How Much Youtube REALLY Paid Me (as a full time YouTuber)
Key Moments
Editorial Summary
Creator Ally discusses her transition from a professional cruise ship dancer to a full time YouTuber following a back injury. She provides a detailed breakdown of her 2024 earnings to promote financial transparency within the creator community. The video explains various YouTube revenue streams including traditional ads, shorts feed ads, YouTube Premium, and fan funding through Super Thanks and Super Chat. Ally also notes that external sources like sponsorships, merchandise, and affiliate links are vital for diversifying income. She explains the concept of cost per mile, or CPM, noting how different niches command different advertising rates. Through an analysis of her YouTube analytics, she identifies her top five earning videos, most of which are evergreen cruise related content. She highlights a significant disparity between short form and long form revenue, noting that while her shorts garnered 40 million views, her long form videos generated the vast majority of her income. Ally concludes by revealing her total 2024 earnings of $31,798 and reflects on her gratitude for her current career path.
Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.
Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.
Creator's Key Takeaways
I used to work on cruise ships as a professional dancer but after sustaining a back injury I transition to doing YouTube full- time
I love Financial transparency I just I hate the taboo that we can't talk about money
my top five earning videos throughout the year were actually a bit surprising for me
I officially earned $ 31,798 M this is good
Creator's Tips & Advice
Questions This Creator Answers
Topics Covered
Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.
About our Bacon Score methodologyVideo content sourced from the creator's original upload. Watch on YouTube