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How much do Cost of Living Crisis YouTube channels make?

~$2.6K / mo est.

per channel posting 3 videos a month at this niche's typical $469 to $1.3K per video.

Small Cost of Living Crisis channels are getting videos with 1.7M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.

So far the typical channel here has banked $1.7K to $4.8K all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$45.9K est. Based on 694 videos across 15 channels we analyzed.

Part of Geopolitics & Economics

Cost of Living Crisis YouTube niche earnings and breakout examples
Channels studied
15
694 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$45.9K est.
$24.5K to $67.3K total
Best single video earned
~$22.8K est.
$12.2K to $33.4K per video
Most-viewed video
1.7M views
from a 18.6K subscriber channel

Earnings breakdown

Distribution stats from 694 videos and 15 channels analyzed.

If you post 3 videos a month
$1.4K to $3.9K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$5.2K to $14.3K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$1.7K to $4.8K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$469 to $1.3K
Typical single-video earnings
Earnings calculator

What could your Cost of Living Crisis channel earn?

Typical Cost of Living Crisis video: 20 min · ~58.6K views
Videos per day1
Average views per video59,000

Estimated revenue

~$26.6K / mo est.

$14.2K to $38.9K a month est.

about $318.6K per year est.

Per video
~$885 est.
Videos per month
30

Estimated ad revenue based on typical Cost of Living Crisis views. Not a guarantee of earnings.

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Across The States
Across The States
18.6K subscribers · about 30 uploads a month
~$45.9K total earned est.$24.5K to $67.3K all time3.1M views
The Unfolded States
The Unfolded States
9.4K subscribers · about 34 uploads a month
~$36.2K total earned est.$19.3K to $53.1K all time2.4M views
The TY Show
The TY Show
28.9K subscribers · about 1 upload a month
~$31K total earned est.$16.5K to $45.5K all time2.1M views
The Last Chapter
The Last Chapter
8.8K subscribers · about 2 uploads a month
~$22K total earned est.$11.7K to $32.2K all time1.5M views
Selani Talks America
Selani Talks America
8K subscribers · about 10 uploads a month
~$18.5K total earned est.$9.9K to $27.1K all time1.2M views
News On The Street
News On The Street
9.1K subscribers · about 1 upload a month
~$15.5K total earned est.$8.3K to $22.8K all time1M views

15 total Cost of Living Crisis YouTube channels tracked

Breakout videos

Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.

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Why this niche works

Top Cost of Living Crisis videos usually run about 15 to 25 minutes and earn an estimated $469 to $1.3K per video, which works out to $1.4K to $3.9K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 3 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.

The strongest recent example is The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis, which reached 1.7M views from a 245K subscriber channel. Channels in Geopolitics & Economics often post about new video every 9 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.

Videos are usually 15 to 25 minBased on 15 channels

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See how Cost of Living Crisis stacks up against nearby opportunities.

Similar niches

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Compared with adjacent niches

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NicheCategoryAvg. channel total (est.)
This nicheCurrent page$1.7K to $4.8K est.
Economic Collapse PredictionsPolitics & Commentary$1.2K to $3.2K est.

How the numbers work

How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.

Last updated
Jun 11, 2026
Data source
Public YouTube discovery
Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
Confidence
Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
  • We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
  • A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
  • These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
  • Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
  • Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
  • Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.

Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.

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