The state of the niche
Across the 7 paid photography & video Skool communities indexed in the public directory, the combined estimated MRR is $3.4M — drawn from 4,407 paying members at an average ticket of $845/mo.
Top 5 photography & video communities
- #1 Wedding Business Mastermind — $3.32M/mo · 573 members · $5800/mo
- #2 Photography Academy Prime — $44.4K/mo · 945 members · $47/mo
- #3 Photography Academy — $20.4K/mo · 2,272 members · $9/mo
- #4 Photography Unfiltered — $3.2K/mo · 171 members · $19/mo
- #5 Next Level Photography — $3.1K/mo · 108 members · $29/mo
Concentration
The top 3 communities account for 100% of total niche MRR. The top 10 take 100%. Top-heavy.
Operator opportunity
Average price across 7 communities is $845/mo. Anyone launching a new photography & video Skool below $591/mo would be in the bottom quartile by pricing — fine for volume, weak for revenue. Above $1267/mo means competing on depth, not price.