Step by Step 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 174 most recent of 568 long-form uploads. One of the education YouTube channels we track. Visit Step by Step Science on YouTube →
Step by Step Science's YouTube stats: views and performance
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 49% of all views and its biggest is 20.2× the median, so the median upload (12K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is Step by Step Science's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "Motion Graphs: Transforming Position to Velocity to Acceleration vs Time" at 242K views - 20.2× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| Motion Graphs: Transforming Position to Velocity to Acceleration vs Time | 242K |
| What is a Joule? An Explanation | 206K |
| Building Series & Parallel Circuits with PhET Simulations | 185K |
Which titles work best for Step by Step 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:
The words that win for Step by Step Science
These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: explanation.
Which title patterns actually move the needle
Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 174 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) and asks a question - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on an all-caps word.
What keywords does Step by Step Science rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: example problems, simple harmonic, harmonic motion, resistance resistivity, velocity acceleration, parallel circuits, series parallel, phet simulations. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does Step by Step Science post, and when?
Step by Step Science publishes about 0.4 videos a week, most often on Mon.
How long are Step by Step Science's videos?
Typical uploads run about 12 minutes. Broken down by length, its under 5 min videos perform best (53K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does Step by Step Science compare to other education channels?
At 12K median views, Step by Step Science sits below the typical education channel we track (23K) - there is headroom.
What is Step by Step 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, Step by Step Science pulls roughly 21K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $21-$83 a month in ad revenue (about $248-$991 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 Step by Step Science make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the under 5 min format, ship on Mon, and build titles around its proven words (explanation). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 12K views.
Step by Step Science stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 223K |
| Total views | 36M |
| Videos published | 568 |
| Avg views (of 174 analyzed) | 25K |
| Uploads per week | 0.4 |
| Typical length | 12 min |
| On YouTube since | 2007 (19 yrs) |
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