How Much $$ Do My Videos Make? Income vs Expenses
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video I discuss how much money my videos make on RUclips compared to how much I spend on my traveling expenses.
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the most authentic and down-to-earth travel channel on youtube, thanks for all the videos, man. been following your journey for years
He should be paid soo much more. It's a shame . RUclips cmon man
Relaxing voice and easy to understand English is correct. Well done Gabriel. Love the channel and the videos.
@@diamondtimes11 I have heard that the revenue potential for vloggers/creators has gone down a lot since the pandemic in 2020! People were making more pre pandemic than they are these days!!! 🤔
You’re the only RUclips creator I’ve watched that actually gives a clear picture of how much RUclips pays
Basically it's 5K to 7k for 1 million views If it's US views and watches more than 4 minutes per view.
Agree
interesting stats! I appreciate your willingness to share, most people would/will not.
I enjoy following your travels but I also use your channel as a travel resource. For example, I’m off to Malta next week and the first thing I did to plan the trip was to watch all your Malta videos to get a rough idea of where I wanted to go and where to stay.
Excellent, Malta is super interesting, have a fun trip.
I use travel videos for that as well. And, for some inspiration in order to make it happen. After all, if a thought never turns into an action...
I'm also going to Malta for Easter.. just stopping in Valletta though.. also watched Gabe's Malta videos of course! 😂
I did the same with bunch of places where i went...next one is paphos in may and sicily in august...ofc i will watch his videos before travel that is a must...also u can give me some tips Gabe for that places that wasnt on videos, tnx in advance😅👌💪
Congrats on 600k man!! I appreciate the raw and organic footage in your videos, you're a real one for not getting lost in advertising and staying true to your passions.
The sub count is huge but there is no correlation to views, that is the reality of how this works.
My favorite videos of yours are when you go to beautiful places, but in the off season when the places are empty. Your series in Greece was epic!
Gabriel's videos deserve way higher views counts but unfortunately RUclips algorithm only works cringey travel vloggers & overly polished videos
Save for your retirement. It comes up quickly. I know as I am retired now and have to live on a budget! Ugh! But I enjoy your videos. Keep travelling and stay safe.
I absolutely agree
True😢
I think he uploads too many videos.
People skip some of them which makes the algorithm think you're no longer interested and then stops serving them altogether.
Many videos have titles that are only loosely related to the content . And are so focused in a daily activity that fail to convey an overview and a good, rounded impression of the visited country
Agree. Go to “cheaper” countries. Budget travel is your niche. “cheaper” countries are normally rich in culture and offers the viewer a great experience seeing things they don’t normally see. Keep up the “budget” and profit my friend. Great work.
OG in the game. I’ve been with you since around 20k. All the best to you sir well earned
Pretty cool to see how much a youtuber actually makes. Thanks for the transparency, dude!
I hope u make millions ❤
he certainly deserves to be well paid for as hard as he works.
Never realized the income was so low and unpredictable, especially since you have been doing it so long. Wishing you well and success in the future 💵💲
It's between 5 and 10K per Million views. As long as watch time is 4miniutes Plus. And Sadly Gabe deserves more
There are so many tubers at it these days. Covering costs is enough for most travellers. Making videos in your spare room is more profitable... but you don't get to see the world and have adventures. There is no royal road to attaining a million YT followers.
Keep going outdoor boys hits , a million $ pay in a month .
Let us support Gabriel by helping him with ad revenue. Usually I try and not skip the first ad on these videos. But hey, there are some useful ads as well. Thanks Gabe.
There are people with premium subscription that don't get any ads.
I salute you! I use a no-ad browser, however I try to use affiliate links etc when I can.
I've been watching your content for quite some time. Thank you for sharing this information because many wouldn't, especially given the prevalence of fake and disingenuous RUclipsrs out there-it's truly disheartening. Congratulations on reaching 600k subscribers!
Thank you for your transparency on $$. Your El Salvador videos were very informative. You definitely provide a service. Keep traveling.
Congratulations on hitting 600 K subscribers. You've come a long way since I found your channel in 2016 and you had 50 K. Cheers.
