How Much Money Does My SMALL 20,000 Subscriber YouTube Channel Make?

[@WilliamCooper2005]

I watched the ad before this video all of the way through. You're practically a billionaire now.

[@s.p.rsuperman407]

William C 😂 Lol

[@uncleben7306]

With great power comes great responsibility

[@randomlyrelatable1372]

With B ees

[@f1sheyeUwU]

Lol

[@logicalend4961]

Same bro

[@TheCottonCandie]

I think the reason, the primary reason, that for gaming and tech stuff that the CPM is so low by comparison to lifestyle people is because of a couple factors, but the main of which likely being that Adblock is MUCH more prevalent among gaming and tech people than people who watch daily vlogs and etc.

[@SGT676]

@ジョージ様 so you're saying that gamers are the supreme species

[@hotbeekslab]

@@SGT676 more tech savvy people are less affected by ads

[@SGT676]

@@hotbeekslab I think you took my question too seriously

[@hotbeekslab]

@@SGT676 no i was just agreeing

[@unknown3158]

As the other guy pointed out, tech people watch reviews of tech stuff, so we (yeah, I am on of them) are less likely to click on an ad. The lifestyle people are more likely to click, because they are watching someone have the "perfect" life or sth (I don't watch them, so I might be wrong, but just my 2 cents), and so when a "perfect" life guy promotes something, they will most likely click the ad or even buy it to feel more like the guy they are watching. It is like those 'get rich scams', people buy those books, because they want to be like that.

[@jhort100]

I've never seen an ad on youtube that made me want to buy any damn thing.

[@elitewolverine]

purple mattress fo rme

[@Duxxmachina]

It reminds me to buy snacks. Or utility items that I am out of stock of, like toilet papers or sumthing.

[@pocketmouses]

Same. Afk arena can go a fk itself.

[@childofnewlight]

I bought Groove Belt and am saving up for a Purple Mattress. Most of the ads are useless.

[@BeardyBaldyBob]

Same here. Not once have I ever bought something because of a youtube advert. They are just an annoyance I skip if I can. Apart from on channels that I really like, then I let the ads run the whole way and just ignore them until they finish.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

As side note- enabling mid-rolls will annoy viewers, but massively increase CPM. Advertisers prefer captive viewers. Enabling midrolls tripled my CPM/PPM.

[@harrisonfamily4903]

I dont mind mid roll ads unless its asmr

[@christopherfisher128]

As someone who views your videos, I don't mind mid-rolls themselves, but the amount of them matters.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

@@christopherfisher128 we limit to two spots per video.

[@christopherfisher128]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Sorry for the poor wording. I was attempting to say that I did not mind them the way you do them. I was referring to the concept of "As many as we can jam in," not to your videos specifically.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

@@christopherfisher128 I agree- in that most often the system puts in four break opportunities, and we manually turn two off. I think that every creator needs to make their own decisions, but I totally agree that midrolls can distract, and there can be too many.

[@dragofand]

You know. Now I think I understand why some people have like 5 seconds of an airplane in their vlogs.

[@seldasings9512]

hahahhahahaha

[@alphanatricproductions4897]

I don't get it. What airplane u talking abt. Too dumb me

[@turntsnaco824]

@@alphanatricproductions4897 I think they mean when the person stops and lets an airplane pass because you can hear it, usually acting annoyed, instead of just editing that out.

[@stasisarbiter8710]

@@alphanatricproductions4897 Since the airplane trip is in a travel vlog, they youtuber would have proof that the airplane trip was "for work" so becomes a deductible expense for taxes

[@kaylekutkind]

@@stasisarbiter8710 if true this is insightful

[@ivucica]

Clickable: 0:51 Why Subscribers don't matter 1:34 How types of views affect revenue 4:18 Looking at how much other creators and I made 4:20 Background Info Before We Start 5:00 My KZbin Analytics and Revenue 8:22 Looking at Some Other Creators 12:34 Using what we learned to guess how much PewDiePie has made 13:22 Back to the rest of the video 14:56 What KZbinrs DON'T tell you in these videos

[@vthls]

this world needs you more than u think

[@Thememermanwhoisafan]

Ivan Vučica thank you very much

[@DrORRB-qm7fl]

Diolch.

[@ivucica]

@@DrORRB-qm7fl Sásta a bheith as seirbhís!

[@cubixthree3495]

If youtube has community-added captions, then where are the community-added chapters/timestamps? It'd be better than looking for them in the comments.

