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Prehistoric AI Humans
Why this
niche?
In this niche, I found a channel that started only 1 month ago. With over 70M+ views in a single month, this is simply a niche I can’t ignore and had to share with you because the views are insanely high. And it’s not just one channel; I’ve found several others that went instantly viral and are pulling massive views as well. This shows that the audience for this AI hyper-realistic prehistoric survival stories is huge, and right now there’s still room to jump in. If you’re looking for a niche with huge viral potential, this is one of the best opportunities out there. And I can already hear you thinking: but how do you actually make this kind of content? Don’t worry because I’ll show you exactly how it’s done in this analysis.
Success chance
Saturation level
Experience level
Audience
analyses
- 1. United States
- 2. Canada
- 3. Australia
- 4. Europe
Competition
analysis
Competition ANALYSIS
These channels are showing potential for this niche.
Hominid History Hub
Topic analysis
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Video rating
Video analysis
Do's
00:00
Starting with triggering visuals
The fact that the first scene shows an ape being strangled by a snake is probably one of the reasons why this video went viral. It’s straight away an intense moment and the visuals look really realistic. As a viewer you kind of want to keep watching to see what happens: will it make it out, or will it die from the snake? That probably helps to boost AVD because people stay longer at the start, which is a good signal for YouTube.
00:10
Realistic AI footage
I kind of mentioned it already above, but the fact that they use such high-quality, hyperrealistic AI visuals is also one of the reasons why this video got so many views because it just looks so real. On top of that, the pregnant woman is shown standing there helplessly, which triggers extra thoughts in the viewes mind. So in short, it keeps your brain busy with all these little questions while you watch, which pulls you in even more.
0:22
Create a story
What I really like about these videos is that it’s not just random images or random clips thrown together, the clips actually form a story. At the start they show a few shots taken straight from the story to trigger the viewer, and as you can see here, at 00:00 we already see the snake wrapped around the ape’s neck. That shows they’re really telling a story, which makes the video much more fun to watch. You want to know how it all happens, and that’s exactly why you keep watching.
0:22
Nice sound effects
Another thing that works really well are the background sound effects. They sound super realistic and almost give a relaxing, ASMR-like effect because you only hear the sounds of nature. There’s no busy voice-over talking or anything distracting, the full focus is on the environment. On top of that, anyone can watch these videos, which makes your potential audience much bigger. The downside is that this can also lower your RPM, but if you notice that happening, there are steps you can take to fix it. More on that later in let’s create your video.
1:41
Creating tension in the story
Here we see another great example of storytelling without a single voice being heard. By the time you’re 1:41 into the video, you’ve just seen the snake near the eggs, and now you see this AI prehistoric human finding those eggs so your brain instantly wants to know what’s going to happen. Will he eat them? Where’s the snake now? How will this end? In short → it creates a lot of questions, and when you have questions you want answers → you keep watching → higher AVD. That’s exactly why you want to build more of these moments into your story. Expand them a little or create multiple throughout the video, not only to reach 8+ minutes but also to keep the tension of the story building the whole way through.
Don'ts
Couldn't find anything, but...
I couldn’t really find anything I didn’t like about the video. What I would be careful with is showing too many random clips at the start, because then it can look like just another random compilation without a storyline. Try to make it clear as soon as possible that your video actually does have a story. You could also experiment with adding an American voice-over just to test how that works, but if you do, I’d still keep those nature ASMR soundeffects moments in and let the voice-over pause now and then. At the end of the day, it’s mainly the visuals that make this audience watch these kinds of videos.
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TITLE RATING
Title analysis
Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:
Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)
Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)
Hominid History Hub
Used trigger words
- Life millions years ago
- Prehistoric humans
- Early Human Survival
- First Humans
- Prehistoric life
- Life 4.7 millions years ago
- Survival Diet
THUMBNAIL RATING
Thumbnail analysis
Hominid History Hub
Used thumbnail 1
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This thumbnail achieved more than 4.7M+ views...
This thumbnail is very good because it tells a complete story in just one image. You instantly see the danger: a prehistoric man locked in a fight with a roaring lion, while a woman holds a baby in fear. The three clear focus points: the man, the lion, and the woman with the child. On top of that, the emotions are very strong: anger and struggle in the man’s face, aggression in the lion, and fear in the crying woman. Combined with the hyperrealistic style, this makes the thumbnail not triggering but also extremely clickable, since people want to know how this fight will end or if it's real.
Hominid History Hub
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Hominid History Hub
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Hominid History Hub
Used thumbnail 4
Hominid History Hub
Revenue analysis
RPM calculation is based on 8–15 min videos. They also have a 2.5 hour video with over 10M views. The RPM on that video could rise to $10–$20.
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research
Topic analyses
Video rating
Video analyses
Do's
Don'ts
Do's
Don'ts
TITLE RATING
Title analyses
Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:
Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)
Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)
Used trigger words
THUMBNAIL RATING
Thumbnail analyses
Used thumbnail 1
Used thumbnail 2
Used thumbnail 3
Used thumbnail 4
Hominid History Hub
Revenue analyses
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research
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Important message
This niche is 100% built with AI. Unlike most other YouTube niches, you can’t just rely on stock footage or simple edits because here, the whole concept is about creating cinematic prehistoric scenes that look like real history. That means you need to be comfortable working with AI tools like Google Veo, MidJourney, etc. If you don’t know how to guide these tools with the right prompts, then probably this niche simply won’t work for you. At the same time, that’s what makes it such a big opportunity. Not everyone is willing (or able) to master these tools, so if you put in the time to learn how to generate high-quality, realistic AI footage and combine it with sound design and smart editing, you’ll be far ahead of most competition. The golden rule in this niche: your visuals are your product. If they’re good quality, cinematic, and believable, people will definitely watch for 8+ minutes. If they look cheap or random, viewers will click away in seconds. So being skilled with AI isn’t just useful here it’s the foundation the entire niche is built on.
