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    John Hancock

    @johnhancockretroGamingUnited StatesActive since July 2006
    Subscribers
    141,000
    Total views
    28,065,421
    Videos
    1,754
    Est. monthly views
    116,992
    Grade
    70,921st
    SB Rank
    3,546th
    Subscribers Rank
    35,631st
    Views Rank
    354th
    US Rank
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    John Hancock YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research

    GamingActive since July 2006.

    Live John Hancock YouTube earnings, subscriber growth and view statistics: 141.0K subscribers, 28.1M lifetime views and an estimated 117.0K views per month.

    1,410
    Subscribers for the last 30 days
    116,992
    Views for the last 30 days
    $163 - $596
    Monthly Estimated Earnings
    $1,965 - $7,159
    Yearly Estimated Earnings

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    How much does John Hancock make on YouTube?

    John Hancock YouTube earningsLowMidHigh
    Ad revenue per month$164$386$597
    Sponsorship per video (integrated mention)$108$154$215
    Channel partner retainer per month$5,454$7,792$10,909
    Estimated total per month (1 sponsored video)$5,726$8,332$11,721
    Estimated total per year$68,709$99,981$140.6K

    YouTube ad earnings only

    Sponsors, retainers, memberships, products and affiliates excluded

    Modelled 90 days

    $1,193

    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 $3.3 RPM in USD; it excludes sponsors and every other income source, and is not a creator-disclosed payout.

    John Hancock modelled monthly earnings mix

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

    $8,332modelled per month
    1. YouTube ad revenue4.6%
    2. One integrated sponsorship1.8%
    3. Channel partner retainer93.5%
    #CategoryMonthly valueShare
    1YouTube ad revenue$3864.6%
    2One integrated sponsorship$1541.8%
    3Channel partner retainer$7,79293.5%

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

    John Hancock is estimated to earn $5,726 to $11,721 a month from ads, one sponsorship and a channel retainer. Test it in the YouTube ad revenue calculator — full methodology below.

    John Hancock YouTube sponsors and brand deals

    We are still scanning John Hancock’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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    John Hancock 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

    +1,365

    About 158,827 subscribers in 12 months

    Views per month

    +116,992

    Growing about 1.5% 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.

    250,000 subscribers~4.4 years

    Mid-tier creator

    500,000 subscribers~8.9 years

    Premium deals

    1,000,000 subscribers~13 years

    Gold Play Button

    Next view milestones

    Lifetime view targets and when they should land.

    50,000,000 views~7.5 years
    100,000,000 views~13 years
    500,000,000 views~23 years

    Next sponsorship tiers

    Typical rates brands pay per sponsored video as John Hancock reaches each subscriber tier.

    Mid-tier partner

    $6,000 - $20,000 per video

    From 500,000 subscribers · ~8.9 years

    Premium partner

    $15,000 - $50,000 per video

    From 1,000,000 subscribers · ~13 years

    Flagship partner

    $40,000 - $150K per video

    From 5,000,000 subscribers · ~22 years

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

    How much could John Hancock potentially make from channel memberships?

    We found no public sign that John Hancock 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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    John Hancock

    141.0K subscribers

    Join£
    This is the Join button, sitting next to Subscribe on John Hancock'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
    John Hancock membership earningsLowMidHigh
    Members converting from subscribers0.23%0.46%0.87%
    Estimated paying members3246491,232
    Average membership price$7.69$7.69$7.69
    Members revenue per month (before YouTube cut)$2,492$4,991$9,474
    Creator keeps after YouTube's 30% cut$1,744$3,494$6,632
    Membership earnings per year$20,929$41,923$79,582

    The working, step by step

    1. Start with a Gaming benchmark conversion of 0.40% of subscribers paying for a membership.
    2. Adjust for audience size: at 141.0K subscribers we apply a 1.15× factor, because very large audiences contain far more passive viewers.
    3. Adjust for loyalty: 117.0K monthly views against that subscriber base gives a 1× factor.
    4. That lands on an expected 0.46% conversion, or about 649 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 John Hancock actually keeps: $3,494 a month in the mid case, or $41,923 a year.

