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Japan by Food - what's actually working, and what isn't

Cooking · 18-min uploads · 248K subscribers · started 2017 · ~1.2/week
Est. ad revenue$383–$2K/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 100 public uploads. One of the cooking youtube channels we track. Visit Japan by Food on YouTube →

In Japan by Food's own words
ByFood makes videos that spotlight Japanese chefs and craftspeople, seasonal food trends, and local Japanese culture (with a few fun food challenges thrown into the mix)! ABOUT BYFOOD: ByFood is Japan's one-stop food platform. With the most extensive variety of Japanese food experiences on the internet, byFood strives Based in JP

Japan by Food's YouTube stats: views and performance

This channel is consistent: no single hit carries it (top 10% of videos = 33% of views), so the median upload of 49K views is the real story.

49K
median views
7.1×
top vs median
16%
hit rate (2×+)
33%
views from top 10%

What is Japan by Food's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "First Time in Osaka? | 4 Things to Add to your Travel Itinerary for the Japanese City" at 347K views - 7.1× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
First Time in Osaka? | 4 Things to Add to your Travel Itinerary for the Japanese City347K
We Tried GIANT Oyster & Japan's Most Luxurious Seafood Bowl!347K
24 Hours with ONLY Japanese Convenience Store Foods238K

Which titles work best for Japan by Food - and which flop?

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

Video titleViews
First Time in Osaka? | 4 Things to Add to your Travel Itinerary for the Japanese City347K
We Tried GIANT Oyster & Japan's Most Luxurious Seafood Bowl!347K
24 Hours with ONLY Japanese Convenience Store Foods238K
Asakusa's VIRAL Street Food Hunt - Is It Worth the Hype?235K
MORE Viral Tokyo Foods that Broke the Internet!207K
JAPAN GUIDE 2025! | Our TOP TIPS for Japanese Food Travel this Year!206K
24 Hours of Eating Japanese Sandwiches in Tokyo 🥪178K
Eating at Anthony Bourdain's Spots in Tokyo - Are They Still Good?174K
Eating at Tokyo's Most Viral Restaurants - Shinjuku Edition!167K
Tokyo Station Food Tour: Ramen Street, Sushi and BBQ Under One Roof151K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Emoji Food Hunting Challenge in Tokyo! 🍵🍓🍔27K
Love Japanese Food? These 5 Tokyo Experiences Are a Must-Try25K
Lake Biwa Attractions: 2 Famous Shiga Sake Breweries Near Kyoto24K
MORE Unique Tokyo Vending Machine Snacks You Can ONLY Find in Japan23K
The Journey of Japanese Wagyu: From Kobe Beef Farm to Osaka Yakiniku Restaurant!22K
Tokyo Helicopter Tour + Dinner: The MOST ROMANTIC Tokyo Date Idea?19K
MODERN Japanese Sake: Japan's National Drink is Changing - Here's How!19K
Eating Fried Gecko & WILD Meats in Tokyo!! Dare to Try?!17K
We Spent a Day With an Award-Winning Chef in Tokyo ⭐️17K
Visiting UENO PARK: Tea Ceremony in a HIDDEN Teahouse!16K

The title patterns that win here

  • Numbers pull the click here: 45% of its winners use one ("3-ingredient", "in 10 minutes") vs 15% of its flops.
  • Questions work: 30% of its winners are phrased as a question.

What keywords does Japan by Food rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: tokyo, japan, japanese, travel, byfood, eating, most, hours. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Japan by Food post, and when?

Japan by Food publishes about 1.2 videos a week. Its views concentrate on Mon, Thu, Fri, and thin out on Tue. The single best-performing slot is Mon around 1:00.

Views by day of week
Sun
0
Mon
6.4M
Tue
19K
Wed
0
Thu
310K
Fri
49K
Sat
0

How long are Japan by Food's videos?

Typical uploads run about 18 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (73K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
under 5m
8K
5-10m
40K
10-20m
48K
20m+
73K

How does Japan by Food compare to other cooking channels?

At 49K median views, Japan by Food runs above the typical cooking channel we track (22K). It is outperforming its niche.

What is Japan by Food'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, Japan by Food pulls roughly 254K long-form views a month, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $254-$1K a month in ad revenue (about $3K-$12K a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly.

What should a channel like Japan by Food make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Mon, and build titles around its proven words. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 49K views.

Japan by Food stats at a glance

Subscribers248K
Total views28M
Videos published595
Average views / video47K
Engagement rate3.5%
Uploads per week1.2
Typical length18 min
On YouTube since2017 (9 yrs)

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