The US Military's Worst Idea
Published December 21, 2022
At a glance
Views
16,169,886
Likes
350,093
Comments
30,436
Performance vs. channel
All-time outlier score
Engagement rate
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- Published
- December 21, 2022
- Made for kids
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How The US Military's Worst Idea is doing
It has 16.1M views in total. It ranks #491,229 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
Key facts about The US Military's Worst Idea
- Total views
- 16.1M
- Total likes
- 350K
- Total comments
- 30.4K
- Published
- December 21, 2022
- Global rank by views
- #491,229
Frequently asked questions
How many views does The US Military's Worst Idea have?
The US Military's Worst Idea has 16,169,886 views, 350,093 likes and 30,436 comments, ranking #491,229 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
How accurate are these YouTube video analytics?
View, like, and comment counts come from YouTube's public API and refresh regularly. Growth and revenue figures are estimates built from tracked historical data, so they can differ slightly from what the creator sees privately in YouTube Studio.
What is the outlier score?
How this video's views compare to the channel's usual Shorts or long-form video. A 2x score means double the usual views for that channel, 0.5x means half.
What is engagement rate and how is it calculated?
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How is the revenue estimate calculated?
It's a rough public estimate based on a $0.7–$2.0 CPM (revenue per 1,000 views) applied to view count — not actual creator earnings, which depend on ad rates, audience geography, and monetization settings YouTube doesn't expose publicly.
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