Went viral35:44The Most Prolific Cheater in Civ 6 History
1.9M viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
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How much do Civilization and Board Game Strategy YouTube channels make?
~$963 / mo est.
per channel posting 9 videos a month at this niche's typical $43 to $171 per video.
Small Civilization and Board Game Strategy channels are getting videos with 1.9M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $60 to $240 all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$45K est. Based on 686 videos across 6 channels we analyzed.
Part of RPG & Strategy Gaming
Channels studied
6
686 videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$45K est.
$18K to $72K total
Best single video earned
~$3.8K est.
$1.5K to $6K per video
Most-viewed video
1.9M views
from a 61.9K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 686 videos and 6 channels analyzed.
If you post 9 videos a month
$387 to $1.5K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$172 to $686
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$60 to $240
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$43 to $171
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
99.8K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
50.6K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
42.7K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$108 to $433
Better-performing channels (all time)
How often creators post
new video every 3 days
Average for channels in this niche
Earnings calculator
What could your Civilization and Board Game Strategy channel earn?
Typical Civilization and Board Game Strategy video: 51 min · ~42.7K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video43,000
Estimated revenue
~$3.2K / mo est.
$1.3K to $5.2K a month est.
about $38.9K per year est.
Per video
~$108 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Civilization and Board Game Strategy views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral35:44
Went viral13:4610 Civilization VI Tips for Complete Beginners
1.1M viewsfrom a 6.8K subscriber channel
Went viral50:00I tried becoming a PRO Civilization 6 Player in 1 Week
982.9K viewsfrom a 142K subscriber channel
142K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$1.9Kest.$777 to $3.1K
Went viral53:05Building Civilization | A Sid Meier Retrospective
929.5K viewsfrom a 116K subscriber channel
116K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$1.8Kest.$734 to $2.9K
Went viral21:42Civ 6 Multiplayer 101
727.1K viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
Went viral14:38HOW TO WIN CATAN
643.1K viewsfrom a 62.1K subscriber channel
62.1K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$1.2Kest.$482 to $1.9K
Went viral1:32:22The Complete Beginner's Guide To Civilization 7
535.6K viewsfrom a 41.4K subscriber channel
Went viral11:19WHY CIVILIZATION VI SUCKS
524.8K viewsfrom a 85.3K subscriber channel
85.3K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$1.2Kest.$472 to $1.9K
Went viral27:22The Discord Moderator that Ruined Competitive Civ 6
482.8K viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
Went viral3:50:15I Proved You All WRONG By Beating Deity AI EASILY
457.8K viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
Went viral51:34Civ 6 Still Has a Cheating Problem
449.3K viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
Went viral13:10This HUGE Mistake is Costing You Games in Civ 6!!
427.2K viewsfrom a 61.9K subscriber channel
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Why this niche works
Top Civilization and Board Game Strategy videos usually run about 38 to 64 minutes and earn an estimated $43 to $171 per video, which works out to $387 to $1.5K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 9 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 Most Prolific Cheater in Civ 6 History”, which reached 1.9M views from a 61.9K subscriber channel. Channels in RPG & Strategy Gaming often post about new video every 3 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 38 to 64 minBased on 6 channels
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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.
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