# Not What You Think YouTube Stats

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As of 2026-10-28, Not What You Think has 3,460,000 subscribers, 3,704,678,191 total views, and 1,160 videos. It ranks #15,166 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: 3,460,000
- Total views: 3,704,678,191
- Videos: 1,160
- Estimated monthly earnings: $15,732
- Worldwide rank: #15,166
- Country: Canada (rank #175)
- Category: News-&-Politics (rank #412)
- Joined YouTube: 2020-10-28
- Statistics as of: 2026-10-28

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Intentional Train Derailment #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/PkURJ6wl3O0/) | Short | 2022-03-24 | 69,262,615 | 29 | - |
| [When The US Navy Couldn't Kill a Shark #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/43q-P2QEiWU/) | Short | 2022-08-15 | 35,247,570 | 1 | - |
| [Why Marines Holds Shotguns Upside Down #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/d46y5qaTFI8/) | Short | 2023-06-19 | 31,673,966 | 10 | 10.2x |
| [Why do Russians Submarines Have Windows? #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/wlhTjLLskHE/) | Short | 2022-03-29 | 29,392,307 | 29 | - |
| [Extreme Sledding #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/_Pb7JuMlc-4/) | Short | 2022-03-28 | 27,302,429 | 1 | - |
| [3 Nights Onboard US Navy's Largest Stealth Ship](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/8MlM6B2OMlE/) | Long-form | 2023-12-22 | 23,406,892 | 937 | 23.71x |
| [Why Protecting Tanks is Getting Much More Difficult](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/C4NmOss83XI/) | Long-form | 2022-12-09 | 18,158,570 | 533 | 13.03x |
| [The Bomb That Ended a War - The GBU-28 Bunker Buster](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/KJTq9yb_Zow/) | Long-form | 2022-07-01 | 16,915,268 | 11 | - |
| [Why Navy Sailors STOPPED Jumping Off Aircraft Carrier Flight Decks](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/CvoyYPVUibM/) | Long-form | 2023-02-10 | 11,836,699 | 364 | 4.61x |
| [America’s MASSIVE Military Airplane that is Named After a Porn Star](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/wZ2wcIZ4MPM/) | Long-form | 2023-01-27 | 11,586,171 | 353 | 4.52x |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [How Aircraft Shoot Backwards](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/7Mtowi24jOo/) | Short | 2026-10-27 | 368,190 | 31,132 | 1.74x |
| [When a Torpedo Falls From The Sky](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/CA5t7PD1uFM/) | Short | 2026-10-26 | 293,822 | 3,436 | 1.14x |
| [How this Boeing 747 Ended Up at the Bottom of a Lagoon](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/dlKcpO4BstA/) | Short | 2026-10-25 | 131,543 | 1,644 | - |
| [The WWII Bomb Designed to Bounce on Water](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/atfisvSvhOs/) | Short | 2026-10-24 | 77,326 | 541 | - |
| [The US Air Force Is About to Go Blind](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/_FKy19dShZI/) | Long-form | 2026-10-23 | 638,192 | 2,337 | 1.93x |

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

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 2 | 1,460,435 |
| Shorts | 22 | 11,829,467 |

## Daily performance

The 14 most recent days.

| Date | Subscribers | Views | Views change | Estimated earnings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-27 | 3,460,000 | 3,704,678,191 | +875,603 | $343 |
| 2026-10-26 | 3,460,000 | 3,703,802,588 | +1,334,127 | $522 |
| 2026-10-25 | 3,460,000 | 3,702,468,461 | +850,933 | $333 |
| 2026-10-24 | 3,460,000 | 3,701,617,528 | +692,670 | $271 |
| 2026-10-23 | 3,460,000 | 3,700,924,858 | +964,332 | $377 |
| 2026-10-22 | 3,460,000 | 3,699,960,526 | +861,933 | $337 |
| 2026-10-21 | 3,460,000 | 3,699,098,593 | +1,735,737 | $679 |
| 2026-10-20 | 3,460,000 | 3,697,362,856 | +1,606,083 | $629 |
| 2026-10-19 | 3,460,000 | 3,695,756,773 | +527,771 | $207 |
| 2026-10-18 | 3,460,000 | 3,695,229,002 | +2,693,486 | $1,054 |
| 2026-10-17 | 3,460,000 | 3,692,535,516 | +1,297,977 | $508 |
| 2026-10-16 | 3,450,000 | 3,691,237,539 | +2,654,158 | $1,039 |
| 2026-10-15 | 3,450,000 | 3,688,583,381 | +198,921 | $78 |
| 2026-10-14 | 3,450,000 | 3,688,384,460 | +1,457,278 | $570 |

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does Not What You Think have?**

Not What You Think has 3,460,000 subscribers as of 2026-10-28.

**How many views does Not What You Think have?**

Not What You Think has 3,704,678,191 total video views as of 2026-10-28.

**How many videos has Not What You Think uploaded?**

Not What You Think has uploaded 1,160 videos as of 2026-10-28.

**How much money does Not What You Think make per month?**

vidIQ estimates Not What You Think earns about $15,732 per month from YouTube ads as of 2026-10-28. This is a modelled estimate of ad revenue, not income reported by the creator or YouTube.

**What is Not What You Think's subscriber rank?**

Not What You Think is ranked #15,166 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-10-28.

**How many subscribers did Not What You Think gain in the last 28 days?**

Not What You Think gained 20,000 subscribers between 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-27.

**How many views did Not What You Think get in the last 28 days?**

Not What You Think got 40,198,142 views between 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-27.

**When did Not What You Think start their channel on YouTube?**

Not What You Think started their YouTube channel on October 28, 2020.

**What country is Not What You Think YouTube channel from?**

Not What You Think has its channel country set to Canada on YouTube.

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## More on this channel

- [Videos](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/videos/): Latest long-form videos and Shorts.
- [About](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@notwhatyouthink/about/): Rankings, profile, and description.
- [Channel on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4pNDofN0Xh-z2bhh62g8Ow)