
Earthling Ed YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research
Health & FitnessActive since May 2016.
Live Earthling Ed YouTube earnings, subscriber growth and view statistics: 459.0K subscribers, 58.4M lifetime views and an estimated 136.0K views per month.
Earthling Ed
How much does Earthling Ed make on YouTube?
| Earthling Ed YouTube earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad revenue per month | $190 | $381 | $558 |
| Sponsorship per video (integrated mention) | $1,668 | $2,383 | $3,336 |
| Channel partner retainer per month | $6,684 | $9,549 | $13,369 |
| Estimated total per month (1 sponsored video) | $8,543 | $12,313 | $17,263 |
| Estimated total per year | $102.5K | $147.8K | $207.2K |
YouTube ad earnings only
Sponsors, retainers, memberships, products and affiliates excluded
Modelled 90 days
$1,178
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 $2.8 RPM in USD; it excludes sponsors and every other income source, and is not a creator-disclosed payout.
Earthling Ed modelled monthly earnings mix
How the middle estimate is divided across YouTube ads, one integrated sponsorship, and an ongoing channel partnership.
- YouTube ad revenue3.1%
- One integrated sponsorship19.4%
- Channel partner retainer77.6%
| # | Category | Monthly value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YouTube ad revenue | $381 | 3.1% |
| 2 | One integrated sponsorship | $2,383 | 19.4% |
| 3 | Channel partner retainer | $9,549 | 77.6% |
Planning model only, not disclosed income. The sponsorship slice assumes one sponsored video; the separate ad earnings graph above excludes sponsors and retainers.
Earthling Ed is estimated to earn $8,543 to $17,263 a month from ads, one sponsorship and a channel retainer. Test it in the YouTube ad revenue calculator — full methodology below.
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Estimated subscriber growth, upcoming view milestones and the sponsorship tiers this channel is heading towards, based on its current pace.
Subscribers per month
+2,808
About 493,551 subscribers in 12 months
Views per month
+136,005
Growing about 0.5% per month
Current sponsor tier
Established creator
$2,000 - $6,000 per sponsored video
Next subscriber milestones
Estimated time to each milestone at the current pace.
Premium deals
Gold Play Button
Household name
Next view milestones
Lifetime view targets and when they should land.
Next sponsorship tiers
Typical rates brands pay per sponsored video as Earthling Ed reaches each subscriber tier.
$6,000 - $20,000 per video
From 500,000 subscribers · ~1.3 years
$15,000 - $50,000 per video
From 1,000,000 subscribers · ~12 years
$40,000 - $150K per video
From 5,000,000 subscribers · ~39 years
Roadmap figures are estimates modelled from public subscriber, view and upload data. They are not financial advice or guaranteed outcomes.
How much could Earthling Ed potentially make from channel memberships?
We found no public sign that Earthling Ed 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
