5 Under-the-Radar YouTube Niches Making Thousands Monthly

Shane Hummus| 00:14:14|May 11, 2026
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The speaker teases five under-the-radar YouTube niches that earn thousands monthly, aiming to show how obvious opportunities are and to motivate viewers while acknowledging the high failure rate for new creators.

Five under-the-radar YouTube niches that can generate thousands monthly, plus real examples and actionable paths to try them yourself.

Summary

Shane Hummus breaks down five overlooked YouTube niches that routinely pull in thousands each month. He shares concrete examples like LEGO cooking, which blends two crowded spaces into one profitable idea, and Roberta's Gym, which uses animated fitness videos to stand out in a saturated market. He emphasizes the value of originality and niche fusion, and he highlights the growing viability of weather/news channels and intimate, low‑production formats that feel authentic. Throughout, Shane ties in monetization strategy, audience demand, and the importance of consistency—pointing to real earn‑range figures (e.g., LEGO cooking $55K–$164K/mo, weather channels $69K–$206K/mo) to illustrate potential outcomes. He also plugs afree live workshop and offers a hands‑on “niche validator” tool to accelerate discovery. The takeaway is clear: you don’t need perfect production to win—clever ideas paired with steady execution can disrupt crowded spaces. Finally, Shane underscores that his coaching can help you refine niche selection, monetize effectively, and scale faster. If you’ve ever thought “I could do that,” this video helps turn that thought into a plan with concrete steps and examples.

Key Takeaways

  • LEGO cooking merges two popular niches—LEGOs and cooking—and yields $55,000 to $164,000 per month, proving that cross-niche concepts can outperform saturated single-niche channels.

Who Is This For?

Aspiring YouTubers who want actionable, revenue-focused niche ideas with real-world examples, plus guidance on monetization and scaling; ideal for creators overwhelmed by crowded markets seeking disruptively simple concepts.

