The Sword and Laser YouTube Channel Earnings Report & Research

To answer how much does The Sword and Laser make, Branzly runs the channel's estimated 1.4K monthly views through the same ad revenue calculator used across the site: a Entertainment RPM of $0.7-$2.7 from 2026 niche benchmarks, with the headline figure taken at the middle of that range ($1.7), the same RPM used in the home page calculator. That puts The Sword and Laser YouTube ad revenue at roughly $1 to $4 per month, or $11 to $44 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 The Sword and Laser 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.

On top of ad revenue, we assume one integrated-mention sponsorship per month priced on 1.7K 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 The Sword and Laser sponsored video is worth about $12 to $23, with a fair midpoint near $16.

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 The Sword and Laser?" should expect dedicated videos to cost two to three times an integrated mention.

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 5.3K subscribers, The Sword and Laser sits in the Nano / Small (1K-10K subs) band, where retainers typically run $200 to $1,000 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 $535 of value to each video.

Put simply, The Sword and Laser YouTube earnings are estimated at roughly $387 to $776 per month when ad revenue, one sponsored integrated mention and a retainer are combined, or about $4,644 to $9,309 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 The Sword and Laser usually start from several years of this yearly income, minus taxes, team costs and production spend. Treat any The Sword and Laser net worth figure as a planning range, not a disclosed number.

The Sword and Laser (@swordandlaservideo) is a entertainment YouTube channel that has published 126 videos and accumulated 216,071 lifetime views from an audience of 5,270 subscribers. The channel was created in September 2013, which makes it roughly 13 years and 2 months old, and it continues to publish content for viewers interested in entertainment topics. In the creator's own words: "The Sword and Laser (S&L) is a science fiction and fantasy-themed book club, video show and podcast, started by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt. The main goal of the club is to build a strong online community of sci-fi / fantasy buffs, and to discuss and enjoy books of both genres. Our YouTube channel will feature exclusive author interviews and Google Hangouts!" Branzly analyses The Sword and Laser 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.

The Sword and Laser has been on YouTube for approximately 13 years and 2 months, starting in September 2013. Across that period the channel has averaged around 10 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 126 videos in the library, The Sword and Laser 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 entertainment channels can stay stable between releases.

The Sword and Laser currently has 5,270 subscribers, a figure that places the channel in the emerging creator tier of YouTube creators. Total channel views stand at 216,071, and average views per video sit at approximately 1,715. The ratio of lifetime views to subscribers is about 41.0 views for every subscriber, which indicates an audience that is concentrated in the channel's regular, subscribed viewers. Branzly estimates recent activity at roughly 1,368 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.

The most-watched long-form video currently visible for The Sword and Laser is "Interview with Ken Liu" with 11,103 views. The channel has no recent Shorts in the sampled uploads, so its reach is driven mainly by long-form content. 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 1,715 views and the outliers shown above.

Based on an estimated 1,368 monthly views and typical entertainment CPM ranges, The Sword and Laser could earn roughly $0 to $3 per month from YouTube ad revenue, or approximately $11 to $44 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 entertainment audiences typically command mid-range rates because of advertiser demand in that vertical.

Branzly classifies The Sword and Laser under the Entertainment 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 entertainment channel attracts a specific set of advertisers, and CPMs vary widely between verticals such as finance, software, education, gaming and entertainment. Public channel keywords include books, science fiction, fantasy, interview, which supports this classification. Use the Branzly ad revenue, sponsorship and financial freedom calculators to model how a channel like The Sword and Laser converts views into monthly income, sponsorship pricing and long-term wealth.

Every figure on this page comes from the public YouTube Data API, refreshed each time The Sword and Laser 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 The Sword and Laser or YouTube.

Entertainment channels like The Sword and Laser sit in the Entertainment 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.

Every figure on this The Sword and Laser 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.