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 per year and recent uploads × typical watch time.
The formula
Niche, persona, format and what makes it work
retro tech and gadgets
Reviewing obsolete or strange technology
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
Why it's faceless
Hands only · confirmed · 100% confidence
- 1Thumbnails 2 through 10 consistently show only the creator's hands holding or interacting with various electronic gadgets and items on a green mat surface, with no face visible on camera.
Videos
18:41
16:23
2.4×20:47
25:04
2.7×18:43
11:45
19:36
19:35
23:26
17:02
11:19
20:25
22:29
21:35
24:30
13:51
17:04
39:45
24:58
18:58How it makes money
Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days
See every step: niche RPM, audience and length adjustments, long-form and Shorts.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like DankPods
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
Retro Handhelds and Tech Reviews
Retro gaming handhelds and tech reviews
retro toys and hobbies
consumer technology reviews
retro toys and hobbies history
gadgets and tech accessories
Retro Gaming
Amazon tech gadgets and smart devices
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About DankPods
Is DankPods a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies DankPods as a hands only channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). Thumbnails 2 through 10 consistently show only the creator's hands holding or interacting with various electronic gadgets and items on a green mat surface, with no face visible on camera.
Is DankPods monetized?
Probably. With 1,860,000 subscribers and an estimated 7,195,856 watch hours in the last 12 months, DankPods 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 DankPods make?
FameX estimates DankPods earns about $47,536–$108,654 a month from YouTube ads, based on 6.8M views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the tech & ai niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is DankPods growing?
In the last 2 days, DankPods gained 0 subscribers and got 322,359 channel views. It has 1,860,000 subscribers and 526,139,951 total views.
What kind of videos does DankPods post?
DankPods makes retro tech and gadgets; it uploads about 0.2 videos a week; typical videos run 20 minutes.
Data updated 24 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More tech & ai channels