Notable Quotes

""LEGO cooking. It's like different types of food made out of LEGOs. And it's kind of silly, kind of absurd, but it works really well""
Illustrates the LEGO cooking niche example and why it succeeds.
""they made animated videos""
Shows Roberta's Gym approach as a way to stand out in a crowded fitness space.
""Literally anything that a lot of people spend a massive amount of time consuming with traditional media""
Explains why weather/news channels can thrive on YouTube as replacements for traditional media.
""Very raw, very authentic content""
Describes the appeal of low-production, live-feel formats like M and J Metal and similar channels.
""If you want to start Amazon KDP but you don't know where to start""
Demonstrates the practical instructional angle used by a successful niche creator.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How do I choose a profitable cross-n niche on YouTube like LEGO cooking and what are realistic earnings?
  • What makes weather or news-style channels on YouTube monetizable beyond AdSense?
  • How can I monetize a low-production, authentic YouTube channel effectively?
YouTube NichesNiche FusionLEGO CookingAnimated FitnessWeather/News ChannelsASMR/Companion ContentMonetization StrategiesNiche Validator ToolShane Hummus Coaching
Full Transcript
All right, guys. I've got five under the radar YouTube niches making thousands a month and you're going to see some of these niches and you're going to think, "Hey, I could do that." And that's kind of the point of this video. I want to show you how obvious it is that some of these niches are just wide open. And this video is meant to inspire, motivate, and educate you on what's working and also what's not working. You see, I had to make over five YouTube channels before I had one of them become successful and I don't want that to happen to you. But you do need to realize the reality that most people who try to start on YouTube, just like any other business out there, absolutely do fail. And most people that try to make money don't make money. And so, by watching these videos, you're going to give yourself a way better chance of success. But more than that, I highly recommend that you attend my free live workshop this week by clicking the link in the description and the pin comment below. Because in this one-time live interactive workshop that's going to be on Zoom, I'm going to help you pick the right niche, pick the right video ideas, set your channel up the right way from the beginning both for getting views as well as monetization, and tell you step-by-step how you can start a successful YouTube channel. And then at the end, I'm going to be doing a Q&A so you can ask me literally any question you have. So, do not miss out on it. It's a one-time live event. Click that link in the description and the pin comment below and I look forward to seeing you there. With that being said, the very first niche is going to be a type of niche which is either a hybrid of two different niches together or coming up with a new way of doing an old concept. So, let me give you a few examples. LEGO cooking. There is a million and a half cooking channels on YouTube and there's a lot of LEGO channels on YouTube as well. But this channel decided to combine those two niches into one and they make $55 to $164,000 a month. And this is exactly what it sounds like. It is LEGO cooking. It's like different types of food made out of LEGOs. And it's kind of silly, kind of absurd, but it works really well, right? When you can combine two different types of niches together, a lot of the time that will make you unique. And being unique is one of the most important things, if not the most important things on YouTube. Finding an idea where there's a lot of demand, but there's very little supply or no supply in some cases, is the key to having success on YouTube. And the idea is the most important thing. You can have a very basic channel that does not have amazing editing, does not have an amazing production quality, doesn't have incredible thumbnails, but if it has the right idea, it's going to do really well. Second channel I want to show you, which really illustrates this, is Roberta's Gym. So, the cooking niche is obviously super saturated. There's lots of people in, you know, food, cooking, etc. There's also a ton of people in the fitness niche. So, this is a really hard niche to break into and let's look at how this channel actually did it. Well, they did it by creating animated videos and they're making $11 to $34,000 a month. So, instead of having a real person working out in the video like most fitness channels do, they made animated videos. Now, there's so many different ways that you can do this and it's easier than ever to do this now with AI. So, for instance, I believe in the future there's going to be a combination between certain niches like video games or animes or popular characters in different movies or shows and fitness. I think that's going to happen very quickly. So, that way you can go and work out with whoever your favorite character is in a show. So, this is where you've got to like be a little bit creative and honestly, you don't need to come up with completely new concepts. But what you need to do is take a little bit from here and a little bit from there and a little bit from this and a little bit from that and then combine them together and make something completely new. All right, quick break. This week, I'm doing a one-time only workshop where I talk about how to finally make money from youtube.com in 2026. And you can check it out down in the description and the pin comment below. At this workshop, I'm going to be giving away the niche validator pro completely free. This is a GPT powered by a piece of software that I've been working on for a long time now and it's been trained on thousands of hours of my teaching, coaching sessions, and more. So, you don't have to spend years to pick a profitable You can do it in a matter of minutes. Heck, it's even possible to do it in seconds sometimes. And I'm going to be giving this away at the workshop. So, make sure you click the link in the description and then show up