The Plain Bagel YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Investing and personal finance educational videos with a hint of economics, posted regularly. I'm a CFA charterholder and CFP professional working as an analyst for an investment management company in Ottawa. I'm a huge finance nerd and am passionate about the field - I think people lack the resour
| Subscribers | 1.2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 104M |
| Videos | 283 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 342K |
| Country | CA |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2017-08-16 |
Niches: Finance & Investing.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian Housing Crisis Explained | 6× | 1.7M | 2023-09-29 |
| How I Research Stocks - Step-by-Step Fundamental Analysis | 4.7× | 1.3M | 2023-06-23 |
| Let's Talk About the AI Bubble | 4.5× | 1.2M | 2025-11-07 |
| Investment Analyst Reacts to Finance TikToks - Bonus Edition | 3× | 835K | 2025-10-10 |
| Investment Analyst Reacts to Finance TikToks - Doomsday Doomscrolling | 2.8× | 752K | 2026-09-25 |
| Addressing the Blackrock/Vanguard Situation | 2.8× | 789K | 2023-09-15 |
| How BAD Are Stock Valuations Really? | 2.8× | 734K | 2026-10-09 |
| Bank Financial Advisors Are Giving Bad Advice | 2.6× | 753K | 2024-04-12 |
| The Ridiculous Rise and Fall of WeWork | 2.6× | 737K | 2023-11-17 |
| Canada's Condo Conundrum | 2.5× | 654K | 2026-08-08 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Impact of Alberta's Referendum Results | 1.3× | 294K | 2026-10-22 |
| How BAD Are Stock Valuations Really? | 2.8× | 734K | 2026-10-09 |
| Investment Analyst Reacts to Finance TikToks - Doomsday Doomscrolling | 2.8× | 752K | 2026-09-25 |
| AI's Hidden Debt Problem Explained | 2.1× | 553K | 2026-09-11 |
| Canada-US Trade Deal Falls Apart | 1.7× | 452K | 2026-08-28 |
| Canada's Condo Conundrum | 2.5× | 654K | 2026-08-08 |
| Here We Go Again | 0.6× | 173K | 2026-07-24 |
| Finfluencer Promotions Are Getting Worse | 1× | 274K | 2026-07-10 |
| Canada's Exit Tax Explained | 0.7× | 193K | 2026-06-26 |
| The SpaceX IPO Is Wild | 1.5× | 390K | 2026-06-12 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 93 uploads of The Plain Bagel, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 93 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 3 | 126K | - |
| Under 20 minutes | 67 | 244K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 22 | 422K | 1.5× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 50K | 0.2× |
Levers to test
- 20 to 60 minutes did best here, at 1.5× against 0.9× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 2.2 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 Plain Bagel have?
The Plain Bagel has about 1.2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The Plain Bagel upload?
About 2.2 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The Plain Bagel?
"The Canadian Housing Crisis Explained" reached 6× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The Plain Bagel 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 Plain Bagel on YouTube.