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    David Achu

    @david_is_achuFinanceActive since May 2017
    Subscribers
    814,000
    Total views
    50,850,751
    Videos
    139
    Est. monthly views
    872,995
    Grade
    12,285th
    SB Rank
    614th
    Subscribers Rank
    19,665th
    Views Rank
    61st
    US Rank
    12th
    Category Rank

    David Achu YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research

    FinanceActive since May 2017.

    Live David Achu YouTube earnings, subscriber growth and view statistics: 814.0K subscribers, 50.9M lifetime views and an estimated 873.0K views per month.

    8,140
    Subscribers for the last 30 days
    872,995
    Views for the last 30 days
    $4,364 - $14,840
    Monthly Estimated Earnings
    $52,379 - $178.1K
    Yearly Estimated Earnings

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    How much does David Achu make on YouTube?

    David Achu YouTube earningsLowMidHigh
    Ad revenue per month$4,365$9,603$14,841
    Sponsorship per video (integrated mention)$8,297$11,853$16,594
    Channel partner retainer per month$13,195$18,850$22,000
    Estimated total per month (1 sponsored video)$25,857$40,306$53,435
    Estimated total per year$310.3K$483.7K$641.2K

    YouTube ad earnings only

    Sponsors, retainers, memberships, products and affiliates excluded

    Modelled 90 days

    $29,678

    Modelled across the latest 90-day period from the channel's estimated monthly views, with cumulative earnings shown from day one to day 90. The graph applies the $11 RPM in USD; it excludes sponsors and every other income source, and is not a creator-disclosed payout.

    David Achu modelled monthly earnings mix

    How the middle estimate is divided across YouTube ads, one integrated sponsorship, and an ongoing channel partnership.

    $40,306modelled per month
    1. YouTube ad revenue23.8%
    2. One integrated sponsorship29.4%
    3. Channel partner retainer46.8%
    #CategoryMonthly valueShare
    1YouTube ad revenue$9,60323.8%
    2One integrated sponsorship$11,85329.4%
    3Channel partner retainer$18,85046.8%

    Planning model only, not disclosed income. The sponsorship slice assumes one sponsored video; the separate ad earnings graph above excludes sponsors and retainers.

    David Achu is estimated to earn $25,857 to $53,435 a month from ads, one sponsorship and a channel retainer. Test it in the YouTube ad revenue calculator — full methodology below.

    David Achu YouTube sponsors and brand deals

    We are still scanning David Achu’s videos for paid-promotion disclosures, sponsor links and transcript mentions. The dedicated sponsorship report updates automatically as new deals are found.

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    David Achu growth roadmap

    Estimated subscriber growth, upcoming view milestones and the sponsorship tiers this channel is heading towards, based on its current pace.

    Subscribers per month

    +15,445

    About 1,032,078 subscribers in 12 months

    Views per month

    +872,995

    Growing about 2.9% per month

    Current sponsor tier

    Mid-tier partner

    $6,000 - $20,000 per sponsored video

    Next subscriber milestones

    Estimated time to each milestone at the current pace.

    1,000,000 subscribers~11 months

    Gold Play Button

    5,000,000 subscribers~6.4 years

    Household name

    10,000,000 subscribers~8.5 years

    Diamond Play Button

    Next view milestones

    Lifetime view targets and when they should land.

    100,000,000 views~2.8 years
    500,000,000 views~8.1 years
    1,000,000,000 views~10 years

    Next sponsorship tiers

    Typical rates brands pay per sponsored video as David Achu reaches each subscriber tier.

    Premium partner

    $15,000 - $50,000 per video

    From 1,000,000 subscribers · ~11 months

    Flagship partner

    $40,000 - $150K per video

    From 5,000,000 subscribers · ~6.4 years

    Campaign headliner

    $100K - $300K per video

    From 10,000,000 subscribers · ~8.5 years

    Roadmap figures are estimates modelled from public subscriber, view and upload data. They are not financial advice or guaranteed outcomes.

    How much could David Achu potentially make from channel memberships?

    We found no public sign that David Achu has the Join button switched on, so the figures below are what memberships could be worth if they were enabled, not money being earned today. What we can do is model it. The sum is simple: estimated paying members × average membership price, less the 30% YouTube keeps on every membership payment.