[@kapppz]

I love when you are about to click on something and somehow magically some advert ends up jumping under your finger. Absolutely love that.

[@omremnofgd]

Im watching this in December 2020 you were at 20k followers wow you are at 124k .... Congratulations. Imma come back a year from now and see how you are doing.

[@BadassBobY]

Seems like you have a lot of time

[@omremnofgd]

@@BadassBobY every does. We limit our minds by saying we don't or can't

[@bluesap7318]

@@omremnofgd some people actually can’t. Like my Ethiopian child laborers.

[@spondoolie6450]

I just watched this video so that you would make 4 cents.... Merry Christmas

[@bigboldbicycle]

Lol at $8 per 1000, he's getting like 0.8c per view, which is pretty good, but sadly not even close to 4c.

[@didierseverac]

Yes. Watch it again. You didn't fully understood it !

[@apexbear9911]

actually it could be only 0.008 depending on the what ads or sponsers he has

[@1cha3lsss]

I pay for KZbin premium

[@Alex-hp5nl]

Don't spend it in one place!!!!

[@MGISGlobalStats]

I'm weary of videos with these 'clickbaity' titles because they tend to get dragged out but this one was very helpful, to-the-point and informative. Thanks!

[@pamzaragoza-quinones7918]

"it was my hobby, and I love it" same! i finally started my youtube channel this month and I'm enjoying so much of the process :) love the video!

[@budbeamer9591]

I abhor advertising, infact the majority of advertisers on KZbin make me steer away from their products.

[@GraveUypo]

same. i don't know why i even have a advertisement degree. i mean, i do, because it's profitable and always in high demand, but... i just don't agree with what i'm supposed to do, so i kinda just steered away from that career path. i don't wanna push things i don't want for myself to other people. sad part is i totally predicted this whole internet advertisement boom 20 years ago. and that market freaking exploded as i was getting my degrees. too bad my consciousness weighs too much to profit off it.

[@excore1322]

​@@GraveUypo Because modern ads are actually not modern at all and just a standard in your face crap. The more video makers are free (no strict script, etc) in presenting the product, the more effective the ad is. Especially if done honestly and with pointing out some negative sides. Who the hell wants to hear the same "our product is just the best of the best, 5 billion 5 star reviews bla bla bla". This type of advertisement works only for companies with an established reputation like Apple. Just imo.

[@jardam9466]

i use adblock

[@kamieaston3016]

KZbin changed their terms of service, basically even if you aren't part of their Partner program or have active sponsorships; they will still put ads on your videos.

[@Tracy137]

Likewise - same goes for BIG charities (which these days are just money making businesses without paying tax) - any advertise on KZbin, I avoid them.

[@ittaiak1246]

Your content is always amazingly high quality. I love it.

[@maxp.c1330]

Only thing that isn’t THAT great about his video is the audio quality and it’s not even that bad

[@Raulxz]

Hduf Lolly how is 80k underrated

[@maxp.c1330]

@@Raulxz there are KZbinrs with millions of subscribers

[@syndicalistspeedsolver]

The next Marques Brownlee?

[@feydeway]

this was ducking awesome yeah

[@Flutoid]

wow this is actually more than I expected smaller channels would make

[@lrblueslowbro5302]

Labdulation but he oploads regularly

[@Heartrockadam]

..visit ny channel too i have a lot..

[@briankarcher8338]

I don't know. I think some of them are picking "highlight" videos. Wish more would just show how much the channels make.

[@Sarubotai]

Theres TOO many people on youtube that make alot of money and contribute negatively to society. :') I find your videos on the better end of the spectrum. Keep up the great work!

[@1Cobranut]

I use ad-blockers. Thanks for reminding me that I need to turn them off when viewing the channels that actually promote my interests.

[@jesseperrella4022]

That's a pretty sound decision, that way you only support the channels you want to or believe deserve the support

[@pennymikk]

Yeah I have it too but I turn it off for my favorite creators/small creators!

[@GoinManta]

Same here.. Turned off mine. ALTHOUGH it wasnt really working on ads.. I still got them in the video.

[@Anxmaly666]

It does help, can't wait until I can get monetized some day, that's something I want to work towards (^_^)

[@butre.]

I buy merch from channels I like. not gonna disable my adblocker for anyone. spending $20 on a t shirt helps the content creators way more than my youtube views ever could. if they don't do merch or I'm not interested in their merch I'll follow them on patreon, floatplane, full30, whatever. if they do livestreams I'll do direct donations there. I don't watch ads and I will never watch ads.