Earthling Ed
459.0K subscribers
| Earthling Ed membership earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members converting from subscribers | 0.14% | 0.28% | 0.53% |
| Estimated paying members | 643 | 1,285 | 2,442 |
| Average membership price | $7.69 | $7.69 | $7.69 |
| Members revenue per month (before YouTube cut) | $4,945 | $9,882 | $18,779 |
| Creator keeps after YouTube's 30% cut | $3,461 | $6,917 | $13,145 |
| Membership earnings per year | $41,535 | $83,006 | $157.7K |
The working, step by step
- Start with a Health & Fitness benchmark conversion of 0.40% of subscribers paying for a membership.
- Adjust for audience size: at 459.0K subscribers we apply a 1× factor, because very large audiences contain far more passive viewers.
- Adjust for loyalty: 136.0K monthly views against that subscriber base gives a 0.7× factor.
- That lands on an expected 0.28% conversion, or about 1,285 paying members. The low case halves it, the high case is roughly double, covering the spread seen across real channels.
- 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).
- Multiply members by price, then take off YouTube's 30% cut to get what Earthling Ed actually keeps: $6,917 a month in the mid case, or $83,006 a year.
Until Earthling Ed 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.
Earthling Ed channel history
Earthling Ed opened its YouTube channel on 28 December 2015, which makes it 10 years and 11 months old. Across that run it has published 382 videos and collected 58.4M 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
December 2015
Years active
10
Uploads per year
38
Lifetime views
58.4M
Growth over time
Dotted lines and faded bars show a projection for next year based on the current pace, not real figures.
| Year | Views that year | Total views | Subscribers | Uploads that year | Estimated ad earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 167.8K | 167.8K | 1.3K | 16(16) | $2,818 - $8,254 |
| 2016 | 260.1K | 427.8K | 3.4K | 18(34) | $4,368 - $12,794 |
| 2017 | 403.1K | 830.9K | 6.5K | 20(54) | $6,771 - $19,832 |
| 2018 | 624.8K | 1.5M | 11.4K | 22(76) | $10,496 - $30,739 |
| 2019 | 968.4K | 2.4M | 19.1K | 25(101) | $16,269 - $47,646 |
| 2020 | 1.5M | 3.9M | 30.9K | 28(129) | $25,217 - $73,852 |
| 2021 | 2.3M | 6.3M | 49.2K | 31(160) | $39,087 - $114.5K |
| 2022 | 3.6M | 9.9M | 77.5K | 35(195) | $60,585 - $177.4K |
| 2023 | 5.6M | 15.4M | 121.5K | 39(234) | $93,907 - $275K |
| 2024 | 8.7M | 24.1M | 189.7K | 44(278) | $145.6K - $426.3K |
| 2025 | 13.4M | 37.5M | 295.3K | 49(327) | $225.6K - $660.7K |
| 2026 | 20.8M | 58.4M | 459.0K | 55(382) | $349.7K - $1M |
| 2027(projected) | 20.8M | 79.2M | 622.7K | 55(437) | $349.7K - $1M |
The strongest stretch on record is 2026, with an estimated 20.8M views and roughly $349.7K to $1M in ad revenue for the year.
Past earnings peaks
These are the biggest performing uploads we can see for Earthling Ed, with the ad revenue each one is estimated to have generated.

