The paper trail

Original sponsorship research and practical workflows, with the source, denominator, and product limits left visible.

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Sponsor research

7 Oct 2026 · 14 min read

How to Find YouTube Sponsors (With Evidence, Not Guesswork)

A commercial playbook for finding YouTube sponsors from observed buying behaviour, then turning that evidence into a short, honest pitch.

Elliot Padfield

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Data & research

YouTube Sponsors for Small Channels: What the Data Actually Shows

What a 14,852-channel cohort shows about getting sponsored under 1K and 10K subscribers, plus how to pitch without pretending you are bigger than you are.

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Sponsor research

Gaming YouTube Sponsors: Brands Actually Booking Creators

A research guide to gaming YouTube sponsors using live public evidence from GamerSupps, Instant Gaming, Opera GX, and the rest of the category shelf.

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Sponsor research

VPN Brands Sponsoring YouTube Creators (Public Deal Evidence)

Public 12-month evidence for VPN YouTube sponsorships, Active versus Cooling, creator-fit, and why missing pages stay missing.

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Data & research

How many subscribers do you need to get sponsored on YouTube?

There is no universal sponsor threshold. Here is the observed channel-size distribution and a practical readiness test.

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Sponsor research

Find YouTube sponsors by researching channels like yours

A repeatable process for turning adjacent channels into a short, evidence-backed sponsor list.

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A research-backed YouTube sponsorship email template

A concise pitch template built around real sponsor research, with an annotated example and a restrained follow-up.

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How to build a sponsor pipeline across a YouTube creator roster

A practical sponsor-research system for a multi-creator roster, from evidence collection to ownership and weekly review.

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Data & research

What Sponsorbook’s 2026 catalogue can prove about YouTube sponsorships

An audited snapshot of sponsorship scale, identity quality, channel coverage, and the 2026 claims the data cannot yet support.

Turn one reference channel into a sponsor shortlist.

Search its sponsor history, inspect the underlying videos, and save the brands that fit your next pitch.

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