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Short answer
Created September 21, 2010 as a tool to show real estate clients how Kevin worked. Regular posting began in 2018 when the channel out-earned the brokerage. The 2020 stimulus-check series drove the breakout: 1 million subscribers by December 2020, about 1.6 million by the May 2021 campaign launch, 2 million by about 2022, and 2.05 million with 763 million views and over 6,100 videos in September 2026. Posting slowed from 2022 until August 2026; Kevin calls that burnout and says he is back to daily volume. 123
Created: Sept 21, 2010 (a client-facing tool at first)
Full time: 2018 (when it out-earned real estate)
1M subs: Dec 2020 (after the stimulus series)
Sept 2026: 2.05M (763M views, 6,155 videos)
2010 to 2017: a sales tool
The channel was created September 21, 2010, when Kevin was 18 and newly licensed. For years the videos were embedded on his real estate website to show prospective clients how he worked; he credits them with winning listings. 1
2018 to 2019: the job
By 2018 social media income exceeded real estate income and he committed to regular posting. That first year also produced the Ramsey videos and lawsuit and the Cardone stunt, both covered elsewhere. A November 2019 CNBC Millennial Money profile filmed him at that point. 1
2020 to 2021: the breakout
When COVID hit, viewers told him he was good at news, so he covered it. Near-daily stimulus-check and unemployment updates became the breakout series, and he says one hit number one on YouTube trending. The channel passed 1 million subscribers in December 2020 and about 1.6 million by May 2021, when he announced for governor. CNBC reported close to $10 million in YouTube income over the twelve months to August 2021. 13
2022 to 2026: the lull
Kevin’s account
Between 2022 and about August 21, 2026, I took posting lightly. I did not produce much, and I somewhat burned out after the COVID years. I blame the stagnation in subscriber counts on that, on myself. Since August 21, 2026, I am back to high-volume, high-value content across finance, entrepreneurship and real estate. 3
Today
About 2.05 million subscribers, 763 million lifetime views, 6,155 videos, a daily 9 a.m. market-open livestream, and a channel operated by The Paffrath Organization that promotes Reinvest’s products. 2
In his own videos
November 10, 2018 and April 22, 2018: i quit and quitting youtube, early examples of the titles the channel became known for. 4
Ten years as a sales tool, two years as a rocket, four quiet years, and a restart. The archive, 6,000-plus videos, is the record. 123
Simply put
✅ The timeline
➡️ 2010: channel created, videos embedded on his real estate site.
➡️ 2018: posting becomes the job.
➡️ 2020: stimulus updates go viral, 1 million subscribers.
➡️ 2021: governor run, about 1.6 million.
➡️ 2022 to 2026: slower posting. He says he burned out.
➡️ August 2026: back to high volume.
✅ Today
➡️ About 2.05 million subscribers, 763 million views, over 6,100 videos.
Sources
Wikipedia, Kevin Paffrath (channel September 2010; regular posting 2018; 1M subscribers December 2020), Open
us.youtubers.me channel statistics, September 2026 (2.05M subscribers; 763.6M views; 6,155 videos), Open
Kevin's account, The content machine: “Between 2022 and about August 21, 2026, I took posting lightly. I somewhat burned out after the COVID years. Since August 21, 2026, I'm back to high-volume, high-value content.” Read the excerpt
Kevin on YouTube, "quitting youtube" (2018-11-10), at 0:00: “quitting youtube” Watch from 0:00
