Alec Steele YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
At the age of 11 I discovered the craft of blacksmithing and fell in love with it. Since then I have been following my dream of forging steel, learning as much as I can about metalwork and documenting the entire journey on this YouTube channel. Over the last 15 years of this channel I have forged
| Subscribers | 3.4M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 753M |
| Videos | 1.2K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 2.4M |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-02-13 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is Why They Don't Make These Anymore... | 2.8× | 6.4M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-07-30 |
| Razor Blade Damascus | 2.2× | 3.1M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-09-28 |
| Can You Forge Indium? | 2.1× | 2M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-03-28 |
| These Tools Shouldn't Exist | 2.1× | 2.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2025-08-28 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 14 | 1.2× | 2.8M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-26 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 13 | 1.2× | 2.8M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-20 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 12 | 1.3× | 2.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-11 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 11 | 1.4× | 2.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-10-09 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 10 | 1.3× | 2.9M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-30 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 9 | 1.1× | 2.6M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-29 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 8 | 1.2× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-28 |
| My Dream Power Hammer Restoration! Part 7 | 1.1× | 2.5M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-24 |
| Smelting Iron from a Bog | 1.6× | 3.8M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-21 |
| Jamie's Engagement Ring | 1.4× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-11) | 2026-09-15 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Alec Steele, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | 40 | 1.1M | 0.6× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 59 | 1.5M | 0.6× |
| Over 60 minutes | 1 | 1.5M | 0.8× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 5.3 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 Alec Steele have?
Alec Steele has about 3.4M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Alec Steele upload?
About 5.3 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Alec Steele?
"This is Why They Don't Make These Anymore..." reached 2.8× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Alec Steele 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 Alec Steele on YouTube.