FORGOTTEN HISTORY ✓

YouTube @forgottenhistorychannel Knowledge 📍 United States

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Subscribers

1.09M

🔥 Buzz rank

#98,357 ▲8040

Total Views

139.95M

Videos

1.7K

Channel age

4 yrs

Est. monthly earnings

$1.2K – $2.3K

📊 Content format · share of recent views

⚡ 77%

▶️ 23%

⚡ Shorts 77% · ▶️ Long-form 23% — brands place & price integrations differently across the two.

How we estimate

~982.8K recent monthly views × an estimated ad RPM of $4.90–$9.45 per 1,000 views — adjusted for Knowledge content and a US audience. About 77% of recent views are Shorts, valued separately at the much lower Shorts ad rate. Yearly ≈ $13.9K – $27.2K. Excludes sponsorships, memberships & merch. Full methodology →

Known for

98.6K views The CIA’s Most Disturbing Secret Operations - Forgotten History

84.6K views Pirates, Scoundrels, and Mutineers: The Dark History of the High Seas

66.7K views RISE of the New World Order

43.7K views The Titanic Murder Plot - Forgotten History

▶️ Featured Video

98.6K views

🎯 Reach quality

Subscriber activation

0.94%

Share of subscribers who watch a typical recent video (avg views ÷ subscribers) — the real reach behind the subscriber count, and a quick check on whether those subscribers are still active rather than a vanity number.

Recent vs all-time

-87%

Recent videos average 10.2K vs an all-time 80.1K/video — recent uploads run below the all-time norm — much of the lifetime views sit in an older catalogue.

📈 Performance

Typical video

4K–9.6K views

Median 6.2K — the reliable floor a brand can expect, not just the headline average.

Upload rhythm

22.4× / week

Most active on Saturdays — consistent output keeps an engaged, sponsor-ready audience.

10.2K

Avg views / video

664

Avg likes

Avg comments

7.14%

Engagement rate

22.4

Uploads / week

80.1K

Lifetime avg / video

128

Views / subscriber

77%

Shorts (recent views)

Engagement rate = (likes + comments) ÷ views across recent videos.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined YouTube in 2021 — 4 years ago.

🏆Ranked #2,264 among all influencers on SocialDB.

🎯Top Knowledge influencer — #103 in the niche.

👁️Averages 10.2K views per video.

📤Posts about 22.4× per week.

💬7.14% engagement rate.

📱77% of recent uploads are Shorts.

🏅Earned the Gold Play Button for passing 1M subscribers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

72/100 Good

Est. 83% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Low view-through (~0.9%) — many subscribers don't watch, a sign of an inactive or inflated audience.
Verified account.
Established account (4+ years old).
7.14% engagement — above the ~2% typical for this size.

Est. authentic audience

83%

Fake-follower risk

Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

👥 Audience demographics

Estimated

Modeled from this creator's niche, platform & region — a planning estimate, not connected analytics.

Gender split

Male 53% Female 47%

Age · peak 25-34

13-179%

18-2428%

25-3432%

35-4417%

45+14%

Top geographies

United States46%
United Kingdom8%
Canada7%
Australia4%
India5%

Likely interests

EntertainmentLifestyleTrending

💚 Brand affinity

Estimated

Brands FORGOTTEN HISTORY's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

Keeps

Nebula

Coinbase

Shopify

Robinhood

NordVPN

Brilliant

Incogni

Audible

Fiverr

About

Welcome to Forgotten History where the stories they don’t want you to remember finally come to light. Hosted by Colin Heaton and Michael Droberg, we expose the hidden truth behind some of the most shocking, forgotten, or intentionally buried events in history. From government coverups and military conspiracies to bizarre true stories that defy the textbooks, we dig deep to reveal what really happened. With new episodes every week, our mission is simple: tell the truth, spark critical thinking, and challenge the sanitized version of history you've been fed. Subscribe if you're ready to uncover the past they hoped you'd forget. Topics we cover: Political Corruption Government secrets and scandals Military operations and false flags Suppressed inventions and media manipulation Real stories of resistance, betrayal, and forgotten heroes 🎥 This is not your classroom history—this is the real story.