Sponsorship rates at 10,000 average views per video

Every figure on this page assumes 10,000 average views and changes only the niche CPM and the format. The narrowest audience in the model, finance, is worth $500 per integration at this size; the broadest, gaming, is worth $100.

Fair integration: $100 to $500 depending on niche

Rate calculator preset to 10,000 views

Fair rate
Low end
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Per 1,000 views

Same formula as the Sponsorship Pricing Calculator: views ÷ 1,000 × CPM × format. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Rate card at 10,000 views

Read the 10,000 card with the format in mind. A brand that wants the product to be the whole video is buying the dedicated column, 2.5× the integration; a brand that wants a Short is buying 0.4×. Quoting the integration figure for a dedicated video at this size leaves $625 minus $250 on the table in the education and diy row alone.

Niche (CPM) Integration low Integration fair Integration high Dedicated fair Short fair
Gaming ($10)$75$100$140$250$50
Entertainment ($15)$112$150$210$375$60
Beauty and fashion ($20)$150$200$280$500$80
Education and DIY ($25)$188$250$350$625$100
Tech and business ($35)$262$350$490$875$140
Finance ($50)$375$500$700$1,250$200

CPM sensitivity at this size

Because views are fixed at 10,000 here, the table isolates what each CPM argument is worth in dollars: $50 per $5. A sponsor's case for a lower CPM ("your audience is international") and yours for a higher one ("my viewers buy what I show") are both arguments about this column.

CPM Integration low Integration fair Integration high Dedicated fair
$5$38$50$70$125
$10$75$100$140$250
$15$112$150$210$375
$20$150$200$280$500
$25$188$250$350$625
$35$262$350$490$875
$50$375$500$700$1,250
$75$562$750$1,050$1,875

What this channel size means in practice

At around 10,000 views per video the model's fair rate for a standard integration is small enough that the floor rule applies in the lower niches: the calculator never returns less than $50 for a fair rate, because below that the time spent negotiating costs more than the deal. Channels at this size usually get their first deals from affiliate programmes or product-for-post offers; the first paid integration is often worth taking below the model to establish a reference price.

How these numbers are made. These figures come from Zen2B2's own rate model, the same one behind the Sponsorship Pricing Calculator: average views ÷ 1,000 × a niche CPM × a format multiplier, with a low estimate at 75% and a high estimate at 140% of the fair rate. They are not surveyed market rates and they are not adjusted for audience country, engagement or brand fit. Use them as a starting point for a negotiation, and replace the CPM with your own once you have real offers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much should a YouTube channel with 10,000 views charge for a sponsorship?

In Zen2B2's model, between $100 (gaming) and $500 (finance) for a standard integration, depending on niche; a dedicated video is 2.5× that and a Short 0.4×. The figures are model outputs, not surveyed rates.

Why is the range so wide at 10,000 views?

Because at 10,000 views the only variable is the niche CPM, from $10 to $50 in the model, so the fair integration runs from $100 to $500. Sponsors pay for what a viewer is worth to them, and a finance viewer is worth far more to a brokerage than a gaming viewer is to a game publisher.

How much does each $5 of CPM change the rate at 10,000 views?

By $50 per integration (10,000 ÷ 1,000 × $5). That is the unit to negotiate in.

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