# Ben Kilner: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, Ben Kilner has 505,000 subscribers, 99,908,046 total views, and 93 videos. It ranks #151,598 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Ben Kilner](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Ben Kilner is “I Made Mankind's Oldest Weapons”, a long-form video published Jun 6, 2026.
- These are Ben Kilner’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 5, 2024 and Jun 6, 2026 (23 long-form videos and 25 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 139,520. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Canoe build in one hit! Full episode out now 🚴‍♂️🛶🚀🚀” (43,588,198 views, Nov 22, 2024). Least viewed: “Day 3 - Loch Ness” (21,820 views, Feb 4, 2025).
- Median length: 16:14 for 23 long-form videos; 0:37 for 25 Shorts.
- In this sample, Ben Kilner’s consecutive uploads were a median of 5 days apart (shortest gap 0 days, longest 120 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [I Made Mankind's Oldest Weapons](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/tDXVDBMEzts/) | 2026-06-06 | Long-form | 478,017 | 52:53 | 1.12x |
| [Woven bark and hazel basket for preserving food. Full episode out now 🔥💨](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/-jZI_EV2kbQ/) | 2026-02-06 | Short | 200,686 | 1:21 | 2.84x |
| [I Rebuilt a 10,000 Year Old House - 80 Day Timelapse](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/TdnVJ-51pjw/) | 2025-12-20 | Long-form | 2,225,116 | 53:15 | 6.12x |
| [DIY smoke oven for smoking hides #bushcraft #survival](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/0U-3HI-eLvM/) | 2025-11-15 | Short | 82,593 | 1:25 | 2.43x |
| [I Made a Stone Axe and Used it to Fell a Tree](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/GEb1bkRi7EE/) | 2025-11-08 | Long-form | 1,282,641 | 14:15 | 6.25x |
| [Making fire with a bow drill 🎻🔥so much easier than the hand drill method.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/gLrEV--jegw/) | 2025-11-06 | Short | 52,909 | 0:47 | 2.46x |
| [I Made Stone Age Clothes from Deer and Sheep Skins](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/UGmiEeEgzP8/) | 2025-10-25 | Long-form | 655,619 | 15:15 | 3.18x |
| [Friction fire using a hand drill. Full episode out now 🔥](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/Bg50EQI8hUw/) | 2025-10-24 | Short | 106,949 | 0:19 | - |
| [Making fire from flint, fungus and pyrite 🍄🪨💥🔥](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/VQ9o9rLoQ1I/) | 2025-09-12 | Short | 59,315 | 0:25 | - |
| [The Stone Age Workshop series has begun 🤓](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/l3X4AEbYLRA/) | 2025-09-11 | Short | 44,450 | 0:24 | - |
| [Leather Tanning with Fat, Smoke & Bark](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/RxnQXYPgqQo/) | 2025-09-06 | Long-form | 349,412 | 17:41 | 1.69x |
| [Stone Age Workshop #2 - Primitive Clay Oven & Smoke Basket](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/9ry-N_9CcyM/) | 2025-09-06 | Long-form | 195,775 | 16:14 | 0.95x |
| [Stone Age Workshop #1 - Making Fire with Fungus, Flint & Wood](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/8bc7fPFqrUA/) | 2025-09-06 | Long-form | 142,841 | 10:37 | - |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - 2 Year Timelapse](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/dqWnoLYHGi4/) | 2025-07-12 | Long-form | 22,776,907 | 45:43 | 74.89x |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - Limewash and Gutters](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/iO_5vc6ntMQ/) | 2025-05-10 | Long-form | 376,545 | 9:23 | 1.48x |
| [Old Bandsaw Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/kvmg_Z3ELqY/) | 2025-04-26 | Long-form | 153,254 | 9:27 | 0.6x |
| [DIY translucent oak lamp 💡❤️ full video out now ▶️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/O0Jlz57Aeds/) | 2025-04-24 | Short | 119,681 | 0:16 | 1.85x |
| [Happy Easter!! 🐣 🪿🦖 Chicken, goose and ostrich Easter eggs 😍](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/CNBKImqH2Oc/) | 2025-04-20 | Short | 37,953 | 0:38 | - |
| [DIY carved oak mic and headphone stand - full video out now 🤓 #woodworking #greenwoodworking](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/epgA5b85aG8/) | 2025-04-17 | Short | 53,509 | 0:37 | - |
| [Table carved from 125 year old oak tree - full video out now](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/tcr0ySR_1Ww/) | 2025-04-15 | Short | 237,100 | 0:49 | 6.07x |
| [DIY Oak Workstation - Start to Finish](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/02VEkyO6sl4/) | 2025-04-12 | Long-form | 101,853 | 18:10 | - |
