Matt D'Avella YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Hi my name is Matt. I made a documentary a few years back called Minimalism that trended on Netflix and now I make YouTube videos. Please subscribe so my mother-in-law thinks this is a better career choice than being a doctor.
| Subscribers | 4.1M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 338M |
| Videos | 472 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 584K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-07-25 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| I took cold showers for 30 days. Here's what I learned. | 38× | 6.4M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2023-01-23 |
| I learned a system for remembering everything | 22× | 11M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-08-17 |
| I used a dumb phone for 30 days | 5.5× | 3M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2022-09-12 |
| I wore the same thing every day for 5 years. | 5.4× | 903K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2023-03-29 |
| I walked 10,000 steps a day for 30 days | 4.6× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2023-03-01 |
| Why everyone is quitting social media | 4.2× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2025-08-21 |
| I used a dumb phone for 30 days. | 3.7× | 626K | 2023-02-15 |
| I tried powerlifting for 100 days | 3.4× | 2.4M | 2024-02-29 |
| I read 100 self-help books. Here’s what I learned… | 3.4× | 1.8M | 2022-05-16 |
| I learned a productivity system for organizing life | 2.5× | 1.6M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2023-04-25 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| A professional stylist rebuilt my minimalist wardrobe | 1.9× | 1.2M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-27 |
| This is everything that's wrong with consumerism | 1.4× | 889K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-01 |
| Where did all the minimalists go? | 1.1× | 699K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-07-07 |
| I ran 1 mile every day for 30 days | 0.6× | 379K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-06-09 |
| I tried to optimize my life. It made it worse. | 0.7× | 425K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-04-30 |
| I tried zone 2 training for 30 days (what I learned) | 1.4× | 849K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-03-30 |
| The biggest self-help lie | 0.4× | 217K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-02-27 |
| I meal prepped 46 boring lunches to be healthier | 0.5× | 271K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-01-30 |
| The most life-changing advice I ever got | 0.9× | 567K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-01-13 |
| The water bottle trend has gone too far | 1.1× | 635K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2025-12-11 |
Repeatable pattern
How, why or what titles. 24 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.4× the channel's usual views. Example: "I took cold showers for 30 days. Here's what I learned.".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 24 | 172K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 67 | 566K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 9 | 699K | 1.1× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.4× the channel's usual views across 24 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 1.5 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 Matt D'Avella have?
Matt D'Avella has about 4.1M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Matt D'Avella upload?
About 1.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Matt D'Avella?
"I took cold showers for 30 days. Here's what I learned." reached 38× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Matt D'Avella 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 Matt D'Avella on YouTube.