[@___echo___]

Oh god, I watch one of these videos and I get ads on "how to get rich quick" already

[@uncleben7306]

Same

[@DS-Pakaemon]

So how do you get rich quick?

[@swx6074]

@@DS-Pakaemon Send me bitcoin and i'll send you 2x

[@masonbeams2352]

It started out with a guy with stock charts behind him right? Thats the one I got

[@DS-Pakaemon]

@@swx6074 only valid for next 30 minutes?

[@itschrishuerta]

Can’t wait for the “How much money my Tesla video made me” video.

[@JimmyTriesWorld]

Haha. Give it 5 years.

[@DenisZenASMR]

Haha for real he isnt far off ! Growing ao fast!

[@xanzxx]

I'm gonna be waiting for the Raycon video statistics :)))

[@stevensaxon8888]

@@JimmyTriesWorld please do a video on Andrew camarota (how much much he makes).

[@ozzstars_cars]

Finally a clear and precise video which describes exactly what CPM is and how to figure it out. I have been making automotive repair videos for years and never fully understood it until today. Thank you Jimmy!

[@survivingringworm2202]

Wow. Just got 1,000 subscribers on my channel so naturally I jump right into searching for info on what to do next! You've got great content, great pace and I'm (a little bit) smarter than before I clicked. Thanks!

[@BiffsEquipment]

Great tip at the end, this is what I always believed as well "Don't start a channel for the money otherwise your gonna be very disappointed, start it for a hobby and for a passion and if the money comes with it later down the road then you'll happily accept lol.

[@user-qn5ni4sd6d]

I like how straight forward and informative this guy is👌

[@customsandcuisines6751]

True agree

[@stephenfowler4115]

Lol 😂 how I became a millionaire by talking about becoming a millionaire.

[@johntate6537]

Yeah, strikes me as very similar to the whole self-help industry - most of the help ends up going to the people writing the books. At least this guy is honest and doesn't spread a load of hype BS!

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

Introducing...how to become a trillion'aire. 😹😹😹

[@monkeyrobotsinc.9875]

how many idiots fall for that shit. common sense psychology. more power to them.

[@relevation0]

Ive never bought anything i saw in an ad, in fact ive bought different brands of basic goods if i remembered them interrupting my life with a stupid ad.

[@NelsonStJames]

Transparency is so beneficial to people starting out. Glad there are people out there who are actually trying to help beginners get off on the right foot with realistic expectations. Also, having worked for the IRS for 15 years, I can say the U.S. makes it difficult for people trying to start a business and small business. It almost feels like you're being punished for attempting to get out of the rat race.

[@willpatersondesign]

Certain videos do well because they have retained ads. Companies seek these videos out and compete :) I think that's why your finance video did so well! Good job bro!

[@dennisjoshua]

Yes boss!

[@taureanwooley]

It also deals with the types of advertisers, the competition resulting from industry changes (usually advertisement focuses) and the total value of the product being sold or the ROI (return on investment) resulting from potential and residual (bad term sometimes) purchasers. If you're trying to sell a rocket ship, and can do so with ease, you'd more than likely have a huge amount of revenue, but if you're selling something like a video game, and only get < 1,000 viewers a CPM with $90.00 wouldn't really make sense unless you're doing simulator videos with simulator rigs worth $900,000 per product ... but then again you have to make people enjoy the channel and continue watching enough to be interested in finishing the advertisements. BTW brightcove was a competitor against youtube.com meaning that youtube is still trying to hold on to their platform focus in hopes that people will use online video viewing the correct way at some point ... the servers kinda need the help considering no one knows how much gigawatts are needed to compute a proper video competition metrics.

[@kohfu1724]

Another thing that wasnt pointed out but is really really important is the watch time. If you get a lot of views but they only watch for 2-3 minutes on a 5-10 minute video it will hurt your revenue per 1000 quite a bit because 1) they will most likely only watch 1 off the ads in the video, 2) It tells the KZbin Algorithm that you don't have an interesting or engaging channel, more so just click bait titles. About the 11 minutes in we can see that MattCS has 3 million views and 215k watch hours but still isnt making much money compared to others. The women that comes after him as about have the views(1.6million) but has 133k watch hours... not to mention gaming content in itself makes less money on ads and more money on sponsors, and are more likely to have viewers that use ad block.

