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
engineering and everyday mechanics
Explaining everyday design choices in infrastructure and tools
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See the full formula
Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.
Create a free accountWhy it's faceless
Stock footage · confirmed · 95% confidence
- 1The about text states that the channel uses AI tools only as support and is created by a team using human research, writing, and editing. The videos rely entirely on stock footage, diagrams, and illustrative B-roll paired with professional voice-over narration and bold text overlays on thumbnails.
Videos
12:11
12:21
12:23
15:12
12:40
14:46
3.7×12:26
13:54
11:39
11:54
2.4×12:39
11:27
12:00
12:09
13:53
7.1×14:09
13:21
11:28
4.0×12:57
68.9×12:07How it makes money
Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.
An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like Small Things
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
History and engineering of everyday objects
Transportation Engineering and Infrastructure
Engineering and Physics Explained
Engineering & Mechanics
Manufacturing & Science Explanations
Engineering & Technology Facts
everyday history and science
Engineering & Industrial Technology
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About Small Things
Is Small Things a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies Small Things as a stock footage channel (confirmed, 95% confidence). The about text states that the channel uses AI tools only as support and is created by a team using human research, writing, and editing. The videos rely entirely on stock footage, diagrams, and illustrative B-roll paired with professional voice-over narration and bold text overlays on thumbnails.
Is Small Things monetized?
Probably. With 7,940 subscribers and an estimated 197,926 watch hours in the last 12 months, Small Things 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 Small Things make?
FameX estimates Small Things earns about $541–$1,352 a month from YouTube ads, based on 135K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the education & explainers niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is Small Things growing?
In the last 1 days, Small Things gained 10 subscribers and got 23,881 channel views. It has 7,940 subscribers and 2,728,972 total views.
What kind of videos does Small Things post?
Small Things makes engineering and everyday mechanics; it uploads about 38.5 videos a week; typical videos run 12 minutes.
Data updated 19 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