Faceless AI Videos: How to Create Animated AI Videos Getting +2.4 Million Views Without Showing Your Face

An animated video explaining what life is like at every rank of the Italian Mafia? Or what it feels like to be a cartel accountant?

Welcome to the Faceless AI Videos trend, the animated content format with no camera that's dominating YouTube.

The channel The Wealth Explainer has 134K subscribers with just 21 videos. Its top performer: "Your Life as Every Rank in the Italian Mafia" with 2.4 million views. Followed by "Every Yakuza Rank" at 1.5M, "Cartel Accountant" at 1.2M and "Every Level of Wealth" at another 1.2M.

And it's not an isolated case. The Infographics Show has taken this format to 14 million subscribers and makes $100K-$300K per month in ads alone. Fern has 2 million subs making 3D crime documentaries.

The technical barrier has disappeared. You no longer need a team of animators. With AI tools, anyone can create this content in minutes.

Faceless AI Videos: What is this format?

The concept is straightforward: you create animated videos with a consistent visual style, voice over narration, and scripts that put you in extreme or curious situations. Without showing your face. No camera. No production team.

Types of Faceless AI Videos that work:

• "What It's Like": What life is like at every rank of an organization (mafia, army, pirates)
• "POV": Puts you in first person in an extreme situation (cartel accountant, arms dealer)
• "Every Level of": Explains each level of a system (wealth, power, hierarchy)
• Educational explainers: Complex topics explained with simple animation

The format works because it combines curiosity, storytelling and a distinct visual style that builds brand.

Why does this content work?

YouTube favors content that retains attention and generates long watch time. Faceless AI Videos hit both:

1. Extreme curiosity: Titles like "POV: You're a Cartel Accountant" are irresistible
2. No face needed: Scalable, no personal limitations
3. Distinct visual style: Builds a recognizable brand without being the brand yourself
4. Addictive scripts: The "every rank" format keeps viewers watching until the end
5. High RPM: Finance, crime and education niches pay $8-$25 per 1000 views

The Wealth Explainer has 10-17 minute videos. That means long retention and multiple ads per video.

See It In Action

Before explaining the process, watch how it works:

In this video we show the full process to create a Faceless AI Video from scratch.

The Vuela process: 4 Steps

Step 1: Capture the visual style

Take a screenshot of the content style you want to replicate. This will be your visual reference to maintain animation consistency.

Pick a frame that represents the style well: character type, colors, linework, background.

Step 2: Transcribe the original video

Take the reference video and transcribe the script. This lets you keep the narrative essence: the structure, the rhythm, the type of hooks.

It's not about copying word for word, but understanding the format to create your own version.

Step 3: Generate the Script with AI in Vuela

1. Go to Vuela → Create video
2. Paste the transcribed script
3. Use "Generate script with AI" to turn it into an optimized 1-minute script

The AI adapts the content to the ideal format for retention: hooks, development, close.

Step 4: Enable "Character Persistence"

1. Enable "Enable Character/Object Persistence"
2. Upload the style screenshot
3. Copy the visual style from the original video

This ensures all characters and scenes maintain the same consistent visual style, as if it were a professional animation channel.

Topic Ideas That Work

Ready to create your first Faceless AI Video?

The Wealth Explainer got 2.4 million views with just 21 videos. The Infographics Show makes up to $300K per month. No camera, no face, no animation team.

With Vuela, creating your first video takes 5 minutes.

Millions of views without showing your face. What topic will you create your first video about?