How MKBHD Makes $6,398,436 a Year From YouTube

[@vaexperience]

MKBHD has always been a definition of the overnight success that took years to build. Get the one with the sound waves!

[@GrowWithWill]

MKBHD is the man. It's awesome watching his earliest KZbin videos, followed by his later ones where he literally sits down and chats with Kobe, Obama, etc. What an inspiration.

[@fuzzypanda1684]

How is winning the lottery inspirational?

[@njwebwiz]

Idea for Noah: Pick a follower who has some kind of subject matter knowledge, but no email list, social media presence, or KZbin channel. Walk that person through turning his knowledge into content, starting and growing a list, gaining a following, and monetizing things. Document everything and let us watch the journey. No one can guarantee to replicate the success of Marques (or Mr. Beast or others profiled recently). But we could learn so much by seeing the early, painful, demoralizing parts of the process in addition to the more rewarding "success" phase like that of Marques.

[@MichaelTerwindt]

And let it take as long as it needs (likely years). Would be a great source of unending content/drama as well.

[@joelhakala2279]

This! This kind of content is raw, authentic and engaging!

[@igorcotruta]

This is what the guys from Gimlet media did with the podcast the Startup. It was a huge success

[@Fashionlifestyle_Official]

Thank you for sharing Noah!Hope everybody here becomes successful on KZbin :)

[@DrAdnan]

These breakdowns are amazing!

[@vazzysnipe5634]

I'll share this video with a 100 people. Thanks Noah!

[@CBMedia404]

The moral of the story on all of these is: DIVERSIFY!

[@ThisDesignLife]

Diversify ... BUT do it around a specific audience that you can cross sell to.

[@cxa011500]

I think the main moral, or the first moral is to just get started and be consistent. He started 12 years ago and the quality of his videos was pretty low, but he did it and just kept improving over time.

[@paradox5434]

@@ThisDesignLife or certain sector

[@spencergrabski4833]

Its not...to comment and get a free t-shirt??

[@ThisDesignLife]

tim john yep

[@brothersvanhees]

Amazing! It's all about multiple income streams! Thanks for this video Noah, super informative!

[@johnh4264]

Cool video and the research on this was so interesting. Always love your videos Noah. See you soon!

[@jesseestrada321]

Yay! Love that you brought these videos back 🙏🏽 also that shirt WAS dope!

[@MarketingHarry]

I am seeing a reoccurring theme with the YT's that have made it. They hustled hard and long in the shadows. MrBeast, Airrack, MKBHD - you need to have the work ethic and discipline to grind it out without any results in order to then later enjoy the fruits of your work!

[@CoconutPete]

there are so many variables with YT and even if you make it - the problem is YT still has all the power and can pull the plug at any time without notice. You can start an email list to help secure your audience... only problem is most people use gmail lol.

[@MakingitinHolland]

Great video again!

[@raycorc]

These breakdowns are so awesome. Crazy the kinda money they're making when you add it all up

[@StewardshipGardening]

Pretty sweet. Keep these videos up please Noah. They're pretty motivating, even for small creators like me.

[@sadockkaisi3645]

Thanks for the information and motivation

[@AllAccessConstruction]

All facts.. Good job

[@razabadass]

Thank you Noah :)

[@Davidlovesmusic311]

I love his reviews on electronics especially

[@ThisDesignLife]

I love these reviews of other channels. As a Graphic Design channel i'm going to do the same with reviewing other design channels.

[@NathanCashion]

0:51 MKBHD doesn't "accidentally" show anything on camera. 😎

[@kyleheilig255]

I've watched some of his and Austin Evan's early stuff. It's nice to see where people start and where they end up.

[@anthonyfreeman2147]

The t-shirts and sweatshirts are really comfy!

[@SamMartinPeakPerformance]

Noah's hat game strong today

[@sacongpauco4743]

Yeah, buy his shirts! Looks so cool! Plus, your videos are improving!!

[@noahkagan]

Thanks Sac. Appreciate the compliment!

[@LifeofKairo]

That CPM is a bit surprising actually - I thought it would be higher based on the type of content he makes.

[@JamieWhiffen]

Same, just shy of $2cpm for a tech channel doesn't seem right, I would imagine it would be $5 at a minimum!

[@CBMedia404]

Tech channels are HUGE in India, which has a very very low CPM.

[@LifeofKairo]

@@CBMedia404 That's a very good point

[@benjamin7114]

International viewers can't be milked off their money like American viewers hence lower CPM i guess. Advertisers don't pay much for Asian, African and 50% of European countries.

