The Sapling

64.9K subscribers. This is what normal looks like here — measured, so you know instantly when it isn't.

80 days of measured history · 27 videos tracked

Key facts

•64.9K subscribers; tracked in the Game Dev desk.
•Normal views; mature: ~8K.
•Hottest of the last 10 uploads: 12.8x this channel's own baseline.
•Every video here is scored against this channel's own trailing 90-day median at matching age.

—median @ 24h

8Kmedian (mature)

12.8×hottest recent

last 10 uploads vs baseline

The breakout multiplier is a Contentine Brief calculation from public view counts — not a YouTube metric, and not endorsed or provided by YouTube.

10.3×	Why forests will be more interesting after the next update (devlog 6-1) 2026-10-17	70.7K
12.8×	Streaming my evolution for 14 days (with a movement continent)! This is what evolved 2026-09-13	102.7K
0.6×	Twitch banned my account during the streaming event 2026-07-10	4.9K
0.9×	Fanmade trailer #4: evolution and meteorites 2026-06-26 · Short	3.4K
1.4×	The evolution stream is live! Watch as the tectonic plate moves 2026-06-24 · Short	5.2K
1.0×	I will livestream an evolving world. Realtime narration. You name the species. 2026-06-17	8K
1.0×	Fanmade trailer #3: changing land during the simulation! 2026-06-15 · Short	3.6K
2.0×	Fanmade trailer #2: low gravity! 2026-05-23 · Short	7.3K
2.6×	Fanmade trailer #1 (EN/FR audio available) 2026-05-06 · Short	9.5K
1.7×	Introducing the "The Sapling documentary program" 2026-04-19	13.9K

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