The Science Asylum - 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 177 most recent of 241 long-form uploads. One of the education YouTube channels we track. Visit The Science Asylum on YouTube →
How many views does The Science Asylum actually get?
This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 39% of all views and its biggest is 20.4× the median, so the median upload (230K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.
What is The Science Asylum's most popular video?
Its biggest hit is "The REAL source of Gravity might SURPRISE you..." at 4.7M views - 20.4× the channel median. The other top performers:
| Video title | Views |
|---|---|
| The REAL source of Gravity might SURPRISE you... | 4.7M |
| I proved 1.3 million Earths DON'T fit inside the Sun! | 4.4M |
| What Does An Atom REALLY Look Like? | 2.9M |
Which titles work best for The Science Asylum - 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 177 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 speaks to "you" and uses (brackets) - they lift views the most on this channel. Go easy on has a number.
What keywords does The Science Asylum rank on?
Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: black holes, black hole, does not, does light, quantum spin, special relativity, faster light, not exist. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.
How often does The Science Asylum post, and when?
The Science Asylum publishes about 0.3 videos a week, most often on Wed.
How long are The Science Asylum's videos?
Typical uploads run about 9 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (860K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.
How does The Science Asylum compare to other education channels?
At 230K median views, The Science Asylum runs above the typical education channel we track (23K). It is outperforming its niche.
How much does The Science Asylum 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, The Science Asylum pulls roughly 297K long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $297-$1,187 a month in ad revenue (about $3,560-$14,242 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 The Science Asylum make next?
Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Wed. The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 230K views.
The Science Asylum stats at a glance
| Subscribers | 730K |
| Total views | 75M |
| Videos published | 241 |
| Avg views (of 177 analyzed) | 353K |
| Uploads per week | 0.3 |
| Typical length | 9 min |
| On YouTube since | 2012 (14 yrs) |
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