[@skd]

It's hard to tell. For example, due to the nature of my videos, some get the yellow dollar sign (not suitable for ads, but you still get revenue from KZbin premium). As you said, some videos get more CPM than others and it's impossible to tell exactly how much a KZbin makes. Maybe I will make a video of how much I earn/month :)

[@Muurrmuurr]

I didnt know that these Videos still get money from Premium users. Thats good to know!

[@fernandomolina644]

Very interesting and honest video!! Best of luck 👍

[@justsomeperson5110]

Thank you for being so open about your finances. Sometimes I contemplate actually doing a KZbin channel. This was very informative.

[@ProtoMario]

Basically 1 million views for a decent month = 1 grand High month x 1.5 Low month x.75

[@LoneBeastYT]

Aren't you that poketuber? I remember ya

[@Ansome234]

Hey Proto! I still can't believe youtube just "forgot" to put your sub counter back.

[@Chespin-gc1rf]

@Archock Encanto you just unintentionally roasted him

[@Chespin-gc1rf]

@Archock Encanto nice emotions

[@cubixthree3495]

@@Chespin-gc1rf 😄😃😐😶🟡⚪⬜◻◽▫

[@simplyexhaustedmomma7805]

AS a CPA, I appreciate the way you explained deductible business expenses. That seems to be the number 1 thing that my clients struggle with understanding.

[@TracysHomeGarden]

You got a great point there - you shouldn’t make content for the sole purpose of making $....I started my channel since April. Just started monetized 2 weeks ago, I think I have spent so much time and $ since then.....I use about 1-3 hours to film and edit each video since April....and I haven’t even gotten paid yet! They only start paying you when you make $100 or more....and I have not made $100 yet....and this is before tax. My hope is solely for sharing my hobby and to be able to pay off some of the items I bought to do my hobby. Thanks for clarifying this out to people. Hope your CPM goes up higher! 👍❤️

[@Hainbach]

Thanks for this video! Side note: The ads in this video were full of scammy and annoying drop ship financial “experts”. Very much different from what I usually get.

[@melanoc3tusii205]

Same here.

[@SailingABSea]

(Baz) This is the most in depth, thought through and well presented video about the subject of YT earnings. In fact when trolls start giving me crap about the $$$ rolling in, I'm going to give them a link to this video. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

[@richardjellis9186]

Extremely interesting video. This video just popped up on my 'maybe you'll like this' list. I've never watched any vids like this one before, so I don't know why it appeared there. But I'm glad it did, as I have thought about the subject, tho never searched or watched a vid about it. And, I hope it landed on many more people's 'maybe you'll like this' list, and that you'll make a few dollars from it. Really well put together, and very easy to understand, and very likable chap. Good luck with it all. Rich UK 🥰🥰🥰.

[@Delzra]

20k on upload and 125k now on the beginning of december, you done good for yourself

[@landomt8138]

I laughed when you finished explaining how you were going to reveal your ad revenue and said “anyway-“ then I immediately got a dawn dish soap ad

[@volbia12]

alright you got me, I turned off my adblocker and refreshed to get an ad.

[@TuberTugger]

Is that why videos like this one give him such hi CPM? I think you just cracked the code!

[@ObviouslyASMR]

Holy crap this is so interesting! I didn't even know CPM could go that high I can tell you over the course of my channel my total CPM is under one dollar, just to add to your frame of reference. This is probably in part because I highly dislike mid- and endroll ads so I've never enabled them, so the revenue only comes from preroll ads

[@sonjaki]

Wow you are not far from 400k, hope you hit it soon :)

[@ObviouslyASMR]

@@sonjaki thanks man!

[@tyrehester5550]

One factor in financial videos is that the ads are mostly from sellers of get rich schemes which appeal to lazy folks who will purchase but probably never use them. YT is hard work. Thanks for the video.

[@TheDoomWizard]

That's why I vlog simply for my legacy. So that when I'm gone, I could at least be remembered for what I was.

[@ajm9277]

I don’t think it’s 20K anymore congrats on getting on recommendations

[@FireStormOOO_]

Worth noting that the large channels releasing multiple highly edited videos a week are not single person operations (or at minimum don't stay that way for long). Employees are a huge expense for anyone that staffs up.

[@Blogaholik]

Man.... Thanks for this stats. I am a data guy and I appreciate these. Just taking my YT channel seriously recently without expecting anything, but your video popped up after my vids improved a bit.

