Here's one example. [1] It claims 1.4 million monthly viewers translates to about $17K per year. Yes, a few people have made relatively big money ($millions) but that's for billions of views.
A popular TV show averages in the neighborhood of 15 million viewers these days.
ADDED: So the parent comment seems pretty close. Maybe $150K/year gross revenue for viewership in neighborhood of the most popular network programming. That's in the ballpark of barely supporting two guys and their gear.
A popular TV show averages in the neighborhood of 15 million viewers these days.
ADDED: So the parent comment seems pretty close. Maybe $150K/year gross revenue for viewership in neighborhood of the most popular network programming. That's in the ballpark of barely supporting two guys and their gear.
[1] https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/even-youtube-stars-with-14-...