I try not to be too harsh, but since watching Gabriel when he had 12k followers, I find all the travel vloggers that have come after him, boring, going for sensationalism, no informed history of the places they visit,etc. Gabriel is like a well loved history teacher who informs as well as entertains, unfortunately he is in a niche market hence his following being 600k not 2mil. But at least Gabriel has amazing followers who ask intelligent questions, give useful imput etc. ❤😊
many people like bald and bankrupt due to his interactions with people and also due to his language abilities, when he goes to hindi or russian speaking places he can speak to people there
5th Damm. Getting closer.
Hope you make millions bud. You deserve it being the original travel vogger
I honestly learn a lot from watching your videos
@gabrieltraveler my favourite youtube channel, i still remember watching for the first time one of your videos, when you walked all the way up Mt Fuji in Japan. That was a epic episode. i hope to do that walk one day. Keep on the good work! 👍
How about content using your expertise on how to plan for trips, logistics, finances etc? For example, years ago when I travelled to Thailand to volunteer I was shocked that my volunteer buddy had just emailed the place asking if they wanted help, whereas I had paid an agency a lot of money not being as savvy as him. He ended up in the very same accommodation as me also! That travel changed my life & I always look for budget places to stay & eat etc usually in Spain, but I also always end up overspending. Your life skills could help some young people starting out & some not so young! 😊
Thanks!
I love this video Gabe. It's wonderful to see you succeed. I've been watching for 6-7 years at this point and hope to watch for many more.
Thx 4 the peek "behind the curtain" of how things work for you. I've also wondered how these channels will play out over time, as I've watched you and others for over 6 years. It seems like there will come a point when there will have to be change, but in the meantime I still enjoy your content!
Gabe - I’m a long time viewer of your channel. You’re one of the vloggers that inspired me to make my channel and I especially appreciate these types of videos. Cheers man 🍻
Yoo I watched both of you guys, awesome contents
You deserve so much better and I am sure you will. One of the most authentic vlogger I have come across!
Good job Gabriel! You are the best adventurer traveller on youtube ❤️
Wish you the best dude. Hope 2024 brings you more money. Need to be a bit more savvy with the way the yt algorithms work. There are tips and tricks. Timing, trends, tags, wording etc.
We watch you because your videos are less polished than the other vloggers. Hope you keep it that way. But I think more interaction with the locals would help. People like the drama.
All good points
Yes. There is a lack of interaction with people. The videos could be a bit shorter.. like 12 or 15 minutes with some editing. More stories of people. That would increase the views. I sometimes listen at 1.5x speed and skip some parts
Agree more interactions with locals are more fun.
Congratulations Gabriel on surviving a decade on RUclips. The algorithm Keeps changing and reducing the views. So we are always battling the algorithm. The way around this is to make more clips and videos of various lengths from each video. That way one days video shoot can give you 20 videos. This allows you to focus and highlight each aspect of a long video that can get lost in one long video. That works for me.
I think people are interested in specific aspects of the USA and specific cities. LA, LV, NY, MIA, DC, ATL, Disney, Universal Studios, etc. etc.
I watch your videos no matter where you are located 👍
Your travel channel has been incredibly successful, providing valuable information to over 600K subscribers. With your unique brand you have the potential to reach even greater heights. Hope you continue to see exponential growth in the future.
Respect, this is clearly a passion of yours, I enjoy your videos.
We may not have seen eye-to-eye on how to pronounce Ibiza, but I have to say that your dedication to your channel and your viewers is admirable, sir! As is your transparency. Very few RUclipsrs see fit to share this kind of information, but doing so shows an awful lot of respect for your viewers, so I think we should be thanking you for that. I will admit to not tuning in to see all of the countries you visit; for example, I just couldn't get interested in Bangladesh! But that's fine, I know you'll soon be moving on, and I'll just wait for the next country! Thanks for keeping those of us with undying wanderlust satisfied, Gabriel! 😊
Gabriel I hear ya'. You keep doing what suits you best amigo.
You're videos are the best. Looking forward to your future travel videos.
The most honest and clear view of a travel vloggers finance I’ve ever seen. Thank you!
Congrats on 600k subs, Gabriel! I have followed you since less than 100k I believe. Well deserved, your channel should actually be even bigger. Always great content.
Thanks for all your videos down in El Salvador. I really enjoy your videos from there. Hopefully your videos will get more views since you make good videos.
Average views per video 25k. Subs 600k. Thats 4% of people that subbed are watching the videos. Extremely low. Meaning he is not engaging the audience
I find I'm much more interested in your travel vlogs when you go somewhere affordable - because that's my budget. I can see myself there. When you travel to a super expensive country - such as Switzerland, I know I can't afford to go there, so I'm less likely to watch. I appreciate the breakdown - it's always interesting to know about the financial side of things.
