Went viral34:17How much do Backrooms Found Footage YouTube channels make?
Small Backrooms Found Footage channels are getting videos with 53.9M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
Channels in this niche typically earn $504 to $2K total from all their videos, based on 1.9K videos and 51 channels we analyzed.
Part of Indie & Retro Gaming
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Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 1.9K videos and 51 channels analyzed.
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Browse Indie & Retro Gaming YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 51 channels in Backrooms Found Footage; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
51 total Backrooms Found Footage YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
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Top Backrooms Found Footage videos usually run about 29 to 49 minutes and earn an estimated $303 to $1.2K per video, which works out to $2.4K to $9.7K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 8 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 “1 Year in The Backrooms (Found Footage Compilation)”, which reached 53.9M views from a 1.2M subscriber channel. Channels in Indie & Retro Gaming often post about new video every 4 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Typical Backrooms Found Footage video: 39 min · ~302.5K views per upload (niche average).
Compare with similar niches
See how Backrooms Found Footage stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $504 to $2K est. |
| Backrooms Games | Roblox & Kids Gaming | $2 to $7 est. |
| Creepypasta and Horror Game Analysis | Indie & Retro Gaming | $94 to $376 est. |
| SCP Gaming Content | Indie & Retro Gaming | $181 to $726 est. |
| Found Footage Horror Films | True Crime & Horror | $0 to $0 est. |
| Analog Horror Series | Science & Nature | $168 to $505 est. |
| Horror Game Jumpscare Compilations | Indie & Retro Gaming | $374 to $1.5K est. |
| FNAF Gmod Content | Indie & Retro Gaming | $106 to $426 est. |
| Out of Bounds Game Exploration | Indie & Retro Gaming | $77 to $308 est. |
Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $504 to $2K est. |
| Backrooms Games | Roblox & Kids Gaming | $2 to $7 est. |
| Found Footage Horror Films | True Crime & Horror | $0 to $0 est. |
| Analog Horror Series | Science & Nature | $168 to $505 est. |
| Creepy Internet Videos | Entertainment & Pop Culture | $756 to $2.3K est. |
| Horror Game Playthroughs | Competitive Gaming | $316 to $1.3K est. |
| Scary Forest Encounters | Science & Nature | $265 to $794 est. |
| Horror Monster Lore Explained | Gaming | $107 to $428 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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