[@LifeofKairo]

@@benjamin7114 that’s right Benjamin - the English speaking countries tend to have higher CPMs

[@humanactivated1017]

My reaction is super slow when he posts but faster than everyone else

[@TylerStanczak]

7:05 lol that made my day 😂

[@abhipatil4844]

Good one Noah

[@thaliabloom5916]

Lots of merch looks of a poor quality and/or suffers from corny design, but his stuff looks swish & not obviously merch, because the branding is subtle. 🔥 Stylish hat Noah 👌🏽

[@E717-f8w]

I Support him 100%

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

In summary, he makes way more than I ever thought! He worked hard to get there, and totally deserves it though!

[@basketballtrivia]

Love your content! Thanks for thos info.

[@MikisKostouros]

"Let's dive in" with the little hand motions hahahaha

[@rms-photo]

My reaction is so fast when he posts

[@AlpineDividends]

I think the Amazon affiliate window is only 24 hours. But great breakdown, thanks!

[@contentprince]

every time I look at him I got sense that he is the one that resonates with this song heroes tonight by NCS

[@jenniferobnimaga183]

You're a great influence Noah. I found your channel through you MacBook Pro giveaway 2 weeks ago... I ended up uploading 2 videos in my channel 2 weeks after. They're not that fancy. I just hit record with no edits and uploaded them. I'm really gonna follow your advice on the law of 100. Then see where it leads me to. Thanks!!!

[@noahkagan]

Way to go Jennifer :) Keep going! It all starts somewhere.

[@YehoshuaD]

His KZbin ad sense is probably much more than you estimated

[@andriimaslov1226]

Great video 📽 keep it up!

[@noahkagan]

Thanks andriiiiiiiiii

[@soulfulabby]

I'm surprised by the variance of CPM from KZbin views vs podcast downloads! Very interesting. You should get a shirt, they look sooo soft!

[@austenowensmusic]

This guy has sooooo many streams of income 👏👏

[@1.5Koreans0.5American]

12 years on KZbin? That is CRAZY inspiring 👀

[@chopshopjamica]

Very motivational! I strive to maintain the consistency. I wish everyone reading this comment will find similar success!

[@MarkCranerium]

That is indeed a sweet shirt.

[@GizmoHub]

He makes more than that. Social Blade is not accurate. It depends on the CPM/RPM also. So it can be 3x or 4x what the max monthly income that is on Social Blade.

[@LifeofKairo]

Hat Goals 😉

[@sukey7158]

Thks

[@BizRichbyJP]

Damn....just damn. 😆

[@SinanAkkoyun]

When Noah shows you how to make money

[@Mohammadparvazi]

Mkbhd after this video: numbers in this video aren't even close to actual numbers

[@vaiarello]

Hey Noah - loved this video! On another note, how about making a video about how much you make on KZbin yourself? I would love to watch that. Also those videos usually get a lot of views and have a very high CPM.

[@noahkagan]

I make $4200 a month on KZbin Ads. And $175k a year salary from AppSumo.com plus others. Likely will do a video :)

[@vaiarello]

@@noahkagan thanks for your openness and reply, much appreciated :) Very interesting to hear given the kind of videos that you do. That would be great! It’d be cool to see what kind of RPM you’ve been getting across multiple kinds of videos - I have been watching videos like that from a bunch of different creators and they are always very interesting to see. Thanks and keep up the great work, big fan of your channel and AppSumo deals.

[@squashsource]

I love these breakdowns but can I tell you what I want to see more of? I want to know how he got so big. Because once you’re big, all these revenue streams will open up. But how did he go from the early days when he couldn’t afford to buy a pencil, to today when he has mad $ to spend on his channel?

[@AimeeBingham]

I really like his merch. You should buy a shirt!

[@usmclongrangebrainsurgeon]

came from Chartr!

[@usmclongrangebrainsurgeon]

@Noah Kagan nah

[@extra_aditi]

I thought he was making less money. these stats are mind blowing

[@Mhadyourfriend]

It’s way far from being accurate

[@cxa011500]

I see people like MKBHD and feel inspired, but I still feel like I don't know where to start. I like the health and fitness niche because I think that's valuable for people, but I don't exactly look like a super fit fitness guru type, I know there are tons of people doing it already and I hate the idea of being in front of a camera. I also like the idea of talking about personal development and mindset stuff like Ryan Holiday does with his Daily Stoic channel, but I don't feel like I have many valuable insights to offer people. I feel stuck myself. 😪

[@SweetestTrade]

I did 300 videos 😭 and still no progress

[@SunShak]

The hat! LIKE!

[@daksh4299]

Why is his cpm so low?

[@timblu5029]

Linus tech tips next please

[@AliexFolgueira]

I’m wearing his icon mask right now lol

[@wurdofwizdumb1928]

I made 33k last year. Nice battle.

