Skip the Tutorial - 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 180 most recent of 1K long-form uploads. One of the gaming YouTube channels we track. Visit Skip the Tutorial on YouTube →
How many views does Skip the Tutorial actually get?
This channel is steady: no single video runs away with it (top 10% of videos = 26% of views, biggest is 5.1× median), so the median upload of 1.5M views is the real story.
What is Skip the Tutorial's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "Every Structure Mojang Removed From Minecraft (And Why)" at 7.6M views - 5.1× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| Every Structure Mojang Removed From Minecraft (And Why) | 7.6M |
| Minecraft things but it gets increasingly more annoying | 7.4M |
| Satisfying Minecraft Experiments | 7.0M |
Which titles work best for Skip the Tutorial - 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 180 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 short title (≤6 words) - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on uses (brackets).
What keywords does Skip the Tutorial rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: busting myths, every minecraft, removed minecraft, mojang removed, minecraft mob, mod adds, myths believe, know minecraft. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does Skip the Tutorial post, and when?
Skip the Tutorial publishes about 1.7 videos a week, most often on Fri.
How long are Skip the Tutorial's videos?
Typical uploads run about 20 minutes. Broken down by length, its 5-10 min videos perform best (1.7M median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does Skip the Tutorial compare to other gaming channels?
At 1.5M median views, Skip the Tutorial runs above the typical gaming channel we track (76K). It is outperforming its niche.
How much does Skip the Tutorial 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, Skip the Tutorial pulls roughly 11M long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $10,965-$43,860 a month in ad revenue (about $131,580-$526,320 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 Skip the Tutorial 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 1.5M views.
Skip the Tutorial stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 11M |
| Total views | 3.2B |
| Videos published | 1K |
| Avg views (of 180 analyzed) | 1.8M |
| Uploads per week | 1.7 |
| Typical length | 20 min |
| On YouTube since | 2017 (9 yrs) |
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