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Median views per long-form video
657,397
Uploads per week
0.2
Average long-form length
19:45
In the sample
30 long-form · 20 Shorts
Beat the channel median
- The Medieval Kingdom that was Erased from History
2.6M views · 3.9x the median
- Wikipedia's King who Doesn't Exist
1.9M views · 3.0x the median
- King Arthur: What Everybody Gets Wrong
1.7M views · 2.6x the median
- The Mystery of the Kingdom that Sank into the Ocean
1.6M views · 2.4x the median
- The Mysterious Story of a Missing Medieval Kingdom
1.4M views · 2.2x the median
Trailed the channel median
- The Biggest Names ever Lost to History
329.3K views · 0.5x the median
- The Battle of Chester | 616
273.8K views · 0.4x the median
- A Forgotten Remnant of the Roman Empire
232.8K views · 0.4x the median
- Be Not Afraid...
135K views · 0.2x the median
- Is there another King Buried under a Car Park?
86.6K views · 0.1x the median
Latest uploads
The 50 most recent uploads, newest first. Shorts are included; the badge marks them.
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- YouTube Shorts retention
What YouTube Help says about Shorts retention, and how to fix a low rate.
Where these numbers come from
Counts from the YouTube Data API, read Oct 27, 2026. Refreshed at least every 7 days. The sample covers uploads published Oct 17, 2022 to Sep 10, 2026. A channel that would rather this page did not exist can ask for its removal through the contact page, and it is removed.