The Protein Chef - 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 75 public uploads. One of the recipe youtube channels we track. Visit The Protein Chef on YouTube →
What are The Protein Chef's average views?
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 60% of all views, so the median upload (33K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is The Protein Chef's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "Healthy Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese | Cheap & Easy" at 970K views - 29.8× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| Healthy Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese | Cheap & Easy | 970K |
| 5 Quick Cottage Cheese Recipes | 948K |
| Microwave Protein Brownie | Simple Healthy Dessert | 881K |
Which titles work best for The Protein Chef - 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
- Words that show up in winners, not flops:
cottagecheeselowquickcarbcheap.
What keywords does The Protein Chef rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: protein, cheese, cottage, healthy, dessert, quick, high, low. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does The Protein Chef post, and when?
The Protein Chef publishes about 3.3 videos a week. Its views concentrate on Thu, Fri, Wed, and thin out on Mon. The single best-performing slot is Thu around 16:00.
How long are The Protein Chef's videos?
Typical uploads run about 4 minutes. Broken down by length, its 5-10 min videos perform best (49K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does The Protein Chef compare to other cooking channels?
At 33K median views, The Protein Chef runs above the typical cooking channel we track (22K). It is outperforming its niche.
How much money does The Protein Chef 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, The Protein Chef pulls roughly 462K long-form views a month, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $462-$2K a month in ad revenue (about $6K-$22K a year). Treat it as a ballpark, not a payslip - real creator income varies wildly.
What should a channel like The Protein Chef make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 5-10 min format, ship on Thu, and build titles around its proven words (cottage, cheese, low). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 33K views.
The Protein Chef stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 520K |
| Total views | 34M |
| Videos published | 653 |
| Average views / video | 52K |
| Engagement rate | 4.5% |
| Uploads per week | 3.3 |
| Typical length | 4 min |
| On YouTube since | 2009 (17 yrs) |
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