# Simple History YouTube Stats

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

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As of 2026-11-10, Simple History has 5,120,000 subscribers, 1,713,473,669 total views, and 1,424 videos. It ranks #8,686 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: 5,120,000
- Total views: 1,713,473,669
- Videos: 1,424
- Estimated ad revenue (USD): $26,000
- Worldwide rank: #8,686
- Country: United States (rank #2,017)
- Category: News-&-Politics (rank #239)
- Joined YouTube: 2014-10-01
- Statistics as of: 2026-11-10

The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

## Top videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Punishments in the Congo Free State under Leopold II](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/Xifl_sz8i6k/) | Long-form | 2022-04-29 | 10,692,877 | 8 | - |
| [The Secret Life under Kim Jong-il's North Korea](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/MRMTGLND6HA/) | Long-form | 2022-12-14 | 6,709,621 | 65 | - |
| [Was the T-34 Really the Best Tank of WW2?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/iK73kRstoPg/) | Long-form | 2021-12-15 | 6,202,914 | 13 | - |
| [The Largest Plane in the World RIP (Ukraine)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/zDZ0cHTBX38/) | Long-form | 2022-03-24 | 5,101,985 | 40 | - |
| [Shameless Copycat Guns in History](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/6gxA9veS_3I/) | Long-form | 2022-07-21 | 4,963,892 | 8 | - |
| [Ways to Trick a Sniper: Life-size Fake Soldiers #Shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/NVWeAwpoCZE/) | Short | 2021-11-27 | 23,096,496 | 1 | - |
| [Drip Rifle - a SELF FIRING GUN that tricked the enemy in WW1](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/kY-PahzVwd8/) | Short | 2023-06-22 | 9,797,975 | 2 | - |
| [Ways to Trick a Sniper: Dummy Heads #Shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/Jje3rRB72QM/) | Short | 2021-11-05 | 7,388,617 | 0 | - |
| [MREs in WW2 - the 5 Main Rations of a soldier](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/V2ZPXqRZHz8/) | Short | 2023-04-26 | 6,206,110 | 16 | - |
| [This American Sniper had to do this to Save his Comrades](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/G6JU_L_Ra5o/) | Short | 2021-11-27 | 5,369,569 | 0 | - |

## Latest videos

| Video | Format | Published | Views | Views per hour | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Woman Who Exposed Britain's Concentration Camps!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/C98HR_gMQ_4/) | Short | 2026-11-08 | 5,498 | 120 | - |
| [Why American Soldiers Feared Every Step in Vietnam](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/ZSFSIQS4fyM/) | Short | 2026-11-07 | 9,512 | 136 | - |
| [Strange Secrets of the AK 47](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/M0RZasms4sA/) | Long-form | 2026-11-06 | 114,975 | 478 | - |
| [The Model T of Tanks – Renault FT!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/V6QjPiD5wrU/) | Short | 2026-11-05 | 7,288 | 62 | - |
| [The Gas Masks Designed NOT to Scare Children!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/videos/1x2uzN7pqcc/) | Short | 2026-11-04 | 9,510 | 67 | - |

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

| Format | Uploads | Views |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Long-form | 8 | 2,583,700 |
| Shorts | 17 | 861,196 |

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-10 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,713,473,669 | +244,080 | $550 |
| 2026-11-09 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,713,352,436 | +240,867 | $540 |
| 2026-11-08 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,713,111,569 | +260,362 | $580 |
| 2026-11-07 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,712,851,207 | +299,707 | $670 |
| 2026-11-06 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,712,551,500 | +252,568 | $570 |
| 2026-11-05 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,712,298,932 | +291,673 | $650 |
| 2026-11-04 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,712,007,259 | +512,550 | $1,100 |
| 2026-11-03 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,711,494,709 | +181,620 | $410 |
| 2026-11-02 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,711,313,089 | +427,809 | $960 |
| 2026-11-01 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,710,885,280 | +463,566 | $1,000 |
| 2026-10-31 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,710,421,714 | +534,316 | $1,200 |
| 2026-10-30 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,709,887,398 | +508,070 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-29 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,709,379,328 | +420,196 | $940 |
| 2026-10-28 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,708,959,132 | +747,368 | $1,700 |
| 2026-10-27 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,708,211,764 | +235,924 | $530 |
| 2026-10-26 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,707,975,840 | +461,220 | $1,000 |
| 2026-10-25 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,707,514,620 | +506,892 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-24 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,707,007,728 | +565,856 | $1,300 |
| 2026-10-23 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,706,441,872 | +494,644 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-22 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,705,947,228 | +968,453 | $2,200 |
| 2026-10-21 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,704,978,775 | +156,470 | $350 |
| 2026-10-20 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,704,822,305 | +217,085 | $490 |
| 2026-10-19 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,704,605,220 | +141,205 | $320 |
| 2026-10-18 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,704,464,015 | +284,384 | $640 |
| 2026-10-17 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,704,179,631 | +304,359 | $680 |
| 2026-10-16 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,703,875,272 | +385,593 | $860 |
| 2026-10-15 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,703,489,679 | +522,733 | $1,200 |
| 2026-10-14 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,702,966,946 | +99,858 | $220 |
| 2026-10-13 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,702,867,088 | +513,099 | $1,100 |
| 2026-10-12 | 5,120,000 | 0 | 1,702,353,989 | +268,481 | $600 |

