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Level1Techs - what's actually working, and what isn't

Tech · 19-min uploads · 532K subscribers · started 2011 · ~3.4/week
Est. ad revenue$729–$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 181 most recent of 3K long-form uploads. One of the tech YouTube channels we track. Visit Level1Techs on YouTube →

In Level1Techs's own words
We are passionate about technology and how it shapes our world. We create videos to share our knowledge about tech, science and design. + Business Inquiries/Brand Integrations: *IMPORTANT* Any email lacking "level1techs.com" should be ignored and immediately reported toBased in US

How many views does Level1Techs actually get?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 34% of all views and its biggest is 10.2× the median, so the median upload (33K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

33K
median views
10.2×
top vs median
20%
hit rate (2×+)
34%
views from top 10%

What is Level1Techs's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "AI and You Against the Machine: Guide so you can own Big AI and Run Local" at 338K views - 10.2× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
AI and You Against the Machine: Guide so you can own Big AI and Run Local338K
Inside the Modern Data Center! SuperClusters at Applied Digital266K
GH200: The Super-Server the US Government Doesn't Want You to Have!* ft. Supermicro ARS-111GL198K

Which titles work best for Level1Techs - and which flop?

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

Video titleViews
AI and You Against the Machine: Guide so you can own Big AI and Run Local338K
Inside the Modern Data Center! SuperClusters at Applied Digital266K
GH200: The Super-Server the US Government Doesn't Want You to Have!* ft. Supermicro ARS-111GL198K
Your DDR5 Memory Could be at Risk! All About DDR5174K
The Intel Arc Pro B50 is the Better Alternative to Nvidia's A1000174K
Upgrading @GamersNexus Storage Server! Feat. 45Drives and Kioxia!170K
Need Cheap Mass Storage? Try Surplus SAS Flash!169K
60 Trash Drives = 200 TB of Buddy Backups and Self-Hosting Adventures!152K
Deep Dive into Nvidia's DGX Spark GB10150K
7 Important Things To Know About Proxmox! (esp. for VMWare Refugees)149K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 25 2025: Malware You Can't Refuse19K
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 24 2025: Stablecoin GENIUS19K
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 17 2025: Auf Wiedersehen, Microsoft19K
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 6 2025: A Different Kind of Mighty Duck19K
Global Launch Review of the XFX RX 9070 GRE18K
The Story From GTC: AI Needs People18K
Checking Out MSI's BLAZING FAST 500hz 1440p OLED Monitor!18K
No E? X870 Nova Wifi Motherboard Review and Memory Chat18K
WHAT'S IN MY BAG?!? My Travel Live Stream Set Up18K
The Level1 Links With Friends Show June 20 2025: #FreeEd18K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 181 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 - Level1Techs
Includes a year12% of videos
-46%
The title formula for Level1Techs

Its biggest drag is includes a year - worth avoiding.

includes a year drags views 46% below par here - worth easing off.

What keywords does Level1Techs rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: run local, storage server, intel arc, checking out, arc pro, links friends, friends show, threadripper build. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does Level1Techs post, and when?

Level1Techs publishes about 3.4 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
26
Mon
17
Tue
21
Wed
11
Thu
21
Fri
63
Sat
22

How long are Level1Techs's videos?

Typical uploads run about 19 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (35K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
35K
10-20 min
33K
5-10 min
28K

How does Level1Techs compare to other tech channels?

At 33K median views, Level1Techs runs above the typical tech channel we track (26K). It is outperforming its niche.

How much does Level1Techs 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, Level1Techs pulls roughly 482K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $482-$1,930 a month in ad revenue (about $5,790-$23,158 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 Level1Techs make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 33K views.

Level1Techs stats at a glance

Subscribers532K
Total views96M
Videos published3K
Avg views (of 181 analyzed)48K
Engagement rate9.3%
Uploads per week3.4
Typical length19 min
On YouTube since2011 (15 yrs)

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Public YouTube data for Level1Techs, analyzed by TubeHunter. We show the read, not a guarantee - titles are one lever, not magic.

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