Ben Dicken

Databases, distributed systems, software engineering. Web: benjdd.com X: x.com/benjdicken LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benjdicken

Technology

since Jan 12, 2008

49.3K subscribers

About the Ben Dicken channel analysis

This page presents a complete analysis of the YouTube channel Ben Dicken, including up-to-date statistics, an estimated revenue based on average CPM, growth charts, a table of the most recent videos with engagement metrics and a consultative AI diagnosis powered by GPT-5.2.

The channel currently has 49.3K subscribers, 1.2M total views, and has published 77 videos. Average views per video are 15K, with an average engagement rate of 3.65%. Our proprietary channel score, calculated from growth, consistency, frequency, engagement, SEO, performance and quality, stands at 69/100.

Below you'll find the detailed YouTube channel statistics, the YouTube revenue calculator with low, average and high CPM scenarios, growth charts, the videos table and the full AI report with strengths, weaknesses, growth opportunities and monetization potential.

Key Statistics

Current snapshot

Subscribers

49.3K

49,300 total

Total views

1.2M

Videos

Avg. views

15K

per video

Avg. likes

433

Avg. comments

Upload cadence

4.3d

between uploads

Last video

today

Aug 20, 2026

Engagement

3.65%

likes+comments / views

Country / Language

—

n/a

Channel intelligence

Reference data other creators use to model this channel

Channel age

18y 7m · Jan 12, 2008

Handle

@benjdicken

Est. uploads / year

Channel keywords

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Topic categories

·Technology
·Knowledge
·Lifestyle (sociology)

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About (channel description)

Databases, distributed systems, software engineering. Web: benjdd.com X: x.com/benjdicken LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/benjdicken

Estimated Revenue

Average YouTube CPM

Revenue Simulator

Daily Revenue$4.81

Monthly Revenue$144.26

Annual Revenue$1,731.12

Estimates use average YouTube CPMs ($0.50 low, $2.50 mid, $6.00 high) with the standard 55% creator share. Real payouts vary by niche, geography, and seasonality.

Annual Revenue Range

Minimum

$346

Average

$1.7K

Maximum

$4.2K

Estimated views/month104,916

Uploads/month6.98

Channel Score

Proprietary algorithm

out of 100

Growth

Consistency

Frequency

Engagement

SEO

Performance

100

Quality

100

Growth

Based on recent uploads

Cumulative views

Videos published

Views per video (timeline)

Recent Videos


#1	How the OS actually works	Jul 22, 2026	1:20:15	219.6K	4.5K	168	2.14%
#2	How Operating Systems ACTUALLY work (kernel mode vs. user mode)	Jul 13, 2026	20:22	189.6K	6.4K	141	3.44%
#3	Make computers FAST (Systems Performance chapter 1)	Jun 19, 2026	2:01:25	43.7K	1.3K	56	3.2%
#4	Write-Ahead Logs. The secret to fast database queries.	Jan 30, 2026	11:11	35.2K	1.1K	39	3.14%
#5	Distributed systems - where databases get MUCH harder (Database Internals chapter 8)	Feb 11, 2026	1:30:10	24.2K	730	8	3.04%
#6	OPERATING SYSTEMS (how computers actually work)	Jul 04, 2026	1:23:42	17.7K	466	6	2.67%
#7	Postgres vs MySQL Transactions + Log-based writes (Database Internals Chapter 5)	Jan 20, 2026	1:46:54	16.9K	253	9	1.55%
#8	The numbers EVERY ENGINEER should know (napkin math)	Jun 29, 2026	18:08	13.4K	552	30	4.35%
#9	My favorite database papers	Jun 11, 2026	1:04:32	11.1K	261	13	2.46%
#10	The software + hardware stack (and how to make it FAST)	Jun 22, 2026	14:30	9.9K	490	18	5.13%

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AI Diagnosis

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