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Median views per long-form video
28,597
Uploads per week
0.6
Average long-form length
32:45
In the sample
41 long-form · 9 Shorts
Beat the channel median
- The History of the Strait of Hormuz, the World's Most Volatile Waterway
126.2K views · 4.4x the median
- The Epic of Ancient Assyria - PART I: Early Ashur and the Old Assyrian Kingdom (c. 3000-1400 BC)
109.8K views · 3.8x the median
- Before the Pharaohs and Pyramids: The People and Cultures of Predynastic Egypt (c. 5000-3000 BC)
109.2K views · 3.8x the median
- Susa: 6,000 Years of Antiquity's Most Enigmatic City
80.7K views · 2.8x the median
- Early Dynastic Egypt: The Complete History & Mysteries of Dynasties I & II (3000-2686 BC)
49.6K views · 1.7x the median
Trailed the channel median
- Eating Like an Ancient King: 11 Recipes from Mesopotamia with Arim Hawsho @tableofgods
12.4K views · 0.4x the median
- The Sister Wives of Sippar: Love, Wealth, and Family in Ancient Babylonia
11.3K views · 0.4x the median
- Exploring Aigai: The Site That Changed History (Philip II & Alexander the Great)
11.2K views · 0.4x the median
- Behind the Great Pyramid: Exploring the Necropolis That Most People Miss
10.8K views · 0.4x the median
- Come Explore Egypt With Me! | Egypt 2026
8.5K views · 0.3x the median
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- YouTube audience retention guide
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- YouTube Shorts retention
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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 Apr 29, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. A channel that would rather this page did not exist can ask for its removal through the contact page, and it is removed.