Is investing & stocks a good niche?
Investing & stocks is a steady niche, but we don’t see clear momentum for new channels. Advertisers pay well here: long videos earn an estimated $7.7–$19.25 per 1,000 views. 3 new channels appeared in the last 90 days, but none has broken out yet. Only 20% of channels are faceless: viewers here mostly come for a person on camera.
Pros
- High RPM: $7.7–$19.25 per 1,000 views on long videos
- The median channel earns an estimated $944 – $2.4K a month
- New channels keep coming: 3 in 90 days
Cons
- 3 new channels in 90 days, none has broken out yet
- Only 20% 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
HKCM823K subscribers(opens YouTube in a new tab)22×$22.4K – $55.9KByNiche estimate, monthly
JORDI LLÀTZER79,300 subscribers(opens YouTube in a new tab)20×$6.6K – $16.5KByNiche estimate, monthly
Martik Finance105K subscribersFaceless(opens YouTube in a new tab)14×$1.8K – $4.6KByNiche estimate, monthly
Breakout videos, last 90 days
- Shift4 CEO Taylor Lauber on Its AI Data Advantage, Global Expansion & Luxury SpendingAfter Earnings, 233.6K views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
649× - Curiosity Inc. CEO Clint Stinchcomb On the Pivot to AI LicensingAfter Earnings, 210.4K views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
584× - Jensen Huang: NVIDIA's New Breakthrough For Safe AI | CNBC Full InterviewVampyre Drakul, 305.9K views(opens YouTube in a new tab)
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How to start a investing & stocks channel
Only 20% 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 (74%), narrated documentary / explainer (19%), animation (2%).
Study the example channels below: which titles and thumbnails multiply their average, and how long are the videos?
Pick a narrower angle inside investing & stocks: focus on one audience or one question instead of the generic videos everyone makes.
Aim for the median first: here that’s 5,698 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 $770 – $1.9K. You need 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours to monetize.
Frequently asked questions
What is the YouTube RPM for investing & stocks?
Long videos in investing & stocks earn an estimated $7.7–$19.25 per 1,000 views (Finance 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 investing & stocks channel?
20% of the 35 channels we track here are faceless. The most common formats: person talking to camera (74%), narrated documentary / explainer (19%), animation (2%).
How competitive is the investing & stocks niche?
We track 35 channels. In the last 90 days 3 new channels appeared and none beat the niche’s usual views 3×. We haven’t seen new channels break in yet.
How much does a investing & stocks channel make?
The median channel earns an estimated $944 – $2.4K a month and gets a median of 5,698 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.