How to find topics?
To find topics in this niche, let's take a look at the most popular topics below:
- Life Million Years Ago | Early Human Survival Across the Sea to the Arctic
- Life Millions of Years Ago | How Did Prehistoric Humans Survive and Thrive?
- Life Million Years Ago | Early Human Survival, The Struggle for Food in Prehistoric Times
Pattern we see:
- Most titles follow the Life [X] Million Years Ago | [Survival/Mystery/Firsts] formula.
- They focus on one dramatic element: survival, predator threat, first fire, clan fight, alpha male, etc.
- They balance science with cinematic mystery.
How you can use this:
Always start with the time marker → “Life X Million Years Ago”. Then add one of these hooks:
- Survival challenge (The struggle for food / fighting predators)
- Mystery (Secrets of early humans / Lost relatives)
- First moments (First alpha male / First fire / First migration)
So the most popular videos in this niche all follow the same clear pattern. Every title starts with “Life [X] Million Years Ago” so the audience instantly knows it’s about prehistoric humans. After that, the second part of the title is always a survival question or struggle, usually starting with “How did…” or “The Survival…”. So the main topics that keep coming back are survival against predators, protecting children or the clan, finding food, and what early humans ate. This mix works so good because it combines a time reference, curiosity, and a very basic human trigger like fear, hunger, or family protection. That’s why a title like Life 4.7 Million Years Ago | How Did Prehistoric Humans Survive to Protect Their Young? hits so hard because it feels urgent, emotional, and makes you want to click to see how they managed to survive. But as you know, I'd prefer to make a statement instead of asking a question in the title like this: This is how...[TOPIC]
Another pattern
Another channel in this niche is also doing very well, but they use a different thumbnail tactic. The style is still realistic, but they often add a woman in a more sexualized way. This can definitely work for clicks, but because it’s more on the clickbait side, there’s a slightly higher risk to get problems with YouTube. It’s not guaranteed to cause problems because there are also many channels to get away with it, but it’s something to keep in mind. So in the end, both styles work, it just comes down to what you want to stand behind and what style you want to choose.
Google / Research
You can also use Google to get some topic inspiration and set alerts for keywords like:
- prehistoric humans
- hominid discovery
- earliest migration
- prehistoric predators
News sites often publish discoveries like “earliest human use of fire” or “new fossil shows migration earlier than thought.” These are real stories you can be turned into stories before other channels pick them up.
For example:
- “Scientists find first evidence of humans eating meat 2M years ago” → Life 4.7 Million Years Ago When The First Humans Taste Meat
- “Discovery of new predator that hunted early humans” → Life 4.8 Million Years Ago When Prehistoric Human Faced a New Deadly Predator
Google VEO 3/Openart.ai: I found tutorials on YouTube for OpenArt.ai and Google Veo 3 that show exactly how to make this kind of content. It does take some time to learn if you do it yourself, but you can also outsource it on Fiverr or Upwork to someone who already works with Google Veo 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL7FQcw2C6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riv1sBG1RUo&t=1101s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsDv26_Uv-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrfj32pwGFw
YouTube: I also found several YouTube channels in this niche that are great for topic inspiration and for spotting the patterns that perform well.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFx5otz0rnoYnnvcMvmy0Sg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoAjQC5vUlocMXJryiC7qHw
https://www.youtube.com/@SavannoraStories/videos
Topic:
To create my own topic in this niche, I went to the competitor channel Hominid History Hub and looked for a recent upload that exploded in views, because those outliers show exactly what triggers this audience. While scrolling I noticed a video that was posted just a week ago and already hit 1.1M views, which means it clearly connected. The title was: Life Million Years Ago | Early Human Survival, The Struggle for Food in Prehistoric Times.
As you can see, this topic is all about one of the most basic human triggers: hunger and survival through food. It’s simple, universal, and immediately relatable. Everyone understands the urgency of finding food, and when you frame it in a prehistoric setting, it feels dangerous, raw, and mysterious. This shows that survival struggles around food and diet are not only clickable but also perform extremely well in this niche.
That’s why for my own topic I can build on this same idea and create something like:
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How to create your thumbnail?
For this thumbnail I took inspiration from a competitor’s design and used OpenArt.ai to generate a new version in the same style. I’ve noticed that lions appear very often in the most popular videos, which shows they are a strong trigger for viewers and make people more likely to click. Keeping the same realistic thumbnail style is also important in this niche, because it builds recognition and makes your videos instantly stand out as part of the “Life Million Years Ago” format.
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Creating the title
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AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
What does the audience like?
Hyperrealistic AI Footage
Viewers are highly impressed by the hyperrealistic AI visuals. They appreciate how lifelike the footage looks and how it provides a real sense of what life might have been like in prehistoric times.
Triggering intro's
When you use fight scenes or action right at the start, the audience gets triggered immediately. They like the tension, the movement, and how realistic it all looks. This is definitely something to keep focusing on in this niche, because it grabs attention from the very beginning.
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What does the audience not like?
Couldn't find anything