Zei YouTube Stats
@zeibytes · Tech & AI · Updated Nov 5, 2026
Subscribers
54K
Total views
8.6M
Videos
68
5.4 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$8.2K – $33K
RPM $4–$16
Avg. views (last 30)
210K
Typical views
130K
median per video
Avg. video length
13 min
Channel age
5 years
since Jan 23, 2021
Zei channel overview
Zei (@zeibytes) is a YouTube channel in the Tech & AI niche created in 2021. It has 54K subscribers and 8.6M total views across 68 videos, an average of 126K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 210K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 130K views. Over the last 12 months, Zei published 50 videos, and 2 of them (4%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does Zei make?
Returbe estimates Zei's YouTube ad revenue at $8.2K – $33K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $4 to $16, typically $8, 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 $8K.
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
Zei publishes about 5.4 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Sunday (26% of uploads), usually around 13:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 1, 2026.
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Zei's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Zei's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
I Built The Best $100 Gaming PC That Gets 400+ FPS1.6M views · Sep 5, 202612.3× typical views
I Built The Ultimate $450 Linux Gaming PC (Runs Everything)530K views · Jul 4, 20264.1× typical views
Is Caelestia Shell The Most Beautiful Linux Desktop?344K views · Aug 17, 20262.7× typical views
I Finally Got an Old Thinkpad.. I Get It Now.339K views · Aug 5, 20262.6× typical views
Is Omarchy 4 The Worst Linux Distro?337K views · Aug 21, 20262.6× typical views
Is Ryoku The Most Beautiful Linux Desktop?323K views · Aug 25, 20262.5× typical views
Linux Ricing in 30 min vs 1 hour vs 10 hours240K views · Sep 20, 20261.9× typical views
okay fine, I'll try FreeBSD (Again)199K views · Jul 12, 20261.5× typical views
Latest videos
8 of Zei's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Adobe Might Actually Be COOKED..56K views · Nov 1, 20260.4× typical views
So I Tried Ricing Windows and Linux..113K views · Oct 29, 20260.9× typical views
Illumos is actually interesting..74K views · Oct 23, 20260.6× typical views
Is This The Best Linux Distro? - AerynOS100K views · Oct 18, 20260.8× typical views
Okay Fine, I'll Try MangoWC129K views · Oct 11, 20261× typical views
Okay fine, I'll try Alpine Linux..178K views · Oct 6, 20261.4× typical views
Can This Small OS Save My Dying Laptop?151K views · Oct 1, 20261.2× typical views
Linux Ricing in 30 min vs 1 hour vs 10 hours240K views · Sep 20, 20261.9× typical views
Can Linux Actually Give You Better FPS?115K views · Sep 13, 20260.9× typical views
Can This 23 MB Linux Distro Save My Dying Laptop?114K views · Sep 9, 20260.9× typical views
The Tech & AI niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 8.7K videos from 717 channels in this niche. 11.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 7.2K 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 85.2×), MR Mocha White (16K subs, best video 128.9×), Fun Games (74K subs, best video 257×), Fun Universe (56K subs, best video 96.1×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Zei have?
Zei has 54K subscribers on YouTube and 8.6M total views across 68 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 5, 2026).
How much does Zei make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Zei's YouTube ad revenue at $8.2K – $33K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $4–$16 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Zei upload?
Zei uploads about 5.4 videos a month, most often on Sunday. The last upload was on Nov 1, 2026.
What is Zei's best performing video?
"I Built The Best $100 Gaming PC That Gets 400+ FPS" is Zei's biggest outlier: 1.6M views, 12.3× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Zei?
Channels similar to Zei include Mr. Byte, Google Gemini, PC BUILD - USA, explainerguy01, CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation].
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 Zei or YouTube.
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