[@alnimri]

I'm going to call it, with this quality content, he's for sure going to be at 500k by the end of the year!

[@avanredgrave]

me: You got from 20k to 90k Subs in 4 months, now that's amazing.

[@lolgeselle]

Right?!

[@ksubchallengebeforeends-nw7sg]

yep, and m, I just have like a couple subs, pls help me get...

[@TheCupidoClan]

Amazing 👏👏

[@KeepingItHopeful]

Right?!?

[@shanecodilla7452]

@@ksubchallengebeforeends-nw7sg Hi have a great day God bless we hug please

[@greendreamoasis9022]

Okay!♥ I begin TODAY! THANK you for applying these Principles!

[@JoyceWSolomon]

Jimmy, you’ve inspired me to actually start my own KZbin channel where I’m helping people make money online. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@epico5805]

I respect this channel so much. Going out of his comfort zone to make quality content to inform us about actual stuff not just click bait videos

[@MentourPilot]

Very nice video! Great content and structure

[@geethunder1]

Tons of value right!

[@r0gue71]

Surprised to see you here!

[@MentourPilot]

Rajin Obayed I do a lot of research in many areas. This caught my eye and I always leave a good comment if I think the creator is doing a good job.

[@r0gue71]

@@MentourPilot I see..

[@generalflight]

Hi Mentour

[@hungryghost3260]

You have a great personal communications style. Even when you're presenting challenging information, you do so without being intimidating or pretentious. Thanks and very good luck to you Jimmy Tries World!

[@ChaseMountains]

FYI my CPM is $2.46 and I'm in the hiking/outdoor niche, but also fitness. Good thing I'm not in this to make millions. Awesome video man, thankyou!

[@AllisonYellow]

The quality of your videos is AMAZING!!!!! Would love to see more videos explaining cpm and other KZbin analytical stuff!! You explain things so we'll and so honestly

[@shadowtheimpure]

Jimmy: "LONG LONG LONG video" Me: *watches 8+ hour speedruns of JRPGS*

[@JimmyTriesWorld]

Wow dude. You do you lol.

[@alphabravoromeo1330]

Hey you, KZbinr! I know you're trying to grow your KZbin channel, and I want to let you know that you're doing great! Don't give up, okay? We can do this!

[@davidstewart5811]

One of the long term questions I have had about KZbin compensation. I have considered putting out videos myself and wondered if it was worth the trouble. Then I see videos put out by some of my favorite channels and they seem to do very well indeed. Thanks for taking the time to explain how all this works. Please note I have no problem with folks making large amounts of money off my viewing of their videos.

[@iliba]

Gaming channels make extremely little money, it can depend on the type of game you're playing but most videos get demonetised, basically instantly.

[@sang3Eta]

Sad but true, a lot of game and music companies claim copyright on the game footage, and take the ad revenue.

[@Lrodpotato]

I mean tbh no one should expect a video that took maybe a couple hours to make with little to no editing of someone siting on their ass with their friends playing a popular game to make money. Of course their gonna take the ad revenue. Because without their game, they wouldn't make videos in the first place nor would majority of their viewers watch in first place. Its like reaction channels. You're taking someone else's work and using it to attract ppl to watch you. Ppl will watch at first for the show or anime or movie that your watching but if you arent interesting or entertaining forget it they won't stick around. Any popular reaction channel eventually starts selling either merchandise with their logo or image or has a sponsorhsip or patreon because their content while entertaining to some does not sell anything. The primary way to make money on KZbin is to sell something. This guy reviews tech/gadgets, makes finance vids, things that help to sell either a product or an idea like how much can I expect to make if i create a channel?? Which can possible convince someone start one up as well.

[@koketsok1513]

@@Lrodpotato I am not gonna argue that gaming channels have a lower skill tree to make content,but I have to disagree with the argument its on the same level as reaction and that because they are using popular games they dont deserve to be properly monetized.Most reaction channels literally do below bare minimum as they are passive they just blink.Whereas gaming channels do offer something such as broad appeal as many popular channels play games that inform customers on what they can expect experience fromt eh game to see if they may wish to purchase said game(like the LOU2 sitation),Many game companies feature prominanat gaming creators in their marketing as said creators have more broader reach(twitch streams like NINJA,TIFU and DR DISREPECT),We also cannot disregard equipment cost for the viewer as some people may not have the funds to purchase expensive gaming rigs and watching someone play that game may be as close as they may get ,walkthoughs are also a genre that help players who are stuck troubleshoot their way out of a frustrating situation(silent hill,hello neighbour etc).I am not saying/arguing that gaming channels dont have it easier time starting and making content what I am saying is if it gets views and the viewer got value from the content as companies would not spending millions of dollars on exclusive contracts,esports tournaments,gamer sponsorships etc if their was not money to be made from gaming content creators. its simple if the consumer gets value from gaming channels their should be proper monetary compensation,as many companies are in an arms race for gaming content(twich and know youtube gaming), as it is easy for anyone to 8 year old to just hit record,but to get a following/make it a career one needs to be better than just a"record me yelling and shooting"gaming channel. I have no dog in this fight,but their is alot of nuance that is often missed when people see quick views.

