
RichardDWolff YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research
General
Live RichardDWolff YouTube earnings, subscriber growth and view statistics: 377.0K subscribers, 24.9M lifetime views and an estimated 456.7K views per month.
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How much does RichardDWolff make on YouTube?
| RichardDWolff YouTube earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad revenue per month | $639 | $1,279 | $1,873 |
| Sponsorship per video (integrated mention) | $511 | $730 | $1,021 |
| Channel partner retainer per month | $6,340 | $9,058 | $12,681 |
| Estimated total per month (1 sponsored video) | $7,490 | $11,066 | $15,575 |
| Estimated total per year | $89,885 | $132.8K | $186.9K |
YouTube ad earnings only
Sponsors, retainers, memberships, products and affiliates excluded
Modelled 90 days
$3,950
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.
RichardDWolff modelled monthly earnings mix
How the middle estimate is divided across YouTube ads, one integrated sponsorship, and an ongoing channel partnership.
- YouTube ad revenue11.6%
- One integrated sponsorship6.6%
- Channel partner retainer81.9%
| # | Category | Monthly value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YouTube ad revenue | $1,279 | 11.6% |
| 2 | One integrated sponsorship | $730 | 6.6% |
| 3 | Channel partner retainer | $9,058 | 81.9% |
Planning model only, not disclosed income. The sponsorship slice assumes one sponsored video; the separate ad earnings graph above excludes sponsors and retainers.
RichardDWolff is estimated to earn $7,490 to $15,575 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
+10,835
About 551,690 subscribers in 12 months
Views per month
+456,727
Growing about 5.2% 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 RichardDWolff reaches each subscriber tier.
$6,000 - $20,000 per video
From 500,000 subscribers · ~10 months
$15,000 - $50,000 per video
From 1,000,000 subscribers · ~2.3 years
$40,000 - $150K per video
From 5,000,000 subscribers · ~5.2 years
Roadmap figures are estimates modelled from public subscriber, view and upload data. They are not financial advice or guaranteed outcomes.
How much could RichardDWolff potentially make from channel memberships?
We found no public sign that RichardDWolff 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
RichardDWolff
377.0K subscribers
| RichardDWolff membership earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members converting from subscribers | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.57% |
| Estimated paying members | 566 | 1,131 | 2,149 |
| Average membership price | $7.69 | $7.69 | $7.69 |
| Members revenue per month (before YouTube cut) | $4,353 | $8,697 | $16,526 |
| Creator keeps after YouTube's 30% cut | $3,047 | $6,088 | $11,568 |
| Membership earnings per year | $36,561 | $73,058 | $138.8K |
The working, step by step
- Start with a General benchmark conversion of 0.30% of subscribers paying for a membership.
- Adjust for audience size: at 377.0K subscribers we apply a 1× factor, because very large audiences contain far more passive viewers.
- Adjust for loyalty: 456.7K monthly views against that subscriber base gives a 1× factor.
- That lands on an expected 0.30% conversion, or about 1,131 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 RichardDWolff actually keeps: $6,088 a month in the mid case, or $73,058 a year.
Until RichardDWolff 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.
RichardDWolff channel history
RichardDWolff opened its YouTube channel on 15 January 2011, which makes it 15 years and 10 months old. Across that run it has published 533 videos and collected 24.9M 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
January 2011
Years active
15
Uploads per year
36
Lifetime views
24.9M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.4K | 12.4K | 187 | 12(12) | $207 - $608 |
| 2012 | 19.2K | 31.5K | 477 | 14(26) | $321 - $942 |
| 2013 | 29.7K | 61.2K | 926 | 16(42) | $499 - $1,461 |
| 2014 | 46.0K | 107.3K | 1.6K | 18(60) | $773 - $2,265 |
| 2015 | 71.4K | 178.6K | 2.7K | 20(80) | $1,198 - $3,511 |
| 2016 | 110.6K | 289.3K | 4.4K | 22(102) | $1,858 - $5,442 |
| 2017 | 171.5K | 460.7K | 7.0K | 25(127) | $2,880 - $8,435 |
| 2018 | 265.8K | 726.5K | 11.0K | 28(155) | $4,464 - $13,074 |
| 2019 | 411.9K | 1.1M | 17.2K | 31(186) | $6,920 - $20,266 |
| 2020 | 638.5K | 1.8M | 26.9K | 35(221) | $10,726 - $31,412 |
| 2021 | 989.6K | 2.8M | 41.8K | 39(260) | $16,625 - $48,689 |
| 2022 | 1.5M | 4.3M | 65.0K | 43(303) | $25,769 - $75,468 |
| 2023 | 2.4M | 6.7M | 101.0K | 49(352) | $39,942 - $117K |
| 2024 | 3.7M | 10.4M | 156.7K | 54(406) | $61,911 - $181.3K |
| 2025 | 5.7M | 16.1M | 243.1K | 61(467) | $95,963 - $281K |
| 2026 | 8.9M | 24.9M | 377.0K | 66(533) | $148.7K - $435.6K |
| 2027(projected) | 8.9M | 33.8M | 510.9K | 66(599) | $148.7K - $435.6K |
The strongest stretch on record is 2026, with an estimated 8.9M views and roughly $148.7K to $435.6K in ad revenue for the year.
Past earnings peaks
These are the biggest performing uploads we can see for RichardDWolff, with the ad revenue each one is estimated to have generated.

