial Difference | DATING DIFFERENT101K views · Oct 21, 20264× typical views
Latest videos
6 of truly's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
My BBL is making me wealthy - hate all you want 😘 #ytshorts #hookedonthelook #bbl #cosmeticsurgery4.4K views · Nov 5, 20260.3× typical views
Hitting Rock Bottom Made Us Change Our Lives | BRAND NEW ME10K views · Nov 5, 20260.4× typical views
When your date has the world's biggest bum.. 👀 #ytshorts #datingdifferent #firstdates #love #plastic14K views · Nov 4, 20260.9× typical views
Extreme Plastic Surgery Lovers Go On Blind Dates | DATING DIFFERENT9K views · Nov 4, 20260.4× typical views
"I won't live forever, but my implants will" 😉 #ytshorts #hookedonthelook #cosmeticsurgery #beauty10K views · Nov 3, 20260.7× typical views
We're The Fittest People In Miami | MIAMI MUSCLE9.9K views · Nov 3, 20260.4× typical views
We Hid Our Faces - Now We're Owning Our Differences | SHAKE MY BEAUTY8.8K views · Nov 2, 20260.3× typical views
Loving Without Limits: Raising Kids With Rare Conditions | BORN DIFFERENT20K views · Nov 1, 20260.8× typical views
‘The Man With No Face’: 5 Unbelievable Medical Stories | BORN DIFFERENT32K views · Oct 31, 20261.3× typical views
These Twins Have A Bond Like No Other... | HOOKED ON THE LOOK12K views · Oct 30, 20260.5× typical views
The History & Documentary niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 3.5K videos from 376 channels in this niche. 13.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 12K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $3 to $10.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: Armed Sphere (273K subs, best video 202.6×), Para Historica (20K subs, best video 26.7×), Military Exposed Shorts (140K subs, best video 42.9×), James Sullivan (6.8K subs, best video 11.7×), Phantom Expedition (37K subs, best video 61.9×), ViralVerseUSA (9.4K subs, best video 38.8×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does truly have?
truly has 11M subscribers on YouTube and 6.1B total views across 4.1K videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 6, 2026).
How much does truly make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates truly's YouTube ad revenue at $7.1K – $24K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $1.73–$5.78 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does truly upload?
truly uploads about 39.1 videos a month, most often on Thursday. The last upload was on Nov 5, 2026.
What is truly's best performing video?
"I'm a #femme man - and now I'm a father ❤️ #ytshorts #femininemen #parenting #familylife #dadlife" is truly's biggest outlier: 1.2M views, 73× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to truly?
Channels similar to truly include oompaville, STRG_F, Simple Paint, Darian Quilloy, Reportages et investigations.
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 truly or YouTube.
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