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Chef Jana - what's actually working, and what isn't

Cooking · 7-min uploads · 147K subscribers · started 2017 · ~0.8/week
Est. ad revenue$38–$152/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

Most stats sites hand you a subscriber count and an earnings guess. Neither answers the question that matters: which titles win on this channel, which flop, and what a creator should copy. Here is the honest read, from 170 public uploads. One of the recipe youtube channels we track. Visit Chef Jana on YouTube →

In Chef Jana's own words
Hey there! I'm Jana and I'm here to share with you guys my best-loved comfort vegan recipes and help you create your own favorite hits! I love 'veganizing' traditional and classic non-vegan dishes and turning them into their best version because I believe that vegan and vegetarian food is for all, regardless of the dieBased in ES

Chef Jana's YouTube stats: views and performance

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 49% of all views, so the median upload (7K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

7K
median views
48.8×
top vs median
24%
hit rate (2×+)
49%
views from top 10%

What is Chef Jana's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "LIFE-CHANGER SUPERFOOD THAT SUBSTITUTES EGGS, FLOUR, GLUTEN, SUGAR, AND OIL!" at 356K views - 48.8× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
LIFE-CHANGER SUPERFOOD THAT SUBSTITUTES EGGS, FLOUR, GLUTEN, SUGAR, AND OIL!356K
2 ingredient no oven, no flour, no sugar gluten-free vegan chocolate mousse cake219K
VEGAN HIGH PROTEIN CHICKPEA BREAD⎜ NO OVEN⎜GLUTEN-FREE103K

Which titles work best for Chef Jana - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
LIFE-CHANGER SUPERFOOD THAT SUBSTITUTES EGGS, FLOUR, GLUTEN, SUGAR, AND OIL!356K
2 ingredient no oven, no flour, no sugar gluten-free vegan chocolate mousse cake219K
VEGAN HIGH PROTEIN CHICKPEA BREAD⎜ NO OVEN⎜GLUTEN-FREE103K
THAT 2 INGREDIENTS VEGAN CHEESE TO LIVE FOR! LABNEH84K
THE BEST VEGAN SCHNITZEL OF YOUR LIFE feat POKI! SOY-FREE & GLUTEN-FREE OPTION60K
A PERFECT BREAKFAST: SUPER HEALTHY SAVORY BAKED OATS49K
THE AMAZING CAULIFLOWER CHEESE SAUCE THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYTHING!42K
THE EASIEST VEGAN CHEESE EVER! NO TOFU, GLUTEN-FREE & NUT-FREE40K
UMAMI BOMB VEGETABLE BULLION CUBES: THE SECRETS CHEFS WON'T TELL YOU!36K
Amazing 3 ingredients gluten-free vegan bread33K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
You are not going to believe what this vegan bacon is made of! Baconnaise!4K
Plant-based yogurt and chocolate protein bites!4K
MY TAKE ON THE SOUTHERN STYLE BRAISED SAUSAGE AND CABBAGE⎜VEGAN4K
VEGAN CRISPY AND SMOOTH GOAT CHEESE FRITTERS4K
DELICIOUS TORTELLINI SOUP WITH KALE AND FETA CHEESE 😍🌱4K
Crunchy Egplant Snack: Simple And Delicious Vegan Recipe3K
A different delicious carrot and chocolate fudge cake! No eggs, vegan!3K
4 AUTUMN SOUPS AND CREAMS TO WARM UP YOUR HEART!3K
Pumpkin Pasta With Vegan Bolognese Sauce! Italian-Brazilian Recipe3K
No More Boring Mashed Potatoes! 2 Healthier Alternatives For Mashed Potatoes3K

The title patterns that win here

  • Words that show up in winners, not flops: gluten-free amazing.
  • Its winning titles run about 9 words; the ones that flop run 8. It gets away with longer, more descriptive titles.

What keywords does Chef Jana rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: vegan, gluten-free, sugar, flour, cheese, ingredient, amazing, eggs. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Chef Jana post, and when?

Chef Jana publishes about 0.8 videos a week. Its views concentrate on Sat, Thu, Wed, and thin out on Tue. The single best-performing slot is Sat around 21:00.

Views by day of week
Sun
382K
Mon
70K
Tue
20K
Wed
624K
Thu
643K
Fri
38K
Sat
725K

How long are Chef Jana's videos?

Typical uploads run about 7 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (10K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
under 5m
4K
5-10m
7K
10-20m
9K
20m+
10K

How does Chef Jana compare to other cooking channels?

At 7K median views, Chef Jana sits below the typical cooking channel we track (22K) - there is headroom.

What is Chef Jana's net worth and estimated earnings?

Nobody outside the channel sees the real figure, and ad revenue is only part of it - sponsorships and merch often dwarf it. But from public view counts, Chef Jana pulls roughly 25K long-form views a month, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $25-$100 a month in ad revenue (about $300-$1K a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly.

What should a channel like Chef Jana make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Sat, and build titles around its proven words (gluten-free, amazing). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 7K views.

Chef Jana stats at a glance

Subscribers147K
Total views11M
Videos published438
Average views / video24K
Engagement rate9.3%
Uploads per week0.8
Typical length7 min
On YouTube since2017 (9 yrs)

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Public YouTube data for Chef Jana, analyzed by TubeHunter. We show the read, not a guarantee - titles are one lever, not magic.

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