[@Lrodpotato]

@@koketsok1513 Dont worry. I think you misunderstood me. I merely meant its similar in terms that theyre using someone else's material as the baseline of their content. Nothing else. Altho I personally never watched a gaming channel for a game that I hadn't already purchased myself. However I have watched Gaming Channel's other content for *them* specifically not because I had any desire or interest to purchase the game they were playing. I simply found them entertaining. But thats just me. And I think our definitions of gaming channel differs. To me a gaming channel is a channel that plays games primarily to market themselves. Like H20 Delirious or Vanoss. Not game reviews or 100% completion game channels or channels that give info in game content you might've missed, etc. I consider those types of channels to be more specific in terms of their content which takes alot more work.

[@koketsok1513]

@@Lrodpotato Ok,I understand where you coming from.The problem is the baseline,every content needs a baseline of familiarity in order to be easily recognized eg makeup channels have cosmetics and anime review channels have well anime movies/episodes car channels have cars,parts etc.I can understand the frustration of reaction channels as they had no transformative value and provided us no additional information.Gaming channels may be passive ,but unlike reaction channels the experience does differ even when many gameing channels play similar games and the person says nothing the viewer can get a good idea if the game is for them/if they want to keep watching and no one looses as if that person does not buy the game its not like the company lost any money(unlike reaction channels were using other peoples content actually subtracts value from its creator).And aside from reviews,just playing a game is enough.As I said earlier companies want gaming content as it provides additonal publicity ,that is why many studios have implemented the "photo mode" feature it enable gamers to take pics of in game events and in tern provides developers with "free"(I say free but in all honesty you are paying to show their work).Yes the basline to enter gaming is easy,but to grow and maintaining a gaming channel is hard,trends come and trends go, it becomes easy to see who is here to play(insert new game)and have their 2 months of fame and those who offer something,that is why I said if their is a viewrship that means people see value,companies see value and possible sponships see value ,as the game is the baseline but to give it value the creator needs to be better than just a record monkey and when they are,and when they have built something they have every right to fare compensation,as in a industry where anyone can do it not everyone can maintain a following and to those who can, give them their rewards just like any other creator.

[@robertbrownak]

Once I move back to my home state, I'm thinking about starting up my own channel because I love fishing and it's in an area not a lot of people have access to. Of course I want to make it profitable but I want to provide content on something I enjoy as a hobby. I know it might not be a very sought after genre, but hopefully it will allow me to explore new areas to expand the type of content I can produce. Thank you for the insight of how analytics play in part how much can be roughly expected to make.

[@OctaneStreet]

Dayum, shout out to you for that MapleStory plug near the end. I was actually going to comment on gaming channels and how much they make since for the most part, they do in fact make much less than other categories here on KZbin. I have a MapleStory channel coincidental enough (SorrowfulM) that got fairly successful for the genre and my CPM only ever really hit like $1.30/1,000 views. I remember doing research years ago to see how that stacked up against other categories and was disappointed to learn and find out that gaming channels get pretty shafted in terms of cpm and advertisers. Great video Jimmy. MAPLEH-SU-TO-REE! Haha

[@tomsmith3045]

This was great, and helpful. I don't have a channel, but was always curious about how the process worked. Hope you continue to be successful and have fun along the way!

[@lukas-vastgoedinvesterings7724]

Hi Jimmy, thanks for sharing the information with me. I enjoyed the details and indepth of all the information you share :) with all the ads... most likely your video is performing well :)

[@DanFMN]

This video has really inspired me to keep going with my channel. I’m not monetized yet, but I’m hyped for that day!

[@dyshawnlegendvlogs5737]

You have 1.07k subscribers. How are you not monetized?

