The Cooking Foodie - 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 the honest read, from 102 public uploads. One of the best cooking youtube channels we track. Visit The Cooking Foodie on YouTube →
The Cooking Foodie's YouTube stats: views and performance
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 75% of all views, so the median upload (91K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is The Cooking Foodie's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "Macaroni and Cheese Recipe | How to Make Mac and Cheese" at 13M views - 147.6× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| Macaroni and Cheese Recipe | How to Make Mac and Cheese | 13M |
| Easy Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe (Only 3-Ingredients) | 12M |
| Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe | 10M |
Which titles work best for The Cooking Foodie - 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 title patterns that win here
- Numbers pull the click here: 29% of its winners use one ("3-ingredient", "in 10 minutes") vs 10% of its flops.
- Its winning titles run about 6 words; the ones that flop run 11. Shorter and sharper wins here.
What keywords does The Cooking Foodie rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: cream, ice, homemade, chocolate, cheese, macaroni, mac, only. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does The Cooking Foodie post, and when?
The Cooking Foodie publishes about 6.6 videos a week. Its views concentrate on Tue, Fri, Mon, and thin out on Wed. The single best-performing slot is Tue around 12:00.
How long are The Cooking Foodie's videos?
Typical uploads run about 3 minutes. Broken down by length, its 10-20 min videos perform best (296K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does The Cooking Foodie compare to other cooking channels?
At 91K median views, The Cooking Foodie runs above the typical cooking channel we track (22K). It is outperforming its niche.
What is The Cooking Foodie'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, The Cooking Foodie pulls roughly 2.6M long-form views a month, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $3K-$10K a month in ad revenue (about $31K-$124K a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly.
What should a channel like The Cooking Foodie make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 10-20 min format, ship on Tue, and build titles around its proven words. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 91K views.
The Cooking Foodie stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 3.3M |
| Total views | 541M |
| Videos published | 1K |
| Average views / video | 452K |
| Engagement rate | 2.1% |
| Uploads per week | 6.6 |
| Typical length | 3 min |
| On YouTube since | 2017 (9 yrs) |
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