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

Music · 6-min uploads · 495K subscribers · started 2016 · ~0.4/week
Est. ad revenue$91–$364/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 167 most recent of 257 long-form uploads. One of the music YouTube channels we track. Visit PianoPig on YouTube →

In PianoPig's own words
Your hub for all things jazz & neo-soul piano. No nonsense, no gimmicks, just the stuff you actually need to make real progress. Everything from voicings, improvisation, practice tips, technique, mindset and so much more. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced piano player you will...Based in GB

What are PianoPig's average views?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 56% of all views and its biggest is 48.6× the median, so the median upload (35K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

35K
median views
48.6×
top vs median
29%
hit rate (2×+)
56%
views from top 10%

What is PianoPig's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "Piano Chords: The Basics" at 1.7M views - 48.6× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
Piano Chords: The Basics1.7M
Piano Chords: Major & Minor998K
Neo Soul Chord Progression EXPLAINED!971K

Which titles work best for PianoPig - and which flop?

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

Video titleViews
Piano Chords: The Basics1.7M
Piano Chords: Major & Minor998K
Neo Soul Chord Progression EXPLAINED!971K
How To Play Emotional Piano Chords662K
How To CREATE Your Own Chord Progressions520K
The Sexiest Minor 11 Voicing I Know512K
How to Play a Funk Groove457K
Funky Chord Progression EXPLAINED!343K
Piano Chords: SUSPENDED CHORDS (sus4 & sus2)336K
Piano Chords: Major 7ths, Minor 7ths & Dominant 7ths334K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
Why You Still SUCK At The Piano14K
How To Actually Get Better In 202214K
Check Out This Crazy Instrument! (Kalimba)14K
How To ACTUALLY Practice The Piano13K
The #1 Exercise For Playing Neo Soul Piano12K
Big Cluster Voicing // Chord Of The Month #712K
3 Exercises That Will Change How You Improvise Forever11K
This 3 Chord Progression Will Get You Out of a Rut11K
PianoPig Jam Competition #110K
This Lick Will Blow Your Mind (& Improve Your Technique)10K

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 167 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 - PianoPig
An ALL-CAPS word27% of videos
+83%
Has a number37% of videos
-47%
Short title (≤6 words)44% of videos
-24%
The title formula for PianoPig

Lean on an all-caps word - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on has a number.

Surprise: has a number costs this channel 47% here - the opposite of the usual "always do it" advice.

What keywords does PianoPig rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: chord progression, progression explained, neo soul, chords major, major minor, chord progressions, voicing know, minor voicing. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does PianoPig post, and when?

PianoPig publishes about 0.4 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
28
Mon
24
Tue
19
Wed
14
Thu
5
Fri
46
Sat
31

How long are PianoPig's videos?

Typical uploads run about 6 minutes. Broken down by length, its 5-10 min videos perform best (47K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
5-10 min
47K
under 5 min
28K
10-20 min
22K

How does PianoPig compare to other music channels?

At 35K median views, PianoPig runs above the typical music channel we track (19K). It is outperforming its niche.

How much money does PianoPig make on YouTube?

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, PianoPig pulls roughly 60K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $60-$241 a month in ad revenue (about $722-$2,890 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 PianoPig make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 5-10 min format, ship on Fri. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 35K views.

PianoPig stats at a glance

Subscribers495K
Total views36M
Videos published257
Avg views (of 167 analyzed)90K
Uploads per week0.4
Typical length6 min
On YouTube since2016 (10 yrs)

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

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