how much YouTube paid me for my most viral video ever! #contentcreator #personalfinance
George Dunnett
May 7, 2026 20:02
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This is how much YouTube paid me for my most viral video ever.
The video is called I Bought an Abandoned Tiny House and shows the renovation journey of an abandoned tiny house I bought in my village.
In the first 40 days after it was uploaded, the video got 277 views and made $1.19… so not quite enough to retire on.
Then, on the 9th of March 2022, it began to blow up and over the rest of the year, it received 13.9 million views and made $64,532.02.
YouTube themselves even commented on the video which was a real dear diary moment.
In 2023, it made just under $13,000
In 2024, it made just over $9,300
In 2025, it made about $8,000.
And in 2026, so far, it has made $3,276.
In total, since uploading this video, it has received 21.5 million views and made $98,122.06.
If you’re on the fence about starting a YouTube channel, applying to be on the Great British Bake Off, getting onto the FBI’s most wanted list… you should go for it. You might end up where you want to be.
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