    Until John Hancock 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.

    John Hancock channel history

    John Hancock opened its YouTube channel on 15 July 2006, which makes it 20 years and 4 months old. Across that run it has published 1.8K videos and collected 28.1M 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

    July 2006

    Years active

    20

    Uploads per year

    88

    Lifetime views

    28.1M

    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
    20061.6K1.6K821(21)$26 - $95
    20072.4K4.0K2024(45)$40 - $147
    20083.7K7.7K3927(72)$62 - $228
    20095.8K13.5K6830(102)$97 - $354
    20109.0K22.5K11334(136)$150 - $549
    201113.9K36.4K18338(174)$233 - $851
    201221.6K57.9K29142(216)$362 - $1,319
    201333.4K91.3K45947(263)$561 - $2,044
    201451.8K143.1K71953(316)$870 - $3,169
    201580.3K223.4K1.1K60(376)$1,348 - $4,913
    2016124.4K347.8K1.7K67(443)$2,090 - $7,615
    2017192.9K540.7K2.7K75(518)$3,240 - $11,803
    2018298.9K839.7K4.2K84(602)$5,022 - $18,295
    2019463.4K1.3M6.5K94(696)$7,784 - $28,358
    2020718.2K2.0M10.2K105(801)$12,066 - $43,954
    20211.1M3.1M15.7K118(919)$18,702 - $68,130
    20221.7M4.9M24.4K132(1.1K)$28,988 - $105.6K
    20232.7M7.5M37.9K147(1.2K)$44,932 - $163.7K
    20244.1M11.7M58.7K165(1.4K)$69,645 - $253.7K
    20256.4M18.1M91.0K185(1.5K)$108K - $393.2K
    202610.0M28.1M141.0K206(1.8K)$167.3K - $609.5K
    2027(projected)10.0M38.0M191.0K206(2.0K)$167.3K - $609.5K

    The strongest stretch on record is 2026, with an estimated 10.0M views and roughly $167.3K to $609.5K in ad revenue for the year.

    Past earnings peaks

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

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      The Top Consoles and Handhelds to Start Collecting in 2026

      55.7K views · 19 July 2026

      $78 - $284

    • My Honest Health Update and What's Coming

      My Honest Health Update and What's Coming

      36.9K views · 3 July 2026

      $51 - $187

    • 40 Years of Castlevania: Claim Your FREE Game!

      40 Years of Castlevania: Claim Your FREE Game!

      19.8K views · 26 September 2026

      $27 - $101

    • A Personal Update: Health and What's Next

      A Personal Update: Health and What's Next

      17.9K views · 11 September 2026

      $25 - $91

    • Don't Start Collecting Games Until You Watch This

      Don't Start Collecting Games Until You Watch This

      16.6K views · 9 August 2026

      $23 - $84

    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.

    Want the full record? See the John Hancock channel history with every report, name change and earnings figure over time.

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    John Hancock YouTube earnings, income and channel analysis: the full guide

    How much does John Hancock make on YouTube per month?

    To answer how much does John Hancock make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 117.0K monthly views through the same ad revenue calculator used across the site: a Gaming RPM of $1.4-$5.1 from 2026 niche benchmarks, with the headline figure taken at the middle of that range ($3.3), the same RPM used in the home page calculator. That puts John Hancock YouTube ad revenue at roughly $164 to $597 per month, or $1,965 to $7,160 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 John Hancock 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 John Hancock charge for a sponsorship?

    On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 16.0K average views per video at a Gaming / Entertainment cost-per-view rate of $0.01 with a 0.8× niche multiplier — the identical model in our sponsorship calculator. That suggests a John Hancock sponsored video is worth about $108 to $215, with a fair midpoint near $154.

    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 John Hancock?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.

    John Hancock 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 141.0K subscribers, John Hancock 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 7 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 $1,113 of value to each video.

