Looks like I ' m not the only one here who appreciates Scanlan Sam the most , and not just for his entertainment value . Yes his jokes can give me actual stitches , but the true value in Scanlan ' s bright veneer of Performer is how it causes his serious moments to really stand out . You know it really means something to everyone when he drops the act and gets real and I love that . Best recent example Spoilers E 74 # s I stay . Until I know my friends are safe . 3 <| sep |> I will say just as a counter that for some channels that are built up over years , I think the subscriber number alone can be misleading . If you reach 200 k subs in the first year or two , then I think it ' s reasonable to see those things as comparable , but if you ' re comparing to a channel that has built up 200 k subs over 45 years , a lot of those subscribers don ' t have quite the same value as they would otherwise . I think that your content has an especially high value the high production values , and its somewhat unique position in the engineeringeducational niche , gives it a lot of unique value , while in a more crowded niche like gaming , there ' s a lot less to offer even with 200 k subs . I don ' t think you ' re totally wrong I just think that there are different ways of arriving at these numbers , and they can be difficult to compare without more details . In particular Built up over 57 years Music content , largely covers This may be influencing the revenue , if copyright is playing a role Typical viewership sub ratio on individual videos is around 5 % compared to much higher ratios for your content , for example . I generally think of the ' typical ' number here being 10 %, but with a channel that has existed for so long , it ' s not at all surprising that it ' s lower . I think your advice is still good , but it ' s possible there are some niches that don ' t necessarily have the same potential .