BrainCraft YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Hi! I'm Dr Vanessa Hill, a sleep researcher and science communicator. On BrainCraft I explore psychology, neuroscience and self-development to bridge the gap between scientific research and your daily well-being. Outside of my regular videos, you can find BrainCraft as a series on PBS, watch my You
| Subscribers | 622K |
|---|---|
| Total views | 31M |
| Videos | 297 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 16K |
| Country | AU |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2013-08-27 |
Niches: Space & Science.
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why You Should Stop Using Times New Roman (Research Explains) | 12× | 435K | 2021-05-21 |
| Could This Robot Improve Your Sleep? | Sleeping With Friends | 8.5× | 151K | 2020-05-20 |
| Why You Should Embrace Being an Introvert #shorts | 4.7× | 48K | 2021-03-29 |
| I tried a $10,000 crystal healing bed. Here's what I learned. | 4.5× | 157K | 2021-01-25 |
| How to Beat Bedtime Procrastination #shorts | 3.9× | 40K | 2021-09-07 |
| Everything You've Heard About Oxytocin is Wrong | 3.7× | 137K | 2022-06-30 |
| I Tried The Vagus Nerve Hack (so you don't have to) | 3.7× | 135K | 2023-03-30 |
| Sleep Scientist Reacts to TikTok’s Potato Bed | 3.5× | 36K | 2025-12-04 |
| THIS Mindset Will Help You Cope | 2.9× | 113K | 2020-10-09 |
| Better Sleep in One Night | Sleeping With Friends | 2.6× | 73K | 2020-05-20 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your personality shapes your sleep (here's how) | 1× | 10K | 2026-10-19 |
| Why your brain feels different at 11pm | 1.1× | 42K | 2026-09-23 |
| Why is nobody talking about this sleep condition? | 0.6× | 6.7K | 2026-09-10 |
| the last thing an inventor does before bed ft. @Ruth_Amos | 0.7× | 7.7K | 2026-09-02 |
| Why exhausted parents don’t sleep | 0.5× | 20K | 2026-08-12 |
| I'm sick of this health trend (A sleep scientist's POV) | 0.5× | 18K | 2026-07-17 |
| This is the worst option for your sleep (you can stop it) #shorts | 0.9× | 9.1K | 2026-07-16 |
| Does white noise actually help you sleep? #Shorts | 0.7× | 7.3K | 2026-06-29 |
| When #sleepmaxxing goes too far | 0.8× | 7.9K | 2026-06-24 |
| Are White Noise Machines a Scam? | 0.3× | 12K | 2026-06-11 |
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Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 98 uploads of BrainCraft, so results here rest more on the topic of each video.
Content map
What the last 98 indexed uploads look like, by length.
| Format | Uploads | Median views | Median outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | 50 | 11K | 1× |
| Under 20 minutes | 44 | 42K | 1× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 2 | 112K | 5.5× |
| Over 60 minutes | 2 | 16K | 0.5× |
Levers to test
- The channel posted about 2.1 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 BrainCraft have?
BrainCraft has about 622K subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does BrainCraft upload?
About 2.1 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from BrainCraft?
"Why You Should Stop Using Times New Roman (Research Explains)" reached 12× the channel's usual views, the strongest of the uploads we hold.
Can I see the age, gender or income of the BrainCraft 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 BrainCraft on YouTube.