    Where memberships appear on YouTube

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    David Achu

    814.0K subscribers

    Join£
    This is the Join button, sitting next to Subscribe on David Achu's channel page. When a viewer clicks it they pick a monthly tier and pay through YouTube. That recurring payment is the membership revenue modelled below.
    Typical tier ladder:$4.99/mo$9.99/mo$24.99/mo
    David Achu membership earningsLowMidHigh
    Members converting from subscribers0.30%0.60%1.14%
    Estimated paying members2,4424,8849,280
    Average membership price$7.69$7.69$7.69
    Members revenue per month (before YouTube cut)$18,779$37,558$71,363
    Creator keeps after YouTube's 30% cut$13,145$26,291$49,954
    Membership earnings per year$157.7K$315.5K$599.5K

    The working, step by step

    1. Start with a Finance benchmark conversion of 0.60% of subscribers paying for a membership.
    2. Adjust for audience size: at 814.0K subscribers we apply a 1× factor, because very large audiences contain far more passive viewers.
    3. Adjust for loyalty: 873.0K monthly views against that subscriber base gives a 1× factor.
    4. That lands on an expected 0.60% conversion, or about 4,884 paying members. The low case halves it, the high case is roughly double, covering the spread seen across real channels.
    5. Price each member at the blended $7.69 average across a standard tier ladder: $4.99 (70% of members), $9.99 (22% of members), $24.99 (8% of members).
    6. Multiply members by price, then take off YouTube's 30% cut to get what David Achu actually keeps: $26,291 a month in the mid case, or $315.5K a year.

    Until David Achu switches the Join button on, membership income is zero regardless of the numbers above. Channels that run members-only videos, Discord perks or loyalty badges usually sit at the high end, while channels that enable memberships and never mention them sit below the low case. These are planning estimates from public data, not disclosed earnings, and not financial advice.

    David Achu channel history

    David Achu opened its YouTube channel on 30 May 2017, which makes it 9 years and 6 months old. Across that run it has published 139 videos and collected 50.9M lifetime views. YouTube does not publish historic snapshots, so the year by year split below is modelled from those lifetime totals using a standard growth curve.

    Started

    May 2017

    Years active

    9

    Uploads per year

    15

    Lifetime views

    50.9M

    Growth over time

    Dotted lines and faded bars show a projection for next year based on the current pace, not real figures.

    YearViews that yearTotal viewsSubscribersUploads that yearEstimated ad earnings
    2017353.8K353.8K5.7K8(8)$21,230 - $72,182
    2018548.4K902.3K14.4K9(17)$32,906 - $111.9K
    2019850.1K1.8M28.1K10(27)$51,005 - $173.4K
    20201.3M3.1M49.1K11(38)$79,058 - $268.8K
    20212.0M5.1M81.8K12(50)$122.5K - $416.6K
    20223.2M8.3M132.5K14(64)$189.9K - $645.8K
    20234.9M13.2M211.1K16(80)$294.4K - $1M
    20247.6M20.8M332.8K18(98)$456.3K - $1.6M
    202511.8M32.6M521.5K20(118)$707.3K - $2.4M
    202618.3M50.9M814.0K21(139)$1.1M - $3.7M
    2027(projected)18.3M69.1M1.1M21(160)$1.1M - $3.7M

    The strongest stretch on record is 2026, with an estimated 18.3M views and roughly $1.1M to $3.7M in ad revenue for the year.

    Past earnings peaks

    These are the biggest performing uploads we can see for David Achu, with the ad revenue each one is estimated to have generated.

    • i’m pretty sure recycling isn’t real…

      i’m pretty sure recycling isn’t real…

      5.9M views · 30 April 2026

      $29,269 - $99,517

    • are we lowkey going deaf?

      are we lowkey going deaf?

      2.9M views · 29 December 2024

      $14,685 - $49,929

    • you know social media is public, right?

      you know social media is public, right?

      2.8M views · 6 August 2024

      $13,806 - $46,943

    • You need a girl THIS bad?

      You need a girl THIS bad?

      2.4M views · 27 September 2025

      $12,144 - $41,291

    • I think we have a sugar problem

      I think we have a sugar problem

      1.4M views · 22 July 2026

      $7,222 - $24,556

    Lifetime views, subscriber counts and upload dates come straight from YouTube. The yearly split and every earnings figure here are estimates built from public data, not disclosed earnings, and not financial advice.

