Insider Science - what's actually working, and what isn't
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 177 most recent of 649 long-form uploads. One of the education YouTube channels we track. Visit Insider Science on YouTube →
Insider Science's YouTube stats: views and performance
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 52% of all views and its biggest is 43.7× the median, so the median upload (549K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is Insider Science's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "What's Inside A Blobfish | What's Inside? | Science Insider" at 24M views - 43.7× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| What's Inside A Blobfish | What's Inside? | Science Insider | 24M |
| What Coronavirus Symptoms Look Like, Day By Day | 18M |
| Pediatricians Debunk 16 Baby Myths | 9.8M |
Which titles work best for Insider Science - and which flop?
Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:
And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:
Which title patterns actually move the needle
Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 177 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.
Lean on has a number and short title (≤6 words) - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on an all-caps word.
What keywords does Insider Science rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: myths debunked, experts debunk, colossal collections, specimens are, doctors debunk, pediatricians debunk, sleep experts, debunk sleep. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does Insider Science post, and when?
Insider Science publishes about 0.8 videos a week, most often on Sun.
How long are Insider Science's videos?
Typical uploads run about 6 minutes. Broken down by length, its 10-20 min videos perform best (1.3M median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does Insider Science compare to other education channels?
At 549K median views, Insider Science runs above the typical education channel we track (23K). It is outperforming its niche.
What is Insider Science'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, Insider Science pulls roughly 1.9M long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $1,889-$7,554 a month in ad revenue (about $22,663-$90,651 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 Insider Science make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 10-20 min format, ship on Sun. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 549K views.
Insider Science stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 3.1M |
| Total views | 910M |
| Videos published | 649 |
| Avg views (of 177 analyzed) | 1.6M |
| Uploads per week | 0.8 |
| Typical length | 6 min |
| On YouTube since | 2015 (11 yrs) |
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