Gaming Historian

About Gaming Historian

Gaming Historian is a documentary-focused YouTube channel centered on video game history, created and produced by Norman Caruso. The channel has published 145 videos and accumulated 149,457,559 total views across a subscriber base of 1,100,000. The series takes a research-driven approach to its subject matter, with Caruso handling writing, editing, and production duties. According to a recent community announcement, Caruso transitioned the channel to a part-time production schedule and is no longer working on it full-time, though he continues to release episodes in his spare time. The channel maintains a documented research process, with sources for all videos made publicly available on the creator's website at gaminghistorian.com. This approach distinguishes the channel within the broader gaming content space, which often prioritizes entertainment or live-play formats over historical documentation and archival rigor. The channel's focus on video game history as a primary subject—rather than gameplay, streaming, or reviews—positions it within a specialized documentary niche that appeals to audiences interested in the medium's cultural and technical evolution.

Gaming Historian's estimated sponsorship rates

Gaming Historian commands a typical sponsorship rate of $1,320 for an integrated video placement on YouTube, with a range between $792 and $1,980 depending on deal structure and campaign requirements. This rate reflects the channel's 1,100,000-subscriber base and its classification as a high-tier audience creator. The pricing sits within the range of comparable gaming-history and documentary creators of similar scale; peers such as CSYON (1,110,000 subscribers) and Palion Games Plus (1,110,000 subscribers) operate in the same subscriber tier. The rate estimate is algorithmic, derived from subscriber count adjusted for niche-specific CPM factors and YouTube's platform and format multipliers. Gaming history as a content category typically commands moderate CPM rates relative to other gaming verticals—higher than casual gaming content but lower than high-engagement verticals like competitive esports or gaming tech reviews. The creator's documentary format, which emphasizes research and production quality over upload frequency, may influence per-video rates. Brands seeking partnership should note that the channel's recent transition to part-time production may affect campaign scheduling and content integration timelines.

Who should partner with Gaming Historian?

Gaming Historian's audience comprises 1,100,000 subscribers with a cumulative view history of 149,457,559 views across 145 published videos. This indicates an average of approximately 1,031,428 views per video, suggesting consistent audience engagement with the documentary format. The audience is primarily interested in video game history, preservation, and cultural analysis rather than gameplay, streaming, or competitive gaming content. This positions the channel as relevant to brand categories including gaming hardware manufacturers, retro gaming retailers, game preservation organizations, educational platforms focused on media history, and entertainment streaming services with back-catalog or classic gaming content. The documentary focus also makes the audience receptive to brands in adjacent categories such as consumer electronics, nostalgia-driven consumer goods, and media production software. The channel's research-oriented approach and public source documentation suggest an audience demographic skewed toward viewers with higher engagement in educational content and media literacy. Compared to peers like BB GAMING (1,090,000 subscribers) and Thebausffs (1,080,000 subscribers), which typically focus on gameplay or streaming, Gaming Historian attracts a distinct audience segment prioritizing historical context and archival value over real-time entertainment or competitive play.

Gaming Historian's growth and performance

Snapshot data for Gaming Historian spans only one day, from May 11, 2026, with no measurable change in subscriber count during that period (1,100,000 subscribers at both the first tracked and latest snapshot). This single-day window is insufficient to establish growth trends or velocity. Average view counts for the last 30 days are not yet available in the tracked data. To assess meaningful growth patterns, longer historical data spanning weeks or months would be required. The creator's recent transition to part-time production status, as announced in the community tab, may influence future growth trajectory, though the impact cannot be quantified from current snapshots.

How our pricing estimate works for Gaming Historian

The algorithmic price estimate of $792–$1,980 (typical: $1,320) is calculated using a formula that multiplies subscriber count by niche-specific CPM (cost per thousand impressions), then applies platform and format multipliers specific to YouTube video integrations. The estimate is based on metric estimation rather than direct community data; Gaming Historian has zero community data points in the InfluencerUnion database, so the calibration relies on historical CPM benchmarks for gaming-history and documentary content on YouTube. This approach provides a market-rate range rather than a guaranteed quote. Actual rates may vary based on campaign scope, exclusivity terms, audience demographics, and negotiation. For a detailed explanation of the methodology, including CPM assumptions and multiplier logic, see the /methodology page.