Thanks for the transparency! Can't wait for the next world hopper
I didn’t know Hawaï was that expensive! you’d be better of in Southern Asia. Good luck with getting your crown fixed.
Congrats on 600k! I love traveling with you virtually!
thanks for the transparency and interesting insight! Been watching you pretty much from the beginning and will continue to do so. Appreciate your content man!
Nice to see you in Mendocino! My mom lives close by and we always spend a lot of time in this area whenever I visit her. I'm currently in the process of trying to make a living off of my RUclips channel and art career. It's my goal to be able to travel the world while painting it! Lately my videos seem to have been taking off more and more and it's giving me hope and motivation! I always appreciate transparent videos like this from other creators that show the reality of the financial aspect of RUclips. ❤
That would be pretty ultimate, good luck with it.
Hope you keep on making travelling videos and enriching peoples lives for many more years!!! 🌍✈🌟
Thanks for sharing everything Gabe. I love your honesty and all your travels. You inspire me to travel, which I do a lot, but the real gift you have and a few others doing RUclips videos is how so easily you can talk to a camera as if you are talking to a person, its an art for sure.
No doubt the ultimate job!! Can’t continue forever, so it’ll be interesting to see if this one day morphs into the ‘ultimate retirement destination’ channel!
Definitely possibly maybe.
Gabriel that airport shuttle is a rip off! Even more expensive than the one here in London. Thanks for sharing these stats, really interesting.
I've been here for YEARS! You were the first Travel Vlogger i discovered... I still watch every video! Keep it up!
Love your videos they are always interesting. Appreciate your hard work and hope you make lots of money this year. Good luck with the dental appointment too.❤
I wish you safe travels, Gabriel you are making rich memories for the days when you are enjoying your senior years, you'll have many wonderful stories to tell your friends 🤙
Hi Gabriel from a fellow Canadian. Love your videos, you are doing all these trips for us.. your videos are also educational. Hope you make good money of off them. Cheers!
Gabriel enjoy all ur travels and thanks for sharing the cost`s involved and what u earn via YT hopefully views improve as ur one of the best out there. (ireland)
RUclips is by far the best platforms as old videos continue to get viewed and bring in $$. Love the drum roll 😂😂 thanks so much for sharing!
Well then you lucky, yt isnt pushing any of my travelvideos and I have over 700 vids on my channel. My old vlogs dont get views my new ones hardly get to 300. I dont think my channel has a long life anymore if it stays like that. I will still travel but not make videos anymore
Do you get paid if people watch your old videos?
@@Polmeetsworldthere is way too many people trying to be a "travel vlogger", over saturated space
@Polmeetsworld They are Busy pushing British streamers like Harry jaggard, backpacker Ben and Simon travels and such I could name 30 more. They get Non stop views for. Nothing
@@ritastiles24178815 of course, views are views but they really taper off after a few weeks of reach.
I, too, am one of those who love watching your travels to exotic and/or less expensive countries. Adventure travels… always getting ideas & info for my travels through your channel
You are my inspiration to keep on Vlogging but it is sad that many others with shoddy editing or childish videos get the views and bucks.
You will get more views for the El Salvador videos. Sometimes people are busy, and it takes them a week or more to catch up on watching the videos. Many still celebrate St Patrick day even though the actual day already passed. More St Patricks parades and celebrations on Saturday March 23rd. 💚🍀🍀☘☘🍀🍀
You have a inique feature and you probably know it. Your videos are simple, with no special effects, just a walking man with a camera showing the place and talking. And what makes these simple videos to have an audience is your authenticity. We know that Gabriel that we see , is probably by 90% what the real Gabriel is .I believe this makes someone watching for more minutes your videos. Each of your videos is more like a story with start,medium and end and not just flashing pictures of fancy videos of other creators.
We like your channel. Take care of your self though. And plan also alternative channel .
600 like !! I love you Gabe and want to thank you for making this video -
This was very interesting. I had assumed that you would be earning much more by now with so many followers. You definitely deserve more! Your videos are so authentic and interesting, plus you put so much effort into each one. Thanks for all that you do!
Yea
We’ve been following for a couple years, and as global backpack explorers, we find the content awesome. I’d be interested in the detailed mechanics of the filming-to-posting process, as I’m considering a similar project, different topic.
