Voices of the Past YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
History through the written accounts of the people who lived through it. From David Kelly, creator of History of the Universe and brother of Peter Kelly (@historytime) For business enquiries: voicesofthepast@lighthouseagents.com For others: historytimevoicesofthepast@gmail.com
| Subscribers | 1.1M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 94M |
| Videos | 193 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 1.1M |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2018-07-28 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enslaved Icelander Describes Horror of Barbary Pirate Raid (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson | 5.7× | 3.6M | 2022-03-24 |
| The Entire History of Ancient Japan | 5.2× | 6.9M | 2023-03-26 |
| Confused Japanese Historians Describe Weird First Europeans | 4.6× | 2.8M | 2024-05-30 |
| Mediocre Samurai Describes Real Life in Historical Japan | 4.4× | 2.7M | 2023-08-17 |
| 5 Most Disastrous Accounts of First Contact in History | 3.6× | 2.2M | 2022-12-29 |
| 5 Strangest Accounts of First Contact in History | 3.4× | 2.1M | 2023-01-27 |
| 5 Bizarre Accounts From History of UFO Sightings (74 BC - 1896) // Primary Sources | 3.3× | 1.3M | 2021-11-28 |
| First Samurai in America and Europe: Tragic Story of the Keicho Embassy (1613 - 1620) DOCUMENTARY | 3.1× | 2M | 2021-11-05 |
| First Japanese Visitor to USA Describes American Life // 1860 Tokugawa Embassy // Primary Source | 3× | 1.9M | 2020-06-13 |
| European Prisoner Describes Life Among Cannibals of Brazil (1557) // Nightmare of Hans Staden | 2.5× | 1.5M | 2021-12-12 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Englishman Describes Adventures in Shogunate Japan | 0.3× | 201K | 2025-07-30 |
| British Soldier Gives Chaotic First Hand Account of Zulu War | 0.3× | 211K | 2025-06-29 |
| 5 Wildest Predictions for the 21st Century from History | 0.1× | 72K | 2025-05-30 |
| Ancient Greek Describes Growing Up In Sparta | 0.5× | 302K | 2025-02-10 |
| Real Medieval Knight Describes Life During The Crusades | 0.9× | 930K | 2024-12-21 |
| First-Hand Accounts of 536: The Worst Year To Be Alive in History | 1.2× | 769K | 2024-12-05 |
| Roman Historian Describes Weirdest Things In The Ancient World | 1.2× | 736K | 2024-10-31 |
| 5 Terrified Real Reactions To Seeing New Weapons For The First Time | 2.3× | 1.4M | 2024-08-31 |
| How Did Rome Begin? | 0.7× | 1.5M | 2024-06-30 |
| Confused Japanese Historians Describe Weird First Europeans | 4.6× | 2.8M | 2024-05-30 |
Repeatable pattern
A series or topic prefix before a colon. 5 of the last 98 uploads use it, with a median of 1.3× the channel's usual views. Example: "First Samurai in America and Europe: Tragic Story of the Keicho Embassy (1613 - 1620) DOCUMENTARY".
Content map
What the last 98 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 2 | 16K | - |
| Under 20 minutes | 49 | 302K | 0.6× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 41 | 584K | 0.9× |
| Over 60 minutes | 6 | 2.3M | 1.4× |
Levers to test
- Titles of this kind ran at 1.3× the channel's usual views across 5 uploads, against 0.7× for all uploads. Test the same title shape on your topic.
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 1.4× against 0.6× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 0.6 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 Voices of the Past have?
Voices of the Past has about 1.1M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Voices of the Past upload?
About 0.6 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Voices of the Past?
"Enslaved Icelander Describes Horror of Barbary Pirate Raid (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson" reached 5.7× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Voices of the Past 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 Voices of the Past on YouTube.