The Ancients YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. Sign up to History H
| Subscribers | 57K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 4.2M |
| Videos | 58 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 71K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2025-10-16 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Cline On The Sea Peoples Invasion of Ancient Egypt | 6.8× | 330K | 2025-12-28 |
| Shocking DNA Study Reveals The Plague Is Prehistoric | 5.4× | 259K | 2026-05-03 |
| Who Was Xerxes the Great? | 5.1× | 245K | 2026-01-25 |
| Shocking New DNA Study: How Humans Really Evolved From Africa | 4.1× | 198K | 2026-09-06 |
| Hollywood's Odyssey: The Historians' Verdict | 3.7× | 178K | 2026-07-26 |
| Eric Cline On The Bronze Age Myth Of The Trojan War | 3.6× | 174K | 2026-07-02 |
| Irving Finkel Writes In Ancient Cuneiform | 3.4× | 166K | 2026-02-08 |
| Inside The Bizarre Biology Of The Stegosaurs | 3.4× | 165K | 2025-12-14 |
| Why Odysseus Is The Worst Hero | 2.3× | 112K | 2026-07-12 |
| Who Were Adam And Eve? | 2.3× | 111K | 2026-02-01 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Syria: The Forgotten Superpower of the Bronze Age | 0.7× | 40K | 2026-10-25 |
| Investigating The Disappearance Of A Roman Legion | 1.4× | 70K | 2026-10-18 |
| Caratacus: The King Who Fiercely Resisted The Romans | 0.8× | 43K | 2026-10-11 |
| When Colossal Penguins Topped The Prehistoric Food Chain | 0.4× | 22K | 2026-10-04 |
| The Gospels: Are They Historical? | 1.3× | 62K | 2026-09-27 |
| Human Sacrifice Rituals in Ancient Britain | 0.6× | 32K | 2026-09-20 |
| Epic Sea Battles: The First Punic War | 1.4× | 66K | 2026-09-13 |
| Shocking New DNA Study: How Humans Really Evolved From Africa | 4.1× | 198K | 2026-09-06 |
| Robert Harris on Roman Rivalry: Augustus VS Agrippa | 1.7× | 83K | 2026-08-30 |
| Prehistoric Predators: The Bizarre Biology of Terror Birds | 1.5× | 73K | 2026-08-23 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 9 of the last 51 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "Who Was Xerxes the Great?".
Content map
What the last 51 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 to 60 minutes | 30 | 50K | 1× |
| Over 60 minutes | 21 | 43K | 0.8× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 9 uploads, against 0.9× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 4.2 uploads a month over its last 30 uploads. Plan a pace you can hold for the same stretch.
These come from the channel's public numbers. They show what went with better results, not what caused them.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does The Ancients have?
The Ancients has about 57K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The Ancients upload?
About 4.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The Ancients?
"Eric Cline On The Sea Peoples Invasion of Ancient Egypt" reached 6.8× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The Ancients audience?
No. YouTube keeps audience details private to the channel owner in YouTube Studio, and the public API does not share them. TubeMind does not guess them.
Public statistics from the official YouTube Data API; averages and multipliers are TubeMind estimates, see how scores work. Open The Ancients on YouTube.