Hi Gabe, love your vids for a while now! Thank you for this good info. I feel like you need to do more tips type videos like Wolters World and sharing your tips for travel across the world. I think you still need b-roll and a bit of travel but it seems more laid back than full on travel vlogging. Hope you find the new thing brotha!
Shame it drops down. I like to see America. Did not see everywhere there.
❤ Gabe am couple of years older than you, don't want to state the obvious but you're an only child
and you can sustain yourself through family property as well as soc sec in the future.
Very interesting for those who are interested in youtube earnings. I hope you will get more and more on the plus side. So worth it. Real and dedicated traveler.
as a fellow vlogger i noticed you were going to hawaii and i said to myself.... "man this guy is taking a big hit, going and trying to vlog there"
Yep. It works better if you go there, camp and hitchhike: ruclips.net/video/UBGu2uPmEfg/видео.html
as a long time viewer, i am more interested in places, in the world i have not or can not get to, so when i see your traveling the states i don't usually watch, I am mostly interested in any country that is not North American as it is a part of the world i can go to and see. You do such a great job showing the rest of the world, and for that I give a huge thanks. keep up the great job.
its also nice to watch videos of places that you like or have been to or would like to visit again. even for north america he can give you ideas of exploring different places there
its also nice to watch videos of places that you like or have been to or would like to visit again. even for north america he can give you ideas of exploring different places there
The only properly honest and organic travel vlogger on RUclips. Love your vids, keep up the great work 👍
I’d love to get some merchandise from you, like t-shirts., etc. I think you’re doing great, you are beyond amazing person no matter what you do!
I’m thinking of traveling soon too, my dads wishes were for me to celebrate life, so I should.
I have a T-shirt on the way.
Gabriel how much money you earned through your india series last year.
1mn subscribers coming soon Gabriel love from India❤😘❤😘❤😘❤😘❤😘
Your chanel is great Gabe. It feels like the viewer is walking along side you having a chat and exploring the streets/city's/nature/food. Im sure you still gets a lot of views from older videos combined and get a good income through those too, but its a great insite into how RUclips works. Keep up the great videos Gabe, they're epic! You inspire others to travel the world 👍
My favorite is your DHAKA episode. Let’s go back! Also please go back to NEPAL!
@GabrielTravelerVideos - Long time subscriber! Congrats on 600k subs ✌️🤙 Quick questions - do your older videos still bring in money and have you noticed certain video thumbnails pics bringing in more views? I noticed the “This is why you should travel to EL Salvador” is already at 42k views..3rd most viewed in the last 5 months right behind the Manali and the Kuwait vid.
The older videos just bring in a trickle at this point. Thumbnails are super important, probably the second most important thing after making a good video. But it can be a bit random what images actually work well.
Of course the beautiful things is - a person gets paid for ALL the videos that were watched on their channel. And the expenses are basically like having a company debit card to use - so its a benefit of the job. You could say in addition to having a completely free trip, you also ended up with hundreds of dollars of cash in your pocket. And if you made that amount from 14 videos - perhaps when ALL of the videos on the channel are counted, the total dollar amount is even higher.
I respect you for carving out a niche and making travelling your job - while being completely independent.
Remember to like the video. That helps get the videos to more people.
You are really an honest traveller who travel countries to learn and to teach others not to make money only. I appreciate!... Paul/NY
I really hope you get soon some sponsors for some advertising❤love from expensiv switzerland❤😅
A northern California brewery tour series would be cool on your 2nd channel. A lot of great spots up there: Russian River, Henhouse, Anderson Valley, North Coast etc etc
Gabe - The almost daily videos must be beyond punishing at times; have you considered, and would you consider, trying to offload some of the behind the scenes editing and production work to some off-camera resource such as someone to at least help with 'first drafts' for you to then shape?
Been watching your videos since at least 2015. Carry on and enjoy life man!
Hello Gabriel, I'm enjoying all the videos so far , and out of all the 'best' jobs/ occupations in the world, you clearly have the best job in the world, and its credit given to you for providing me/ the rest of audience with your adventures, travelling can be expensive, but in the end it's totally worth it, no matter where you go. Thanks for everything so far!
Gabriel is a non-judgemental person.....probably from his Parents and childhood living in Willet CA.
You should watch his Northern CA videos from a month ago.
