Growth
Subscribers and views as FameX records them
Subscribers
Daily snapshots stored by FameX
Monetization
YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months
Estimated from public YouTube data, not confirmed by YouTube. Watch hours estimated from lifetime views (channel under a year old) × typical watch time.
The formula
Niche, persona, format and what makes it work
Social Security, Medicare and senior benefits explainers aimed at Americans 65+, monetised through a paid handbook
Social Security payment and COLA changes
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
See the full formula
Audience, title patterns, thumbnail style, offers and funnel.
Create a free accountWhy it's faceless
AI avatar · likely · 62% confidence
- 1The same middle-aged man with short dark hair and grey at the temples appears in the channel avatar, in the banner (light blue shirt, next to a QR code), and in thumbnails 1, 2, 4 and 5 — pasted into unrelated scenes (bank counter with a police officer, pointing at a rate board, pointing at a DMV tweet card, holding an SSA letter). The face is rendered with uniformly smooth skin and even studio lighting in every appearance, and the surrounding scenes are obvious composites (Trump, Mike Johnson and RFK Jr. cut-outs in thumbnails 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). No host is named anywhere in the about text, which only describes 'Brooks Retirement' as an educational channel, and the descriptions push a 'Senior Benefits Handbook 2026' ebook rather than a presenter.
Videos
12:19
11:45
12:54
12:05
13:41
12:18
12:59
12:48
11:49
4.5×12:29
12:25
12.9×13:05
12:39
12:03
23.5×13:07
15.4×11:17
12:03
18.1×12:38
154.8×14:37
13:41How it makes money
Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days. Every step is shown, and the parts add up to the total.
An estimate from public data, not YouTube Analytics. Sponsorships, memberships and products aren't included.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like Brooks Retirement
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
Retirement tax, Social Security and Medicare rules for US seniors
Social Security, VA benefits and retirement tax rules for US seniors
Social Security and retiree financial benefits
Money rules, deadlines and exemptions for U.S. seniors over 65
Social Security & Medicare updates
Tax and retirement planning for seniors
Retirement Planning
US retiree money news: Social Security, Medicare, VA benefits, IRS rules
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About Brooks Retirement
Is Brooks Retirement a faceless channel?
Very likely. FameX classifies Brooks Retirement as a ai avatar channel (likely, 62% confidence). The same middle-aged man with short dark hair and grey at the temples appears in the channel avatar, in the banner (light blue shirt, next to a QR code), and in thumbnails 1, 2, 4 and 5 — pasted into unrelated scenes (bank counter with a police officer, pointing at a rate board, pointing at a DMV tweet card, holding an SSA letter). The face is rendered with uniformly smooth skin and even studio lighting in every appearance, and the surrounding scenes are obvious composites (Trump, Mike Johnson and RFK Jr. cut-outs in thumbnails 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). No host is named anywhere in the about text, which only describes 'Brooks Retirement' as an educational channel, and the descriptions push a 'Senior Benefits Handbook 2026' ebook rather than a presenter.
Is Brooks Retirement monetized?
Probably. With 5,330 subscribers and an estimated 94,358 watch hours in the last 12 months, Brooks Retirement appears to meet the YouTube Partner Program thresholds (1,000 subscribers and 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months). This is a FameX estimate, not confirmed by YouTube.
How much does Brooks Retirement make?
FameX estimates Brooks Retirement earns about $13–$28 a month from YouTube ads, based on 1.4K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the aging & retirement niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is Brooks Retirement growing?
In the last 1 days, Brooks Retirement gained 0 subscribers and got 0 channel views. It has 5,330 subscribers and 1,288,047 total views.
What kind of videos does Brooks Retirement post?
Brooks Retirement makes social Security, Medicare and senior benefits explainers aimed at Americans 65+, monetised through a paid handbook; it uploads about 1.9 videos a week; typical videos run 13 minutes.
Data updated 20 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More aging & retirement channels