Isaac Arthur YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
This channel focuses on exploring concepts in science with an emphasis on futurism and space exploration, along with a healthy dose of science fiction. While we explore many concepts and technologies that are far beyond us now, we try to keep everything inside the bounds of known science or major th
| Subscribers | 1.2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 176M |
| Videos | 1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 74K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2012-01-19 |
Niches: Tech Explained.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home | 4× | 374K | 2026-06-13 |
| Civilizations at the End of Time - How Intelligence Survives the Death of the Universe | 3.8× | 352K | 2026-03-28 |
| 1 Million A.D. | 2.9× | 271K | 2026-04-19 |
| Would Interstellar Dust Destroy A Fast Spaceship? | 2.4× | 29K | 2026-05-05 |
| The First Space Elevator: Where Would We Build It? | 2.1× | 192K | 2026-09-10 |
| Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base | 2× | 180K | 2026-10-04 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Future of Elections: Who Votes, How We Vote, and What Comes Next | 0.3× | 27K | 2026-10-22 |
| Ask Me Anything About the Future | Space, AI, Aliens & Civilization | SFIA November Live Q&A | - | 0 | 2026-10-21 |
| Ask Me Anything About the Future | Space, AI, Aliens & Civilization | SFIA October Live Q&A | 0.7× | 22K | 2026-10-21 |
| Colonizing the Multiverse: Beyond the Kardashev Scale Into Infinite Universes | 0.8× | 79K | 2026-10-17 |
| Civilizations at the Galactic Center: Thriving in the most extreme energy fields of the Milky Way | 1.1× | 100K | 2026-10-15 |
| What Is the Largest Possible Star? | 1× | 13K | 2026-10-13 |
| Could We Create Artificial Universes? | 0.8× | 73K | 2026-10-11 |
| White Holes: Do They Exist? | 1.2× | 107K | 2026-10-08 |
| Why Space Is Not Actually Cold | 0.8× | 9.9K | 2026-10-06 |
| Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base | 2× | 180K | 2026-10-04 |
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Repeatable pattern
A number in the title. 4 of the last 92 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "1 Million A.D.".
Content map
What the last 92 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 23 | 13K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 65 | 73K | 0.8× |
| Over 60 minutes | 4 | 207K | 2.2× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 4 uploads, against 0.8× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 2.2× against 0.8× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 11.7 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 Isaac Arthur have?
Isaac Arthur has about 1.2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Isaac Arthur upload?
About 11.7 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Isaac Arthur?
"Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home" reached 4× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Isaac Arthur 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 Isaac Arthur on YouTube.