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    David Achu YouTube earnings, income and channel analysis: the full guide

    How much does David Achu make on YouTube per month?

    To answer how much does David Achu make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 873.0K monthly views through the same ad revenue calculator used across the site: a Finance / Investing RPM of $5-$17 from 2026 niche benchmarks, with the headline figure taken at the middle of that range ($11), the same RPM used in the home page calculator. That puts David Achu YouTube ad revenue at roughly $4,365 to $14,841 per month, or $52,380 to $178.1K per year from AdSense alone.

    RPM is what the channel actually keeps per 1,000 views after YouTube's 45% revenue share, unfilled ad inventory and ad blockers, which is why these David Achu earnings figures sit far below the advertiser-side CPM quotes you may see elsewhere. Views from Tier 1 countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia pay the most, while Shorts views pay a fraction of long-form RPM.

    How much does David Achu charge for a sponsorship?

    On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 365.8K average views per video at a Finance / Crypto cost-per-view rate of $0.02 with a 1.5× niche multiplier — the identical model in our sponsorship calculator. That suggests a David Achu sponsored video is worth about $8,297 to $16,594, with a fair midpoint near $11,853.

    Sponsorship pricing follows views and engagement, not subscriber count, so a large channel with a quiet video is still only paid for the views that video earns. Brands asking "how much does it cost to sponsor David Achu?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.

    David Achu brand deals and channel partner retainers

    Channel-level deals work differently again. A retainer is an ongoing fee for a set of deliverables each month, not the sum of every slot the channel could sell, so pricing follows published size bands. With 814.0K subscribers, David Achu sits in the Large (500K-1M subs) band, where retainers typically run $10,000 to $22,000 a month. Niche demand, engagement, cadence across 2 uploads a month and how much of the audience watches each upload decide where in that band a deal lands. Spread back across uploads, that adds about $9,425 of value to each video.

    David Achu net worth and yearly YouTube income

    Put simply, David Achu YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $25,857 to $53,435 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $310.3K to $641.2K per year. Channels that publish more sponsored videos, sell merchandise or courses, run memberships, or earn affiliate commissions typically make more than this range.

    Net worth estimates for YouTubers like David Achu usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any David Achu net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.

    Who is David Achu on YouTube?

    David Achu (@david_is_achu) is a finance YouTube channel that has published 139 videos and accumulated 50,850,751 lifetime views from an audience of 814,000 subscribers. The channel was created in May 2017, which makes it roughly 9 years and 6 months old, and it continues to publish content for viewers interested in finance topics. In the creator's own words: "Hi. I like to judge people and behavior on the internet (but no one should judge me or my behavior on the internet. I'm perfect) For business inquiries (or anyone who would like to give me money of any kind): davidachubusiness@gmail.com" Branzly analyses David Achu using public YouTube data so creators, brands and media buyers can understand the channel's size, output and likely earning power before they reach out, benchmark against it, or plan a collaboration.

    How long has David Achu been active?

    David Achu has been on YouTube for approximately 9 years and 6 months, starting in May 2017. Across that period the channel has averaged around 15 uploads per year, which gives a useful signal about publishing consistency: channels that maintain a steady cadence typically build stronger session watch time and more predictable sponsorship inventory than channels that upload in bursts. Longevity also matters for advertisers, because an established back catalogue keeps generating views long after each video's launch week. With 139 videos in the library, David Achu earns a meaningful share of its monthly views from older content rather than from new uploads alone, and that evergreen tail is one reason estimated revenue for finance channels can stay stable between releases.

    David Achu subscriber count and audience size

    David Achu currently has 814,000 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the established mid-tier tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 50,850,751, and average views per video sit at approximately 365,833. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 62.5 views for every subscriber, which indicates an audience that is concentrated in the channel's regular, subscribed viewers. Branzly estimates recent activity at roughly 872,995 views per month based on the channel's most recent uploads and publishing history, which is the number our ad revenue calculator uses to model earnings.

    Most viewed videos and Shorts on David Achu

    The most-watched long-form video currently visible for David Achu is "i’m pretty sure recycling isn’t real…" with 5,853,968 views. On the Shorts side, "this took so LONGGG to get right" leads with 171,451 views. Top-performing titles are worth studying because they reveal which hooks, formats and topics the algorithm rewards for this audience. For brands, they also show the realistic ceiling of a sponsored placement: a dedicated integration on a channel of this size will usually land somewhere between the average video performance of 365,833 views and the outliers shown above.

