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  "description": "YouTube channels typically sell for 24 to 42 times monthly profit in 2026, which is roughly 2 to 3.5 times annual profit. A channel netting $5,000 a month usually fetches $120,000–$210,000, with evergreen, non-face niches at the top of the range and news or trend channels at the bottom.",
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        "label": "Evergreen, faceless",
        "value": "34–42×",
        "note": "Transferable, stable traffic"
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        "label": "Educational / how-to",
        "value": "30–38×",
        "note": "Long content half-life"
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        "label": "Product review",
        "value": "28–36×",
        "note": "Strong affiliate income"
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        "label": "Personality-led",
        "value": "20–28×",
        "note": "Hard to transfer"
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        "label": "News / trend-driven",
        "value": "16–24×",
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    "context": "Buyers pay for durability, not peak earnings. Diversified revenue, a back catalogue that still pulls views after twelve months, and no dependence on one on-camera personality all push the multiple up. Concentrated income — one sponsor, one viral video, one platform — pushes it down hard.",
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