Absolute History YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Welcome to Absolute History - the home of fun, shocking and curious tales from throughout history. From Tony Robinson's Worst Jobs in History to Suzannah Lipscomb's Hidden Killers, join us to learn about our history the entertaining way. Subscribe to the channel so you don't miss out on our new doc
| Subscribers | 3.7M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 1.3B |
| Videos | 1.1K |
| Average views per video (est.) | 174K |
| Country | GB |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2019-02-01 |
Niches: History Documentary.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncensored Footage Of The Brutal Reality Of WWII In The Pacific | 51× | 1.4M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-08-07 |
| Château de Chambord: Da Vinci's "Impossible" Project | 19× | 635K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-04-19 |
| Deadliest Day: Inside The Shocking Untold 9/11 Timeline | 16× | 691K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-11 |
| A Dying Man Agrees To Be Mummified Using Ancient Egyptian Techniques | 15× | 465K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-03-25 |
| 1642 - 1651: The Complete Story Of The English Civil War | 13× | 485K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-08-30 |
| The Hidden Truth Of Hitler's Rise | 12× | 364K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-06-19 |
| Even More Crazy Facts About British Kings & Queens! | 10× | 1.3M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-08 |
| Uncensored Frontlines of Afghanistan: The Brutal Battle for Marjah | 9.8× | 365K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-09-23 |
| Operation Barbarossa: Uncovering Hitler's Fatal Obsession | 8.2× | 353K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-09 |
| Weird Punishments From Ancient Greece | 8.2× | 1M (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-05-01 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Charles Opens BA Maintenance Bay: 787 WiFi Test and Delhi-Tokyo Turnaround | 0.8× | 19K | 2026-11-01 |
| Rogue Waves and a Tapping Coffin: Inside The Smalls Lighthouse, Irish Sea | 0.7× | 17K | 2026-11-01 |
| Why Did The US Military Change Its Strategy After Vietnam? | 0.4× | 18K | 2026-10-30 |
| From Schabowski's Slip to Yeltsin's Stand: How 1989-91 Ended the Cold War | 0.6× | 23K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-28 |
| The Hidden Secrets Found Inside Britain’s Royal Palaces | 1.6× | 45K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-25 |
| Inside Claro Brooklyn: Oaxacan Memelas and the 12,000-Year Story of Food | 0.6× | 14K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-25 |
| The Fall Of The Berlin Wall Explained in 6 Minutes | 0.5× | 20K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-22 |
| Grenada 1983, Iran-Contra and Star Wars - Reagan vs Gorbachev | 0.4× | 15K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-21 |
| Force-Feeding to Cat and Mouse: Emmeline Pankhurst and the WSPU Fight | 0.8× | 23K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-18 |
| Inside The Secret Royal Rules Changing The Monarchy Forever | 0.8× | 31K (as of 2026-11-02) | 2026-10-16 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Absolute History, 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 | 14 | 169K | 1.3× |
| Under 20 minutes | 1 | 20K | 0.5× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 57 | 17K | 0.6× |
| Over 60 minutes | 28 | 30K | 0.8× |
Levers to test
- Shorts did best here, at 1.3× against 0.6× for 20 to 60 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 14.9 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 Absolute History have?
Absolute History has about 3.7M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Absolute History upload?
About 14.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Absolute History?
"Uncensored Footage Of The Brutal Reality Of WWII In The Pacific" reached 51× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the Absolute 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 Absolute History on YouTube.