Great Art Explained YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
I'm James Payne, a curator, gallerist, and a passionate art lover. I am on a mission to demystify the art world and discover the stories behind the world’s greatest paintings and sculptures. Each episode will focus on one piece of art and break it down, using clear and concise language free of 'art-
| Subscribers | 1.9M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 64M |
| Videos | 93 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 130K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2020-04-10 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained | 24× | 4.9M | 2020-07-02 |
| Mona Lisa (short version)i: Great Art Explained | 22× | 4.8M | 2020-05-29 |
| The Great Wave by Hokusai: Great Art Explained | 22× | 4.5M | 2021-05-17 |
| Nighthawks by Edward Hopper: Great Art Explained | 18× | 3.7M | 2021-07-23 |
| Mona Lisa (Full Length): Great Art Explained | 11× | 2.4M | 2021-11-04 |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat': Great Art Explained | 10× | 2.1M | 2021-01-22 |
| Salvador Dali: Great Art Explained | 10× | 2.1M | 2021-12-10 |
| Monet's Water Lilies: Great Art Explained | 10× | 2M | 2020-11-06 |
| The Kiss by Gustav Klimt: Great Art Explained | 9.2× | 1.9M | 2021-10-05 |
| Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights (Full Length): Great Art Explained | 9.1× | 3.9M | 2021-04-16 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ARTIST NOBODY KNOWS #history #arthistory #painting #artist #art | 0.7× | 21K | 2026-11-01 |
| What is the point of art Fairs? | 0.3× | 8.5K | 2026-10-27 |
| Matisse: The Red Studio: Great Art Explained | 1.1× | 226K | 2026-10-17 |
| The Skull in Holbein's 'The Ambassadors" | 0.5× | 14K | 2026-09-02 |
| The Ambassadors: Great Art Explained | 0.9× | 194K | 2026-09-01 |
| UPDATED: Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained | 1× | 207K | 2026-07-04 |
| Francis Bacon: Great Art Explained: Study after Velázquez | 0.7× | 157K | 2026-05-02 |
| The Red Studio by Matisse (1911) | 1.6× | 47K | 2026-04-07 |
| Tamara de Lempicka: Tamara in the Green Bugatti: Great Art Explained | 0.7× | 142K | 2026-03-20 |
| Great Art Explained Talk: Bangalore 8 Feb 2026 | 0× | 27K | 2026-02-17 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 92 uploads of Great Art Explained, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 92 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 18 | 29K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 52 | 413K | 2× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 22 | 256K | 1.3× |
Levers to test
- Under 20 minutes did best here, at 2× against 1× for shorts. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 1.4 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 Great Art Explained have?
Great Art Explained has about 1.9M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Great Art Explained upload?
About 1.4 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Great Art Explained?
"Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained" reached 24× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Great Art Explained 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 Great Art Explained on YouTube.