Ryan Holiday YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of numerous books such as the Daily Stoic, Ego is the Enemy, The Obstacle is the Way, and more. He is the founder of the Daily Stoic and the Daily Dad. Get his daily email at dailystoic.com/email
| Subscribers | 203K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 25M |
| Videos | 1.4K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 5K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-10-11 |
Niches: Motivation & Stoicism.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Books for Entrepreneurs and Leaders | 17× | 62K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-03 |
| 5 Books That Are Better Than an MBA | 17× | 62K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-03 |
| The Book That Made Me Quit My Job | 17× | 60K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-26 |
| Books to Fight Back | 15× | 54K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-01 |
| Trump Is Asking You to Pretend He’s on the Ballot | 7.7× | 28K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-03 |
| “Boys Will Be Boys” Is Not an Excuse With Tired Dad | 5.6× | 20K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-24 |
| Read These Books To Manage Your Time Better | 5.1× | 18K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-16 |
| I Just Got the New Daily Stoic | 4.7× | 17K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-04 |
| Weird Books You Must Read | 4.6× | 16K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-29 |
| Your Kids Remember Things Differently Than You Do | 4.5× | 16K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-01 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Favorite Part Of The Parenting Journey | 0.6× | 2.3K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-20 |
| You Must Read This Book With Morning Joe | 0.6× | 2.1K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-19 |
| Enjoy it While It's Happening, Not Later | 0.8× | 2.8K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-19 |
| You Must Read These Memoirs | 1.5× | 5.4K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-18 |
| The Dog Book That Changed How I See the World | 0.9× | 3.4K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-17 |
| Read These Books To Manage Your Time Better | 5.1× | 18K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-16 |
| Your Kids Are You—Just Without the Life Experience | 0.7× | 2.6K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-16 |
| How The Obstacle Is the Way Slowly Took Over the World | 0.6× | 2.1K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-15 |
| The Book That Reminds Us What Moral Courage Looks Like | 0.8× | 3.1K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-15 |
| They Want to Ban 2,200 Books in Texas | 1.8× | 6.6K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-14 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 4 of the last 98 uploads use it, with a median of 2.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "5 Books That Are Better Than an MBA".
Content map
What the last 98 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 94 | 4.1K | 1.1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 4 | 59K | - |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 2.3× the channel's usual views across 4 uploads, against 1.1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 30.1 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 Ryan Holiday have?
Ryan Holiday has about 203K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Ryan Holiday upload?
About 30.1 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Ryan Holiday?
"The Best Books for Entrepreneurs and Leaders" reached 17× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Ryan Holiday 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 Ryan Holiday on YouTube.