Digitalocean has 132 tracked YouTube sponsorship deals across 15 channels since March 2024. The data below shows who they actually pay, so you can tell whether your channel fits before you pitch.
Tracked sponsored videos published per month. A brand signing every month is buying now, not historically.
Deals in the last 12 months by channel subscriber count. Most of their budget went to channels in the 50K to 250K range.
| Channel size | Deals | Channels | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50K to 250K subs | 20 | 4 | 63% |
| 250K to 1M subs | 12 | 4 | 38% |
Categories of the channels Digitalocean sponsored in the last 12 months.
One video per channel, newest first. Estimated deal values use each video's view count and niche CPM benchmarks (reviewed July 2026).
Jason Mentors The Next Generation + Why AI Is Bad at Teaching (Aristotle Interview) | E2346
This Week in Startups · 354K subs · October 2026
We just figured out how AI actually works (J-Space)
Matthew Berman · 639K subs · July 2026
I Learned How To Jailbreak Ai Chatbots
NahamSec · 211K subs · April 2026
I Built An Ai Dockerfile Explainer Running On Nvidia H100 Gpu With Rust
Francesco Ciulla · 343K subs · April 2026
🔥deploying Spring Boot Application On Digitalocean With Free Db Services Step By Step (hindi)
Learn Code With Durgesh · 361K subs · January 2026
How I Found The Easiest Way To Scrape This Site
John Watson Rooney · 105K subs · January 2026
Check your fit against the data above. Digitalocean mostly buys Technology channels. If your channel matches that profile, you are pitching with the odds, not against them.
Reference their recent deals. A pitch that names the creators they sponsored last month reads like research, not spam. The full process is in how to get sponsors on YouTube.
Lead with your numbers: average views, audience niche, and a rate anchored to what similar deals are worth. Our rate calculator gives you a defensible starting range.
Deal counts come from sponsorship disclosures SponsorRadar detected in video content and descriptions. Estimated values are ranges from view counts and niche CPM benchmarks, not confirmed figures. Updated daily.
The full Digitalocean sponsorship history, every sponsored video with estimated deal values, and the brands sponsoring channels like yours are on Creator Pro. Start with a free account.
