Went viral11:12How would the United States Fight a Nuclear War?
8.4M viewsfrom a 364K subscriber channel
364K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$37.7Kest.$16.8K to $58.6K
YouTube niche
How much do Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence YouTube channels make?
Small Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence channels are getting videos with 27.7M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
Channels in this niche typically earn $174 to $608 total from all their videos, based on 535 videos and 6 channels we analyzed.
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Channels studied
6
535 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$96.5K est.
$42.9K to $150K total
Best single video earned
~$79.4K est.
$35.3K to $123.6K per video
Most-viewed video
27.7M views
from a 42.4K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 535 videos and 6 channels analyzed.
Average channel total
$174 to $608
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$340 to $1.2K
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$503 to $1.8K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$314 to $1.1K
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
157.1K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
47.5K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
232.9K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 2 videos a month
$628 to $2.2K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 5.6 weeks
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche
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Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral11:12
Went viral51:42How Would the United States Fight a Nuclear War?
4.1M viewsfrom a 364K subscriber channel
364K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$19.4Kest.$8.6K to $30.1K
Went viral29:35What's America's Russian Nuclear War Plan?
4M viewsfrom a 364K subscriber channel
364K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$17.8Kest.$7.9K to $27.7K
Went viral25:42Inside North Korea’s Mini Nuclear Warhead: The “Peanut” That Alarmed the U.S. (Full Process)
3.6M viewsfrom a 42.4K subscriber channel
Went viral10:46US Nuclear War Simulation in REALTIME!!!
1.8M viewsfrom a 364K subscriber channel
364K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$7.9Kest.$3.5K to $12.3K
Went viral11:24Which Cities Would the US Target in a Nuclear War?
1.6M viewsfrom a 364K subscriber channel
364K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$7.2Kest.$3.2K to $11.2K
Went viral11:30This Is What Nuclear Strike Actually Looks Like
1.3M viewsfrom a 269K subscriber channel
269K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$6Kest.$2.7K to $9.3K
Went viral40:22Nuclear Armageddon | WW3 Scenario
1.3M viewsfrom a 51.6K subscriber channel
51.6K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$5.5Kest.$2.5K to $8.6K
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Make a similar videoWhy this niche works
Top Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence videos usually run about 16 to 28 minutes and earn an estimated $314 to $1.1K per video, which works out to $628 to $2.2K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 2 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 “How would the United States Fight a Nuclear War?”, which reached 8.4M views from a 364K subscriber channel. Channels in Military & War often post about new video every 5.6 weeks, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 16 to 28 minBased on 6 channels
Typical Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence video: 22 min · ~157.1K views per upload (niche average).
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Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $174 to $608 est. |
| Nuclear Disaster Documentaries | Geopolitics & Economics | $641 to $1.7K 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.
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