The state of the niche
Across the 77 paid YouTube & creators Skool communities indexed in the public directory, the combined estimated MRR is $15.32M — drawn from 41,724 paying members at an average ticket of $434/mo.
Top 5 YouTube & creators communities
- #1 Creator University — $5.17M/mo · 5,183 members · $997/mo
- #2 CREATOR SKOOL — $3.78M/mo · 378 members · $10000/mo
- #3 No More Mondays — $2.2M/mo · 551 members · $3999/mo
- #4 Architect Army — $1.62M/mo · 203 members · $8000/mo
- #5 Creator Cartel — $670K/mo · 134 members · $5000/mo
Concentration
The top 3 communities account for 73% of total niche MRR. The top 10 take 94%. Top-heavy.
Operator opportunity
Average price across 77 communities is $434/mo. Anyone launching a new YouTube & creators Skool below $303/mo would be in the bottom quartile by pricing — fine for volume, weak for revenue. Above $650/mo means competing on depth, not price.