TLDR;
This video presents 20 YouTube channel ideas that are currently successful in 2025, highlighting niches with low competition and high earning potential. It covers diverse content types, from AI-generated visuals and jazz music to educational tutorials, comedy skits, and even unusual hobbies like lockpicking. The video emphasizes that many of these channels require minimal skills or equipment, focusing instead on identifying and executing profitable content strategies.
- AI-driven content and automation are key trends.
- Niche educational content can be highly lucrative.
- Unique hobbies and simple concepts can generate significant revenue.
- Monetization extends beyond AdSense, including Patreon, merchandise, and services.
Intro [0:00]
The video introduces a list of 20 YouTube channel ideas that are proving to be profitable in 2025. These ideas span various niches, many of which are relatively unknown and face little competition. The presenter claims that these channels are generating substantial income, ranging from $5,000 to over $100,000 per month. The video aims to provide viewers with real-world examples and actionable strategies for starting their own channels in these niches, emphasizing that specialized skills or expensive equipment are often unnecessary.
AI-generated content making $7K monthly [1:05]
The first channel idea involves creating faceless jazz music videos using AI-generated animations. An example channel, Barely Jazz, features a female character in vintage attire animated to move with the music. This channel earns approximately $2,000 to $7,000 per month. The process involves using music creation apps like Suno and animation software to produce the videos, making it a near-automated content creation model.
Gorilla automation earning $13K monthly [2:09]
The second channel idea focuses on AI-generated content featuring a gorilla character. The channel, "The World According to AI," creates futuristic and viral videos using AI for writing, directing, and production, with a human only uploading the content. This channel earns between $4,100 and $13,000 per month.
Monotone commentary making $239K monthly [3:45]
The third channel idea involves commentary, exemplified by Penguin Zero, also known as Moist Critical or Charlie. Despite using a low-quality camera, this channel earns $95,000 to $239,000 per month by reacting to random internet content. The commentator's dry, monotone delivery and deadpan humor have cultivated a loyal audience. While AdSense revenue is easily tracked, many such channels likely have additional income streams.
Popular review format earning $165K monthly [5:13]
The fourth channel idea is tech review, with Marques Brownlee as a prime example. This channel earns $59,000 to $165,000 per month from AdSense alone, with likely much more from other monetization methods. To succeed, it's recommended to niche down rather than creating generic tech reviews.
Educational tutorials making $100K monthly [5:37]
The fifth channel idea involves math and science tutorial videos, demonstrated by The Organic Chemistry Tutor. This channel addresses the problem of expensive private tutoring by offering free educational content on YouTube. One video on finding the domain earned $44,000, and the channel makes $35,000 to $100,000 per month from AdSense, plus additional revenue from Patreon memberships.
Geography content earning $45K monthly [6:25]
The sixth channel idea is educational geography content, using Geography Now as an example. This channel teaches world geography with humor and earns thousands per month. While ViewStats estimates earnings between $7,300 and $20,000 per month, the presenter estimates the channel likely earns around $45,000 per month, with one video on Germany earning $43,000.
Hypothetical scenarios making $55K monthly [7:08]
The seventh channel idea involves "What If" videos, exemplified by XKCD. This channel uses animated stickman drawings to explore absurd science questions, earning an estimated $19,000 to $55,000 per month. Their most popular video earned $34,000 with over 6.9 million views.
Personal brand automation opportunity [7:35]
The video discusses an opportunity to grow a personal brand on YouTube using AI and automation. This approach aims to accelerate brand growth, enabling individuals to improve their job prospects, create side hustles, or increase revenue for existing businesses. The presenter offers a coaching program for a select group of individuals serious about growing their personal brand.
Time-lapse content earning $172K from one video [8:56]
The eighth channel idea involves time-lapse content, with Temponaut Timelapse as a prime example. This channel creates time-lapses of everyday things, such as ice cream melting. One such video earned $172,000 with 121 million views. The channel earns $13,000 to $44,000 per month, largely from older videos.
List format making $300K monthly [10:29]
The ninth channel idea is top 10 videos, exemplified by WatchMojo. This channel creates top 10 lists on various topics, earning $80,000 to $300,000 per month from ads alone. They consistently produce top 10 lists daily, turning pop culture trivia into engaging content.
Stick figure education earning thousands [10:57]
The tenth channel idea involves educational comedy and animated history lessons, demonstrated by Sam O'Nella Academy. This channel uses plain stick figure animations and crude characters to explain quirky historical, scientific, and linguistic subjects. While estimates suggest earnings of $1,200 to $4,100 per month, the presenter estimates the channel makes at least $5,000 to $10,000 per month due to the higher monetization rates for educational content.
Simple review setup making $10K monthly [11:40]
The eleventh channel idea is movie reviews, exemplified by Jeremy Jahns. This American YouTuber reviews movies using a consistent, simple setup and earns up to $10,000 per month.
Horror stories earning $107K monthly [12:05]
The twelfth channel idea is horror storytelling, with Mr. Nightmare as an example. This channel tells horror stories with slideshows, creepy background music, and voiceovers, earning $38,000 to $107,000 per month. Their most popular video earned over $148,000.
Life skills content earning $15K per video [12:40]
The thirteenth channel idea is teaching basic life skills, demonstrated by Dad, How Do I. Rob Kenny started this channel to be the father figure he never had, teaching skills from tying ties to fixing toilets. One video on tying a tie earned $15,000.
Comedy skits making $323K from one video [13:13]
The fourteenth channel idea is comedy skits, exemplified by Steven He's "Emotional Damage" channel. This channel focuses on skits from an Asian perspective, often caricaturing a strict East Asian father and poking fun at immigrant parenting quirks and cultural stereotypes. The channel earns $20,000 to $56,000 per month, and its most popular video earned $323,000.
Relaxation content earning $63K monthly [13:51]
The fifteenth channel idea is ASMR, with Gibi ASMR as an example. This channel blends anime cosplay culture with ASMR roleplays, earning $63,000 per month. Her most popular video generated over $314,000.
Unusual hobby making $180K from one video [14:25]
The sixteenth channel idea is lockpicking, with LockPickingLawyer as an example. This channel earns $6,000 to $19,000 per month from AdSense and sells lockpicking devices on its website. One video earned $180,000 with 36 million views.
International food content earning $134K monthly [15:04]
The seventeenth channel idea is food review, with The Best Ever Food Review Show as an example. This channel features an American expat based in Vietnam who travels globally, eating extreme or dangerous foods. The channel earns $48,000 to $134,000 per month from AdSense, and its most popular video earned $320,000.
Pet relaxation music making $299K from one video [15:41]
The eighteenth channel idea is relaxing music for pets, exemplified by Relax My Dog. This channel creates music and ambient visuals to help pets, especially dogs, relax and stay calm. One video earned $299,000 with 59 million views, and the channel still earns $4,000 to $11,000 per month despite infrequent posting.
Craft tutorials with $500K store attached [16:22]
The nineteenth channel idea is crochet and handmade crafts, with Lindsy Handmade as an example. This channel focuses on crochet and craft tutorials, earning around $3,000 to $4,000 per month from AdSense. The creator also has an Etsy store attached to the channel, which has made over $500,000 in sales.
Success story: $30K to $500K monthly transformation [17:18]
The twentieth example is Sean Dolit, who teaches Amazon KDP. After working with the presenter, Sean scaled his earnings from $30,000 to over $500,000 per month.