Gaming YouTube Earnings in Canada

Gaming earnings for a Canada audience

Gaming is the volume play of YouTube. RPMs are among the lowest on the platform because the audience skews younger and advertiser demand is softer — but the watch time is enormous and audiences are fiercely loyal. The biggest gaming creators don't get rich from ad revenue; they build income on top of it through memberships, sponsorships from game studios and peripheral brands, and Super Chats during live streams.

Because your audience is primarily in Canada, your RPM is adjusted to $2.6–$7.8 per 1,000 views. Canada pairs a high-income English-speaking audience with healthy advertiser competition, delivering RPMs close to those of the US and UK.

What a Canada audience means for this niche

Combining the gaming niche with a Canada audience puts your estimated ad RPM at $2.6–$7.8. At 1,000,000 monthly views that's about $2,600–$7,800/month from ads — before sponsorships and affiliates, which typically multiply that figure several times over.

Ways to earn beyond ads

• Ad revenue at scale — low per-view, but huge view counts add up.
• Channel memberships and Super Chats from a loyal live audience.
• Sponsorships from game publishers, energy drinks and gaming hardware brands.
• Affiliate links for gaming gear, chairs, capture cards and game key stores.