Weird History YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Welcome to the chronicles of history that was never covered in high school. This is for the extreme, the unexpected, the untold and the flat-out weird parts of history. Because as weird as people seem today, we don't hold a candle to history.
| Subscribers | 4.7M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 741M |
| Videos | 1.2K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 149K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2017-06-06 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Miserable Reality Of Life On The Mayflower | 38× | 1.2M | 2026-09-13 |
| The Terrifying Final Days Of Grizzly Man | Last Days | 14× | 448K | 2026-08-30 |
| The Strange Reason Men Used To Dress Like This | 12× | 376K | 2026-09-06 |
| The Horrifying Truth About Willowbrook State School | 4.4× | 137K | 2026-10-18 |
| The Strangest Medical Stories We Could Find | Compilation | 3.9× | 298K | 2026-06-26 |
| The Strangest Fashion Trends Through History | Compilation | 3.3× | 256K | 2026-08-14 |
| Timeline: 1960 - Everything That Happened In The Year 1960 | 3× | 412K | 2026-01-25 |
| The Miserable Truth About Being Queen | 2.8× | 88K | 2026-10-04 |
| The Dark Secret Behind The REAL Pied Piper | 2.8× | 87K | 2026-01-11 |
| Forgotten Websites Of The 00s | 2.6× | 81K | 2026-03-29 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMELINE 2011 - The Craziest Year Of The Decade? | 1.6× | 137K | 2026-10-25 |
| What Really Happened to the Seven Wonders of the World? | Compilation | 0.9× | 71K | 2026-10-23 |
| The Horrifying Truth About Willowbrook State School | 4.4× | 137K | 2026-10-18 |
| The Craziest Fashion Trends We Could Find Over Time | Compilation | 0.8× | 66K | 2026-10-16 |
| Timeline: 2010 - Everything That Happened In The Year 2010 | 2.3× | 201K | 2026-10-11 |
| Kids Who Survived The Most Brutal Lives In History | Compilation | 1.9× | 145K | 2026-10-09 |
| TIMELINE: The 2010s | Coming Sunday | - | 33K | 2026-10-08 |
| The Miserable Truth About Being Queen | 2.8× | 88K | 2026-10-04 |
| The Strange And Fascinating History Of Native Americans | Compilation | 1.1× | 87K | 2026-10-02 |
| The Nightmare Of Being A Medic On D-Day | 1.8× | 55K | 2026-09-27 |
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Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 6 of the last 100 uploads use it, with a median of 1.8× the channel's usual views. Example: "Timeline: 1960 - Everything That Happened In The Year 1960".
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 3 | 13K | - |
| Under 20 minutes | 44 | 32K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 13 | 179K | 1.4× |
| Over 60 minutes | 40 | 70K | 0.9× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.8× the channel's usual views across 6 uploads, against 1× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- 20 to 60 minutes did best here, at 1.4× against 0.9× for over 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 8.9 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 Weird History have?
Weird History has about 4.7M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Weird History upload?
About 8.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Weird History?
"The Miserable Reality Of Life On The Mayflower" reached 38× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Weird History 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 Weird History on YouTube.