Top 5 YouTube Automation Niches! (2024)
Comprehensive YouTube Automation niche guide for Beginners!
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Yes, we really do live in a world where uploading YouTube videos can make you a millionaire.
Just look at the likes of Jake and Logan Paul, Ryan Kaji, and Mr Beast, and you’ll find some of the world’s richest YouTubers.
But what’s incredible is that you don’t actually have to be on camera and do crazy challenges to get a slice of what’s going on here.
As long as you’re bringing in viewers, YouTube will happily pay you.
That’s where YouTube Automation comes in.
What is YouTube Automation?

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YouTube Automation is a way of earning money on YouTube where you don't have to be on camera or create videos yourself.
Instead, you can use AI tools or hire freelancers for little money to make content that you can monetize through ads, affiliate marketing, and brand partnerships.
With YouTube Automation, you're not just a content creator - you're a business owner.
The process with YouTube Automation is simple.
- Research and pick a niche.
- Research and come up with video ideas.
- Produce the videos by either hiring freelancers or using AI to do it yourself.
- Upload the videos with an optimized thumbnail, title, and description.
- Get paid.
To make your life easier, we’ve gone ahead and done the research so that you can get started with step number one - picking a YouTube Automation niche.
How to pick a YouTube Automation niche
When you're starting your YouTube Automation channel, one of the biggest decisions you'll make is choosing what your channel will focus on, which is also known as your “niche”.
The niche you choose will affect everything from who watches your videos to the kinds of companies you can work with. And it's also key to how much money you can make.
While you can potentially earn money in any niche, like horror or DIY, it's easier to make more money in some than others.
So, how do you figure out which YouTube Automation niches are profitable?
One way is by looking at CPM, which stands for Cost per Mille. This is how much advertisers pay YouTube for every 1,000 ad views.
CPM tells us how interested advertisers are in putting ads on videos in a particular niche. The more interested they are, the easier it is for creators in that niche to make money.
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One of the biggest problems all beginner creators face is YouTube Monetization.
Current YouTube Partner Program requirements are 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watchtime in the past 12 months.
And for most, meeting these requirements can take years.
And for all that time, they would be posting content without making a single dollar.
Just one single monetized video that’s literally less than 10 minutes long, can make over $21,000 from ad revenue.
With that in mind, here are the top 5 high-CPM YouTube Automation niches in 2024.
5) Food Facts / Ideas / Facts

Very unique niche with a surprisingly high CPM of $4 to $8 per 1000 views.
According to ViewStats, this channel is making between $7,200 and $19,000 per month, just from ad revenue.

4) Documentaries

Documentaries are a brilliant faceless YouTube Automation niche. They rely more on storytelling and visuals rather than having someone on camera.
You can cover many different topics, like history, science, nature, and culture, so there's plenty to make videos about and find a sub-niche in.
Magnates Media is a great example of a faceless YouTube channel that focuses on business story documentaries. You will always find comments from fans that rave about the editing and storytelling under the videos.
According to ViewStats, this channel is making between $8,300 to $23,000 per month, just from ad revenue.

Pros and cons of the documentaries YouTube Automation niche:
Making good documentaries takes a lot of time and work because you have to do thorough research, write strong storytelling scripts, and edit videos well.
Viewers want to learn something without being bored. So the people you hire or the AI tools you use need to be high-quality, which usually means you need to dig a little deeper into your wallet.
But the great thing is that the audience and fanbase you build with a documentaries channel are very likely to stick with you because not only do they enjoy your videos, but they learn from them too, so there are plenty of monetization opportunities.
3) Travel

Everyone wants to travel more. And with the rise of lifestyle culture (more on that later), people want to learn about cool countries to visit, tips for traveling, and quirky, Instagrammable things to do abroad.
Solo Solo Travel is a very successful channel in this niche that focuses on Japan with over 1 million subscribers from all over the world.
According to ViewStats, this channel makes $2,400 to $5,700 a month from ad revenue.

Pros and cons of the travel YouTube Automation niche:
One of the biggest challenges with the travel YouTube Automation niche is finding a good scriptwriter and video editor.
Your biggest aim is to make people think ‘Wow, I want to visit this place right now.’ And you need a good video to make that happen.
Having said that, the potential to make money in this niche is huge. People who are interested in traveling videos usually have the money to spend on traveling and have travel plans to begin with. And so it’s easier to get their attention and get them to book trips, flights, and accommodation using your affiliate links.
2) Luxury

Luxury is absolutely huge and growing on social media, particularly in the context of living a luxurious lifestyle. The interest in seeing how other people live, particularly interesting or wealthy people, is soaring.
And it’s definitely a profitable YouTube Automation niche. Think behind the scenes of bilionaires, the most expensive watches, and million-dollar mansions.
The Luxury Travel Expert is a great example of a channel that actually combines both luxury and travel and has over a million subscribers, with many being long-term fans.
This goes to show that you can actually combine some of the top niches to create a unique sub-niche that will make your channel stand out - something worth thinking about…
And according to ViewStats, this channel is currently bringing in $1,600 to $5,300 per month from ad revenue.

Pros and cons of the luxury YouTube Automation niche:
One of the biggest challenges to face when you’re in the luxury YouTube Automation niche is standing out. Most people get their hit of luxury on Instagram, so you need to make luxury interesting enough for them to commit to watching full-length videos.
The best way to do this is to pick a unique sub-niche. You can focus on the luxurious lifestyles of the richest people, luxury cars, luxury watches, and so on. Not only will having a sub-niche make it easier to land brand deals and sponsorships, but it will also make content production simpler.
And because luxury products and experiences require a lot of money, your viewers are likely to already have money, or be open to spending money, which is a big reason why the CPM is so high for this niche.
1) Investing

One of the highest CPM niches on YouTube, and that’s for a reason. It attracts the financially capable demographic, usually above 30 years old from top tier countries. This niche is perfect for the financially curious, attracting an estimated CPM of $15–30, appealing to financial and educational advertisers.
To learn more about how to pick the right niche and the next steps to take, check out this completely free tutorial on how faceless YouTube Automation works from Dave Nick:
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