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Went viral12:36SGA: Sonic Will Not Open FanMail After This... [GMOD]
4.5M viewsfrom a 1.5M subscriber channel
YouTube niche
How much do Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks YouTube channels make?
~$441 / mo est.
per channel posting 3 videos a month at this niche's typical $59 to $235 per video.
Small Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks channels are getting videos with 4.5M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $188 to $753 all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$1.3M est. Based on 837 videos across 42 channels we analyzed.
Part of Indie & Retro Gaming
Channels studied
42
837 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$1.3M est.
$536.2K to $2.1M total
Best single video earned
~$8.4K est.
$3.4K to $13.5K per video
Most-viewed video
4.5M views
from a 1.5M subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 837 videos and 42 channels analyzed.
If you post 3 videos a month
$177 to $705
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$509 to $2K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$188 to $753
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$59 to $235
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
125.8K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
36.8K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
58.6K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$230 to $921
Better-performing channels (all time)
How often creators post
new video every 11 days
Average for channels in this niche
Earnings calculator
What could your Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks channel earn?
Typical Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks video: 28 min · ~58.6K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video59,000
Estimated revenue
~$4.4K / mo est.
$1.8K to $7.1K a month est.
about $53.3K per year est.
Per video
~$148 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Explore this niche
Browse Indie & Retro Gaming YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 42 channels in Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
42 total Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral12:36
Went viral11:34Sonic in The Backrooms - Kaizo Sonic Bloopers
1.2M viewsfrom a 31.4K subscriber channel
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Why this niche works
Top Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks videos usually run about 21 to 35 minutes and earn an estimated $59 to $235 per video, which works out to $177 to $705 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 “SGA: Sonic Will Not Open FanMail After This... [GMOD]”, which reached 4.5M views from a 1.5M subscriber channel. Channels in Indie & Retro Gaming often post about new video every 11 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 21 to 35 minBased on 42 channels
Compare with similar niches
See how Sonic Fan Games and ROM Hacks stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $188 to $753 est. |
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| FNAF Fan Game Reviews | Indie & Retro Gaming | $285 to $1.1K est. |
| Sonic the Hedgehog Analysis | Indie & Retro Gaming | $136 to $542 est. |
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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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