DUST

DUST

YouTube @watchdust Entertainment 📍 United States
Subscribers
3.49M
🔥 Buzz rank
#439 ▼23
Total Views
453.54M
Videos
1.2K
Channel age
9 yrs
Est. monthly earnings
$1.9K – $3.6K
📊 Content format · share of recent views
12%
▶️ 88%
⚡ Shorts 12%  ·  ▶️ Long-form 88% — brands place & price integrations differently across the two.
How we estimate
~865.4K recent monthly views × an estimated ad RPM of $2.45–$4.73 per 1,000 views — adjusted for Entertainment content and a US audience. About 12% of recent views are Shorts, valued separately at the much lower Shorts ad rate. Yearly ≈ $22.4K – $43.3K. Excludes sponsorships, memberships & merch. Full methodology →

Known for

▶️ Featured Video

490.7K views

📈 Performance

Typical video
17.7K–110.3K views
Median 31.6K — the reliable floor a brand can expect, not just the headline average.
Upload rhythm
2.2× / week
Most active on Mondays — consistent output keeps an engaged, sponsor-ready audience.
92.5K
Avg views / video
3.6K
Avg likes
282
Avg comments
4.22%
Engagement rate
2.2
Uploads / week
370.2K
Lifetime avg / video
130
Views / subscriber
12%
Shorts (recent views)
Engagement rate = (likes + comments) ÷ views across recent videos.

💡 Did you know?

🗓️Joined YouTube in 2016 — 9 years ago.
🏆Ranked #521 among all influencers on SocialDB.
🎯Top Entertainment influencer — #69 in the niche.
👁️Averages 92.5K views per video.
📤Posts about 2.2× per week.
💬4.22% engagement rate.
🚀Gained 10K subscribers in the last 7 days.
📱12% of recent uploads are Shorts.

🛡️ Audience credibility

78/100 Good
  • Est. 86% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • 4.22% engagement — above the ~2% typical for this size.
Est. authentic audience
86%
Fake-follower risk
Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

👥 Audience demographics

Estimated

Modeled from this creator's niche, platform & region — a planning estimate, not connected analytics.

Gender split
Male 48% Female 52%
Age · peak 25-34
13-1710%
18-2429%
25-3433%
35-4418%
45+10%
Top geographies
  • United States46%
  • United Kingdom8%
  • Canada7%
  • Australia4%
  • India5%
Likely interests
EntertainmentLifestyleTrending

💚 Brand affinity

Estimated

Brands DUST's audience is most likely to respond to — from detected sponsorships in this niche.

Keeps Patreon Amazon Affiliate Fuse Technical Group AG1 Surfshark Epidemic Sound Shopify Incogni Audible

About

The home of science fiction on YouTube. DUST is a curated channel of independent short films - every one licensed directly from its creators, every one chosen because it expands what the genre can be. Filmmakers: submit your work on FilmFreeway. Viewers: the future awaits. Look up. The universe is bigger than you think. Stay DUSTed.

Beyond our longstanding presence on YouTube, DUST also operates ALIEN NATION, a free streaming TV channel available on The Roku Channel, Samsung TV+, Sling FreeStream, LG Channels, Pluto TV, Tubi, Freevee, Vizio WatchFree+, Xumo, CW, DIRECTV, and Fubo.

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