YouTube Subscribers benchmarks
YouTube's monetization threshold makes retention existential: a service that drops subscribers demonetizes your channel.
Median retention (est.)
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 reviewed services
On these numbers: retention figures are editorial estimates — anchored to our hands-on 5-service, 30-day pilot and extended across the wider field from public data, vendor-advertised figures, and spot checks. They are not a first-hand measurement of every service; only the pilot services carry measured retention. Read the methodology.
What the numbers mean
Lowest retention category we estimate: YouTube aggressively prunes suspicious subscribers. Services claiming >95% retention tend to under-deliver on repeat orders. 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, est.) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Likes.io | $9.99 | ~92% est. | Only service we estimate above 90% in this category. |
| #2 | UseViral | $14.99 | ~86% est. | Premium pricing reflects active refill policy. |
| #3 | SidesMedia | $12.99 | ~84% est. | Slower delivery, stable long-term. |
How we assessed this
9 services, 27 data points reviewed over Q1 2026, based on public data, vendor-advertised terms, published user reviews. Retention marked measured comes from our hands-on 5-service pilot; every other retention figure is an editorial estimate (marked est.), not a first-hand measurement of that service. Delivery speed is the vendor-advertised time from checkout to first delivery. Price is the lowest advertised package.
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Citation
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HowSociable · YouTube Subscribers industry benchmark · Q1 2026 · https://howsociable.com/benchmarks/youtube-subscribers