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
deep sea biology and oceanography
deep sea mysteries
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
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Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.
Create a free accountWhy it's faceless
Stock footage · confirmed · 90% confidence
- 1Thumbnails feature deep sea footage and dramatic subjects with clean serif text overlays. The about page describes deep ocean science explainers, and the channel description links to Patreon under Barny Dillarstone for uncut dive footage.
Videos
3.6×17:42
16:35
18:42
17:14
14:39
16:50
13:23
4.5×15:37How 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 BlackWater
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
deep sea exploration and marine mysteries
deep sea mysteries and marine biology
deep sea exploration and ocean mysteries
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deep ocean mysteries
Ocean Cryptids and Monsters
Cryptozoology & Deep Sea Mysteries
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About BlackWater
Is BlackWater a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies BlackWater as a stock footage channel (confirmed, 90% confidence). Thumbnails feature deep sea footage and dramatic subjects with clean serif text overlays. The about page describes deep ocean science explainers, and the channel description links to Patreon under Barny Dillarstone for uncut dive footage.
Is BlackWater monetized?
Probably. With 50,600 subscribers and an estimated 1,066,030 watch hours in the last 12 months, BlackWater 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 BlackWater make?
FameX estimates BlackWater earns about $59,991–$149,978 a month from YouTube ads, based on 15M views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the science & space niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is BlackWater growing?
In the last 2 days, BlackWater gained 800 subscribers and got 1,030,228 channel views. It has 50,600 subscribers and 10,937,541 total views.
What kind of videos does BlackWater post?
BlackWater makes deep sea biology and oceanography; it uploads about 0.5 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 science & space channels