# How Things Work YouTube Stats

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

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As of 2026-11-02, How Things Work has 1,450,000 subscribers, 6,011 total views, and 5 videos. It ranks #47,660 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

Counts reflect public YouTube data and may be rounded. Earnings are modelled ad revenue estimates, not reported creator income; sponsorships, memberships and merchandise are excluded. [Data sources and earnings methodology](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/#earnings).

## Key stats

- Subscribers: 1,450,000
- Total views: 6,011
- Videos: 5
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $3
- Worldwide rank: #47,660
- Country: New Zealand (rank #24)
- Category: Education (rank #1,527)
- Joined YouTube: 2015-02-28
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-02

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [How Trains Actually Work (Simple Version)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/OG5f31Jp4sE/) | Long-form | 2026-01-18 | 2,345 | - | 15.08x |
| [How Do Ships Float (Even Though They’re Heavy?)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/gXhMSylASIg/) | Long-form | 2026-01-20 | 1,930 | 0 | 12.41x |
| [Why Don't Birds Get Electrocuted on Wires?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/-RatI1U2N7E/) | Long-form | 2026-01-27 | 634 | 0 | 4.08x |
| [Where Does Toilet Water Go?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/yhS1A07_ms0/) | Long-form | 2026-01-24 | 551 | - | 3.54x |
| [How Do Ships Float (Even Though They’re Heavy?)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/6idu1gRG2NE/) | Short | 2026-01-20 | 568 | - | 3.65x |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Why Don't Birds Get Electrocuted on Wires?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/-RatI1U2N7E/) | Long-form | 2026-01-27 | 634 | 0 | 4.08x |
| [Where Does Toilet Water Go?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/yhS1A07_ms0/) | Long-form | 2026-01-24 | 551 | - | 3.54x |
| [How Do Ships Float (Even Though They’re Heavy?)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/6idu1gRG2NE/) | Short | 2026-01-20 | 568 | - | 3.65x |
| [How Do Ships Float (Even Though They’re Heavy?)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/gXhMSylASIg/) | Long-form | 2026-01-20 | 1,930 | 0 | 12.41x |
| [How Trains Actually Work (Simple Version)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/OG5f31Jp4sE/) | Long-form | 2026-01-18 | 2,345 | - | 15.08x |

## Long-form vs. Shorts, last 28 days

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 0 | 0 |
| Shorts | 0 | 0 |

## Daily performance

All recorded daily snapshots available for this channel. Dates are UTC. Missing days are not filled in; negative changes are retained. Earnings are estimates.

| Date | Subscribers | Subscribers change | Views | Views change | Estimated earnings (USD) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-01 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 6,011 | +25 | $0 |
| 2026-10-31 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,986 | +14 | $0 |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,972 | +24 | $0 |
| 2026-10-29 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,948 | +33 | $0 |
| 2026-10-28 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,915 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-10-27 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,915 | +25 | $0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,890 | +23 | $0 |
| 2026-10-25 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,867 | +16 | $0 |
| 2026-10-24 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,851 | +9 | $0 |
| 2026-10-23 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,842 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,842 | +45 | $0 |
| 2026-10-21 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,797 | +12 | $0 |
| 2026-10-20 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,785 | +17 | $0 |
| 2026-10-19 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,768 | +21 | $0 |
| 2026-10-18 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,747 | +27 | $0 |
| 2026-10-17 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,720 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-10-16 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,720 | +40 | $0 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,680 | +4 | $0 |
| 2026-10-14 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,676 | +39 | $0 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,637 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-10-12 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,637 | +30 | $0 |
| 2026-10-11 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,607 | +11 | $0 |
| 2026-10-10 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,596 | +22 | $0 |
| 2026-10-09 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,574 | +3 | $0 |
| 2026-10-08 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,571 | +17 | $0 |
| 2026-10-07 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,554 | +15 | $0 |
| 2026-10-06 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,539 | +12 | $0 |
| 2026-10-05 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,527 | +12 | $0 |
| 2026-10-04 | 1,450,000 | 0 | 5,515 | +14 | $0 |

