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#5

YouTube Channel in the Sports Niche

YouTubeListed on Empire Flippers· Sep 6
$99.9K
Asking Price
$5.8K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$4.0K/mo
Monthly Profit
2.1x
Profit Multiple
6 months
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This YouTube channel business generates $5.75K/mo revenue with 69% profit margins and trades at a reasonable 2.08x annual profit multiple. The verified financials, established 119K subscriber base across two multilingual channels, and fully outsourced production model (requiring only ~1 hour/week owner involvement) present genuine operating traction. However, the 6-month age and reliance on YouTube's algorithm and ad-revenue stability create material uncertainty about sustainability and churn that a buyer should independently confirm before committing.

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Strengths

  • Verified financials with 69.4% profit margins—excellent cash generation relative to revenue
  • Below-market 2.08x profit multiple for an established content business with recurring monthly revenue
  • Strong audience scale: 119K+ combined subscribers, 76.1M lifetime views, and fully outsourced production team requiring ~1 hour/week owner time
  • Multilingual revenue model leveraging the same research and scripts across English and Spanish channels, reducing per-unit production cost for the second market to ~$80 vs. ~$309 for the first
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Details to confirm

  • Confirm YouTube Partner Program stability, AdSense payment history, and any algorithmic or policy risks that could affect monthly ad revenue
  • Request 6-month revenue history (or available monthly breakdown since March 2026) to assess consistency and trend direction, given the short operating history
  • Verify the four contractor commitments in writing—confirm they will continue post-acquisition and clarify any transition or ramp-in requirements
  • Request detailed viewer retention/watch-time metrics and audience demographics to assess sustainability of viewership and potential for sponsor or alternative revenue diversification

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 82/100
Short track record: under 12 monthsMaterial platform dependency

Buy vs Build: BUY

71
AI-native cash cost
$8.0K$15.0K
Estimated time
16 weeks
Asking price
$99.9K

Building a YouTube channel from zero to 119K subscribers with established revenue requires 12-18+ months of consistent content production and organic audience growth—a highly uncertain, founder-intensive path. The acquisition provides immediate verified monthly profit ($3.9K), a two-market content engine with contractor continuity, and an existing revenue stream from 76M+ cumulative views. However, success depends entirely on YouTube's algorithm and advertiser-friendly content status. The software cost to replicate (basic video hosting and analytics) is trivial (~$8-15K for hosting, editing tools, and AI voiceover infrastructure), but the true asset being purchased is audience, revenue history, and outsourced production systems. At 2.08x profit multiple with verified traction, the buy case is justified by proven customer (audience) traction and established operations, offset slightly by short operating history and platform dependency. Build would require 16+ weeks and significant founder effort with no guarantee of reaching similar scale.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$69K
Annual Revenue
$48K
Annual Profit
$5.8K
Monthly Revenue
25 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin69%
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Business Overview

Launched in 2023, this YouTube business operates two long-form football channels serving English- and Spanish-speaking audiences. The channels have a combined 119,000+ subscribers, ~76.1 million lifetime views, and ~270 published videos. Key strengths include an established multilingual content model, a fully outsourced production team, and low owner involvement of approximately one hour per week. The business publishes four videos per channel per month, with one English script adapted, re-edited, and re-voiced for the Spanish channel, allowing the same underlying research and content to generate revenue across two markets. The English video costs approximately ~$309 to produce, while the Spanish adaptation costs about ~$80 due to the shared scripting and research. Production is handled by four independent contractors covering research and scriptwriting, editing, translation, voiceover, on-camera presentation, localization, and community management. All have confirmed they are willing to continue with a new owner. The seller primarily reviews topics and video openings, directs thumbnail concepts, publishes videos, and manages contractor payments, which takes approximately 1 hour per week. On top of this, twice a year the seller spends roughly 8 hours planning content direction for the upcoming 6 months. The top traffic sources are Browse Features, Suggested Videos, and YouTube Search. In addition, 25 completed scripts are included in the sale. Potential growth opportunities include launching additional language versions using the existing content library, developing short-form social channels, and introducing sponsorships or direct advertising, none of which have been meaningfully pursued to date. The business also has a small content-licensing arrangement with an independently owned French-language football channel, generating approximately $40 per month, which may be transferred, renegotiated, or discontinued by the buyer. Both channels are monetized and in good standing, with no copyright or community guideline strikes. Disclaimers: The English channel experienced a decline in views during a period with two separate voiceover changes, as both voice artists left several months apart. In May 2026, the channel moved from a faceless voiceover format to a recurring on-screen presenter to improve consistency, with the Spanish channel adopting the same format around July 2026. The associated presenter costs have been retroactively added to the P&L. The seller previously sold a French-language football channel to a former editor, who now operates it independently. The seller has no ownership or control over the channel but currently licenses finished content to it for approximately $40 per month. This arrangement can be transferred, renegotiated, or be discontinued by the buyer. Owner works ~1 hours/week. Reason for sale: The Seller would like to explore other opportunities. Growth opportunities: Expanding into new language markets using AI translation and dubbing of proven videos; Building a small localization team for translation review, quality control and multilingual uploads; Developing sponsorship revenue through audience research and targeted direct advertiser outreach

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Quick Facts

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Type
YouTube
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Age
6 months
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Source
Empire Flippers
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Listed
Sep 6, 2026

Deal Score

72
Worth a Look
Evidence confidence82/100
2.1x
Good Multiple
Asking$99.9K
MRR$5.8K/mo
Profit$4.0K/mo
Profit Multiple2.1x
Age6 months
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