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Steve Explains

@letsteveexplain·US·en·18mo old

Animation · confirmed$Likely monetizedHistory & culture

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Subscribers

4.5K

growth after 2nd daily snapshot

Views / hour

recent uploads · 138 in 24 h

Views 7d

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4.3K on recent uploads

Total views

658K

74 videos

Uploads / week

2.1

10 min median

Median views

425

last 20 uploads

Outlier

0.1×

vs niche median

Ad revenue 30d

$17–38

see how we estimated it

Growth

Daily snapshots stored by FameX

Why it's faceless

Animation · confirmed · 100% confidence

1The channel uses hand-drawn 2D illustrations, stick figures, and motion graphics to explain historical and psychological concepts, featuring a recurring animated male character ('Steve') as the avatar. The about text explicitly states: 'I explain complex ideas with stick figures, humor, and curiosity!'

The formula

Niche, persona, format and what makes it work

Niche

educational storytelling and history

Content pillar

historical oddities

Title patterns

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How we estimated ad revenue

Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.

Niche RPM

what this niche typically earns per 1,000 views from an English audience

$4.00–$9.00

Audience

English

×1

Video length

8–20 min

×1

Long-form · 4.3K views

at $4.00–$9.00 RPM

$17–$38

Shorts · 0 views (0%)

at $0.03–$0.08 RPM

$0.00–$0.00

Estimated total$17–$38

An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.

Monetization

YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months

$Likely monetized

Subscribers4.5K / 1K

Watch hours (12 mo, est.)24.3K / 4K

Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views per year and recent uploads × typical watch time.

What they sell

No product found yet.

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

About Steve Explains

Is Steve Explains a faceless channel?

Yes. FameX classifies Steve Explains as a animation channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). The channel uses hand-drawn 2D illustrations, stick figures, and motion graphics to explain historical and psychological concepts, featuring a recurring animated male character ('Steve') as the avatar. The about text explicitly states: 'I explain complex ideas with stick figures, humor, and curiosity!'.

Is Steve Explains monetized?

Probably. With 4,460 subscribers and an estimated 24,294 watch hours in the last 12 months, Steve Explains 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 Steve Explains make?

FameX estimates Steve Explains earns about $17–$38 a month from YouTube ads, based on 4.3K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the history & culture niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.

What kind of videos does Steve Explains post?

Steve Explains makes educational storytelling and history; it uploads about 2.1 videos a week; typical videos run 10 minutes.

Data updated 14 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