Went viral19:07Every Rank in the US Army Explained in 19 Minutes
2.9M viewsfrom a 19.8K subscriber channel
YouTube niche
How much do Military Ranks Explained YouTube channels make?
Small Military Ranks Explained channels are getting videos with 5.4M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
Channels in this niche typically earn $164 to $437 total from all their videos, based on 266 videos and 6 channels we analyzed.
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Channels studied
6
266 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$323.2K est.
$176.3K to $470.1K total
Best single video earned
~$20.6K est.
$11.2K to $29.9K per video
Most-viewed video
5.4M views
from a 187K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 266 videos and 6 channels analyzed.
Average channel total
$164 to $437
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$167 to $445
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$408 to $1.1K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$350 to $933
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
116.6K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
68K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
290.3K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 4 videos a month
$1.4K to $3.7K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 8 days
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche
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Browse Military & War YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 6 channels in Military Ranks Explained; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
6 total Military Ranks Explained YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral19:07
Went viral15:09Every Rank in the US Marines Explained in 15 Minutes
2M viewsfrom a 19.8K subscriber channel
Went viral15:39What It Was Like to be Every Samurai Rank
888.8K viewsfrom a 280K subscriber channel
280K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$4.9Kest.$2.7K to $7.1K
Went viral17:24Your Life as Every Army Officer Rank
613.6K viewsfrom a 14.2K subscriber channel
Went viral28:27Army Organization Explained: Squad to Army Group - Military History Handbook
563.7K viewsfrom a 77.3K subscriber channel
77.3K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$2.5Kest.$1.4K to $3.6K
Went viral21:33The Military Hierarchy of Caesar's Legion
541.1K viewsfrom a 83.3K subscriber channel
83.3K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$2.7Kest.$1.5K to $3.9K
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Make a similar videoWhy this niche works
Top Military Ranks Explained videos usually run about 13 to 23 minutes and earn an estimated $350 to $933 per video, which works out to $1.4K to $3.7K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 4 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 “Every Rank in the US Army Explained in 19 Minutes”, which reached 2.9M views from a 19.8K subscriber channel. Channels in Military & War often post about new video every 8 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 13 to 23 minBased on 6 channels
Typical Military Ranks Explained video: 18 min · ~116.6K views per upload (niche average).
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| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
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| This niche | Current page | $164 to $437 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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