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What Are the Ten Most Profitable YouTube Niches for 2023?

Choosing your niche when starting your YouTube channel is a critical decision; it will impact the type of people you are targeting, as well as the type of brand partnerships you can pursue.

Generating an income from YouTube can be done in any niche, however, it is more difficult in some than in others, ranging from history to sewing.

Determining which niches are the most lucrative can be tough, as it is largely contingent on a YouTuber’s monetization plan, the engagement of their followers, and the value of their content. This is why the amount of money a YouTuber can make from a million views can vary greatly.

Using Cost Per Mille (CPM) as a benchmark is a way to measure how much YouTube’s Partner Program pays creators for every 1,000 ad views.

Advertisers’ interest in investing in content in a particular niche and reaching out to YouTubers’ audiences is revealed by CPM. The more eager they are to invest, the simpler it will be to generate revenue from your channel, through ads and other means such as brand partnerships.

These are the 10 YouTube niches with the highest CPM rates:

Making Money Online

The most lucrative niche on YouTube is strategies for making money online, which attracts a lot of viewers looking to make money online. The CPM (cost per thousand impressions) in this niche is typically $13.52.

Content related to affiliate marketing can be incredibly lucrative, with CPMs reaching up to $22.

Digital Marketing

Following digital marketing, social media marketing channels have the second highest earning potential on YouTube, with an average CPM rate of $12.52.

Personal Finance and Investments

Coming in at third is the personal finance and investments niche, in which channels offer advice ranging from stock market terminology to earning money with crypto. Creators in this niche can make up to $12 per thousand views.

Educational Content

In the educational content category there is a great demand for both children’s and adult topics, including history and Microsoft Office. The CPM rate for YouTubers in this niche is, on average, $9.89.

Tech, Cars, and Gadgets

Technology is a lucrative niche, particularly when it comes to cars and gadgets. Advertisers are likely to pay for content involving reviews of the latest MacBook Air, comparisons between Nikon and Fuji cameras, or test drives in new Ferraris.

The CPM rates within YouTube vary, with Photography YouTubers having the highest rate of $7.31, Car channels having an average rate of $4.32, and General tech channels receiving $2.39 for every 1,000 clicks.

If you are considering entering this market, you should remember to factor in the expenses involved. Even if the potential for income is high, you may need to invest in the technology you are reviewing or comparing before you can earn any money.

Lifestyle

The lifestyle niche is one of the most popular types of YouTube content, as viewers enjoy watching other people’s travels, careers, homes, and relationships. Advertisers are well aware of this, and the average CPM rate for lifestyle YouTubers is $3.47.

Fashion and Try On Hauls

In the past, Vogue and Cosmo were the ones who determined fashion trends and influenced the public’s opinions on style. However, now, it’s the content creators on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok who have taken the lead. Fashion YouTubers are some of the most well-known influencers, and videos such as try on hauls can earn them an average CPM of $3.13.

Cooking

Cooking channels have experienced immense growth, especially during the pandemic, as more people search for cooking inspiration on YouTube, wanting to improve their cooking skills or to watch others’ amazing creations. Additionally, CPM rates for cooking channels are quite high, with an average value of $2.50.

Fitness and Bodybuilding

The popularity of fitness and bodybuilding content has seen a considerable increase comparable to that of cooking channels. People on YouTube are drawn to channels that can help them achieve their physical objectives, ranging from basic yoga to weighted jump ropes for building muscle. Advertisers are aware of this and have an average CPM rate of $1.60.

Video Games

Video games are one of the most popular topics on YouTube, with content ranging from reviews, to walkthroughs, to gameplay videos with entertaining commentary. These types of videos can often earn the creators millions of views.

Gaming is a popular niche on YouTube, with several of the most-subscribed channels and highest-earning YouTubers, such as PewDiePie, being part of it. The average CPM rate for creators in this niche is $1.40.

If your goal is to make money on YouTube, you need to consider how much you need to invest in creating content in each niche, how much competition there is, and how equal the niches themselves are.

You must consider all of these factors in comparison to your desires and hobbies before selecting the appropriate niche for you.

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