He is also very articulate speaker.
Be sure to write off those business expenses and any losses. Might be prudent to keep your business finances separate from personal income (wages). So you don't have to pay more than necessary.
Save your pennies and buy a retirement home in one of the cheaper countries that you like. It will be the best investment you make. Time flies and we get old in a blink of an eye. Love your videos!!😁
Love your videos and have been watching for years. You're so down to earth and informative 😊
I try to do my part to help your numbers as this is one of the few channels where once I’m ready for bed I turn on one of your playlists and just let those videos play through the night.
Hi Chris. Ive done the same thing, just let my laptop run through a series to up the watch time😊
Thanks gor sharing Gabriel. Don't forget to invest any extra money. Index funds for a start but other things as you get to grips with it. That's how I'm funding my travels and retirement age 37 and I never had a massive salary in the past.
You are very transparent about your travel expenses and RUclips earnings! Not many might give out the actual numbers. Anyway, If I am around SFO area sometimes, we can plan on meeting for a coffee :)
Thanks, Gabe👍 Just fyi, we watch your videos cuz we like you. It's our TV😉
Good information. Thank you for sharing.
I wish you all the best.
GAB, Love your videos. I hope your views go up substantially in the future. Your travel content is informative, interesting, and relaxing to wTch.
I love watching your videos but my only advice is to talk a bit less, meaning less story telling about past experiences. I watched your El Salvador videos with a friend who will be traveling to El Salvador and she said you talked a bit too much and didn’t finish the videos. You are a story teller and some love it and some don’t. A bit more footage and less long winded story telling could make a difference in gaining more viewers. People just don’t have much patience when comes to getting the information they need. Not a criticism but rather an observation based on my experience and others. You are definitely one of the most authentic person on RUclips.
Wow! This was an incredibly interesting video. HUGE respect for your transparency and honesty in sharing this information. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve EVER watched a RUclips video of this openness with finances before. Such an eye opener. I really thought you made more money than this, especially considering how much hard work you put into it. With that in mind, it truly highlights the PASSION you have for traveling and for this AMAZING travel channel. Money is NOT everything in life. ) You are a man to be admired and respected. You have a “class act” travel channel with manners, a real gentleman. Numbers and stats don’t provide the entire picture. Essence is found in the immeasurable. You educate, inspire, entertain, and keep the travel bug and dreams alive for so many!!!! You can’t put a price on that. You and this AMAZING travel channel are worth SO MUCH MORE!!!!! Onwards to ONE MILLION SUBS!!! It WILL happen. 👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I followed you since i believe 2014 and i was getting to ready to move from U.S to Latvia. some awesome videos you have done. I remember one of them from Finland was great also from Albania, Turkey and Greek Islands. Great job Gabriel. I thank you for those natural and amazing videos,
I think you loose to much money on hopping to much around and only share about the things on the surface. If you stay longer on each place and go more deeply into the place you lower the living cost, and make more money as well. Like staying a month a place and cover that place well, different topics and so forth. You will get a month deal on the room, maybe a month deal on motorbike, cutting house and transport by half. A good place to try the theory for you since you like Yoga may be Rishikesh, and the area around there. Cover topics about the different temples, gods, stories about Ganga and so forth. Then Short hop to Nepal, longer time in Kathmandu area, The three royal cities, Nagakot, villages and that part.
I live by 30 - 30, stay 30 days one place make alout of day excurtions from that place, and move on 30 days to next place and cover that. Sri Lanka, Bali, Rest of South East Asia and fo forth. Amd if you realy want your views to go up, be a little cowoy, maybe try Damaskus Syria, and maybe Muree and Skardu in Pakistan, + a go to Tibet, do some crazy s**t. That will help getting new viewers as well :)
Interesting & thank you for sharing this. It would've been interedting to see how much you make from affillitates & Patreon as well. Besides filming your videos, the Video editing takes a lot of time. I'm sure you spend a big majority of your time just working.
Amazing how some RUclipsrs make a lot of money & some don't make as much. For example, those creators who sit in front of a camera 📷 & stuff their faces with fast food, then make a lot of money from those videos.
GABRIEL you are doing good job [ I have seen the world just because of you !! Thank You ...!!🍷🍷😉😉
I don't think he gave his total revenue, he makes more than that. He has Patreon subscribers, affiliated marketing, views on older videos, etc. Of course what he posted was the bulk of his revenue.