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History in the Dark

History in the Dark

@historyinthedark
124K subscribers1.1K videos30.2M viewsUSen6.9y old
Stock footage · confirmed$Likely monetizedHistory & culture
Channel statsLifetime · refreshed hourly
Subscribers
124K
0 · 3d
Views / hour
709
recent uploads · 3.8K in 24 h
Views 7d
88.6K
over 3 days so far
Total views
30.2M
1.1K videos
Uploads / week
2.6
14 min median
Median views
20.2K
last 20 uploads
Outlier
2.7×
vs niche median
Ad revenue 30d
$3.5K–7.8K
see how we estimated it

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

$Likely monetized
Subscribers124K / 1K
Watch hours (12 mo, est.)358K / 4K

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

Niche

historical business and product failures

Content pillar

Historical deep dives

Title patterns

The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever

See the full formula

Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style and why it works.

See plans

Why it's faceless

Stock footage · confirmed · 100% confidence

The evidence
  • 1Thumbnails feature archival photos, product images, and historical stock graphics with bold text overlays. No real presenter appears on camera in any of the thumbnails or video descriptions.

Videos

14:02
The (Overblown) Failure of Lays WOW! Chips | Ruined by a Single Label | History in the Dark
1.8K views · 3h ago
12:22
The (Delicious) Failure of the Arch Deluxe | Good Product. Bad Marketing. | History in the Dark
17.1K views · 6d ago
3.0×13:53
The (Destructive) Failure of Persil Power | DESTROYED CLOTHES | History in the Dark
61.1K views · 1w ago
16:01
The (IMMEDIATE) Failure of Netflix's Qwikster | NO ONE WANTED THIS | History in the Dark
23K views · 1w ago
10:02
The (Unsatisfying) Failure of Satisfries | They Tasted of Nothing | History in the Dark
28.4K views · 1w ago
13:34
The (Unhealthy) Failure of Premier Cigarettes | Tasted Awful and Smelled Worse | History in the Dark
35.8K views · 1w ago
20:18
The Serial Scammer Who "Sold" the Eiffel Tower | Victor Lustig | History in the Dark
9.3K views · 2w ago
15:22
The (Insulting) Failure of Microsoft Bob | Making Nothing Easier | History in the Dark
18.8K views · 2w ago
3.4×16:10
The (Incredibly Expected) Failure of the Peanut Butter Pump | It's Impossible | History in the Dark
68.9K views · 3w ago
1:30:40
3 Hardware Companies That Ran Themselves Into the Ground | History in the Dark
13.1K views · 3w ago
2:17:05
3 Embarassing Corporate Gaming Failures | History in the Dark
10.5K views · 4w ago
10:02
The (SO EXOTIC) Scam of Hoodia Weight Loss | Just Take a Walk and Eat a Salad | History in the Dark
12.2K views · 4w ago
26:37
3 Fitness Scams That People Still Fell For | History in the Dark
35.7K views · 5w ago
13:24
The (Deserved) Fall of Magnet Fuel Savers | THIS DOESN'T WORK AND NEVER HAS | History in the Dark
19.5K views · 5w ago
15:07
The Infomercial King and his Amazing Discoveries | Mike Levey | History in the Dark
26.4K views · 6w ago
2.5×13:49
The (Infantile) Fall of Your Baby Can Read | NO THEY CAN'T YOU LIARS | History in the Dark
51.3K views · 6w ago
5.3×11:21
The (Lubricated) Fall of Dura Lube | DON'T PUT THIS CRAP IN YOUR ENGINE | History in the Dark
107K views · 6w ago
12:44
The (Perky) Fall of Bloussant | Lies, Herbs, and STILL No One Gets Bigger | History in the Dark
12.6K views · 7w ago
14:23
The Real Estate Scammer Who Used His Platform to Pump Up Stocks | Wade Cook | History in the Dark
12.5K views · 7w ago
10:43
The (Fruity) Fall of Grapefruit 45 | GRAPEFRUIT ISN'T MAGIC DANG IT | History in the Dark
20.8K views · 7w ago

How it makes money

Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers

How we estimated ad revenue

Last 30 days

Estimated total$3,489–$7,850

See every step: niche RPM, audience and length adjustments, long-form and Shorts.

What they sell

No product found yet.

Channels like History in the Dark

Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.

Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.

About History in the Dark

Is History in the Dark a faceless channel?

Yes. FameX classifies History in the Dark as a stock footage channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). Thumbnails feature archival photos, product images, and historical stock graphics with bold text overlays. No real presenter appears on camera in any of the thumbnails or video descriptions.

Is History in the Dark monetized?

Probably. With 124,000 subscribers and an estimated 358,143 watch hours in the last 12 months, History in the Dark 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 History in the Dark make?

FameX estimates History in the Dark earns about $3,489–$7,850 a month from YouTube ads, based on 872K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the history & culture niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.

How fast is History in the Dark growing?

In the last 3 days, History in the Dark gained 0 subscribers and got 88,619 channel views. It has 124,000 subscribers and 30,217,499 total views.

What kind of videos does History in the Dark post?

History in the Dark makes historical business and product failures; it uploads about 2.6 videos a week; typical videos run 14 minutes.

Data updated 22 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