Mike Boyd YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
My name is Mike Boyd and a while ago I made a video documenting my process of learning a new skill in a really short amount of time. That idea seemed to resonate with people, so I decided to learn a bunch of other skills. Every month I pick a new challenge and try to conquer it as quickly as possibl
| Subscribers | 2.9M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 477M |
| Videos | 197 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 768K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2008-10-23 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts: This week I learned how to sharpen a knife | 54× | 29M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-04-12 |
| Shorts: Learning to ride a Onewheel | 26× | 14M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-05-06 |
| The only party trick you need #shorts | 19× | 10M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2021-12-27 |
| Shorts: Making instant ice | 18× | 9.5M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-06-08 |
| This week I learned to make butter | 16× | 8.5M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2023-05-02 |
| Shorts: Learning to use port tongs | 14× | 7.6M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-05-30 |
| Things I Can Do In Slow Motion | 13× | 5.9M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2019-12-20 |
| How Difficult are Bike Rollers? | 11× | 6.2M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2020-01-29 |
| Shorts: Pottery is Hard PART 2 | 10× | 5.5M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-04-17 |
| Skills You Should Learn During Lockdown | 8.8× | 5M | 2020-03-30 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| I learned to write, produce and release my own music (no AI) | 0.8× | 617K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-08-29 |
| This week I learned to polish mud || Japanese Dorodango | 0.8× | 401K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-05-29 |
| This week I learned the Match Trick || Learn Quick | 0.7× | 343K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-03-19 |
| This week I learned Archery || Learn Quick | 0.6× | 418K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2025-02-25 |
| OK... I'm done making climbing videos. | 0.4× | 226K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-11-26 |
| Elden Ring is too hard... so I built a robot to play it for me | 0.6× | 446K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-10-09 |
| #AD I asked Olympic Medal Winners two questions... | 0.2× | 146K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-08-04 |
| #AD British guy goes to Handball at the Olympics #paris2024 | 0.1× | 27K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-08-03 |
| #AD Do Olympic athletes drink alcohol? #paris2024 | 0.1× | 33K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-08-02 |
| #AD Touching Olympic Gold #paris2024 | 0.1× | 51K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2024-07-31 |
Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 9 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 10× the channel's usual views. Example: "Shorts: This week I learned how to sharpen a knife".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 46 | 480K | 0.9× |
| Under 20 minutes | 46 | 845K | 1.7× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 8 | 531K | 0.7× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 10× the channel's usual views across 9 uploads, against 1.2× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 1.7× against 0.7× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 0.7 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 Mike Boyd have?
Mike Boyd has about 2.9M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Mike Boyd upload?
About 0.7 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Mike Boyd?
"Shorts: This week I learned how to sharpen a knife" reached 54× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Mike Boyd 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 Mike Boyd on YouTube.