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Hat Gaming - what's actually working, and what isn't

Gaming · 22-min uploads · 137K subscribers · started 2016 · ~3.1/week
Est. ad revenue$745–$3K/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 that read, from its 164 most recent of 1K long-form uploads. One of the gaming YouTube channels we track. Visit Hat Gaming on YouTube →

In Hat Gaming's own words
We're Hat Films and this channel is the 'new' home of all our gaming videos. Make sure to check out our other channel 'Hat Films' for all of our real life antics and enjoy our archive of gaming video's while you're there. CLICK HERE FOR ALL OUR SOCIALS: Support via Patreon! Subscribe & hit that...Based in GB

How many views does Hat Gaming actually get?

This channel is steady: no single video runs away with it (top 10% of videos = 18% of views, biggest is 3.3× median), so the median upload of 37K views is the real story.

37K
median views
3.3×
top vs median
1%
hit rate (2×+)
18%
views from top 10%

What is Hat Gaming's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "We've inherited our Grandfather's Ranch in Ranch Simulator!" at 123K views - 3.3× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
We've inherited our Grandfather's Ranch in Ranch Simulator!123K
Techno Ranch (Ranch Simulator)76K
We accidentally created a tourist attraction for our ranch!73K

Which titles work best for Hat Gaming - and which flop?

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

Video titleViews
We've inherited our Grandfather's Ranch in Ranch Simulator!123K
Techno Ranch (Ranch Simulator)76K
We accidentally created a tourist attraction for our ranch!73K
The fanciest steak house in PlateUp!67K
Chicken Attack! (Ranch Simulator)66K
Now this is traditional Ranching style!66K
Our very own Barn! (Ranch Simulator)64K
Don't Steal From Ghosts! (Boo Men)62K
Saw to Door Salesmen in Ranch Simulator!62K
Our Biggest Challenge Yet... (Ranch Simulator)61K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Trombone In The Sky!27K
Kentucky Fried Pizza Hut (7 Days To Die: Darkness Falls Mod)27K
I had no idea this was here the entire time (7 Days To Die: Darkness Falls Mod)27K
The Fruits Of My Labour (7 Days To Die: Darkness Falls Mod)27K
I can't believe I deleted it! (7 Days To Die: Darkness Falls Mod)27K
Operation Chernobyl (7 Days To Die: Darkness Falls Mod)27K
Pop That Cat, Buddy (Construction Simulator 2022)26K
We make a tent out of £5 notes and go camping (DeadPoly)26K
We lose twice in a row and rage out (Call Of Duty: Warzone 2 DMZ)25K
Connie Lingus (Construction Simulator 2022)25K

The words that win for Hat Gaming

These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: ranch simulator.

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 164 uploads: median views with it versus without. This isolates the title from the topic, so you copy what works here and skip what does not - something no other tracker breaks down per channel.

View lift by title pattern - Hat Gaming
Has a number29% of videos
-33%
Short title (≤6 words)52% of videos
+31%
Includes a year7% of videos
-28%
Uses (brackets)85% of videos
-23%
An ALL-CAPS word13% of videos
-23%
Asks a question10% of videos
-18%
The title formula for Hat Gaming

Lean on short title (≤6 words) - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on has a number.

Surprise: has a number costs this channel 33% here - the opposite of the usual "always do it" advice.

What keywords does Hat Gaming rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: ranch simulator, die darkness, darkness falls, falls mod, golf friends, construction simulator, dark darker, call duty. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Hat Gaming post, and when?

Hat Gaming publishes about 3.1 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
0
Mon
0
Tue
0
Wed
0
Thu
45
Fri
119
Sat
0

How long are Hat Gaming's videos?

Typical uploads run about 22 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (40K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
40K
10-20 min
35K

How does Hat Gaming compare to other gaming channels?

At 37K median views, Hat Gaming sits below the typical gaming channel we track (76K) - there is headroom.

How much does Hat Gaming make? (estimated)

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, Hat Gaming pulls roughly 493K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $493-$1,973 a month in ad revenue (about $5,919-$23,674 a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly, and this ignores the back catalogue.

What should a channel like Hat Gaming make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri, and build titles around its proven words (ranch, simulator). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 37K views.

Hat Gaming stats at a glance

Subscribers137K
Total views44M
Videos published1K
Avg views (of 164 analyzed)39K
Uploads per week3.1
Typical length22 min
On YouTube since2016 (10 yrs)

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