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The Tech Chap - what's actually working, and what isn't

Tech · 11-min uploads · 1.6M subscribers · started 2015 · ~1.7/week
Est. ad revenue$3K–$10K/morough estimate from recent upload pace at $1.5-6 RPM

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 182 most recent of 1K long-form uploads. One of the tech YouTube channels we track. Visit The Tech Chap on YouTube →

In The Tech Chap's own words
Hello! I'm Tom, and I'm one of the biggest content creators for tech, gadgets and lifestyle. Based in the UK, I test and review the latest Phones, Laptops, TVs, PC Hardware, Cars & More - to help you make the right buying decision. New videos are posted weekly, and I share much more on Instagram &...Based in GB

How does The Tech Chap perform on YouTube?

This channel runs on hits: its top 10% of videos pull 31% of all views and its biggest is 6.6× the median, so the median upload (228K views) is the floor and the big numbers are the exception.

228K
median views
6.6×
top vs median
16%
hit rate (2×+)
31%
views from top 10%

What is The Tech Chap's most popular video?

Its biggest hit is "iPhone 17 Ultimate Battery Test - 17 | Air | Pro | Pro Max" at 1.5M views - 6.6× the channel median. The other top performers:

Video titleViews
iPhone 17 Ultimate Battery Test - 17 | Air | Pro | Pro Max1.5M
Living with the iPhone Air! [FULL REVIEW]1.2M
iPad Buying Guide [Mid 2025]1.2M

Which titles work best for The Tech Chap - and which flop?

Same channel, same audience. The gap between these two lists is the title doing the work. Its strongest titles:

Video titleViews
iPhone 17 Ultimate Battery Test - 17 | Air | Pro | Pro Max1.5M
Living with the iPhone Air! [FULL REVIEW]1.2M
iPad Buying Guide [Mid 2025]1.2M
Is Samsung Better than Apple!? [I TESTED Both Ecosystems]1.2M
iPad Buying Guide (Early 2024)1.2M
BEST Gaming Handheld in 2024!? [Steam Deck OLED | Ally X | Legion Go | Claw]1.0M
iPad Buying Guide - Late 2024979K
iPhone 16 & 16 Pro Hands-On - Don't Go PRO!?859K
MacBook Neo vs Air vs Pro - Don't Waste Your Money! [2026]797K
I wish my iPad had this... [Samsung Galaxy Tab 10 Ultra REVIEW]781K

And the uploads that underperformed for this channel:

Video titleViews
I Switched to the HONOR Magic V3 & MagicBook Art 14! [Ecosystem Tested] AD116K
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM3 - REVIEW! (Should You Upgrade?)115K
Antigravity A1 Hands-On - is this 8K 360 drone any good!? 114K
XGIMI MoGo 4 - Next-Gen PORTABLE Projectors! [Unboxing & Impressions]114K
How is this OLED Monitor SO CHEAP!? [2026]111K
BMW iX3 First Review [EXCLUSIVE Behind The Scenes]103K
The Best 4K TV In the World!? [LG OLED evo G5 | LG QNED evo QNED85]98K
I've Never Seen a Phone Like This...97K
OPPO Find X7 Ultra - The ULTIMATE Camera Test! [ft. Galaxy S24 Ultra]97K
PORSCHE DESIGN HONOR Magic6 RSR Unboxing & Impressions - A BIG Upgrade!?94K

The words that win for The Tech Chap

These show up across its winners but barely in its flops - the angles this audience actually clicks: pro air review iphone.

Which title patterns actually move the needle

Not a guess - the real view lift of each pattern across 182 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.

View lift by title pattern - The Tech Chap
Short title (≤6 words)6% of videos
+57%
Best / top / worst / ultimate14% of videos
+18%
The title formula for The Tech Chap

Lean on short title (≤6 words) and best / top / worst / ultimate - they lift views the most on this channel.

What keywords does The Tech Chap rank on?

Weighted by views, the topics this channel actually pulls traffic on are: samsung galaxy, pro max, iphone pro, buying guide, ipad buying, real world, pro review, air pro. These are the lanes it owns - and the ones a similar channel competes against.

How often does The Tech Chap post, and when?

The Tech Chap publishes about 1.7 videos a week, most often on Fri.

Views by day of week
Sun
17
Mon
4
Tue
10
Wed
8
Thu
35
Fri
99
Sat
9

How long are The Tech Chap's videos?

Typical uploads run about 11 minutes. Broken down by length, its 20 min+ videos perform best (668K median views) - the format worth leaning into on this channel.

Median views by video length
20 min+
668K
10-20 min
252K
5-10 min
194K

How does The Tech Chap compare to other tech channels?

At 228K median views, The Tech Chap runs above the typical tech channel we track (26K). It is outperforming its niche.

The Tech Chap's estimated YouTube 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 Tech Chap pulls roughly 1.7M long-form views a month from recent uploads, which at a typical $1-4 RPM works out to an estimated $1,667-$6,667 a month in ad revenue (about $20,000-$80,001 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 Tech Chap make next?

Copy what already works here, not generic advice: lean on the 20 min+ format, ship on Fri, and build titles around its proven words (pro, air, review). The median is the bar - the goal of every upload is to clear 228K views.

The Tech Chap stats at a glance

Subscribers1.6M
Total views473M
Videos published1K
Avg views (of 182 analyzed)294K
Engagement rate2.9%
Uploads per week1.7
Typical length11 min
On YouTube since2015 (11 yrs)

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Public YouTube data for The Tech Chap, analyzed by TubeHunter. We show the read, not a guarantee - titles are one lever, not magic.

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