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Jordi
YouTube Automation Expert

What It's Like To be

This niche was published on
Feb 6, 2026
What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every CJNG Rank
1.3M views · 2 days ago
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Why this

category
Crime
Format
Animation
Relevance
Evergreen

niche?

I found 1 channel that uploaded only 2 videos and earned up to $20K+ in 2 weeks. Besides that, I found several other channels that also show there is plenty of potential in this niche.

Success chance

High

Saturation level

Low

Experience level

Intermediate

Audience

analyses

Male audience
80%
0
50
100
Female audience
20%
0
50
100
Geography
  • 1. United States
  • 2. Canada
  • 3. United Kingdom
  • 4. Europe
Average age
18
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30
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AUDIENCE ANALYSIS

What does the audience like?

LIKE

Making fun

This audience really loves to sarcastically make fun of things that happen in the video or the story being told.

LIKE

Quality video

For this niche, quality doesn’t mean high-end visuals, but a good story told in a simple fun way and as you can see they really appreciate that.

LIKE

AUDIENCE ANALYSIS

What does the audience not like?

not like

Nothing that's interresting enough to mention

There wasn’t really anything they were complaining about in hte comments.

not like
NOT LIKE

Competition

analysis

Competition ANALYSIS

These channels are showing potential for this niche.

Besides the channel I analyzed, I also saw 2 other channels that started uploading these kinds of topics not too long ago, and they are performing well as well:

LAST UPDATED ON 
Feb 6, 2026
STARTED AT
Jan 19, 2026
TOTAL VIEWS
3.4M
VIDEO LENGTH
8-10 min
TOTAL VIDEOS
2

The Life Outline

Topic analysis

Your Life as Every Mexican Cartel Rank
2.5M views · 7 days ago
What It's Like to be Every MS-13 Rank
1.1M views · 2 weeks ago
Your Life as Every Mexican Cartel Rank
2.5M views · 7 days ago
1.1M views · 2 weeks ago
1.1M views · 2 weeks ago

This rating is based on the analysis and research we have done.

1 star = Extremely bad
2 stars = Bad
3 stars = Good, but a lot of room for improvement
4 stars = Great with some room for improvement
5 stars = Excelent, there is almost no room for improvement

Video rating

Video analysis

Do's

Click on timestamp

00:00

Starting straight away

It may seem simple, but starting your video without any intro is super important. You immediately give viewers what they clicked for, which makes it more likely that they will keep watching.

00:05

Animation/picuture style editing

This might look complicated, but with AI nowadays, it really is not that hard to pull off. The real strength of this video is its simplicity. It is not meant to look polished, and that slightly amateurish look is what gives it an authentic vibe.

00:16

Sound effects

Sound effects really help bring the story to life, so this is something I would definitely recommend trying.

00:20

Voice over

This voice over probably would not work well in most other niches because the delivery is very monotone, but in this niche that is actually works. Just like with the editing, the emotionless way of speaking creates a certain nonchalance that gives the videos a very authentic feeling, which is exactly what this audience enjoys.

00:46

Storytelling

This might be obvious, but one of the reasons this video is enjoyable for this audience to watch is because the script is told in a fun, storytelling way.

Don'ts

00:00

Music

I feel like the music does not trigger enough emotion, and I think it might be better to use no music at all and rely purely on sound effects instead.

00:55

Hooks

I’m missing hooks in this script, especially at moments like this. Right now the voice-over says: “Level 2. Pause. The Transporter.” That pause gives viewers time to think about whether they even want to hear the story of level 2. If instead the voice-over said something like, “But then you reach rank 2, which means…”, you don’t give the viewer that moment to decide because they’re already listening to the story of rank 2 before they realize it.

I’d also like to see more hooks throughout the rest of the script like little moments that give the viewer something to look forward to. Right now, the script mainly relies on the ranks themselves as the thing people look forward to, and by adding hooks would make it even stronger.

Your Life as Every Mexican Cartel Rank
2.5M views • 7 days ago

Do's

Click on timestamp

Don'ts

This rating is based on the analysis and research we have done.

1 star = Extremely bad
2 stars = Bad
3 stars = Good, but a lot of room for improvement
4 stars = Great with some room for improvement
5 stars = Excelent, there is almost no room for improvement

TITLE RATING

Title analysis

The Life Outline

Used title 1

What It's Like to be Every MS-13 Rank

This title format is pretty standard for this niche and nothing special, but it does work. I do think it could use a few more emotional trigger words to make it more clickable, like:

  • What It’s Like to Survive Every MS-13 Rank
  • What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every MS-13 Rank
  • What It’s Like to Be Lost in Every MS-13 Rank

The Life Outline

Used title 2

What It's Like to be Every Mexican Cartel Rank

The same goes for this title. The title format itself is fine, but this specific title could use a few more emotional trigger words to make it more clickable, such as:

  • What It’s Like to Be Lost in Every Mexican Cartel Rank
  • What It’s Like to Survive Every Mexican Cartel Rank
  • What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every Mexican Cartel Rank

The Life Outline

Used title 3

Curiousity
Urgency
Titles

Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:


Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)

Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)

The Life Outline

Used trigger words

  • Mexican Cartel
  • MS-13
  • Rank
  • What's it like to be

This rating is based on the analysis and research we have done.