[@DanFMN]

DL LEGEND OF GREATNESS I only have 2K watch hours this year.

[@markferrick10]

Thanks for the open honesty in what is normally a very private subject. As for as the 'added ' FICA tax, that would be true for any small business owner.

[@BossaNovaLife]

WOW. Our channel makes triple the avg, but that will still never pay for our work. Good to know our subscribers are so dedicated :) Can't wait for events to be a thing again, so we can get back to what we do best and sponsors.

[@SesliKitapKulubu1]

Thanks Jimmy, you r helping me and i assume to many new youtubers in 2 different ways: the explanation and the way you make video to show us in practice. You are the main teacher of me for my entire youtube life. Never enough no matter how much i thank you❤️

[@jimthegameguru8021]

It really is a shame that topics like gaming get the shaft on youtube. Its also a shame that the big channels dominate youtube pages and its super hard to break through. Great vid dude. I started my channel as a hobby and i absolutely love creating videos. I am learning alot and it will always just be a hobby on the side.

[@Alkis05]

18:24 "Stay a while, and listen"

[@TheSentry66]

Deckard Cain!

[@Torrenaxe]

I love the way you present and make jokes. You are funny without screaming. Nice to see. Thanls bro.

[@CloudKashi]

Your editing is fantastic and you have a good sense of humor. Definitely deserve a lot more subs

[@Kirito-fs5wg]

Just watched a 3 minute ad for you bro.

[@Heartrockadam]

..visit ny channel too i have a lot..complete package na po, sana maibalik mo salamat god bless

[@fuwu9904]

Wow... HRD you are an idiot

[@Heartrockadam]

@@fuwu9904 THANKS

[@jazzification2652]

Thank you Kirito, very cool

[@lolgeselle]

True friend

[@travisdsimmon]

I don't have a KZbin business, I'm not planning to start one..I'm not sure why I'm here, but i watched the whole video and i regret nothing

[@bobafruti]

Makes perfect sense why there are so many people in the financial and product review categories, advertisers want to sell to people who have money to spend.

[@ZeroBudgetLife]

*2019: this is how much* *2020: i lied last year. this is how much in 2020* *2021: I lied last year. this is how much in 2021*

[@Nickrenaudphotography]

New Photography Channel Here :)

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Hiya​@@Nickrenaudphotography !

[@tylerstooksberry7860]

Jimmy, you’re killing it. Keep it up!

[@Heartrockadam]

..visit ny channel too i have a lot..complete package na po, sana maibalik mo salamat god bless

[@ItzZemBoiz]

Where’s all my upcoming KZbinrs learning and grinding it out!!! 💪🏾📈

[@1duivin]

I’m happy that your ads are more out of the way not in the middle of the screen covering the last part of the video

[@KadeCooks]

I really appricate the editing on this video. it's fun, well timed, and has great information!

[@BonemysterFPV]

Appreciate you taking the time out of your day to reveal how much you make, keep rocking that content bro.

[@malcampbell2364]

KZbin premium viewer from Asia here: Congrats, I just made you negative three fiddy.

[@karatjuicepodcast]

This was very helpful ! Keep the content coming my man. My KZbin Journey started this year and I’m learning more and more each and every day. Salute to you !

[@challagundla4]

Great video with a lot of useful insight, thanks!

[@ObviousRises]

You don't make much money on political channels. It really depends on what you talk about.

[@ETruHollawood]

Lol what? Tim Pool makes plenty of money. Joe Rogan? The Young Turks? Sam Seder? Kyle Krasinski?

[@TechnoSticks]

Dude, that is merely the obvious.

[@Somebody-lk7dm]

Ecktor if you think Tim Pool is a fence sitter you’re crazy

[@pablovaldes2810]

I always find myself binge watching political channel videos lol

[@steveirwinproductions2018]

Hahahaha last channel I expected to see here

[@josephishkabibble5863]

that was real! my nephews hacked my accounts and wanted me to open a youtube channel and swore i would be rich .. good thing you finally cleared this regrettable venture i always kept as a backup plan.

[@robertdegroot8302]

I'm convinced advertisers totally overestimate how much value they generate with KZbin ads. We are so overwhelmed with ads that we've learned how to shut out our attention from them. We are also so conditioned to click them away, or turn off the sound volume, as soon as they pop up. I literally remember no ad I've seen in the past few months, other than one that sold a product I was actually already considering buying. So brand recognition is not achieved at all. Compare that to the old years of television, where we were forced to sit through whole commercial blocks : I remember hundreds (if not thousands) of commercials, jingles and slogans from that era, and not just from my childhood.

