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
Indie Animation & Drawing Tutorials
Art Fundamentals
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
Why it's faceless
Animation · confirmed · 100% confidence
- 1Channel features animation tutorials, storyboards, animatics, and 3D modeling content without showing any real person on camera, utilizing an animated character avatar in banner and thumbnails.
Videos
0:45
1:08:30
2.9×0:51
0:38
2.4×0:25
0:53
0:58
1:12
3.2×5:20
1:12
0:43
1:23:11
9.9×9:30
0:11
2:05:03
0:31
1:18:18
2:10:29
0:38
0:33How 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 Indie University
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
Indie Animation & Art Tutorials
Digital Art and Illustration
drawing tutorials
Drawing and Sketching Tutorials
drawing tutorials
drawing tutorials for kids
Drawing and sketching tutorials
Drawing Tutorials
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About Indie University
Is Indie University a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies Indie University as a animation channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). Channel features animation tutorials, storyboards, animatics, and 3D modeling content without showing any real person on camera, utilizing an animated character avatar in banner and thumbnails.
Is Indie University monetized?
Probably. With 5,600 subscribers and an estimated 4,988 watch hours in the last 12 months, Indie University 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 Indie University make?
FameX estimates Indie University earns about $2–$6 a month from YouTube ads, based on 12.5K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the education & explainers niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
What kind of videos does Indie University post?
Indie University makes indie Animation & Drawing Tutorials; it uploads about 1.4 videos a week; typical videos run 78 minutes.
Data updated 23 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More education & explainers channels