    Estimated David Achu YouTube earnings

    Based on an estimated 872,995 monthly views and typical finance CPM ranges, David Achu could earn roughly $4,364 to $14,840 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $52,379 to $178.1K per year. These figures reflect the AdSense share only. Most channels of this size also earn from brand sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships, merchandise and product sales, so total creator income is commonly several times the advertising estimate. Sponsorship value is usually priced per view rather than per thousand impressions, and finance audiences typically command above-average rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.

    What niche and category is David Achu in?

    Branzly classifies David Achu under the Finance category using the channel's description, keywords, topic signals and the language of its best-performing uploads. Category matters more than raw subscriber count when estimating revenue: a finance channel attracts a specific set of advertisers, and CPMs vary widely between verticals such as finance, software, education, gaming and entertainment. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like David Achu converts views into monthly income, sponsorship pricing and long-term wealth.

    How these numbers are produced

    Every figure on this page comes from the public YouTube Data API, refreshed each time David Achu is searched on Branzly. Subscriber counts, view counts and video counts are reported directly by YouTube. Monthly views are an estimate: YouTube does not publish per-month analytics for channels you do not own, so Branzly reconstructs recent performance from the views of the channel's latest uploads, falling back to lifetime views divided by channel age when recent data is sparse. Revenue ranges are modelled estimates, not disclosed earnings, and actual payouts depend on monetisation status, watch time, ad formats, seasonality, audience geography and YouTube's revenue share. Nothing on this page is financial advice, and Branzly is not affiliated with or endorsed by David Achu or YouTube.

    Finance YouTube RPM and CPM explained

    Finance channels like David Achu sit in the Finance / Investing RPM bracket. Advertisers pay more for audiences that buy — finance, business and tech pay the highest rates, while entertainment, gaming and music rely on huge view volume. Seasonality matters too: Q4 ad rates commonly run 30–50% higher than January.

    How Branzly estimates David Achu YouTube earnings

    Every figure on this David Achu channel earnings report comes from public YouTube Data API statistics — subscribers, lifetime views, video count and recent upload performance — refreshed when the report is opened. Estimates are modelled, not disclosed income, and not financial advice. Want to test your own assumptions? Open the YouTube money calculator or browse brands that already sponsor similar creators in the sponsors directory.

    Estimates only - not financial advice. Branzly is not affiliated with YouTube.

    David Achu YouTube earnings and subscriber growth: quick answers

    How much does David Achu earn on YouTube?

    Branzly estimates David Achu YouTube earnings at roughly $4,364 to $14,840 per month, or about $52,379 to $178.1K per year from advertising, based on an estimated 872,995 monthly views and typical finance CPM rates. Sponsorships, affiliate income and merchandise are not included and often exceed ad revenue.

    What is the David Achu YouTube subscriber growth rate?

    David Achu has 814,000 subscribers since launching in May 2017. That averages about 90,444 new subscribers per year, or roughly 248 per day across the channel's lifetime. Recent momentum is modelled in the Future projection tab above, where you can adjust the monthly growth assumption yourself.

    How many views does David Achu get per month?

    Branzly estimates 872,995 views per month for David Achu, reconstructed from the performance of its most recent uploads. Lifetime views stand at 50,850,751 across 139 videos, averaging about 365,833 views per video.

    What is the most viewed David Achu video?

    The most viewed video currently visible for David Achu is "i’m pretty sure recycling isn’t real…" with 5,853,968 views.

    How much should a brand pay to sponsor David Achu?

    Sponsorship pricing follows views rather than subscribers. With around 365,833 views per video, a dedicated integration on David Achu would typically be priced on a cost-per-view basis for the finance niche. Use the Branzly sponsorship rate calculator to model low, fair and premium rates.

    Researching David Achu YouTube earnings, David Achu YouTube subscriber growth, David Achu YouTube income per month, how much does David Achu make on YouTube? Every figure here is refreshed from the public YouTube Data API each time this report is opened.

    Turn David Achu's income into financial freedom

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    Freedom number
    $1.7M
    Invested each month
    $3,841
    Freedom age
    50
    Passive income then
    $5,761/mo

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