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> And a million views on a YouTube video (which this one is approaching and sure to exceed) can get you up to $40K in ad revenue

1 million views on YouTube is closer to $3-$4k in Ad Revenue (If you are lucky)

Not $40k

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It depends on your viewership breakdown. The average is lower, but top creators who target viewers in expensive markets have reported those numbers on the high end.

Apparently the money in tech review is in affiliated marketing and not ads. I've seen people pulling 200K a year with around 100K subs.

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