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AI business revenue by acquisition channel

The first channel named for how the business gets customers.

Which acquisition channel earns the most

Of 64 ranked AI businesses, 23 can be grouped by acquisition channel. Founder audience on X has the highest median among groups with 3+ businesses: $33k a month (n=3), vs $22k for all 64. Revenue, not profit.

Count and median by acquisition channel

GroupBusinessesMedian MRRMedian subsMedian $/subTop business
SEO, content and YouTube8$32,630740$36Rezi ($241,075)
TikTok and Instagram5$20,6135,536$4Nutria (Calyra) ($46,869)
Paid ads (Meta, Google)4$23,450616$48Vid.AI ($51,615)
Founder audience on X3$33,353488$64DataExpert.io ($52,517)
Communities (Reddit, Slack)2$228,7636,736$34Postiz ($390,019)
Word of mouth1$14,404100$144Glossa ($14,404)
All ranked64$22,151481$41Postiz

Not in this split: 41 of 64 (no sourced channel yet). Channels are rarely published, so treat these groups as small samples.

How we split this

From the TrustMRR listing text (labelled Verified listing) or a dated founder statement (labelled Self-reported). Revenue is payment-verified; the channel is what the founder or listing says, not proof the channel caused the revenue. Most businesses do not name one. MRR is read from Stripe, RevenueCat or Superwall via TrustMRR and only ranked if synced in the last 30 days. Medians use exact figures. Full method.

SEO, content and YouTube: 8 businesses, median $33k

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 Rezi $241,075 10,013 $24 Organic search (SEO)(Self-reported)
2 AiSDR $191,497 182 $1,052 Content marketing, SEO, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Ads, Meta Ads, cold email, Product Hunt (listing)(Self-reported)
3 Laper $52,937 1,629 $32 SEO + content + X(Verified)
4 Kolbo.AI $44,096 720 $61 SEO + blog content (also YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, affiliates)(Verified)
5 StoryShort $21,163 365 $58 SEO (Google) + founder-run automated social video(Self-reported)
6 QR Code AI $14,737 1,537 $10 SEO(Verified)
7 Taja AI $13,410 340 $39 SEO + affiliates (among others)(Verified)
8 MagicSlides $10,048 760 $13 YouTube + SEO(Verified)

All 8 on their own page →

TikTok and Instagram: 5 businesses, median $21k

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 Nutria (Calyra) $46,869 15,914 $3 TikTok(Self-reported)
2 AbMaxx $21,602 6,032 $4 TikTok + Instagram + Meta Ads(Verified)
3 Imposter AI $20,613 5,536 $4 TikTok + Instagram + ASO(Verified)
4 Heyron $17,443 602 $29 TikTok (viral AI-agent experiment) + podcasts(Self-reported)
5 Goodie AI $11,279 3,657 $3 TikTok + Meta Ads(Verified)

All 5 on their own page →

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 Vid.AI $51,615 757 $68 Meta Ads(Verified)
2 Brawler $24,787 4,813 $5 Meta Ads + influencers(Verified)
3 Marky $22,113 474 $47 Meta Ads + Facebook(Verified)
4 GETebook.ai $11,122 232 $48 Meta Ads, TikTok Ads, Google Ads, SEO, blog, email (listing)(Self-reported)

All 4 on their own page →

Founder audience on X: 3 businesses, median $33k

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 DataExpert.io $52,517 824 $64 Founder audience (X/LinkedIn)(Self-reported)
2 SEObot $33,353 488 $68 X / build in public(Self-reported)
3 notis.ai $13,326 431 $31 X + YouTube (+ many)(Verified)

All 3 on their own page →

Communities (Reddit, Slack): 2 businesses, median $229k

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 Postiz $390,019 11,468 $34 Reddit + open source(Self-reported)
2 Promptwise $67,506 2,003 $34 Slack communities(Verified)

Word of mouth: 1 business, median $14k

#BusinessMRRSubs$/sub (est.)Channel namedTags
1 Glossa $14,404 100 $144 Word of mouth (own church), Product Hunt, X replies(Self-reported)

Other splits

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