to the workshop. And the best way to do that is to make sure you add it to your calendar once you've signed up for it. So, you basically just click add this to your calendar once you're on the thank you page after you've registered. And it'll show up as either Google, Apple, or Outlook calendar, whatever calendar you have. So, you can make sure you won't miss the chance to grab the niche validator pro completely free. And you'll also be able to ask me questions live. So, I look forward to meeting you. Can't wait to see you there. I'm going to be showing you this new opportunity. It's completely free and it's amazing whether you basically want to use it to get a better job, use it to network, use it to make some passive income, start a side hustle, make a full-time income, or even start a full-on business. It works incredibly well with all of those and it's completely free. So, make sure you click show up to the workshop. And now back to your regularly scheduled content. All right, second type of niche I'm going to talk about is anything that replaces the news. Now, you might be thinking, "Well, yeah, okay. There's a lot of news channels on YouTube, but those are all saturated. There's too many of them now." Well, would you believe that you could literally just be the weatherman, except instead of working for a giant network, you can just do it on YouTube? Well, that's exactly what a bunch of different channels are doing, including Ryan Hall, y'all. He's making $69 to $206,000 a month and all he is doing is talking about the weather. And this brings a lot of storms into the south. We also tend to So, this video, for instance, was his most viewed video ever. Got 13 million views, made $67,000. And all of his videos he posts get hundreds of thousands of views. So, YouTube is basically replacing traditional media and news is one of the biggest pieces of traditional media. So, literally anything that a lot of people spend a massive amount of time consuming with traditional media, think about how you can bring that to YouTube. So, it's not just talking about, you know, the news like world events or politics or anything like that. It could be as simple as just talking about the weather. And he's not the only channel doing this, by the way. Mr. Weatherman is a relatively new channel. He's making about $6 to $18,000 a month. And he had a video just from 1 year ago that got 2 million views. Winds right now 160 km an hour. And it's not just the weather. Just as an example, Felix and Friends talks about news that's happening in the world as well as the economy and finance and he gets a ton of views every single video as well. And just from AdSense alone, he's making about $12 to $37,000 a month according to vidIQ. And because of the fact that he's my client, I know that he's actually making a lot more than that. In fact, this is an eight-figure channel. He makes eight figures a year from this channel. And of course, we helped him grow, but he's a great entrepreneur himself. And one thing that he does that's really interesting is he has his cute dog Winston in a lot of his videos. Winston's roundup of the market day. Winston went and hopped in the So, yeah. Basically, people would traditionally go to TV to learn about news, finance, economics, etc. And now more and more people are just going to YouTube because YouTube is better. Now, by the way, there are some types of channels that, you know, they can only make money from AdSense. Usually, those are more entertainment style channels. But educational channels can make money from AdSense and then many, many other ways. And that's something I specialize in as well is helping people monetize correctly. And so, if you want help with that, click the link in the description and the pin comment below. It's just a one-time live training this week. You miss out on it, you miss out on it forever. So, definitely click that link below to attend. And these are not the only channels. I mean, there's literally thousands of examples of channels like this. I'm just showing some of the more obvious examples. Again, if you want more ideas, if you want to help dialing in your niche, attend the live training, click the link in the description and the pin comment below to check that out. Okay. So, the next type of niche that I'm seeing is anything that makes people feel less lonely. Okay? Now, I know that this is kind of a broad way of saying it, but this is an example of one of those channels. So, JosieB ASMR and it's a very strange channel to me, but they're making about 19 to $56,000 a month. So, basically, she does this ASMR thing where she kind of like takes care of you like as if you're her best friend. I do. And it's truly like a bit odd to me, but basically, people everywhere are just very lonely. And this type of content, you know, there's really good sound that gets recorded with the ASMR and the person's really up close, so it feels like they're kind of, you know, interacting with a good friend or something like that. And she's making $19 to $56,000 a month with this channel. And to be honest, like there's a lot of channels that are out there like this and many of them involve live streaming. So, people are loving more live content more and I see that becoming a bigger and bigger trend where either the content is completely live, where it's literally happening in real time, like my live training that I'm doing, click the link in the description and the pin comment below, or it's recorded live and then there's just no edits, right? So, it's just raw, authentic. There's no edits or there's very, very little editing. So, for instance, this video probably doesn't have too much editing, you know, just a few edits here and there, you know, I might make a few mistakes or just cutting out the silences. But for the most part, it's just live. It's a recording of a live and then we edit out the silences and maybe a few mistakes here and there. But there's no heavy edits on this type of content and that feels more real. It feels more personable. It feels more raw, authentic. And people are starting to really like that. So, another example of that would be a channel like this, M and J