History Hit YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: A
| Subscribers | 2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 385M |
| Videos | 851 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 449K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2008-07-04 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW2 Historians LOVE Inglourious Basterds | 19× | 3.3M | 2026-07-20 |
| WW2 Expert Answers Hitler Questions | 16× | 2.6M | 2026-09-03 |
| Historian Guided Tour of the Tower of London | 9.1× | 1.6M | 2025-12-25 |
| 'Nuremberg' Cast Reveal Horrors of Making Nazi Trials Film | 7.8× | 1.1M | 2025-11-13 |
| WW2 Historian Reacts to ‘Downfall’ | Deep Dives | 7.2× | 1.3M | 2026-04-17 |
| A Brief History Of Greenland (And Why Trump Wants To Control It) | 7× | 1.1M | 2026-01-15 |
| New Scan of Titanic Wreck Reveals Secrets Hidden for a Century | 6.4× | 1.1M | 2026-02-26 |
| Medieval Sex According To Eleanor Janega | 6.2× | 1.2M | 2026-03-05 |
| Historian Explores Famous Viking Sites in Iceland | 6.1× | 962K | 2026-01-29 |
| We Explored Most Defended Island in History | 5.6× | 957K | 2026-09-17 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW2 Historian Reacts To Darkest Hour | Deep Dives | 0.7× | 137K | 2026-10-26 |
| Examining An Ancient Battle | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0.5× | 81K | 2026-10-22 |
| What Was Medieval London Really Like? | History Hit Compilation | 1.1× | 270K | 2026-10-19 |
| The WILD Medieval History Of Eleanor of Aquitaine | 1× | 178K | 2026-10-15 |
| We Fired a Soviet-Era SVD Sniper Rifle | 2.8× | 433K | 2026-10-12 |
| How Robert the Bruce Humiliated England | Battle of Bannockburn 1314 | 4.6× | 809K | 2026-10-08 |
| Viking Expert Answers Your Questions About Norse Mythology | 1.3× | 193K | 2026-10-05 |
| Historian Breaks Down 1917 Movie | Deep Dives | 1.1× | 201K | 2026-10-01 |
| The Mysteries of Ancient Ireland | Full Series | 2× | 421K | 2026-09-28 |
| We Found The Oldest Pub In London | 1× | 144K | 2026-09-24 |
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Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 12 of the last 99 uploads use it, with a median of 1.5× the channel's usual views. Example: "New Evidence: Solving The Chainmail Skull Mystery".
Content map
What the last 99 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | 5 | 144K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 70 | 207K | 1.2× |
| Over 60 minutes | 24 | 242K | 1.2× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.5× the channel's usual views across 12 uploads, against 1.1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- The channel posted about 8.1 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 History Hit have?
History Hit has about 2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does History Hit upload?
About 8.1 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from History Hit?
"WW2 Historians LOVE Inglourious Basterds" reached 19× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the History Hit 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 History Hit on YouTube.