Wolff Responds: "How The War On Iran Hurts Us" Dated March 25, 2026
444.9K views · 25 March 2026
$622 - $1,824

Wolff Responds: "The Surprising Costs of the War Against Iran" dated September 2, 2026
236.2K views · 2 September 2026
$330 - $968

Wolff Responds: "Say Goodbye To The American Dream" Dated August 19, 2026
215.8K views · 19 August 2026
$302 - $884

Richard Wolff on why Americans have trouble embracing Socialism
134.5K views · 16 October 2026
$188 - $551

Wolff Responds: "Diesel: A Typical Capitalist Hustle" Dated October 5, 2026
118.3K views · 5 October 2026
$165 - $485
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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RichardDWolff YouTube earnings, income and channel analysis: the full guide
How much does RichardDWolff make on YouTube per month?
To answer how much does RichardDWolff make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 456.7K 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 RichardDWolff YouTube ad revenue at roughly $639 to $1,873 per month, or $7,673 to $22,471 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 RichardDWolff 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 RichardDWolff charge for a sponsorship?
On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 46.8K 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 RichardDWolff sponsored video is worth about $511 to $1,021, with a fair midpoint near $730.
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 RichardDWolff?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.
RichardDWolff 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 377.0K subscribers, RichardDWolff 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 10 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 $906 of value to each video.
RichardDWolff net worth and yearly YouTube income
Put simply, RichardDWolff YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $7,490 to $15,575 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $89,885 to $186.9K 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 RichardDWolff usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any RichardDWolff net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.
Who is RichardDWolff on YouTube?
RichardDWolff (@richarddwolff) is a general YouTube channel that has published 533 videos and accumulated 24,928,951 lifetime views from an audience of 377,000 subscribers. It continues to publish content for viewers interested in general topics. In the creator's own words: "A lifelong professor of economics, Richard D. Wolff is a well-known critic of contemporary capitalism and the leading proponent of an alternative economic system based on Worker Self-Directed Enterprises (WSDEs). He is the host of Economic Update, and has been interviewed on several popular television programs that include: Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill Moyers’ Moyers & Company, The Charlie Rose" Branzly analyses RichardDWolff 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.
RichardDWolff subscriber count and audience size
RichardDWolff currently has 377,000 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the established mid-tier tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 24,928,951, and average views per video sit at approximately 46,771. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 66.1 views for every subscriber, which indicates an audience that is concentrated in the channel's regular, subscribed viewers. Branzly estimates recent activity at roughly 456,727 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 RichardDWolff
The most-watched long-form video currently visible for RichardDWolff is "Wolff Responds: "How The War On Iran Hurts Us" Dated March 25, 2026" with 444,937 views. On the Shorts side, "Richard Wolff: Panama Canal Crisis -Shipping Fees Skyrocket 100x! #energycrisis #iranwar" leads with 15,481 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 46,771 views and the outliers shown above.
Estimated RichardDWolff YouTube earnings
Based on an estimated 456,727 monthly views and typical general CPM ranges, RichardDWolff could earn roughly $639 to $1,872 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $7,673 to $22,470 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 general audiences typically command mid-range rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.
What niche and category is RichardDWolff in?
Branzly classifies RichardDWolff under the General 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 general 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 capitalism, socialism, economics, economy, professor, anti-capitalism, labor, democracy, which supports this classification. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like RichardDWolff 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 RichardDWolff 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 RichardDWolff or YouTube.
General YouTube RPM and CPM explained
General channels like RichardDWolff 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 RichardDWolff YouTube earnings
Every figure on this RichardDWolff 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
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- Invested each month
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- Freedom age
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- $754/mo
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RichardDWolff YouTube earnings and subscriber growth: quick answers
How much does RichardDWolff earn on YouTube?
Branzly estimates RichardDWolff YouTube earnings at roughly $639 to $1,872 per month, or about $7,673 to $22,470 per year from advertising, based on an estimated 456,727 monthly views and typical general CPM rates. Sponsorships, affiliate income and merchandise are not included and often exceed ad revenue.
What is the RichardDWolff YouTube subscriber growth rate?
RichardDWolff has 377,000 subscribers. Recent momentum is modelled in the Future projection tab above, where you can adjust the monthly growth assumption yourself.
How many views does RichardDWolff get per month?
Branzly estimates 456,727 views per month for RichardDWolff, reconstructed from the performance of its most recent uploads. Lifetime views stand at 24,928,951 across 533 videos, averaging about 46,771 views per video.
What is the most viewed RichardDWolff video?
The most viewed video currently visible for RichardDWolff is "Wolff Responds: "How The War On Iran Hurts Us" Dated March 25, 2026" with 444,937 views.
How much should a brand pay to sponsor RichardDWolff?
Sponsorship pricing follows views rather than subscribers. With around 46,771 views per video, a dedicated integration on RichardDWolff would typically be priced on a cost-per-view basis for the general niche. Use the Branzly sponsorship rate calculator to model low, fair and premium rates.
Researching RichardDWolff YouTube earnings, RichardDWolff YouTube subscriber growth, RichardDWolff YouTube income per month, how much does RichardDWolff make on YouTube? Every figure here is refreshed from the public YouTube Data API each time this report is opened.
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