The Chieftain YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
The Chieftain (Real name Nicholas Moran) is a historian and Wargaming America's resident tanker. Here the emphasis is on long-form, in-depth videos, with a priority on getting inside vehicles to gain the 'human factors' evaluation of things from the end user's perspective as well as other materials
| Subscribers | 328K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 82M |
| Videos | 513 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 91K |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2011-09-09 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| An IS-3 on the move. | 35× | 2.1M | 2024-03-30 |
| The Belgian Military Museum Pigeon | 9.2× | 540K | 2024-05-06 |
| SdKfz 251 high points. | 8× | 474K | 2026-05-06 |
| Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: CATI | 2.8× | 212K | 2024-05-05 |
| Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Wiesel 1 | 2.8× | 238K | 2025-08-30 |
| Apricots: The fruit which defeats tanks. | 2.5× | 145K | 2024-08-17 |
| Does the Chieftain Fit Into... an SdKfz 222? | 2× | 99K | 2026-02-25 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does Chieftain Fit Into... A Scout Car S1? | 1.6× | 63K | 2026-10-17 |
| The US Army Brotherhood of Tankers, an interview. | 0.4× | 19K | 2026-10-08 |
| Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M114 | 2.2× | 192K | 2026-09-26 |
| Sullivan Cup 2026 Pt2 | 0.5× | 49K | 2026-09-12 |
| A Tank Talk... With Al Murray and Waitman Beorn. | 1.9× | 109K | 2026-09-06 |
| Sullivan Cup 2026 Pt1 | 1× | 62K | 2026-08-29 |
| Does the Chieftain Fit Into... A Humber Scout Car? | 0.8× | 38K | 2026-08-19 |
| Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: 30mm Strykers, Dragoon and MCWS | 1.3× | 91K | 2026-08-08 |
| Inside the Chieftain's Hatch Snapshot: RARDEN (and LODACS). | 0.8× | 41K | 2026-07-29 |
| Chieftain's Q&A #32: Special Shillelaghs, Supersized Schakals. | 0.6× | 47K | 2026-07-18 |
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Repeatable pattern
Question titles. 9 of the last 45 uploads use it, with a median of 1.1× the channel's usual views. Example: "Does the Chieftain Fit Into... an SdKfz 222?".
Content map
What the last 45 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 12 | 64K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 26 | 44K | 0.9× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 7 | 45K | 0.5× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.1× the channel's usual views across 9 uploads, against 0.8× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Shorts did best here, at 1× against 0.5× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- 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 The Chieftain have?
The Chieftain has about 328K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does The Chieftain upload?
About 2.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from The Chieftain?
"An IS-3 on the move." reached 35× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the The Chieftain 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 The Chieftain on YouTube.