## Monthly history

In October 2026, How Things Work held at 1,450,000 subscribers and got 523 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2026 | 0 | +523 | 1,450,000 | 5,992 |
| September 2026 | 0 | +737 | 1,450,000 | 5,469 |
| August 2026 | 0 | +804 | 1,450,000 | 4,732 |
| July 2026 | 0 | +666 | 1,450,000 | 3,928 |
| June 2026 | 0 | +395 | 1,450,000 | 3,262 |
| May 2026 | -10,000 | +413 | 1,450,000 | 2,867 |
| April 2026 | 0 | +486 | 1,460,000 | 2,454 |
| March 2026 | 0 | +652 | 1,460,000 | 1,968 |
| February 2026 | 0 | +359 | 1,460,000 | 1,316 |
| January 2026 | 0 | -1,122 | 1,460,000 | 957 |
| December 2025 | 0 | +49 | 1,460,000 | 2,079 |
| November 2025 | 0 | +52 | 1,460,000 | 2,030 |
| October 2025 | -10,000 | +44 | 1,460,000 | 1,978 |
| September 2025 | 0 | +53 | 1,470,000 | 1,934 |
| August 2025 | 0 | +70 | 1,470,000 | 1,881 |
| July 2025 | 0 | +476 | 1,470,000 | 1,811 |
| June 2025 | 0 | -84,795 | 1,470,000 | 1,335 |
| May 2025 | 0 | +9,825 | 1,470,000 | 86,130 |
| April 2025 | 0 | +5,648 | 1,470,000 | 76,305 |
| March 2025 | -10,000 | +3,352 | 1,470,000 | 70,657 |
| February 2025 | 0 | +3,000 | 1,480,000 | 67,305 |
| January 2025 | 0 | +2,669 | 1,480,000 | 64,305 |
| December 2024 | 0 | +2,547 | 1,480,000 | 61,636 |
| November 2024 | 0 | +2,819 | 1,480,000 | 59,089 |
| October 2024 | -10,000 | +5,860 | 1,480,000 | 56,270 |
| September 2024 | 0 | +42,332 | 1,490,000 | 50,410 |
| August 2024 | 0 | -263,913 | 1,490,000 | 8,078 |
| July 2024 | 0 | +11,620 | 1,490,000 | 271,991 |
| June 2024 | 0 | +9,586 | 1,490,000 | 260,371 |
| May 2024 | -10,000 | +5,919 | 1,490,000 | 250,785 |
| April 2024 | 0 | +9,965 | 1,500,000 | 244,866 |
| March 2024 | 0 | +10,197 | 1,500,000 | 234,901 |
| February 2024 | 0 | +9,418 | 1,500,000 | 224,704 |
| January 2024 | -10,000 | +8,803 | 1,500,000 | 215,286 |
| December 2023 | 0 | +6,010 | 1,510,000 | 206,483 |
| November 2023 | 0 | +10,228 | 1,510,000 | 200,473 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-02, How Things Work has 1,450,000 subscribers, 6,011 total views, and 5 videos. It ranks #47,660 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

[Shareable recorded history chart](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/history.svg)

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does How Things Work have?**

How Things Work has 1,450,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-02.

**How many views does How Things Work have?**

How Things Work has 6,011 total video views as of 2026-11-02.

**How many videos has How Things Work uploaded?**

How Things Work has uploaded 5 videos as of 2026-11-02.

**What is How Things Work's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $3 USD in YouTube ad revenue for How Things Work as of 2026-11-02. This is a modelled estimate, not income reported by the creator or YouTube. The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

**What is How Things Work's subscriber rank?**

How Things Work is ranked #47,660 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-02.

**How many subscribers did How Things Work gain in the last 28 days?**

How Things Work gained 0 subscribers between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How many views did How Things Work get in the last 28 days?**

How Things Work got 496 views between 2026-10-05 and 2026-11-01.

**How much did How Things Work grow in October 2026?**

In October 2026, How Things Work held at 1,450,000 subscribers and got 523 views.

**When did How Things Work start their channel on YouTube?**

How Things Work started their YouTube channel on February 28, 2015.

**What country is How Things Work YouTube channel from?**

How Things Work has its channel country set to New Zealand on YouTube.

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## More on this channel

- [Videos](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@howthingswork2026/videos/): Latest long-form videos and Shorts.
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