What YouTube data teaches us

Outliers, niches, titles, thumbnails: analyses drawn from millions of videos, and how to use them.

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The 10 best YouTube niches to start in 2026 (backed by real data)

We looked at every long-form video small English channels (1k–100k subscribers) posted in the last 90 days. Here are the 10 niches where newcomers break through most often, how much they pay, and the formats that work.

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