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Subscribers
230K
Total Views
183.9M
Videos
1.7K
Channel age
14 yrs
260.4K total audience across 2 platforms
YouTube · 230K
Twitch · 30.4K
Known for
▶️ Featured Video
31.5K views
📈 Growth momentum
Holding steadySubscribers · last 30 days
+1K +0.44%
A steady, established audience.
Last 7 days
+1K
The most recent week — the freshest read on where subscriber growth is heading.
🎯 Reach quality
Subscriber activation · Strong
10%
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
-79%
Recent videos average 23K vs an all-time 109.8K/video — recent uploads run below the all-time norm — much of the lifetime views sit in an older catalogue.
Reach consistency · Consistent
72/100
How steady views are across recent videos (typically 8.4K–17.3K) — a predictable floor a sponsored video can count on.
📈 Performance
Typical video
8.4K–17.3K views
Median 12.4K — the reliable floor a brand can expect, not just the headline average.
Upload rhythm
3.3× / week
Most active on Fridays — consistent output keeps an engaged, sponsor-ready audience.
23K
Avg views / video
490
Avg likes
34
Avg comments
3.3
Uploads / week
109.8K
Lifetime avg / video
799
Views / subscriber
83%
Shorts (recent views)
🗓️ Posting schedule
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Most uploads land on Fridays · about 3.3 / week — time a launch or drop to ride the channel's own rhythm.
▶️ Top videos
✓ Official statsRecent uploads · views
Jun 2026latest
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined YouTube in 2012 — 14 years ago.
🏆Ranked #16,652 among all influencers on SocialDB.
🎯Top Hobby influencer — #643 in the niche.
👁️Averages 23K views per video.
📤Posts about 3.3× per week.
🚀Gained 1K subscribers in the last 7 days.
🏅Earned the Silver Play Button for passing 100K subscribers.
📍Based in Canada.
💚 Brand affinity
EstimatedBrands the chess nerd's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.
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About
Hey, I’m Zachary but please call me Zach!
I do anything and everything that has to do with chess and make my analysis comprehensible for all levels!
I love cultures and countries from all around the world 🌍 Please drop your country in any recent video!!
Entertainment and Education at its finest of mixtures is why I make chess videos. I want to provide you with as much of my knowledge as I possibly can. I am infinitely passionate about this invaluable 1,500 year old game that continues to surprise me 18 years in and counting.
All content is made with love and if you feel like it, please consider subscribing for more videos and to help me start getting to the next goal: 300,000 subs :)
Thank you and please drop a comment in any video introducing yourself and I will do the same!
Sincerely,
thechessnerd
P.S. If you like what you see, a lot of my clips and videos come from my Twitch - I'm thechessnerdlive on there and I stream 6 times a week! https://www.twitch.tv/thechessnerdlive
📸 Gallery
Recent videos
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ABSOLUTE. CINEMA.
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30 Minutes for THIS Move
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