Metal. So, he put out this very, very low production quality video with zero edits called How to Make Pickle Pepsi at Home for Free. Two pickles in pickle jar. See? Now, this channel's making about $1 to $3,000 a month right now, but this video absolutely blew up his channel. And I cannot stress how low production quality this video is. It looks like it was recorded with a Nokia flip phone from the 2000s. And when he's showing you how to make pickle Pepsi, he's not even showing the Pepsi. It's It's kind of like if I was showing you something and I'm putting my hands under my desk right here, right? Like I'm not even showing you [laughter] what I'm doing. It's just like under the camera. And the audio's is that great. And it's just super basic. There's no edits and yet this video blew up got 8.5 million views. Now according to view stats he's making 3 to 9,000 dollars a month so maybe he's making a bit more and of course this is just AdSense we're talking about. We're not talking about other forms of monetization. If M&J Metal sees this definitely book a call with us better. We'd love to help you monetize. You're an absolute legend. So if he's not monetizing very well beyond this we can definitely help him with that. But yeah, he got 8 million views made about 42,000 dollars in revenue just from this one video alone which is epic. But yeah, this guy is like my freaking hero. Just posted for years by the way he posted like 300 something videos before he had one of them blow up. So he just did not give up. He just posted again and again and again until something works which is why I think this guy is absolutely epic. He's my hero. But yeah, very raw, very authentic content and he's not the only one doing this. There are tons of other channels. Just for example my client RJ The Unretired. He's making about 3 to 8,000 dollars a month. Actually probably making quite a bit more than that. He's making pretty basic content. For instance this video right here things that make no sense after almost dying and why I retired early was just him walking around and talking. Pretty easy. My life changed. And even the content that he edits it's pretty basic. It's recorded in a super chill way and he's crushing it. And a lot of people that are on the older side there's a trend right now are crushing it on YouTube. This is a huge trend where it's actually significantly easier to grow on YouTube if you're on the older side. So if that's something you're interested in click the link in below and you can learn more about how to do that. Now the next niche is going to be teaching people how to do literally anything that you figured out how to make money with even if it's just like a thousand extra dollars a month. Teaching people how to do literally anything that you learned how to make money with, right? So whether it's flipping keyboards, flipping shoes, making money as an Uber driver. Like does not matter. You can teach people how to make money. Oh by the way jobs as well. How to get a job, how to do a side hustle, how to do a freelance. Like literally anything you figure out how to make money with you can teach other people how to do it. A great example is my client Sean Dollwet. He figured out how to make money basically making digital ebook and he posted them online usually using this service called Amazon KDP which is Kindle Direct Publishing. So it's a way of basically just publishing your ebooks on Amazon and he figured out how to make money with this and then he just taught other people how to do it as well. If you want to start Amazon KDP but you don't know where to start well And when he first started working with me he was making about 30,000 dollars a month and after working with me he made all the way up to 500,000 dollars in a single month. So we helped him 10x his business in a very short period of time. And by the way like I said this isn't just with like make money online or business stuff. This could be as simple as just helping people get a job. And to prove that I actually helped my brother Zach who's 50 years old and not tech savvy start his own channel. So we started this channel about 8 months ago. His very first video that he posted blew up got over 800,000 views. Back in the office today but we're not getting our hands dirty. And one month later he was making 214 dollars in a single day. Now if you want to hear an update on how he's doing because he's crushing it much harder now go ahead and click the link in the description and the pin comment below to attend the one-time live training that we're doing this week. But yeah, we helped him blow his channel up super fast and we'll talk about how we did that in the live training. So click that seeing you there. With that being said he did work directly with us. So if you're somebody who's very serious about growing and making money on YouTube you can apply to work with us with one-on-one coaching by clicking the link below. That should be the second link down there. If it's not down there it'll be in the about section of the channel. Now we are very picky about who we work with so listen carefully when it comes to the types of people we like to work with. One, business owners who want to grow and make money on YouTube. Two, YouTubers who are already crushing it and they want to crush it more. Three, YouTubers that are getting views but they're struggling with monetization or four, people who might be beginners at YouTube but they are willing to take it seriously, right? They want to treat it like a business, they want to take it seriously and they want to start right now or very soon. So if you're one of those four go ahead and apply for a call. Click that link in the description and the pin comment below. On the strategy call it will be valuable whether we end up working together or not but we just want to make sure that you're a good fit to work with us because we do not want to take on anybody who we don't think we can get results for. So yeah, click that link below to book a call. And also if you're interested in how we helped Sean 10x his business click this video right here to check it out.

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