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Market rates

The least a brand should pay for a dedicated YouTube video, by niche and channel size. Built from the average views of the channels IU tracks, updated 2026-10-20. A cell appears once it has at least 20 channels.

Niche10K–50K50K–100K100K–250K250K–1M1M+
Beauty———$1,867$7,115
Fashion$403————
Fitness & Health$45—$429$834$2,681
Food & Drink———$1,453$7,581
Tech$331——$3,919$22,470
Gaming$112—$1,037$2,642$5,576
Finance$265$739$1,341$2,512$8,086
Travel$220$309—$2,052$9,184
Home & Lifestyle$104$415$595$1,600—
Parenting$97————
Education & Commentary$126$275$584$1,271$2,937
Entertainment$193$491$807$2,226$8,017
Pets$57$42———
Auto$221—$1,019$2,584—
B2B & SaaS$144——$2,274—
Music——$2,299$6,240$9,426

Floor for a dedicated video. Each cell links to integrations, shorts, the typical range and the brands sponsoring channels that size. Calculate your own floor →