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CREATOR ValidatedⓘEvidence tiers: Early signal = 1 uncorroborated request — treat as radar, not a validated opportunity · Corroborated = 2-3 requests · Validated = 4+ requests from 2+ different people. Every count appears exactly once, in the fact bar below — each traces to a real source post.

YouTube Shorts Monetization

5
builder posts asking
latest ask seen 3w ago
+2 product posts seen in community · 9 events tracked
see the posts →
4
different people asking
across 1 platform
who →
13
rivals shipping · web scan
see prices →
$6.99
cheapest rival / mo
range →

In their words

"I find it hard to celebrate this win with my family or friends, so I'm turning to Reddit instead" — a builder, verbatim · sign in free to trace the source ↗

Pain, in numbers

Quantified only where a builder stated a real figure — no LLM estimates.

1k subs

4k watch hours

Hard requirements

Non-negotiables stated by builders in their own words. Miss one and they will not switch.

500 subs3k watch hours3 videos in 90 daysindependently verify earnings

Competitor pricing

Named rivals & real prices 🔒
Rivals charge $6.99-$20/mo · names — log in ↗
Open-source check · GitHub · 2026-09-14
⚠️ Established open-source player: AgriciDaniel/claude-youtube ⭐366 — Claude Code skill for YouTube creators — channel audits, video SEO, retention scripts, thumbnails, content strategy, Sho

How we checked

Where we searched
3 sources · GitHub (open-source check) · App Store · SaaS marketplaces
Verification funnel
63 raw matches scanned, then AI-de-duped · see the breakdown below
Last scan
9d ago · auto-refreshed every 10 days

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Every source post · named rivals with real prices · what builders tried & dropped · quantified pain — all traceable to the original posts

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What the numbers suggest

13 rivals shipping (fact bar) see prices → market is crowded; differentiate on the unmet requirements above, don't compete on breadth.
5 builder posts asking · 4 different people (fact bar) see posts → demand is independently reported, not one person repeating themselves.
2 new tracked posts (all types) in the last 30 days vs 6 the month before see the curve → demand is cooling.
5 demand signals vs 13 shipping rivals → supply already outweighs demand — enter only with an edge.
0 willingness-to-pay quotes yet → no one has named a price — validate pricing before building.
last new signal 29 days ago → conversation is recent.

Signal history

16 tracked posts (5 asks · 11 product/news) first post May 2026 ▲ 2 in the last 30 days
2026-05-28 · +1 post · 1 on record2026-06-13 · +2 posts · 3 on record2026-06-14 · +1 post · 4 on record2026-06-24 · +1 post · 5 on record2026-07-08 · +1 post · 6 on record2026-07-09 · +1 post · 7 on record2026-07-20 · +1 post · 8 on record2026-08-10 · +2 posts · 10 on record2026-08-12 · +1 post · 11 on record2026-08-18 · +2 posts · 13 on record2026-09-01 · +1 post · 14 on record2026-09-07 · +2 posts · 16 on record 16 0 May 2026 today

Cumulative tracked posts (asks + products + news) by original post date · GapMine tracked communities — not search volume · every step traces to a real post in the evidence record (sign in to read them).

Evidence pool

9 source posts on record — each insight links back to a real one.

9 reddit

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