## Monthly history

In October 2026, Simple History gained 10,000 subscribers and got 12,718,097 views. Each month shows its net change and the totals at its end.

| Month | Subscribers gained | Views gained | Subscribers | Views |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2026 | +10,000 | +12,718,097 | 5,120,000 | 1,710,885,280 |
| September 2026 | 0 | +11,478,814 | 5,110,000 | 1,698,167,183 |
| August 2026 | 0 | +6,437,347 | 5,110,000 | 1,686,688,369 |
| July 2026 | 0 | +3,908,548 | 5,110,000 | 1,680,251,022 |
| June 2026 | +10,000 | +3,190,934 | 5,110,000 | 1,676,342,474 |
| May 2026 | 0 | +3,871,891 | 5,100,000 | 1,673,151,540 |
| April 2026 | 0 | +6,114,904 | 5,100,000 | 1,669,279,649 |
| March 2026 | +10,000 | +8,090,987 | 5,100,000 | 1,663,164,745 |
| February 2026 | +10,000 | +4,828,066 | 5,090,000 | 1,655,073,758 |
| January 2026 | 0 | +6,371,930 | 5,080,000 | 1,650,245,692 |
| December 2025 | +10,000 | +6,190,787 | 5,080,000 | 1,643,873,762 |
| November 2025 | +10,000 | +5,744,639 | 5,070,000 | 1,637,682,975 |
| October 2025 | +10,000 | +5,467,995 | 5,060,000 | 1,631,938,336 |
| September 2025 | +10,000 | +6,317,701 | 5,050,000 | 1,626,470,341 |
| August 2025 | +10,000 | +6,101,650 | 5,040,000 | 1,620,152,640 |
| July 2025 | +10,000 | +5,013,493 | 5,030,000 | 1,614,050,990 |
| June 2025 | +10,000 | +5,147,688 | 5,020,000 | 1,609,037,497 |
| May 2025 | +10,000 | +5,699,441 | 5,010,000 | 1,603,889,809 |
| April 2025 | +10,000 | +8,363,040 | 5,000,000 | 1,598,190,368 |
| March 2025 | +20,000 | +13,787,838 | 4,990,000 | 1,589,827,328 |
| February 2025 | +20,000 | +10,488,978 | 4,970,000 | 1,576,039,490 |
| January 2025 | +30,000 | +12,853,867 | 4,950,000 | 1,565,550,512 |
| December 2024 | +30,000 | +19,519,256 | 4,920,000 | 1,552,696,645 |
| November 2024 | +30,000 | +12,252,026 | 4,890,000 | 1,533,177,389 |
| October 2024 | +20,000 | +11,973,601 | 4,860,000 | 1,520,925,363 |
| September 2024 | +20,000 | +13,242,275 | 4,840,000 | 1,508,951,762 |
| August 2024 | +20,000 | +9,917,480 | 4,820,000 | 1,495,709,487 |
| July 2024 | +10,000 | +10,549,748 | 4,800,000 | 1,485,792,007 |
| June 2024 | +10,000 | +9,730,860 | 4,790,000 | 1,475,242,259 |
| May 2024 | +30,000 | +14,290,248 | 4,780,000 | 1,465,511,399 |
| April 2024 | +20,000 | +14,217,590 | 4,750,000 | 1,451,221,151 |
| March 2024 | +20,000 | +12,619,481 | 4,730,000 | 1,437,003,561 |
| February 2024 | +30,000 | +14,168,754 | 4,710,000 | 1,424,384,080 |
| January 2024 | +30,000 | +19,400,361 | 4,680,000 | 1,410,215,326 |
| December 2023 | +40,000 | +25,831,385 | 4,650,000 | 1,390,814,965 |
| November 2023 | +40,000 | +18,083,709 | 4,610,000 | 1,364,983,580 |

## Cite these statistics

vidIQ. As of 2026-11-10, Simple History has 5,120,000 subscribers, 1,713,473,669 total views, and 1,424 videos. It ranks #8,686 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ. Source: public YouTube statistics recorded by vidIQ. https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@simplehistory/ Methodology: https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/top/methodology/

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

## Frequently asked questions

**How many subscribers does Simple History have?**

Simple History has 5,120,000 subscribers as of 2026-11-10.

**How many views does Simple History have?**

Simple History has 1,713,473,669 total video views as of 2026-11-10.

**How many videos has Simple History uploaded?**

Simple History has uploaded 1,424 videos as of 2026-11-10.

**What is Simple History's estimated YouTube ad revenue?**

vidIQ models about $26,000 USD in YouTube ad revenue for Simple History as of 2026-11-10. This is a modelled estimate, not income reported by the creator or YouTube. The exact earnings measurement window is unavailable.

**What is Simple History's subscriber rank?**

Simple History is ranked #8,686 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ as of 2026-11-10.

**How many subscribers did Simple History gain in the last 28 days?**

Simple History gained 0 subscribers between 2026-10-14 and 2026-11-10.

**How many views did Simple History get in the last 28 days?**

Simple History got 10,729,428 views between 2026-10-14 and 2026-11-10.

**How much did Simple History grow in October 2026?**

In October 2026, Simple History gained 10,000 subscribers and got 12,718,097 views.

**When did Simple History start their channel on YouTube?**

Simple History started their YouTube channel on October 1, 2014.

**What country is Simple History YouTube channel from?**

Simple History has its channel country set to United States on YouTube.

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