1 star = Extremely bad
2 stars = Bad
3 stars = Good, but a lot of room for improvement
4 stars = Great with some room for improvement
5 stars = Excelent, there is almost no room for improvement

THUMBNAIL RATING

Thumbnail analysis

The Life Outline

Used thumbnail 1

This thumbnail got 1.1M views

This is a solid thumbnail. What they do well is:

Not more then 3 focus points ✅

One person + a short piece of text with a maximum of three words makes the thumbnail easy to scan and easy to read.

That said, this thumbnail can definitely be improved.

It does not trigger enough emotion ❌

If you look at a thumbnail from another channel, for example, the facial expression of the person triggers much more emotion, which makes it more eye catching and clickable.

The Life Outline

Used thumbnail 2

The Life Outline

Used thumbnail 3

The Life Outline

Used thumbnail 4

The Life Outline

Revenue analysis

Monthly views
3.4M
RPM prediction
$3-$6
Monthly income
$10.2K-$20.4K
Yearly income
$122K-$244K
Disclaimer:
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research
LAST UPDATED ON 
Feb 6, 2026
STARTED AT
TOTAL VIEWS
VIDEO LENGTH
TOTAL VIDEOS

Video rating

Video analyses

Do's

Don'ts

Do's

Don'ts

TITLE RATING

Title analyses

Used Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Curiousity
Urgency
Titles

Good titles contain emotional trigger words that ensure that a viewer will click your video. Emotional trigger words can be divided into 3 categories:


Curiosity (Words like: Banned, Exposed, Hidden, Illegal etc.)

Urgency/Unique: (Things like: Numbers, Limited Timed, Days etc.)
Titles: (Things like: Job titles, Family relations, Famous names etc.)

Used trigger words

THUMBNAIL RATING

Thumbnail analyses

Used thumbnail 1

Used thumbnail 2

Used thumbnail 3

Used thumbnail 4

The Life Outline

Revenue analyses

Monthly views
RPM prediction
Monthly income
Yearly income
Disclaimer:
These numbers are estimates and estimated by YouTube experts.
It is therefore not possible to derive any rights from these estimates and it is always recommended to do your own research

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Lets create

your video

Who is our target audience?

European males between the age of 16 and 35 that are interrested in video documentaries between 10-20 minutes about ranking videos

YOUR VIDEO

Topic example

How to find good topics?

When searching for topics you could do 2 things:

  1. Look in the comments of competitors
  2. Use ChatGPT (or any other AI)

1. Look in the comments of competitors

The comment section is often a goldmine for finding good topics, and that is definitely true for this niche as well. People often share what they want to see there, and on top of that, others like those comments when they agree with them. This makes it a great place to find ideas that clearly resonate with the audience.

2. ChatGPT methode

If you cannot find enough ideas in the comments or you are looking for extra validation, you can also use AI to come up with new topics. Simply take a screenshot of the channel and upload it to ChatGPT, then ask it to suggest new topics based on the videos that are performing well.

So what topic should I go with?

When looking at the competing channel, you can see a clear pattern where criminal gangs with a Spanish influence perform the best. I took a screenshot of this and uploaded it to ChatGPT, and after some back and forth, the topic of CJNG came up. I also saw this name mentioned in the comments, which makes it feel like a strong choice to go with.

Articles/video references

YOUR VIDEO

Title example

What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every CJNG Rank

As I explained in the competition analysis, you almost have no choice but to go with this title format because the niche is built around it. The format is:

  • What It Is Like to [EMOTIONAL TRIGGER WORD] + [TOPIC] + Rank

Here are a few examples of how you could fit this topic into that title format:

  • What It Is Like to Be Destroyed in Every CJNG Rank
  • What It Is Like to Survive in Every CJNG Rank

YOUR VIDEO

Thumbnail example

How to create your thumbnail

I started by googling what a CJNG soldier looks like, and I came across a few photos of a soldier wearing a creepy clown mask. Right away I thought this would be great for clicks because it stands out and feels strange and different. So I asked ChatGPT the following:

“Can you turn this man into a soldier wearing a creepy clown mask in the same style?”

After that, I received this image as the result:

Add text + arrow + color

After that, I added the text Dead Man Walking in the Comic Sans font, because I saw that this kind of text has been used more often on competing channels and performed well. I then added an arrow and made part of the text red. This is the final result:

YOUR VIDEO

End result

What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every CJNG Rank
1.3M views · 2 days ago

Articles/video references

YOUR VIDEO

Creating the title

YOUR VIDEO

Thumbnail example

YOUR VIDEO

End result

What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every CJNG Rank
1.3M views · 2 days ago

Articles/video references

YOUR VIDEO

Creating the title

YOUR VIDEO

Thumbnail example

YOUR VIDEO

End result

What It’s Like to Be Trapped in Every CJNG Rank
1.3M views · 2 days ago

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money

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🤝 Cost per video

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🏧 Income prediction

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Important note

This is one of the older niches from Faceless Niches. And because of that, we cannot guarantee that all of the data in this niche is still relevant today. You can see in the competition analyses when we updated this niche last.

Before diving into any niche on Faceless Niches, we always suggest doing your own research as well. But because this is an older niche, it is even more important to do that.