Ben Eater YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
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| Subscribers | 1.4M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 112M |
| Videos | 135 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 603K |
| Country | - |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-10-15 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The world's worst video card? | 22× | 7.1M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2019-07-05 |
| “Hello, world” from scratch on a 6502 — Part 1 | 20× | 5.9M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2019-09-14 |
| Hacking a weird TV censoring device | 17× | 4.5M | 2022-11-21 |
| Designing a 7-segment hex decoder | 14× | 3.9M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2017-02-18 |
| Let's build a voltage multiplier! | 12× | 3.4M | 2023-02-04 |
| World's worst video card? The exciting conclusion | 12× | 3.2M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2019-07-13 |
| How does a USB keyboard work? | 11× | 3.8M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2021-06-05 |
| Why build an entire computer on breadboards? | 11× | 3.4M | 2020-04-04 |
| 8-bit computer update | 8.9× | 2.8M (as of 2026-11-08) | 2016-03-09 |
| Astable 555 timer - 8-bit computer clock - part 1 | 5.9× | 1.8M | 2016-03-17 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setting the time on my breadboard clock: Breadboard clock part 5 | 0.6× | 175K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-10-18 |
| Building the minutes and seconds for my clock: Breadboard clock part 4 | 0.8× | 252K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2026-10-03 |
| Dividing a signal by counting: Breadboard clock part 3 | 0.8× | 241K | 2026-09-05 |
| Making a square wave square: Breadboard clock part 2 | 0.6× | 171K | 2026-08-22 |
| Let's build a digital clock! | 1.2× | 328K | 2026-08-08 |
| Modern SID chip substitutes | 0.6× | 171K (as of 2026-11-08) | 2025-12-13 |
| The SID: Classic 8-bit sound | 0.7× | 245K | 2025-11-08 |
| How do aircraft systems communicate? | 1.6× | 439K | 2025-10-12 |
| Sound synth with a 6502 | 0.4× | 130K | 2025-09-06 |
| Computer noises | 0.8× | 231K | 2025-06-14 |
Repeatable pattern
How, why or what titles. 16 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 2× the channel's usual views. Example: "How does a USB keyboard work?".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | 41 | 291K | 1.1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 59 | 506K | 1.6× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 2× the channel's usual views across 16 uploads, against 1.3× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 0.5 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 Ben Eater have?
Ben Eater has about 1.4M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Ben Eater upload?
About 0.5 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Ben Eater?
"The world's worst video card?" reached 22× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Ben Eater 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 Ben Eater on YouTube.