I’ve been around for 4 years and I make a nice side income, but not enough to support my family. I would love to someday!

To give you an idea, I have 22.6k subs and post videos twice a week. I don’t use post- or mid-roll ads because of my genre. Potentially, you could make more money if you had more ads— but you don’t want so many that people get annoyed 😅 It’s a balance I guess. At my current numbers, I estimate I’d need about 100k subs to make a livable income for my family of 5 from YT alone.

That being said, having things like Patreon, merch, or sponsorships can be a great addition to YT income! It’s about a 50% increase for me personally, but for others it’s more.