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Median views per long-form video
280,081
Uploads per week
1.0
Average long-form length
28:53
In the sample
50 long-form · 0 Shorts
Beat the channel median
- Was told not to build underground. Ravaging tornado proved him right
3.5M views · 12.6x the median
- Solo on river shantyboat: quits city to live free at edge of society
3M views · 10.6x the median
- Underground mansion built in ancient cave maze has water spring inside
2.6M views · 9.2x the median
- Steelworker quits at 50, builds $50K cordwood home lit by colorful bottles
1.7M views · 6.2x the median
- 30 years fine-tuning micro-homestead oasis: nothing missing, little extra
1.5M views · 5.5x the median
Trailed the channel median
- Tall couple's Big small home: how 1 space gets infinite configurations
100.6K views · 0.4x the median
- Turning stone ruin & underground cistern into convertible home to slow down
83.5K views · 0.3x the median
- Earned $700/month as mayor in Silicon Valley. A backyard cottage became home
73.7K views · 0.3x the median
- Got factory ruin. Now builds Nordic prefab homes with industrial precision
64.9K views · 0.2x the median
- Hidden caves, stone hut & food forest: stealth homestead walkthrough
64.2K views · 0.2x the median
Latest uploads
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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 Oct 26, 2025 to Oct 25, 2026. A channel that would rather this page did not exist can ask for its removal through the contact page, and it is removed.