Scam Nation YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Award-winning magician Brian Brushwood continues to take you on an inside tour of bar tricks, street cons, and scams. If Harvard offered a PhD in deceit and shenanigans, this would be it.
| Subscribers | 2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 457M |
| Videos | 2.8K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 14K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2009-09-03 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Some scams are SCARY simple | 11× | 269K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-04-16 |
| How EXACTLY Does the Short Change Con Work? (Social Engineering 101 Lecture) | 5.9× | 147K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-08-28 |
| How to Pickpocket Someone 🤯 | 3× | 76K | 2026-04-24 |
| Why Gas Cans Are Made That Way 🤯 | 2.3× | 58K | 2026-05-20 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scam Nation Is a GRIFT!? (Only For 48 More Hours!) | 0.1× | 3K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-10-26 |
| It Looks an Awful Lot Like Flock Cameras Read Lips | 0.6× | 17K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-27 |
| A Special Guest at Modern Rogue HQ! | 0.3× | 8.6K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-21 |
| Brian Brushwood's First TV Appearance... Was On Roseanne's Show. | 0.6× | 16K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-09 |
| How to March Backstage Without an All-Access Badge (Social Engineering 101) | 0.6× | 16K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-07 |
| How to Save Birthdays from Facebook | 0.4× | 11K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-04 |
| The Joke That Got Mike Super Out of a Ticket | 1.1× | 27K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-03 |
| The Vegas Hotel Blind-Spot Scam | 1.2× | 30K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-09-01 |
| What is a "Fixed Action Pattern?" (Social Engineering 101) | 1.1× | 27K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-08-31 |
| The "Authority" Psychological Trick, Explained | 1.9× | 46K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-08-30 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 35 uploads of Scam Nation, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 35 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 26 | 25K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 9 | 1.1K | 1.1× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 6 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 Scam Nation have?
Scam Nation has about 2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Scam Nation upload?
About 6 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Scam Nation?
"Some scams are SCARY simple" reached 11× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Scam Nation 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 Scam Nation on YouTube.