I am always interested in learning about the intricacies of the finances of a YouTuber, so when I started a YouTube channel in November 2021, I decided I’d document the process of making money from it, in case others are interested too.
2022
March 2022
I got monetized on March 28th, 2022 (four months after I started this channel), and because of the timing and the 100 € payout minimum, I didn’t see AdSense money until May.
- 3.51 € from Ko-fi
TOTAL: 3.51
May 2022
- 342.57 € from Google AdSense (YouTube Partner Program)
- 180 € referral fee for Xolo
- 14.11 € from Ko-fi
TOTAL: 536.68
June 2022
- 224.27 € from Patreon (previous two months)
- 386.73 € from Google AdSense (YouTube Partner Program)
TOTAL: 611
July 2022
- 154,73 € from Patreon
- 4,60 € from Ko-fi
- 213,32 € from Readwise Affiliate Program
- 419,41 € from Google AdSense (YouTube Partner Program)
- 180 € from Xolo
TOTAL: 972,06
August 2022
- 433,83 € from Patreon
- 1,69 € from Ko-fi
- 13,11 € from Amazon Affiliates
- 582,40 € from Google AdSense (YouTube Partner Program)
TOTAL: 1.031,03
September 2022
- 563.24 € from Patreon
- 825,80 € from Google AdSense
- 135,76 € from Sponsorships
- 14,60 € from Amazon Affiliates
TOTAL: 1.539,40
October 2022
- 710,77 € from Patreon
- 869,39 € from Readwise
- 759,91 € from Google AdSense
- $13.06 from Amazon
TOTAL: 2.353,13
November 2022
- 1.157,46 from Patreon
- 1.078,77 from Google AdSense
- 126,88 from Sponsorships
TOTAL: 2.360,11
December 2022
- 1.472,90 from Patreon
- 180 from Xolo (affiliate)
- 1662,39 from Shortform (affiliate)
- 122,02 from Sponsorships (Brilliant)
- 1307,73 from Google AdSense
- 74,93 from Ko-fi
- 50,36 from Amazon (affiliate)
TOTAL: 4.870,33