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Channel snapshot

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We don't publish anyone's private channel data — watch time and revenue are estimates from public signals and stay blurred.

AI with Lilly channel has gotten 752,476 views so far

Views 752.5K
Watch time (hours) 37.3K
Subscribers 111.0K
Estimated revenue $767.53
05001K1.5K Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026
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What the numbers show

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based on public channel data
  • Publishing at roughly 112.4 videos/year since joining in Jun 3, 2026
  • Averaging about 26,803 views per video against a 108,000-subscriber base — a views-to-subscriber ratio of 24.8%
  • Digital Marketing / AI is a competitive US niche — upload consistency and repurposing across platforms usually move the needle most here

Opportunity & fit

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what the recent-upload data actually shows
  • Opportunity size: 12 of the last 12 — recent uploads that outperformed the channel's lifetime average
  • Recent performance: Every recent video is landing 12K–65K views, consistently above the channel's own historical average — this channel is currently on an upswing, not a plateau.
  • Market demand: AI tool tutorials are one of the fastest-growing content categories on YouTube right now — search demand for "AI tools" content has no sign of slowing in 2026.
  • What's being missed: No Shorts visible in the recent upload pattern despite strong long-form performance — that's a straightforward repurposing gap on a channel that's already winning.

Clipping compounds reach — creators like Raj Shamani, MrBeast, and IShowSpeed run their clips across several accounts and platforms to stay familiar to a much wider audience.

How we'd approach it

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what SM Growth Agency would do
  • Content research & strategy — start with your goal, then map the niche: multiple creators across the country, thousands of comments read across their videos to see what audiences actually want (and don't), upload patterns, market patterns, which hooks are working right now, and who's the fastest-growing creator in the niche and why
  • Content repurposing — cut long-form into short-form for Shorts/Reels/TikTok
  • Content packaging — titles and thumbnails built around what this audience actually clicks
  • Distribution — push repurposed content across additional platforms beyond YouTube
  • Clippings — pull the strongest moments from long-form uploads into standalone clips

This audit is based on public channel data — we don't make our clients' sensitive data public. If this is useful or you'd like to talk, get in touch.