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
80s Power Ballads & AI Music
1980s aesthetic and musical nostalgia
The $[N] [X] That [benefit] Forever
Why it's faceless
AI imagery · confirmed · 100% confidence
- 1All thumbnails feature recurring AI-generated scenes and a recurring male character in 1980s attire with a mullet and denim jacket standing next to a Camaro, with no real person presenting on camera.
Videos
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3.2×5:45
3.6×5:33
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48:54How it makes money
Ad revenue estimate, products and where the channel sends viewers
How we estimated ad revenue
Last 30 days
See every step: niche RPM, audience and length adjustments, long-form and Shorts.
What they sell
No product found yet.
Channels like Retro Wave
Matched on what they publish, not just keywords. Inactive channels are left out.
Retro music and nostalgia
80s retro music
AI music and romantic ballads
80s music and nostalgia
80s Music Compilations
Classic Love Songs & Romantic Ballads
80s Soft Rock and Ballads
retro music and English learning
Data from YouTube via YouTube API Services, refreshed hourly. Analysis by FameX — not YouTube data. Revenue is an estimate from niche RPM ranges.
About Retro Wave
Is Retro Wave a faceless channel?
Yes. FameX classifies Retro Wave as a ai imagery channel (confirmed, 100% confidence). All thumbnails feature recurring AI-generated scenes and a recurring male character in 1980s attire with a mullet and denim jacket standing next to a Camaro, with no real person presenting on camera.
Is Retro Wave monetized?
Probably. With 1,000 subscribers and an estimated 9,567 watch hours in the last 12 months, Retro Wave 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 Retro Wave make?
FameX estimates Retro Wave earns about $7–$15 a month from YouTube ads, based on 2.4K views in 30 days and a typical RPM for the history & culture niche. Sponsorships, memberships and product sales are not included.
How fast is Retro Wave growing?
In the last 1 days, Retro Wave gained 0 subscribers and got 0 channel views. It has 1,000 subscribers and 273,090 total views.
What kind of videos does Retro Wave post?
Retro Wave makes 80s Power Ballads & AI Music; it uploads about 2.1 videos a week; typical videos run 5 minutes.
Data updated 23 Oct 2026. Subscriber and view counts come from the YouTube Data API; verdicts, monetization and revenue are FameX estimates. How FameX works · More history & culture channels