Engineering Explained YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
How do cars work? It's a simple question, without a simple answer. That's what this channel is for! You could search the web endlessly for consumable information, or you can watch my simple to understand videos. I'm a graduated mechanical engineer with a passion for cars, and my goal is to help othe
| Subscribers | 4.2M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.1B |
| Videos | 1.1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 682K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN |
| Created | 2011-06-24 |
Niches: Cars.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Should You Always Press The Handbrake Button? | 55× | 41M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2025-07-11 |
| Is Skipping Gears Bad For Your Manual Transmission? | 32× | 24M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2025-04-18 |
| This Motorcycle Won't Fall Over! | 12× | 9M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2024-12-20 |
| BMW Used Water To Make More Horsepower! | 10× | 7.8M | 2024-10-25 |
| What's The Fastest Transmission? Don't Hate The CVT! | 7× | 5.2M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2024-08-02 |
| Do Thin Oils Destroy Engines? Lessons From GM’s Massive Recall | 5.2× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2025-05-23 |
| It Turns Out, Hybrids Are Really Hard On Engines | 5× | 3M | 2024-10-18 |
| Porsche's 6-Stroke Engine Is Genius! | 4.9× | 2.7M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2025-02-14 |
| How To Eliminate Turbo Lag - Volvo's Easy Fix! | 4.6× | 3.5M | 2024-08-16 |
| Torque Doesn't Matter - Horsepower vs Torque! | 4× | 3M (as of 2026-11-07) | 2025-10-10 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid Bought My Car Back, So I Bought A Mach-E | 1.7× | 868K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-10-09 |
| Are You Buying The Wrong Tires? | 1.7× | 907K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-09-25 |
| How To Easily Ruin Your Turbocharged Car | 0.6× | 491K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-09-11 |
| Bigger Brakes Won't Stop You Any Faster | 0.3× | 231K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-09-04 |
| 20 Innovations That Changed Cars Forever – Part 2 | 0.3× | 173K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-08-21 |
| 20 Innovations That Changed Cars Forever – Part 1 | 0.7× | 385K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-08-07 |
| Porsche's 6-Stroke Engine Is Fascinating – More Power! | 1.3× | 967K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-07-31 |
| Can Ferrari’s Clever Solution Save The Manual? | 0.5× | 288K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-07-24 |
| Why Downshifting To Slow Down Is Actually Genius – Engine Braking! | 3.3× | 2.5M | 2026-07-10 |
| I Drove the Rivian R2 – Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy | 0.7× | 418K (as of 2026-11-07) | 2026-07-03 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Engineering Explained, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 100 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 49 | 965K | 1.3× |
| Under 20 minutes | 33 | 528K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 18 | 576K | 1.1× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 2.9 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 Engineering Explained have?
Engineering Explained has about 4.2M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Engineering Explained upload?
About 2.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Engineering Explained?
"Should You Always Press The Handbrake Button?" reached 55× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Engineering 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 Engineering Explained on YouTube.