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
Rock and Metal Music History
Iconic rock moments and tours
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
Why it's faceless
Animation · confirmed · 100% confidence
- 1The about text and channel description state the stories are told through simple stickman animation and illustrated circles featuring famous rock and metal musicians.
Videos
14:22
12:32
12:00
11:00
9:00
78.5×16:44
12:48
4.1×11:11
7.4×11:53
10.0×21:07How 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 Riff Rotten
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
Rock Music History & Trivia
Classic Rock Documentaries
Classic Rock Trivia & History
Music History and Video Essays
Classic Rock and Music History
Classic Rock & Music History
Classic Rock History
Music history and trivia
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About Riff Rotten
Is Riff Rotten a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies Riff Rotten as a animation channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). The about text and channel description state the stories are told through simple stickman animation and illustrated circles featuring famous rock and metal musicians.
Is Riff Rotten monetized?
Probably. With 3,760 subscribers and an estimated 77,262 watch hours in the last 12 months, Riff Rotten 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 Riff Rotten make?
FameX estimates Riff Rotten earns about $69–$154 a month from YouTube ads, based on 17.1K 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 Riff Rotten post?
Riff Rotten makes rock and Metal Music History; it uploads about 0.9 videos a week; typical videos run 12 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 history & culture channels