    John Hancock net worth and yearly YouTube income

    Put simply, John Hancock YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $5,726 to $11,721 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $68,709 to $140.6K 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 John Hancock usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any John Hancock net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.

    Who is John Hancock on YouTube?

    John Hancock (@johnhancockretro) is a gaming YouTube channel that has published 1,754 videos and accumulated 28,065,421 lifetime views from an audience of 141,000 subscribers. The channel was created in July 2006, which makes it roughly 20 years and 4 months old, and it continues to publish content for viewers interested in gaming topics. In the creator's own words: "Video Game Focused Channel Subscribe for free! https://www.youtube.com/johnhancockretro?sub_confirmation=1 Email: oneswfan@hotmail.com My digital games offered here https://swlovinist.itch.io/ My physical games here: https://www.ebay.com/usr/swlovinist/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/swlovinist Twitter: https://twitter.com/swlovinist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/immortaljohnhancock/ Ins" Branzly analyses John Hancock 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 John Hancock been active?

    John Hancock has been on YouTube for approximately 20 years and 4 months, starting in July 2006. Across that period the channel has averaged around 88 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 1,754 videos in the library, John Hancock 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 gaming channels can stay stable between releases.

    John Hancock subscriber count and audience size

    John Hancock currently has 141,000 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the established mid-tier tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 28,065,421, and average views per video sit at approximately 16,001. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 199.0 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 116,992 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 John Hancock

    The most-watched long-form video currently visible for John Hancock is "The Top Consoles and Handhelds to Start Collecting in 2026" with 55,743 views. On the Shorts side, "The Atari 5200 Problem Collectors Never Talk About #retrogaming #vintage #shorts" leads with 4,701 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 16,001 views and the outliers shown above.

    Estimated John Hancock YouTube earnings

    Based on an estimated 116,992 monthly views and typical gaming CPM ranges, John Hancock could earn roughly $163 to $596 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $1,965 to $7,159 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 gaming audiences typically command mid-range rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.

    What niche and category is John Hancock in?

    Branzly classifies John Hancock under the Gaming 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 gaming channel attracts a specific set of advertisers, and CPMs vary widely between verticals such as finance, software, education, gaming and entertainment. The channel lists US as its primary country, which further shapes its CPM because advertiser spend differs sharply between geographies. Public channel keywords include games, collecting, gaming, video games, retrogaming, Nintendo, Sega, John Hancock, which supports this classification. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like John Hancock 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 John Hancock 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 John Hancock or YouTube.

    Gaming YouTube RPM and CPM explained

    Gaming channels like John Hancock sit in the Gaming 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 John Hancock YouTube earnings

    Every figure on this John Hancock 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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    John Hancock YouTube earnings and subscriber growth: quick answers

    How much does John Hancock earn on YouTube?

    Branzly estimates John Hancock YouTube earnings at roughly $163 to $596 per month, or about $1,965 to $7,159 per year from advertising, based on an estimated 116,992 monthly views and typical gaming CPM rates. Sponsorships, affiliate income and merchandise are not included and often exceed ad revenue.

    What is the John Hancock YouTube subscriber growth rate?

    John Hancock has 141,000 subscribers since launching in July 2006. That averages about 7,050 new subscribers per year, or roughly 19 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 John Hancock get per month?

    Branzly estimates 116,992 views per month for John Hancock, reconstructed from the performance of its most recent uploads. Lifetime views stand at 28,065,421 across 1,754 videos, averaging about 16,001 views per video.

    What is the most viewed John Hancock video?

    The most viewed video currently visible for John Hancock is "The Top Consoles and Handhelds to Start Collecting in 2026" with 55,743 views.

    How much should a brand pay to sponsor John Hancock?

    Sponsorship pricing follows views rather than subscribers. With around 16,001 views per video, a dedicated integration on John Hancock would typically be priced on a cost-per-view basis for the gaming niche. Use the Branzly sponsorship rate calculator to model low, fair and premium rates.

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

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