According to a survey of digital content creators conducted in 2021, approximately 23 percent of niche content creators reported selling their own physical products. Branded merchandise selling was used by 18 percent of non-niche content creators to generate revenues, while 10 percent of respondents in this group reported generating revenues via affiliate marketing deals. Premium newsletters were used by three percent of niche creators and by two percent of non-niche creators as a content monetization method.
Channels used by digital content creators worldwide to generate revenues in 2021
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Linktree. (April 20, 2022). Channels used by digital content creators worldwide to generate revenues in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307238/monetization-channels-digital-content-creators/
Linktree. "Channels used by digital content creators worldwide to generate revenues in 2021." Chart. April 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307238/monetization-channels-digital-content-creators/
Linktree. (2022). Channels used by digital content creators worldwide to generate revenues in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307238/monetization-channels-digital-content-creators/
Linktree. "Channels Used by Digital Content Creators Worldwide to Generate Revenues in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307238/monetization-channels-digital-content-creators/
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Channels used by digital content creators worldwide to generate revenues in 2021 [Graph], Linktree, April 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307238/monetization-channels-digital-content-creators/