Went viral12:44The Mexican Clown That Killed Cartel Members & Filmed It
5.4M viewsfrom a 448K subscriber channel
YouTube niche
How much do Drug Cartel Documentaries YouTube channels make?
~$2.4K / mo est.
per channel posting 5 videos a month at this niche's typical $209 to $733 per video.
Small Drug Cartel Documentaries channels are getting videos with 5.4M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $353 to $1.2K all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$836.8K est. Based on 2.1K videos across 40 channels we analyzed.
Part of True Crime & Horror
Channels studied
40
2.1K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$836.8K est.
$371.9K to $1.3M total
Best single video earned
~$24.5K est.
$10.9K to $38.1K per video
Most-viewed video
5.4M views
from a 310K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 2.1K videos and 40 channels analyzed.
If you post 5 videos a month
$1K to $3.7K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$500 to $1.8K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$353 to $1.2K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$209 to $733
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
248.5K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
57.5K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
104.7K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$215 to $753
Better-performing channels (all time)
How often creators post
new video every 6 days
Average for channels in this niche
Earnings calculator
What could your Drug Cartel Documentaries channel earn?
Typical Drug Cartel Documentaries video: 22 min · ~104.7K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video105,000
Estimated revenue
~$14.2K / mo est.
$6.3K to $22.1K a month est.
about $170.3K per year est.
Per video
~$473 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Drug Cartel Documentaries views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Browse True Crime & Horror YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 40 channels in Drug Cartel Documentaries; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
40 total Drug Cartel Documentaries YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral12:44
Went viral38:03The Untold Story Of The World's Greatest Prison Escapee
4.7M viewsfrom a 205K subscriber channel
205K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$22.4Kest.$9.9K to $34.8K
Went viral43:46Narco Avocados: Violent drug cartels are taking over Mexico's avocado industry | A W5 Investigation
3.6M viewsfrom a 309K subscriber channel
309K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$15.1Kest.$6.7K to $23.5K
Went viral11:33The Craziest Drugs To Exist
1.8M viewsfrom a 124K subscriber channel
124K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$8Kest.$3.6K to $12.5K
Went viral11:20What Happens When You Murder A Brutal Drug Lord's Son
1.8M viewsfrom a 448K subscriber channel
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Why this niche works
Top Drug Cartel Documentaries videos usually run about 16 to 28 minutes and earn an estimated $209 to $733 per video, which works out to $1K to $3.7K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 5 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 Mexican Clown That Killed Cartel Members & Filmed It”, which reached 5.4M views from a 448K subscriber channel. Channels in True Crime & Horror often post about new video every 6 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 16 to 28 minBased on 40 channels
Compare with similar niches
See how Drug Cartel Documentaries stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $353 to $1.2K est. |
| UK True Crime Documentaries | True Crime & Horror | $392 to $1.2K est. |
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| Border Security and Drug Bust Compilations | Crime & Justice | $1.7K to $6K est. |
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Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $353 to $1.2K est. |
| Gang and Street Crime Documentaries | Crime & Justice | $333 to $1K est. |
| Border Security and Drug Bust Compilations | Crime & Justice | $1.7K to $6K est. |
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| Undercover Police Operations | Crime & Justice | $9.4K to $26.3K est. |
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| Prison Stories and Escapes | Crime & Justice | $1.1K to $3.4K 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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