
RJ The Bike Guy YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research
Cars & Automotive
Live RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings, subscriber growth and view statistics: 533.0K subscribers, 173.4M lifetime views and an estimated 741.1K views per month.
RJ The Bike Guy
How much does RJ The Bike Guy make on YouTube?
| RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ad revenue per month | $1,038 | $2,075 | $3,038 |
| Sponsorship per video (integrated mention) | $2,968 | $4,240 | $5,936 |
| Channel partner retainer per month | $11,552 | $16,504 | $22,000 |
| Estimated total per month (1 sponsored video) | $15,558 | $22,819 | $30,975 |
| Estimated total per year | $186.7K | $273.8K | $371.7K |
YouTube ad earnings only
Sponsors, retainers, memberships, products and affiliates excluded
Modelled 90 days
$6,421
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.
RJ The Bike Guy modelled monthly earnings mix
How the middle estimate is divided across YouTube ads, one integrated sponsorship, and an ongoing channel partnership.
- YouTube ad revenue9.1%
- One integrated sponsorship18.6%
- Channel partner retainer72.3%
| # | Category | Monthly value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YouTube ad revenue | $2,075 | 9.1% |
| 2 | One integrated sponsorship | $4,240 | 18.6% |
| 3 | Channel partner retainer | $16,504 | 72.3% |
Planning model only, not disclosed income. The sponsorship slice assumes one sponsored video; the separate ad earnings graph above excludes sponsors and retainers.
RJ The Bike Guy is estimated to earn $15,558 to $30,975 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
+5,112
About 599,619 subscribers in 12 months
Views per month
+741,088
Growing about 1.5% 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.
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Household name
Diamond Play Button
Next view milestones
Lifetime view targets and when they should land.
Next sponsorship tiers
Typical rates brands pay per sponsored video as RJ The Bike Guy reaches each subscriber tier.
$15,000 - $50,000 per video
From 1,000,000 subscribers · ~4.9 years
$40,000 - $150K per video
From 5,000,000 subscribers · ~15 years
$100K - $300K per video
From 10,000,000 subscribers · ~19 years
Roadmap figures are estimates modelled from public subscriber, view and upload data. They are not financial advice or guaranteed outcomes.
How much could RJ The Bike Guy potentially make from channel memberships?
We found no public sign that RJ The Bike Guy 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
RJ The Bike Guy
533.0K subscribers
| RJ The Bike Guy membership earnings | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members converting from subscribers | 0.15% | 0.30% | 0.57% |
| Estimated paying members | 800 | 1,599 | 3,038 |
| Average membership price | $7.69 | $7.69 | $7.69 |
| Members revenue per month (before YouTube cut) | $6,152 | $12,296 | $23,362 |
| Creator keeps after YouTube's 30% cut | $4,306 | $8,607 | $16,354 |
| Membership earnings per year | $51,677 | $103.3K | $196.2K |
The working, step by step
- Start with a Cars & Automotive benchmark conversion of 0.30% of subscribers paying for a membership.
- Adjust for audience size: at 533.0K subscribers we apply a 1× factor, because very large audiences contain far more passive viewers.
- Adjust for loyalty: 741.1K monthly views against that subscriber base gives a 1× factor.
- That lands on an expected 0.30% conversion, or about 1,599 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 RJ The Bike Guy actually keeps: $8,607 a month in the mid case, or $103.3K a year.
Until RJ The Bike Guy 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.
RJ The Bike Guy channel history
RJ The Bike Guy opened its YouTube channel on 29 June 2007, which makes it 19 years and 5 months old. Across that run it has published 638 videos and collected 173.4M 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
June 2007
Years active
19
Uploads per year
34
Lifetime views
173.4M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.9K | 14.9K | 46 | 9(9) | $250 - $732 |
| 2008 | 23.1K | 38.0K | 117 | 10(19) | $387 - $1,135 |
| 2009 | 35.8K | 73.7K | 227 | 11(30) | $600 - $1,759 |
| 2010 | 55.4K | 129.2K | 397 | 12(42) | $931 - $2,727 |
| 2011 | 85.9K | 215.1K | 661 | 14(56) | $1,443 - $4,228 |
| 2012 | 133.2K | 348.3K | 1.1K | 16(72) | $2,237 - $6,553 |
| 2013 | 206.5K | 554.8K | 1.7K | 17(89) | $3,468 - $10,158 |
| 2014 | 320.0K | 874.9K | 2.7K | 20(109) | $5,376 - $15,745 |
| 2015 | 496.1K | 1.4M | 4.2K | 22(131) | $8,333 - $24,406 |
| 2016 | 768.9K | 2.1M | 6.6K | 25(156) | $12,917 - $37,829 |
| 2017 | 1.2M | 3.3M | 10.2K | 28(184) | $20,022 - $58,635 |
| 2018 | 1.8M | 5.2M | 15.9K | 31(215) | $31,034 - $90,885 |
| 2019 | 2.9M | 8.0M | 24.7K | 34(249) | $48,102 - $140.9K |
| 2020 | 4.4M | 12.5M | 38.4K | 39(288) | $74,559 - $218.4K |
| 2021 | 6.9M | 19.4M | 59.5K | 43(331) | $115.6K - $338.4K |
| 2022 | 10.7M | 30.0M | 92.3K | 48(379) | $179.1K - $524.6K |
| 2023 | 16.5M | 46.5M | 143.1K | 54(433) | $277.7K - $813.1K |
| 2024 | 25.6M | 72.2M | 221.8K | 61(494) | $430.4K - $1.3M |
| 2025 | 39.7M | 111.9M | 343.8K | 68(562) | $667.1K - $2M |
| 2026 | 61.5M | 173.4M | 533.0K | 76(638) | $1M - $3M |
| 2027(projected) | 61.5M | 235.0M | 722.2K | 76(714) | $1M - $3M |
The strongest stretch on record is 2026, with an estimated 61.5M views and roughly $1M to $3M in ad revenue for the year.
Past earnings peaks
These are the biggest performing uploads we can see for RJ The Bike Guy, with the ad revenue each one is estimated to have generated.

