Zeekie
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I genuinely believe the YouTube looksmaxxing niche is something no one should get into, I'm speaking about the blackpill looksmaxxing not the surge of basic ass advice that occurred in 2023. At first glance, it looks like it's on the rise, more channels, higher quality videos, a growing audience because it's going mainstream. But it’s clearly headed for a major crash, and I give it less than two years before it burns out entirely. You can already see the signs if you look at the older looksmaxxing and blackpill channels, they’re slowing down, losing views, and running out of content.
The problem is simple: looksmaxxing is not deep. It only seems like a rich niche because people overcomplicate it. In reality, the core advice (for both soft and hardmaxxing) is very limited. Once you cover bone structure, skin care, surgery, gym, peptides/steroids, grooming, and other few basics (basically just adapting threads in forums like this into video formats), there’s not much left to say that isn't just repeating or repackaging old ideas. That illusion of depth is what tricks new creators into thinking there's room for endless content. But if you go back and look at the channels that have been around for 2+ years, you'll notice they're all either recycling old advice, mostly giving ratings, or calling out other creators. Their view counts are down, their uploads are less frequent, and their originality is almost nonexistent.
The only way someone can succeed in that niche now is by being a scumbag. The creators who genuinely try to offer helpful, honest advice will find themselves stuck in a content drought, forced to either fade into irrelevance or start giving cope advice and literally scam their audience.
My prediction: by late 2025, there’s going to be a boom, a wave of new looksmaxxing and blackpill creators, matched by a surge of redpill/bluepill counter-content trying to debunk or capitalize on the trend. But by mid-2026, most of these channels will either go dark, resort to repetitive content, or try to move away from looksmaxxing entirely, probably trying to fit into other niches but failing miserably and having to abandon their channels. A few might find short-term success selling programs or courses, but once the hype dies, so will the revenue.
If anyone here is interested in content creation, avoid niches with little content options and short shelf lives. Looksmaxxing is already stretched thin, and it's only going to get drier from here after it reaches big audiences.
The problem is simple: looksmaxxing is not deep. It only seems like a rich niche because people overcomplicate it. In reality, the core advice (for both soft and hardmaxxing) is very limited. Once you cover bone structure, skin care, surgery, gym, peptides/steroids, grooming, and other few basics (basically just adapting threads in forums like this into video formats), there’s not much left to say that isn't just repeating or repackaging old ideas. That illusion of depth is what tricks new creators into thinking there's room for endless content. But if you go back and look at the channels that have been around for 2+ years, you'll notice they're all either recycling old advice, mostly giving ratings, or calling out other creators. Their view counts are down, their uploads are less frequent, and their originality is almost nonexistent.
The only way someone can succeed in that niche now is by being a scumbag. The creators who genuinely try to offer helpful, honest advice will find themselves stuck in a content drought, forced to either fade into irrelevance or start giving cope advice and literally scam their audience.
My prediction: by late 2025, there’s going to be a boom, a wave of new looksmaxxing and blackpill creators, matched by a surge of redpill/bluepill counter-content trying to debunk or capitalize on the trend. But by mid-2026, most of these channels will either go dark, resort to repetitive content, or try to move away from looksmaxxing entirely, probably trying to fit into other niches but failing miserably and having to abandon their channels. A few might find short-term success selling programs or courses, but once the hype dies, so will the revenue.
If anyone here is interested in content creation, avoid niches with little content options and short shelf lives. Looksmaxxing is already stretched thin, and it's only going to get drier from here after it reaches big audiences.
