Is entrepreneurship a good niche?
Entrepreneurship is a hard niche to make money in. Most channels here are Shorts-first, and Shorts pay little: about $0.04–$0.1 per 1,000 views. We haven’t seen any new channels here in the last 90 days. Only 0% of channels are faceless: viewers here mostly come for a person on camera.
Pros
- Fewer rivals: we track 13 channels here
Cons
- Shorts pay little: $0.04–$0.1 per 1,000 views
- The median channel earns only $4 – $9 a month
- Only 0% faceless: mostly on-camera channels
Examples worth studying
The channels beating their niche average by the most, and the biggest breakout videos of the last 90 days. The full list is in the app.
Channels beating the average
Rene Redo138K subscribersShorts(opens YouTube in a new tab)182×$653 – $1.6KByNiche estimate, monthly
Aaron Dinin180K subscribersShorts(opens YouTube in a new tab)105×$376 – $941ByNiche estimate, monthly
Yomi fan 23,800 subscribersShorts(opens YouTube in a new tab)91×$199 – $498ByNiche estimate, monthly
Breakout videos, last 90 days
- Maybe my students don’t really like my class as much as they say they do…Aaron Dinin, 5.6M views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
153× - Why We Need To Trade Within The Caribbean (And Why We Don't) #caribbeanpodcast #caribbeanagricultureFoundpreneur Media, 1,076 views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
69× - The Hardest Lesson Female Founders Learn #caribbeanentrepreneur #caribbeanfoundersFoundpreneur Media, 1,061 views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
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How to start a entrepreneurship channel
Only 0% of channels in this niche are faceless. Viewers expect a face and a personality, so being ready to go on camera makes it a lot easier.
The most common formats among the channels we track: person talking to camera (53%), podcast / interview (33%), compilation / clip montage (7%).
Study the example channels below: which titles and thumbnails multiply their average, and how long are the videos?
Pick a narrower angle inside entrepreneurship: focus on one audience or one question instead of the generic videos everyone makes.
Aim for the median first: here that’s 1,340 views per video. Ship your first 10 videos in one format, then adjust from the data.
Do the math honestly: 100,000 monthly views in this niche earn roughly $4 – $10. You need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours to monetize.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube RPM for entrepreneurship?
Long videos in entrepreneurship earn an estimated $0.04–$0.1 per 1,000 views (Business category). Shorts pay much less: about $0.04–$0.1 per 1,000 views. RPM also shifts with your viewers’ countries and the ad season.
Can you run a faceless entrepreneurship channel?
0% of the 13 channels we track here are faceless. The most common formats: person talking to camera (53%), podcast / interview (33%), compilation / clip montage (7%).
How competitive is the entrepreneurship niche?
We track 13 channels. We haven’t seen any new channels in the last 90 days. We haven’t seen new channels break in yet.
How much does a entrepreneurship channel make?
The median channel earns an estimated $4 – $9 a month and gets a median of 1,340 views per video. The estimate comes from the last 30 days of views and the niche’s RPM range; the biggest channels earn far more.