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What It Really Pays

The median, not the highlight reel. Every model in the index with its real monthly figure, the full spread, and how much each number is worth as evidence.

2026-08-01
Average Income of a Business Owner: What the Spread Really Is

Across the 406 businesses we index, 106 disclose a clean monthly revenue figure, and the median of that set is $27K/mo against a spread of $6/mo to…

2026-08-01
Boring Businesses That Make Money: The Unsexy Median Wins

The boring businesses that make money are the ones where somebody can show you the receipt, and in our index that median sits at $27K/mo. We track 406…

2026-08-01
Business Ideas That Are Profitable: 406 Indexed, Graded by Evidence

The profitable business ideas are the ones where somebody published a number and we could grade the evidence behind it — 406 businesses indexed, 106…

2026-08-01
Highest Profit Margin Businesses: Where the Margin Really Sits

The highest-margin businesses in our index are software products that never touch inventory — app portfolios, AI tools and SEO products — and the top of…

2026-08-01
How Much Do Business Owners Make? The Spread Nobody Publishes

Across 406 indexed businesses, 106 disclose a clean monthly figure and the median is $27K/mo — with a full spread running from $6/mo to $2.2M/mo. That…

2026-08-01
How Much Do Business Owners Make a Year? The Honest Range

Across the 406 businesses in our index, 106 disclose a clean monthly figure and the median is $27K/mo, spanning $6/mo to $2.2M/mo. That median is a…

2026-08-01
How Much Does It Cost to Start a Business? 406 Real Starting Points

There is no single number, and anyone quoting an average is guessing. Across the 406 businesses we index in 22 countries, 246 are one-person operations …

2026-08-01
How Much Money Do You Need to Start a Business? Real Starting Capital

There is no single figure, and any article that gives you one is guessing. Across the 406 businesses we index, 106 disclose a clean monthly revenue figure…

2026-08-01
Make Money on Websites: What Web Properties Really Earn

Across the 406 businesses we have indexed, 106 disclose a clean monthly figure and the median is $27K/mo, with a full spread from $6/mo to $2.2M/mo. That…

2026-08-01
Most Profitable Products to Sell Online, by Margin Not Hype

The most profitable products sold online, ranked by the strength of the evidence rather than the appeal of the idea, are software products with recurring…

2026-08-01
Websites That Make Money Online: 406 Indexed and Graded

Across the 406 businesses we index, 106 disclose a clean monthly revenue figure and the median is $27K/mo, with a full spread from $6/mo to $2.2M/mo. That…

2026-08-01
Small Business Statistics That Change What You Build

The statistic that should change your plan is this one: 246 of the 406 businesses in our index are one-person operations, and of the 106 that disclose a…

2026-08-01
What Business Is Most Profitable? Margins From 406 Real Cases

The most profitable business we can defend is the one whose number survives inspection — and by that standard the winners are the app businesses at $2M/mo…

2026-08-01
YouTube Channel Income: What Channels Earn Beyond AdSense

Across 208 indexed YouTube and video channels, 51 disclose a clean monthly figure and the median is $24K/mo, with a full spread of $6/mo to $2M/mo. Almost…

2026-08-01
YouTube Channel Revenue: Estimating It Without Fooling Yourself

The arithmetic is: monthly views ÷ 1,000 × RPM = gross ad revenue. Run it with the only RPM figure in our index — $24.5, measured on a US senior finance…