The Cynical Historian YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
I'm The Cynical Historian, your source for analytical history on YouTube. I make episodes on historical subjects that are meant to be insightful and provocative. Episodes range from my series on "Based on a True Story" movies, to whatever mini-documentary I want to make, often in a video-essay sty
| Subscribers | 321K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 39M |
| Videos | 480 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 30K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2013-03-07 |
Niches: Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why fear COMMIES !? History of red scares and redbaiting | 8.8× | 99K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2025-10-30 |
| Understanding the School Indoctrination Myth | 6.9× | 104K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-01 |
| Why Las Vegas is "Dying" | 5.4× | 39K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-10 |
| 10 Myths about American Presidents | 5.2× | 192K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-10-18 |
| Disgraced Historians : Irving, Ambrose, Foote, Bellesiles, Churchill, Goodwin, & Cinel | 5× | 186K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-09-12 |
| Napoleon is a sad waste of money | 4.8× | 177K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-08-08 |
| Debunking PragerU Party-Switch Denial and Conservative Propaganda | 4.2× | 155K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-07-11 |
| The Wild West Myth : American Exceptionalism, the Frontier, and Indian Wars | 3.7× | 128K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2023-11-30 |
| How Mass Shootings Became an American Epidemic | 3.7× | 102K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-07-25 |
| PragerU indoctrinates kids by whitewashing Frederick Douglass | 3.4× | 124K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2024-11-21 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generative-AI is destroying public history #TeamHuman | 2× | 15K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-17 |
| Understanding the School Indoctrination Myth | 6.9× | 104K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-01 |
| Rise of Fascism and the "Man of the Century" | 2.7× | 74K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-17 |
| Why Las Vegas is "Dying" | 5.4× | 39K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-10 |
| Attending All Albuquerque Museums : What They Say About the Southwest | 0.4× | 18K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-03 |
| Hawaiian Unification and "Chief of War" | Based on a True Story | 1.5× | 55K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-08-21 |
| The Early Republic, 1783-1812 | US History Lecture | 0.3× | 14K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-08-06 |
| A republic has NO KINGS according to history | 0.8× | 6.3K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-07-24 |
| Reading the Smithsonian Report to Observe MAGA Denialism | 0.8× | 11K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-07-11 |
| What we should learn from the American Revolution about revolutions | 0.8× | 6.1K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-07-08 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 6 of the last 83 uploads use it, with a median of 1.6× the channel's usual views. Example: "Why does Las Vegas have so many sports now?".
Content map
What the last 83 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 19 | 7.6K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 16 | 27K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 41 | 48K | 1.4× |
| Over 60 minutes | 7 | 102K | 2.2× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.6× the channel's usual views across 6 uploads, against 1.2× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 2.2× against 1× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 2.5 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 The Cynical Historian have?
The Cynical Historian has about 321K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The Cynical Historian upload?
About 2.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The Cynical Historian?
"Why fear COMMIES !? History of red scares and redbaiting" reached 8.8× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The Cynical Historian audience?
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