[@Mhadyourfriend]

How do you know that he makes a 2 million a year selling merchandise ? There is no public information about that, he didn’t say how many item he sells !! Come on dude ?!

[@AliexFolgueira]

I bet his cpm is double now compared to 2018

I actually think 1% is too much

[@getfitwithneha485]

Anyone notice cap on noah head.I hope i can do it too.

[@vikkibaptie]

Hey Noah, these crazy ass KZbinrs are all well and good, but for us poor parents of toddlers can you have a look at the grown adults playing with Toys and give us an estimate on how much they're making? I'm intrigued... I have the toys, I just need the inclination haha (examples are Fizzy's Fun House, Toy Trains 4 U, Kids Toy Play...)

[@elise5812]

Hi Noah! I really want to get in touch with you. I recently saw an artikle about your experience with shamans... Is there any chance we have a talk? ☺️ Best regards Elise

[@alexisherenowyeah]

Buy the t-shirt bro!

[@thesweetyguy]

Woah really? 2million from merch?

[@arbel03]

Noah, all those sound effects are a bit annoying... :(

[@jackjack4412]

He's a cracked out gremlin. What do you expect?

[@BecomeEliteHockey]

whos not sponsored by express vpn

[@sanketganvir2568]

Make a vid on Technical Guruji :)

[@GunayAker]

🔥

[@CoconutPete]

It's all about eyeballs

[@SimoneBarbero]

I love your videos, but I think you always overestimate conversion rates from subscribers to buyers. It is good to have a some kind of numbers to think about, but I'm afraid every youtuber you review makes way less than you say. However, since they would mostly have LLC or better, maybe the finance is public. I live in Italy and LLC P/L are public here, don't know about the US.

[@lucaswaddams608]

thought he was making more

[@markomarijanovic2633]

he is making more from adsense beacuse he always uploads technology videos that you can watch now and for 50 years + every person can watch that video not only kids or young people.

[@hugomf]

Hi!

[@fuzzypanda1684]

Why would anyone give exposure to a KZbinr that is making over $6 million a year? This is ridiculous. STOP glorifying these people! Not only does he not need any more exposure than he already has, he's not even a good person. He accidentally showed his dashboard, then later blurred it out. Why? Because he knows how obscene it is that he's making so much money. And saying that "these are only estimates, we hope he's making a lot more money" almost made me gag. Why the hell would we wish that he makes MORE than $6 million a year? Oh wait, I'm sorry, I meant $6.4 million. I forgot the $0.4 million which is more than I or most of the people watching will ever make, but is just a rounding error for him. Normalization people making absurd amounts of money is repulsive. So please, stop watching channels like his, and ones like this too, as no one who gave away a Tesla Model X needs more money.

[@asfawkuture4756]

I think he makes way more just from ad sense. I say upwards of 250K per month.

[@thesweetyguy]

Do you think I can get to this level in the uk 🇬🇧 with candy?

[@sayfami3927]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👌🏾📈💯👈🏾

[@phillipgoat00]

mkbhd used to be the real deal. Nowadays his channel it's full of sponsored videos, and poor product reviews. The video editing is top notch but I don't think I would listen to that guy again, maybe if you want to learn how to sell stuff you can watch that channel and it's free. It's sad to see what youtube has become, millions of views, mostly from kids trying to be the next mkbhd, I was one of his biggest fans until he started doing paid content for samsung and apple.

[@GoMadNomadTravelMag]

How big of a team do you think MKBHD has working for him?

[@noahkagan]

Great question. Not sure I’d estimate full and contractors around 10

[@thesweetyguy]

I’ve created my own candy products

[@abdallaezadin]

Buy the t-shirt

[@nellldraftsss]

JESUS AND GOD LOOVVEESS YAAAAALLL SOOOOOOO MUUUUUCHH, DON’T BE SCARED OR ASHAMED TO TALK TO GOD ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS OR ABOUT ANYTHING ‼️ HELL IS A REAL PLACE ! JESUS DIED SO YOU 🙏🏾 WON’T GO TO HELL ! GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVTH IN HIM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE ‼️GOD LOVES YOU , JESUS LOVES YOU , I LOVE YOU ! HAVE A BLESS ONE

[@costacoffee4life665]

Less. But then I had never though about it tbh

[@GobanimoTraders]

İ wish one day make me a video. İ liked video ❤

[@alexw9923]

I love your videos but the only thing that angers me is how you downplay people's success.

[@costacoffee4life665]

Less

[@ankitanand2458]

Pls buy me the tshirt

[@cmamsler]

Bro I understand your doing videos to branch off to a larger audience. But these clout chasing videos are getting old quick.

[@jackjack4412]

He's a cracked out gremlin. What do you expect?

[@xiuyuye2621]

First