How much money can you make from YouTube in Kenya in 2025? Most YouTubers earn money through AdSense and the income is dependent on number of views, niche, how long your visitors watch the videos and the type of the video.
Summary of the income based on views
| NUMBER OF VIEWS | INCOME |
| 1,000 | Ksh 80 to Ksh150 |
| 5,000 | Ksh 500 to Ksh 1,000 |
| 10,000 | Ksh 1,500 to Ksh 2,000 |
| 20,000 | Ksh 2,500 to Ksh 4,000 |
| 50,000 | Ksh 5,000 to Ksh8,000 |
| 100,000 | Ksh 15,000 to Ksh 20,000 |
| 300,000 | Ksh25,000 to Ksh30,000 |
| 500,000 | Ksh70,000 to Ksh100,000 |
| 1,000,000 | Ksh 150,000 to Ksh200,000 |
| 3,000,000 | Ksh450,000 to Ksh600,000 |
| 5,000,000 | Ksh Ksh900,000 to Ksh1.5 million |
What determines your income
Geographical location of traffic
If 100% of traffic comes from Kenya, then you’ll earn the income I’ve noted above, but if you get more traffic from USA and Europe, your income will go up. For instance, if 50% of traffic is from USA,you will earn Ksh 500,000 to Ksh800,000 from 1 million views
When creating content,target traffic from Europe and USA.
Engagement of the audience
If your YouTube videos are boring, your visitors will hardly take time to watch them. They will watch for seconds to few minutes and leave. This will affect your income negatively.
Advertisers budget
Income is usually high during festive season and black Friday. It’s lower from late January to March. Advertisers set aside high budget when they know people have higher purchasing power. Sometimes you may get high number of views but the income is low because of the budget set aside for adverts.
Niche
Your niche also determines how much you make from YouTube. Niches like Gossip and politics are not so profitable. The most profitable niches include: loans, banking products, technology, insurance ,health ,personal finance and how to make money online.