| [Abandoned wood shed restoration start to finish 🛠️🏡 #abandoned #diy #renovation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/vpHAxiv9q3E/) | 2025-03-07 | Short | 9,468,830 | 1:25 | >100x |
| [Day 12 - THE FINISH LINE 😅](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/vndaexR19k0/) | 2025-02-28 | Short | 75,790 | 0:40 | 2.5x |
| [Restoring an Old British Drill Press](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/R45mnjPtb0A/) | 2025-02-26 | Long-form | 90,469 | 9:09 | - |
| [Day 11 - Amphibious 🛶🚴‍♂️🚀🚀🚀](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/wtBdvnJmZkI/) | 2025-02-25 | Short | 75,017 | 0:38 | 2.67x |
| [Day 10 - Obstacles](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/4tHqSHtVLp4/) | 2025-02-23 | Short | 33,665 | 0:50 | - |
| [Day 9 - Chain Troubles and Another Saviour 🤩](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/cH9XI3sfHHU/) | 2025-02-22 | Short | 32,051 | 0:55 | - |
| [Day 8 - Repairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/3sg5o8EDFok/) | 2025-02-20 | Short | 44,751 | 0:41 | - |
| [Day 7 - A Tough Descent](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/Guet4yVaPro/) | 2025-02-14 | Short | 27,824 | 0:37 | - |
| [Day 6 - Broken Drivetrain 😅](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/20RFiGfx6k8/) | 2025-02-12 | Short | 24,386 | 0:24 | - |
| [Day 5 - Land Journey Begins](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/R2aCcJPoR-M/) | 2025-02-10 | Short | 27,243 | 0:25 | - |
| [Only in town for supplies 🚴‍♂️🛶🚀🚀](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/dnQXdSQ0vMQ/) | 2025-02-08 | Short | 28,586 | 0:14 | - |
| [Day 4 - Loch Ness to Inverness](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/mKBsiuHggUg/) | 2025-02-06 | Short | 24,960 | 0:25 | - |
| [Day 3 - Loch Ness](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/U7nd8L9t9ZQ/) | 2025-02-04 | Short | 21,820 | 0:21 | - |
| [Old Vice Restoration + Beeswax Rust Protection](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/DTm-ua9CScU/) | 2025-02-01 | Long-form | 140,236 | 8:03 | - |
| [Day 2 - solo amphibious canoe across Scotland and back again](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/KS-mNLsXqwo/) | 2025-01-29 | Short | 34,726 | 0:25 | - |
| [Day 1 - DIY bike canoe across Scotland and back again.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/8zGdr-TLAgY/) | 2025-01-22 | Short | 40,986 | 0:28 | - |
| [DIY Chainsaw Firewood Processor - Free Wood and Second Hand Chainsaw](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/g8z6tZHq-T0/) | 2025-01-18 | Long-form | 688,687 | 8:36 | 1.49x |
| [Abandoned Wood Shed - Complete Renovation Start to Finish Timelapse](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/Mbux62kwLZQ/) | 2025-01-04 | Long-form | 2,634,459 | 23:34 | 6.89x |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - Groundworks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/-WoDao7hTX8/) | 2024-12-21 | Long-form | 1,173,235 | 23:46 | 3.75x |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - Repairing Rotten Attic Floor](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/khIsI4LeylM/) | 2024-12-14 | Long-form | 231,594 | 8:02 | 0.85x |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - Log Burning Stove and Chimney Liner Install](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/fxqwMDVJ5BA/) | 2024-12-07 | Long-form | 277,109 | 10:05 | 1.02x |
| [Abandoned 100 Year Old Workshop Renovation - Roof Repairs](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/Jy1QWuhrw4o/) | 2024-11-30 | Long-form | 349,472 | 11:48 | 1.72x |
| [Canoe build in one hit! Full episode out now 🚴‍♂️🛶🚀🚀](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/MmTynOhQ5mM/) | 2024-11-22 | Short | 43,588,198 | 1:28 | >100x |
| [Across Scotland In a DIY Canoe](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/OM64NGDkccU/) | 2024-10-26 | Long-form | 138,804 | 48:47 | 1x |
| [Amphibious Canoe Across Scotland \|\| Solo Wild Camping](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/L71DmX8wdXE/) | 2024-10-19 | Long-form | 415,398 | 23:18 | 2.54x |
| [Homemade Amphibious Boat Build](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/soMV--uBHZ4/) | 2024-10-12 | Long-form | 506,797 | 26:31 | 8.63x |
| [Building a Lightweight Canoe - Start to Finish](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@ben-kilner/videos/jWuOSadiucQ/) | 2024-10-05 | Long-form | 948,906 | 47:40 | 19.31x |

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