What the Hell Happened to Veganism?
284.3K views · 21 September 2026
$397 - $1,165

I debated five meat eaters on Skavlan, Sweden's biggest talk show
171.3K views · 20 March 2026
$239 - $702

Vegan vs non-vegan in under 30 seconds.
96.9K views · 17 March 2025
$135 - $397

Meat eater accuses vegan of forcing him into a corner
82.0K views · 7 September 2026
$114 - $336

Vegan vs non-vegan in 30 seconds
80.2K views · 3 February 2026
$112 - $328
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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Earthling Ed YouTube earnings, income and channel analysis: the full guide
How much does Earthling Ed make on YouTube per month?
To answer how much does Earthling Ed make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 136.0K monthly views through the same ad revenue calculator used across the site: a Lifestyle / Vlogs RPM of $1.4-$4.1 from 2026 niche benchmarks, with the headline figure taken at the middle of that range ($2.8), the same RPM used in the home page calculator. That puts Earthling Ed YouTube ad revenue at roughly $190 to $558 per month, or $2,285 to $6,691 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 Earthling Ed 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 Earthling Ed charge for a sponsorship?
On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 152.8K average views per video at a Lifestyle cost-per-view rate of $0.01 with a 1× niche multiplier — the identical model in our sponsorship calculator. That suggests a Earthling Ed sponsored video is worth about $1,668 to $3,336, with a fair midpoint near $2,383.
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 Earthling Ed?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.
Earthling Ed 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 459.0K subscribers, Earthling Ed sits in the Mid-tier (100K-500K subs) band, where retainers typically run $4,000 to $15,000 a month. Niche demand, engagement, cadence across 1 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 $9,549 of value to each video.
Earthling Ed net worth and yearly YouTube income
Put simply, Earthling Ed YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $8,543 to $17,263 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $102.5K to $207.2K 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 Earthling Ed usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any Earthling Ed net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.
Who is Earthling Ed on YouTube?
Earthling Ed (@ed.winters) is a health & fitness YouTube channel that has published 382 videos and accumulated 58,356,941 lifetime views from an audience of 459,000 subscribers. The channel published its first video in May 2016, which makes it roughly 10 years and 6 months old, and it continues to publish content for viewers interested in health & fitness topics. In the creator's own words: "Ed Winters is a best-selling author, vegan educator, public speaker and host of The Disclosure Podcast. Ed has spoken at over one-third of UK universities and at every Ivy league college, including as a guest lecturer and Media & Design Fellow at Harvard University. He has given speeches across the world, including at the University of Cambridge, EPFL, Pinterest, LinkedIn, American Express, Goog" Branzly analyses Earthling Ed 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 Earthling Ed been active?
Earthling Ed has been on YouTube for approximately 10 years and 6 months, starting in May 2016. Across that period the channel has averaged around 38 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 382 videos in the library, Earthling Ed 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 health & fitness channels can stay stable between releases.
Earthling Ed subscriber count and audience size
Earthling Ed currently has 459,000 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the established mid-tier tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 58,356,941, and average views per video sit at approximately 152,767. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 127.1 views for every subscriber, which indicates a strong reach beyond the subscribed audience, typically driven by search, suggested video placements or Shorts distribution. Branzly estimates recent activity at roughly 136,005 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 Earthling Ed
The most-watched long-form video currently visible for Earthling Ed is "What the Hell Happened to Veganism?" with 284,268 views. On the Shorts side, "Vegan vs non-vegan in under 30 seconds." leads with 96,871 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 152,767 views and the outliers shown above.
Estimated Earthling Ed YouTube earnings
Based on an estimated 136,005 monthly views and typical health & fitness CPM ranges, Earthling Ed could earn roughly $190 to $557 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $2,284 to $6,691 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 health & fitness audiences typically command mid-range rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.
What niche and category is Earthling Ed in?
Branzly classifies Earthling Ed under the Health & Fitness 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 health & fitness channel attracts a specific set of advertisers, and CPMs vary widely between verticals such as finance, software, education, gaming and entertainment. The channel lists GB as its primary country, which further shapes its CPM because advertiser spend differs sharply between geographies. Public channel keywords include veganism, vegan, animal rights, debates, speech, vegan guy on youtube, ted talk veganism, which supports this classification. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like Earthling Ed 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 Earthling Ed 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 Earthling Ed or YouTube.
Health & Fitness YouTube RPM and CPM explained
Health & Fitness channels like Earthling Ed sit in the Lifestyle / Vlogs 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 Earthling Ed YouTube earnings
Every figure on this Earthling Ed 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.
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- Freedom number
- $90,000
- Invested each month
- $200
- Freedom age
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- Passive income then
- $300/mo
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Earthling Ed YouTube earnings and subscriber growth: quick answers
How much does Earthling Ed earn on YouTube?
Branzly estimates Earthling Ed YouTube earnings at roughly $190 to $557 per month, or about $2,284 to $6,691 per year from advertising, based on an estimated 136,005 monthly views and typical health & fitness CPM rates. Sponsorships, affiliate income and merchandise are not included and often exceed ad revenue.
What is the Earthling Ed YouTube subscriber growth rate?
Earthling Ed has 459,000 subscribers since launching in May 2016. That averages about 45,900 new subscribers per year, or roughly 126 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 Earthling Ed get per month?
Branzly estimates 136,005 views per month for Earthling Ed, reconstructed from the performance of its most recent uploads. Lifetime views stand at 58,356,941 across 382 videos, averaging about 152,767 views per video.
What is the most viewed Earthling Ed video?
The most viewed video currently visible for Earthling Ed is "What the Hell Happened to Veganism?" with 284,268 views.
How much should a brand pay to sponsor Earthling Ed?
Sponsorship pricing follows views rather than subscribers. With around 152,767 views per video, a dedicated integration on Earthling Ed would typically be priced on a cost-per-view basis for the health & fitness niche. Use the Branzly sponsorship rate calculator to model low, fair and premium rates.
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