Curious Archive YouTube channel stats and outlier videos
Worldbuilding. Speculative Biology. Science Fiction. Welcome to Curious Archive, a place to stay up to date on all things curious. Worldbuilding, speculative biology, science fiction, fantasy, history, mythology, paleontology, archeology, and literature are the most common topics covered on the cha
| Subscribers | 1.5M |
|---|---|
| Total views | 194M |
| Videos | 136 |
| Average views per video (est.) | 1.8M |
| Country | US |
| Language | EN (est.) |
| Created | 2021-06-13 |
Best outlier videos
Uploads that beat this channel's own median views, strongest first.
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Biology of Subnautica | Full Documentary | 5.7× | 8.4M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2022-08-05 |
| The Most Complex Ecosystem in any Game | 4.6× | 6.9M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2022-12-22 |
| The Breathtaking Horror of 'The Electric State' | 3.3× | 5M | 2023-01-16 |
| The Dragon Paradox | 3.2× | 4.8M | 2024-03-29 |
| What Happens After a God Dies? | 3× | 4.4M | 2024-01-19 |
| The Beautiful Horror of Deep Space | 2.7× | 4M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2023-12-08 |
| What Happens After a God Goes Mad? | 2.6× | 3.9M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2024-07-19 |
| The Dark Future of 'Humanity Lost' | 2.5× | 3.6M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2022-01-20 |
| The Most Terrifying Monster We Can Imagine | 2.5× | 3.7M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2024-12-13 |
| Earth has Terrible Worldbuilding | 2.4× | 3.6M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2024-06-14 |
Latest uploads
| Video | Outlier | Views | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Scariest Type of Cosmic Horror | 1.6× | 2.4M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-10-02 |
| Sympathy for the Gods | 0.3× | 441K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-08-28 |
| The Most Powerful Type of Magic System | 0.5× | 783K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-07-17 |
| The Biology of Subnautica 2 | 0.3× | 453K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-06-12 |
| The Monsters that God Abandoned | 1.6× | 2.4M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-05-08 |
| The Beauty of Ecosystemic Horror | 0.5× | 839K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-04-03 |
| The Monster that Appears in Everyone’s Dreams | 0.3× | 535K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-02-27 |
| A Weapon to Destroy a God | 1.4× | 2.1M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2026-01-23 |
| The Most Complex Ecosystem in any Game | Full Documentary | 0.6× | 890K (as of 2026-11-10) | 2025-12-19 |
| Creating the Largest Lifeform Possible | 1.5× | 2.3M (as of 2026-11-10) | 2025-11-21 |
Repeatable pattern
No title shape stands out across the last 100 uploads of Curious Archive, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | 35 | 693K | 0.5× |
| 20 to 60 minutes | 62 | 1.4M | 0.9× |
| Over 60 minutes | 3 | 1.9M | 1.4× |
Levers to test
- Over 60 minutes did best here, at 1.4× against 0.5× for under 20 minutes. Start with that format.
- The channel posted about 0.9 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 Curious Archive have?
Curious Archive has about 1.5M subscribers, from the public count YouTube shows.
How often does Curious Archive upload?
About 0.9 uploads a month, going by the last 30 indexed uploads.
What is the best recent video from Curious Archive?
"The Biology of Subnautica | Full Documentary" 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 Curious Archive 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 Curious Archive on YouTube.