Niche report
History on YouTube
How often a history video beats its own channel, and the ones that did by the most.
Computed from 111 videos in Hook Detector's index of public YouTube data whose title matches “history” by its words or is close to it in meaning; 38 of them have a measured multiple (views over their channel's median). Counted 2026-11-05. Page built Nov 5, 2026.
Top outliers
Each one against its own channel’s median views. Opens on YouTube.
5.7×$6.3B crypto heist: Experts react to the biggest theft in history5.7× its channel’s median of 273K
4.7×Crypto hack described as ‘largest in bank heist history’4.7× its channel’s median of 9K
2.7×Why Pope Leo’s US midterm vote is making history2.7× its channel’s median of 273K
2.1×$6.3 Billion Gone as Biggest Crypto Heist in History Rocks Binance: North Korea 'Link'? | GRAVITAS2.1× its channel’s median of 3K
1.9×Pope Leo MAKES HISTORY in US midterm elections1.9× its channel’s median of 137K
1.7×Crypto industry suffers 'largest bank heist in human history' | Mornings with Jones1.7× its channel’s median of 13K
1.6×The Dumbest Decision in American History1.6× its channel’s median of 1.1M
1.4×Democrat Amy Acton makes history in Ohio | AJ #shorts1.4× its channel’s median of 42K
1.4×US Midterms 2026: Democrat Abdul El-Sayed Creates History | GRAVITAS1.4× its channel’s median of 3K
1.3×FBI links North Korea to one of the BIGGEST crypto heists in HISTORY1.3× its channel’s median of 137K
1.3×US Midterms Elections: Keisha Lance Bottoms Makes History As First Black Woman Elected US Governor1.3× its channel’s median of 3K
1.3×History made in Texas as Democrats win Senate and governor race1.3× its channel’s median of 13K