Fixing SRAM Grip Shift Shifter That Won't Click/Stay In Gear
286.4K views · 13 April 2021
$400 - $1,174

Overhaul/Rebuild Bottom Bracket With Sealed Cartridge Bearings
257.7K views · 4 January 2023
$360 - $1,056

Chain Goes Slack When Coasting/Backpedaling - How To Fix
205.6K views · 25 December 2021
$287 - $843

How To Straighten/Align A Bent Derailleur Hanger
107.1K views · 20 January 2023
$149 - $438

What Happened To RJ The Bike Guy?
76.6K views · 13 July 2024
$107 - $314
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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RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings, income and channel analysis: the full guide
How much does RJ The Bike Guy make on YouTube per month?
To answer how much does RJ The Bike Guy make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 741.1K 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 RJ The Bike Guy YouTube ad revenue at roughly $1,038 to $3,038 per month, or $12,450 to $36,462 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 RJ The Bike Guy 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 RJ The Bike Guy charge for a sponsorship?
On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 271.8K 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 RJ The Bike Guy sponsored video is worth about $2,968 to $5,936, with a fair midpoint near $4,240.
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 RJ The Bike Guy?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.
RJ The Bike Guy 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 533.0K subscribers, RJ The Bike Guy sits in the Large (500K-1M subs) band, where retainers typically run $10,000 to $22,000 a month. Niche demand, engagement, cadence across 3 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 $5,501 of value to each video.
RJ The Bike Guy net worth and yearly YouTube income
Put simply, RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $15,558 to $30,975 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $186.7K to $371.7K 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 RJ The Bike Guy usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any RJ The Bike Guy net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.
Who is RJ The Bike Guy on YouTube?
RJ The Bike Guy (@rjthebikeguy) is a cars & automotive YouTube channel that has published 638 videos and accumulated 173,414,521 lifetime views from an audience of 533,000 subscribers. It continues to publish content for viewers interested in cars & automotive topics. In the creator's own words: "Thanks for stopping by my YouTube channel! I have always enjoyed taking stuff apart and putting it back together. Even when I was a kid I had a talent for figuring out how things worked and how to fix them. I like to fix stuff. And I like to make videos. So I make lots of videos about fixing stuff. I work on bikes a lot. I work on my cars sometimes. I fix computers. I fix stuff around the house." Branzly analyses RJ The Bike Guy 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.
RJ The Bike Guy subscriber count and audience size
RJ The Bike Guy currently has 533,000 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the established mid-tier tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 173,414,521, and average views per video sit at approximately 271,810. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 325.4 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 741,088 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 RJ The Bike Guy
The most-watched long-form video currently visible for RJ The Bike Guy is "Fixing SRAM Grip Shift Shifter That Won't Click/Stay In Gear" with 286,416 views. On the Shorts side, "Manitou Fork Elastomers Turned To Goo" leads with 22,202 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 271,810 views and the outliers shown above.
Estimated RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings
Based on an estimated 741,088 monthly views and typical cars & automotive CPM ranges, RJ The Bike Guy could earn roughly $1,037 to $3,038 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $12,450 to $36,461 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 cars & automotive audiences typically command mid-range rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.
What niche and category is RJ The Bike Guy in?
Branzly classifies RJ The Bike Guy under the Cars & Automotive 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 cars & automotive 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 bike, bicycle, repair, fix, instruction, how, to, video, which supports this classification. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like RJ The Bike Guy 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 RJ The Bike Guy 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 RJ The Bike Guy or YouTube.
Cars & Automotive YouTube RPM and CPM explained
Cars & Automotive channels like RJ The Bike Guy 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 RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings
Every figure on this RJ The Bike Guy 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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RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings and subscriber growth: quick answers
How much does RJ The Bike Guy earn on YouTube?
Branzly estimates RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings at roughly $1,037 to $3,038 per month, or about $12,450 to $36,461 per year from advertising, based on an estimated 741,088 monthly views and typical cars & automotive CPM rates. Sponsorships, affiliate income and merchandise are not included and often exceed ad revenue.
What is the RJ The Bike Guy YouTube subscriber growth rate?
RJ The Bike Guy has 533,000 subscribers. Recent momentum is modelled in the Future projection tab above, where you can adjust the monthly growth assumption yourself.
How many views does RJ The Bike Guy get per month?
Branzly estimates 741,088 views per month for RJ The Bike Guy, reconstructed from the performance of its most recent uploads. Lifetime views stand at 173,414,521 across 638 videos, averaging about 271,810 views per video.
What is the most viewed RJ The Bike Guy video?
The most viewed video currently visible for RJ The Bike Guy is "Fixing SRAM Grip Shift Shifter That Won't Click/Stay In Gear" with 286,416 views.
How much should a brand pay to sponsor RJ The Bike Guy?
Sponsorship pricing follows views rather than subscribers. With around 271,810 views per video, a dedicated integration on RJ The Bike Guy would typically be priced on a cost-per-view basis for the cars & automotive niche. Use the Branzly sponsorship rate calculator to model low, fair and premium rates.
Researching RJ The Bike Guy YouTube earnings, RJ The Bike Guy YouTube subscriber growth, RJ The Bike Guy YouTube income per month, how much does RJ The Bike Guy make on YouTube? Every figure here is refreshed from the public YouTube Data API each time this report is opened.
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