Went viral11:04London System: One Opening against anything
3.5M viewsfrom a 636K subscriber channel
YouTube niche
How much do Chess Puzzles and Tactics YouTube channels make?
~$4.1K / mo est.
per channel posting 9 videos a month at this niche's typical $249 to $663 per video.
Small Chess Puzzles and Tactics channels are getting videos with 3.5M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
So far the typical channel here has banked $1.4K to $3.8K all-time — while the top earner sits at ~$2.1M est. Based on 1.8K videos across 61 channels we analyzed.
Part of Tutorials & Education
Channels studied
61
1.8K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$2.1M est.
$1.1M to $3.1M total
Best single video earned
~$14.5K est.
$7.9K to $21.1K per video
Most-viewed video
3.5M views
from a 82K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 1.8K videos and 61 channels analyzed.
If you post 9 videos a month
$2.2K to $6K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
Top 10% of channels earn
$3.8K to $10.1K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average channel total
$1.4K to $3.8K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Average per video
$249 to $663
Typical single-video earnings
Top 10% of videos get
191.2K
Views on the biggest videos
Top 25% of videos get
34.3K
Views on better-performing videos
Average views per video
82.9K
Mean — a few viral hits inflate this above the percentiles
Top 25% of channels earn
$427 to $1.1K
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 Chess Puzzles and Tactics channel earn?
Typical Chess Puzzles and Tactics video: 15 min · ~82.9K viewsVideos per day1
Average views per video83,000
Estimated revenue
~$13.7K / mo est.
$7.5K to $19.9K a month est.
about $164.5K per year est.
Per video
~$457 est.
Videos per month
30
Estimated ad revenue based on typical Chess Puzzles and Tactics views. Not a guarantee of earnings.
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Explore this niche
Browse Tutorials & Education YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 61 channels in Chess Puzzles and Tactics; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
61 total Chess Puzzles and Tactics YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
Went viral11:04
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3.1M viewsfrom a 73.2K subscriber channel
Went viral25:19How to Trap a Queen in Chess? Chess Traps and Tricks for Beginners to Win the Opponent's Queen
2.3M viewsfrom a 30.6K subscriber channel
Went viral10:32How to Play The Queen's Gambit
2.2M viewsfrom a 636K subscriber channel
Went viral10:07I Made Chess Overpowered!
1.1M viewsfrom a 160K subscriber channel
Went viral11:04How to Actually Get Better at Chess No-BS Guide
1.1M viewsfrom a 115K subscriber channel
115K-subscriber channel · This video earned ~$4.6Kest.$2.5K to $6.8K
Went viral11:1820 Chess Rules Everyone Should Know
1.1M viewsfrom a 66.4K subscriber channel
Went viral17:17DESTROY The Fried Liver Attack (WIN IN 7 MOVES)
878.4K viewsfrom a 73.2K subscriber channel
Went viral21:14The Opening Mistake You're Probably Making in Chess
731.2K viewsfrom a 73.2K subscriber channel
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Why this niche works
Top Chess Puzzles and Tactics videos usually run about 11 to 19 minutes and earn an estimated $249 to $663 per video, which works out to $2.2K to $6K 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 “London System: One Opening against anything”, which reached 3.5M views from a 636K subscriber channel. Channels in Tutorials & Education often post about new video every 3 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 11 to 19 minBased on 61 channels
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See how Chess Puzzles and Tactics stacks up against nearby opportunities.
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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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