Outlier data · updated September 21, 2026
Hardware YouTube outliers
13,225 Hardware videos from 20 channels are scored in this snapshot, and 322 of them cleared the leaderboard filter. These are the 10 that beat their own channel's median views by the widest margin.
Channels scored
20
Videos scored
13,225
Reach 2x or more
24.3%
5x or more 6.6% · 10x or more 2.5%
Leaderboard pool
322
Videos clearing every eligibility floor
Purchase intent is the whole business in Hardware. Viewers arrive while deciding what to buy or while trying to fix something they already own, and they search in a way that keeps a review or a teardown earning for as long as the part remains on sale. That gives channels a high, durable median and a catalog that ages out in waves as products are discontinued. Outliers usually come from a launch, a failure or a contradiction: a component that does not live up to its specification, a repair the manufacturer said was impossible, a comparison with an unexpected winner. Long-form does the analytical work while Shorts carry one surprising number out to a wider audience. Read the top rows for the claim being tested, then check whether testing it needed equipment you would have to buy.
| Rank | Video | Channel | Views | Channel median | Multiplier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitwit | 1.7M | 63.7K | 27x | ||
| 2 | TechteamGB | 175K | 6.7K | 26x | ||
| 3 | Gamers Nexus | 6.5M | 370K | 26x | ||
| 4 | Tech Tangents | 654K | 34.4K | 19x | ||
| 5 | jOhnZoid | 2.3M | 132K | 17x | ||
| 6 | Gamers Nexus | 3.3M | 370K | 17x | ||
| 7 | 9to5Google | 710K | 46.4K | 17x | ||
| 8 | TechteamGB | 89.1K | 6.7K | 13x | ||
| 9 | ThinkComputers | 26.3K | 2.5K | 11x | ||
| 10 | Moore's Law Is Dead | 225K | 51.9K | 10x |
Showing the top 10 of 322 outliers in Hardware (at least 2x, uploaded in the past 12 months, at most 2 per channel). The full list, every filter, and daily refreshes are in the free Outlier Database.
Open the free Outlier DatabaseHow the Hardware ranking is built
- Every Hardware video is scored against its own channel: its views divided by the median views of that channel's other mature long-form uploads. 13,225 videos from 20 channels are scored in this snapshot.
- A row reaches this table only when it clears four floors — a multiplier of at least 2x, uploaded within the past 365 days, at least 10,000 views, and a channel median of at least 1,000 views. 322 Hardware videos clear all four.
- At most 2 videos per channel appear, so one Hardware channel having a remarkable year cannot take the whole table.
- 24.3% of scored Hardware videos reach 2x or more, 6.6% reach 5x and 2.5% reach 10x — which is what a large multiplier is worth in this niche specifically.
Read the full methodology on the outliers hub, including why the baseline is a median, why Shorts are pooled separately, and which channels are excluded.
Common questions
Why do launch reviews cluster at the top?
Because demand for a product is concentrated into the days around its release and it never returns at that intensity. Getting there first is worth a great deal, which is also why it is crowded. Rows that broke out away from a launch window show a format that works without the calendar.
Does a teardown or a benchmark age better?
Teardowns age well, because they answer a question about a specific device that stays on shelves and in repair queues for years. Benchmarks age quickly, since a new generation resets the comparison. A catalog built mostly on benchmarks needs constant refreshing just to hold its baseline.
How do I compete without a lab full of test equipment?
Compete on the questions the labs skip. Long-term reliability, repair cost, noise and the experience of living with a device for a year all need time rather than instruments, and they are exactly what a buyer cannot find in a review written during a launch embargo.
How many Hardware videos are behind this leaderboard?
13,225 scored Hardware videos from 20 channels in the snapshot dated September 21, 2026. 322 of them clear the leaderboard filter, and this page publishes the strongest 10.
How often does this Hardware leaderboard change?
It is rebuilt from each dataset publish and the page revalidates hourly, so the ranking you are reading belongs to the snapshot dated September 21, 2026. Ranks move between refreshes as views accumulate and as videos age past the 12-month eligibility window.
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Public YouTube statistics, snapshot September 21, 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or the channels shown.
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