Niche report

AI on YouTube

How often a ai video beats its own channel, and the ones that did by the most.

14%of measured videos at 10× their channel or more
70Kmedian views
5.9×75th percentile multiple
84channels

Computed from 112 videos in Hook Detector's index of public YouTube data whose title matches “ai” by its words or is close to it in meaning; 44 of them have a measured multiple (views over their channel's median). Counted 2026-10-27. Page built Oct 27, 2026.

Top outliers

Each one against its own channel’s median views. Opens on YouTube.

  1. Thumbnail: I'm betting my whole filmmaking career on the one thing AI can't fake35×
    I'm betting my whole filmmaking career on the one thing AI can't fake

    Theo Gee97K views1mo ago

    35× its channel’s median of 3K

  2. Thumbnail: How to use A.I. to Generate FREE Real Estate Leads FAST [FULL COURSE]19×
    How to use A.I. to Generate FREE Real Estate Leads FAST [FULL COURSE]

    Mike Sherrard76K views10mo ago

    19× its channel’s median of 4K

  3. Thumbnail: The end of data centres? Apple and Meta’s bet against the cloud | AI Decoded16×
    The end of data centres? Apple and Meta’s bet against the cloud | AI Decoded

    BBC News1.2M views2d ago

    16× its channel’s median of 77K

  4. Thumbnail: How AI Could Empower Any Business | Andrew Ng | TED13×
    How AI Could Empower Any Business | Andrew Ng | TED

    TED1.3M views3y ago

    13× its channel’s median of 100K

  5. Thumbnail: How I Make AI UGC Meta Ad Creatives That Convert11×
    How I Make AI UGC Meta Ad Creatives That Convert

    Ads with Cami28K views8mo ago

    11× its channel’s median of 2K

  6. Thumbnail: Why AI Tokens are so Expensive - Computerphile11×
    Why AI Tokens are so Expensive - Computerphile

    Computerphile856K views3mo ago

    11× its channel’s median of 76K

  7. Thumbnail: The AI Language We Can't Read: Neuralese ft. Rob Miles - Computerphile8.2×
  8. Thumbnail: I Created VIRAL Stop Motion (Claymation) Ads with AI in MINUTES!6.8×
    I Created VIRAL Stop Motion (Claymation) Ads with AI in MINUTES!

    Ads with Cami16K views6mo ago

    6.8× its channel’s median of 2K

  9. Thumbnail: How Watermarks Track AI Generated Content - Computerphile6.8×
    How Watermarks Track AI Generated Content - Computerphile

    Computerphile513K views1mo ago

    6.8× its channel’s median of 76K

  10. Thumbnail: How McKinsey Plans to Survive AI (and Reinvent Consulting)6.5×
    How McKinsey Plans to Survive AI (and Reinvent Consulting)

    Harvard Business Review197K views8mo ago

    6.5× its channel’s median of 30K

  11. Thumbnail: I Tried AI Dropshipping For 7 Days, Here's How You Can Copy Me6.3×
    I Tried AI Dropshipping For 7 Days, Here's How You Can Copy Me

    Mark Tilbury18.9M views1y ago

    6.3× its channel’s median of 3M

  12. Thumbnail: SOLVED: Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - Numberphile5.8×
    SOLVED: Navier-Stokes cracked by AI - Numberphile

    Numberphile1.1M views1mo ago

    5.8× its channel’s median of 183K

Channels with the most outliers

  1. Computerphile4 outliers at 2× and over
  2. Ads with Cami3 outliers at 2× and over
  3. Numberphile2 outliers at 2× and over
  4. Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell2 outliers at 2× and over
  5. Theo Gee1 outlier at 2× and over
  6. Dara Denney1 outlier at 2× and over
  7. Harvard Business Review1 outlier at 2× and over
  8. Ali Abdaal1 outlier at 2× and over
  9. Mark Tilbury1 outlier at 2× and over
  10. Jordan Welch1 outlier at 2× and over

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AI on YouTube: niche report and top outliers | Hook Detector