Growth
Subscribers and views as FameX records them
Subscribers
Daily snapshots stored by FameX
Monetization
YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months
Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views (channel under a year old) × typical watch time.
The formula
Niche, persona, format and what makes it work
African historical true crime and biographies
Nigerian and African crime kingpins
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Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.
Create a free accountWhy it's faceless
Stock footage · likely · 85% confidence
- 1Banner states 'Documentary Story Narrated by Shola'. Channel focuses on historical true crime and political biographies using archival photographs, maps, stock footage, and voice-over narration.
Videos
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9.4×16:54
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4.3×12:47
122.9×17:27
432.3×19:59
92.8×22:46
5.5×26:43
5.3×20:07How it makes money
Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.
An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like African Files With Shola Matthew
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
African History and Documentaries
True Crime and Criminal Investigations
African True Crime
African folklore and moral stories
African folktales and royal drama stories
African family dramas
African Nollywood Dramas
true crime and organized crime
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About African Files With Shola Matthew
Is African Files With Shola Matthew a faceless channel?
Very likely. FameX classifies African Files With Shola Matthew as a stock footage channel (likely, 85% confidence). Banner states 'Documentary Story Narrated by Shola'. Channel focuses on historical true crime and political biographies using archival photographs, maps, stock footage, and voice-over narration.
Is African Files With Shola Matthew monetized?
Probably. With 9,640 subscribers and an estimated 120,341 watch hours in the last 12 months, African Files With Shola Matthew appears to meet the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months). This is a FameX estimate, not confirmed by YouTube.
How much does African Files With Shola Matthew make?
FameX estimates African Files With Shola Matthew earns about $6–$13 a month from YouTube ads, based on 3.1K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the history & culture niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is African Files With Shola Matthew growing?
In the last 1 days, African Files With Shola Matthew gained 0 subscribers and got 3,240 channel views. It has 9,640 subscribers and 1,240,272 total views.
What kind of videos does African Files With Shola Matthew post?
African Files With Shola Matthew makes african historical true crime and biographies; it uploads about 2.1 videos a week; typical videos run 17 minutes.
Data updated 21 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More history & culture channels