[@neagualexandru7583]

I appreciate how honest you are. Respect :)

[@VashtiPerry]

I always wondered how me having premium affects my favorite KZbinr

[@_f_6957]

You had 21k subscribers in March and 123k in November. Nice glow up man

[@oTamusima]

@13m48s well put and very humbling. realizing this is most information i've looked at after posting overly inexperienced messages about too many ads on a really great video. i have wanted to change the comment almost immediately but now will be certain to within next days. also the 'too many ads' isn't accurate because i was using ad blocker on a pc and not understanding this made some videos have an extra advertisement stop or several. i stopped using the adblocker recently, sorry about that

[@SteveGilbert]

Thank you for the video! This was very informational. It's good to know that videos can be classified differently even if your channel does standard videos and the one different video is classified differently. It's good to know as I keep working on my own channel. Thank you again!

[@myluckysuperegg8989]

Guys this is long okay. The reason I didn’t split this up into paragraphs is so that you can highlight everything and use your device to dictate it! Sorry but I think that this is worth a quick listen!! 😀👍 Gillian Perkins (a person who Jimmy mentioned,) says that she doesn’t want to put mid-roll ads in her videos because she says that she doesn’t want to sacrifice her regular viewers for monetised viewers, if that makes sense. What she means is that she thinks that if there are mid-roll ads (which you can choose to or choose not to have if your video is over ten minutes long, I think,) she thinks people are more likely to click off her video (she says that she sometimes does this herself) and watch ‘one of those shiny videos on the sidebar.’ She doesn’t want people to click off her videos, because: A) The longer people watch her videos after a click, the more likely KZbin is to recommend it to others. B) She wants her videos to reach the widest possible audience, to help people who watch them. (Which is nice) She has all other ads turned on, but has said that her CPM could *double* if she turned on mid-roll ads. I don’t think that I would do this personally but even so I can still see why she does this.

[@myluckysuperegg8989]

Joel McDonald Bro what?? How do u know???

[@myluckysuperegg8989]

Joel McDonald oh lol haha

[@Joshua-Lewis]

watching this video made me think its literally a lot of work that goes on once recording is done...good work Jimmy!

[@MOOBBreezy]

I think the ad blocker thing is a very big point. I think the audience of gaming channels are not only young but are also fairly knowledgeable about technology, meaning they would be more likely to know about and use an ad blocker, therefore having such low CPM as their main audience are blocking ads. At least this is what makes the most sense to me, not to mention the saturation of gaming channels so revenue is split quite thin.

[@andreaskvisler]

"if you have an adblocker you make 0$" Me: *disables ad blocker, and refreshes the viedo*, are you happy now?

[@auroralflame8515]

And im using vanced youtube😂

[@andycalkinhansen3733]

You seem totally brainwashed amigo

[@RD_murray]

And now your at 70K subs , well done 👍 I need to make one for - MY FIRST MONTH on KZbin haha

[@RandomHippieCreations]

Thank you ✌🏼your channel has grown 136k in one year! Perfect 🤗

[@otissteven]

Thanks for this video I really appreciate it, I have been talking to my older brother who is 65 and really negative about anything that involves internet. I'm on ssi for a number of things but I am trying to learn as much as I can from youtube and this video is a great source of information and inspiration. I will share with my 11 year old son who is in the Philippines and some other friends 👍

[@JBOutdoors]

Looks like you’ve grown immensely since this video was made! I also follow ContentBug, great channels. I look forward to following you as well, thanks for sharing

[@ShaqKoyokArt]

Cool channel bro. Love your outdoor stuff, especially fishing contents!

[@SueRibelle]

this video was SO good! I had opened up this channel more than 2 years ago and I see a video of mine was watched quite some time. I'm even reaching the 1k subscriber point I see, had returned to my native language of Turkish as I have a bigger channel with my other and main personal brand but I'm thinking of removing the barrier to my growth by having a channel in English rather than Turkish. love videos with numbers and analysis. Thank you! all the best of luck with your channel and growth, your content quality definitely deserves it Jimmy!!

[@shawnayala5545]

You've grown 100,000 subs since this video was made 9 months ago? Congrats!! Thats huge!

[@davidmelgar1935]

Thank for the very good explanation. I am trying to do educational videos to help my country and this video helps me to understand more the KZbin concept.