YouTube Subscribers benchmarks
YouTube's monetization threshold makes retention existential — a service that drops subscribers demonetizes your channel.
Median retention
71%
Range: 22% – 92%
Median starting price
$9.99
Range: $3.99 – $29.99
Median delivery
3-7 days
11% same-day
Refill guarantee
78%
of tested services
What the numbers mean
Lowest retention category we measure — YouTube aggressively prunes suspicious subscribers. Every service claiming >95% retention under-performed in our tests. Refill guarantees matter more here than elsewhere: you will lose subscribers, and your service should replace them.
Top services this quarter
| Rank | Service | Starting price | Retention (30d) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Likes.io | $9.99 | 92% | Only service we measured above 90%. |
| #2 | UseViral | $14.99 | 86% | Premium pricing reflects active refill policy. |
| #3 | SidesMedia | $12.99 | 84% | Slower delivery, stable long-term. |
How we measured this
9 services, 27 independent purchases over Q1 2026. Retention is measured at 30 days post-purchase. Delivery speed is the time from checkout to the first detected delivery. Price is the lowest advertised package.
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