Zac Rios YouTube Stats
@zac-rios · Finance & Investing · Updated Nov 12, 2026
Subscribers
480K
Total views
222M
Videos
373
11.9 / month
Est. monthly earnings
$143K – $536K
RPM $8–$30
Avg. views (last 30)
622K
Typical views
593K
median per video
Avg. video length
23 min
Channel age
14 years
since Sep 13, 2012
Zac Rios channel overview
Zac Rios (@zac-rios) is a YouTube channel in the Finance & Investing niche created in 2012. It has 480K subscribers and 222M total views across 373 videos, an average of 594K views per video over its lifetime.
Its last 30 uploads averaged 622K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 593K views. Over the last 12 months, Zac Rios published 50 videos, and 0 of them (0%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.
How much does Zac Rios make?
Returbe estimates Zac Rios's YouTube ad revenue at $143K – $536K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $8 to $30, typically $14, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $14K.
Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.
Upload schedule
Zac Rios publishes about 11.9 videos a month. Based on its last 50 uploads, its most common upload day is Tuesday (34% of uploads), usually around 18:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 10, 2026.
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Zac Rios's best outlier videos
An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are Zac Rios's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?
24 Minutes of People EXPOSING Their Paychecks, Salary Breakdown in 20261.2M views · Jul 21, 20262.1× typical views
Let's Watch 23 Minutes of People Living Above Their Means & Going BROKE1.1M views · Jul 19, 20261.8× typical views
Why People REGRET Buying Tiny Homes in 20261.1M views · Aug 6, 20261.8× typical views
This Is Why Nobody Want To Buy From Car Dealerships1M views · Oct 8, 20261.8× typical views
Why People Are Living in Sheds, Cars, Hotels, & Storage Units in 2026998K views · Sep 22, 20261.7× typical views
Let's Watch 25 Minutes of People REGRETTING Buying Their Vehicle in 2026971K views · Aug 23, 20261.6× typical views
Why People REGRET Buying RV'S & VANS in 2026927K views · Aug 18, 20261.6× typical views
Homes WILL NOT SELL Because of DELUSIONAL SELLERS927K views · Nov 3, 20261.6× typical views
Latest videos
4 of Zac Rios's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.
Restaurants Got TOO EXPENSIVE... Now They're Paying The Price726K views · Nov 10, 20261.2× typical views
These Truck Payments Are Getting INSANE in 2026542K views · Nov 8, 20260.9× typical views
How TikTok Live Auctions & Whatnot Make People GO BROKE460K views · Nov 5, 20260.8× typical views
Homes WILL NOT SELL Because of DELUSIONAL SELLERS927K views · Nov 3, 20261.6× typical views
Buy Now Pay Later Is Making People GO BROKE in 2026497K views · Nov 1, 20260.8× typical views
Don't Buy A Car From Carvana or CarMax Until You Watch This394K views · Oct 29, 20260.7× typical views
Let's Watch 25 Minutes of The WORST Debt Stories302K views · Oct 27, 20260.5× typical views
25 Minutes of People Being Financially ILLITERATE in 2026568K views · Oct 25, 20261× typical views
Fall & Halloween Overconsumption is Getting Out of Hand in 2026550K views · Oct 22, 20260.9× typical views
Why College Degrees Are Not As Valuable As They Once Were376K views · Oct 20, 20260.6× typical views
The Finance & Investing niche on YouTube
In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 4.8K videos from 412 channels in this niche. 8.3% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 19K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $8 to $30.
Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: The Iced Coffee Hour Clips (479K subs, best video 111.3×), BFM Business (265K subs, best video 79.2×), Matthias Baccino (91K subs, best video 13.6×), POV Simple Finance (17K subs, best video 264.6×), POV Finance Mindset (1.5K subs, best video 21.4×), Boursorama (137K subs, best video 14.7×).
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Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does Zac Rios have?
Zac Rios has 480K subscribers on YouTube and 222M total views across 373 videos (Returbe data, updated Nov 12, 2026).
How much does Zac Rios make on YouTube?
Returbe estimates Zac Rios's YouTube ad revenue at $143K – $536K per month, based on recent views and an RPM of about $8–$30 per 1,000 views for this niche and audience. Sponsorships, merch and memberships are not included.
How often does Zac Rios upload?
Zac Rios uploads about 11.9 videos a month, most often on Tuesday. The last upload was on Nov 10, 2026.
What is Zac Rios's best performing video?
"24 Minutes of People EXPOSING Their Paychecks, Salary Breakdown in 2026" is Zac Rios's biggest outlier: 1.2M views, 2.1× the channel's typical views.
What channels are similar to Zac Rios?
Channels similar to Zac Rios include Holy Schmidt!, The Iced Coffee Hour Clips, Erin Talks Money | Erin Moriarity, Azul, MoneyRadar.
Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with Zac Rios or YouTube.
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