YouTube money calculator
YouTube pays by RPM: what a channel keeps per 1,000 views. Enter daily views and an RPM and see the day, month and year, plus how much the niche changes the answer.
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Example result
About $456 a month from ads on 5,000 views a day at a $3.00 RPM.
Ads are only one income line. Sponsorships, affiliate links and your own products often pay a small channel more than ads do.
- Views per month
- 152,000
- RPM used
- $3.00
- Views for $1,000 a month
- 10,965 a day
How YouTube ad money works
Advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions (CPM). YouTube keeps its share, and what the creator keeps, spread over every view whether or not an ad ran, is the RPM. For long-form videos the creator's share of ad revenue is 55%; for Shorts it's 45%.
That's why the formula is simple: earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × RPM. Everything hard is inside the RPM.
What changes your RPM
Two channels with the same views can earn very different amounts:
- Niche: money, business and software topics attract advertisers who pay more for each viewer.
- Audience country: viewers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia are worth more to advertisers.
- Length: videos over 8 minutes can carry mid-roll ads.
- Format: Shorts usually earn a fraction of long-form RPM.
- Season: Q4 pays best, January usually dips.
Before any ad money: getting into the Partner Program
Ad revenue needs the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. YouTube has announced a higher bar for new applicants from February 1, 2027: 8,000 watch hours or 20 million Shorts views.
Questions people ask
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
That's the RPM, and it varies widely by niche and audience country. Check yours in YouTube Studio under Analytics, Revenue, then plug it in here.
How much does a YouTuber with 1 million views earn?
Views ÷ 1,000 × RPM. At a $3 RPM, 1 million views earn about $3,000; at $8, about $8,000.
What's the difference between CPM and RPM on YouTube?
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share, across all views.
Do Shorts pay the same as long videos?
No. Shorts revenue is pooled and shared differently, so Shorts RPMs are usually much lower than long-form.
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