YouTube money calculator
See what your videos' views could earn from YouTube ads. Put in your views a month, pick a rate from the range creators report, and see it by the month and the year.
Your videos could pay about
$230a month
Between $100 and $600 at the reported range of $1.00 to $6.00 per 1,000 views.
- Per year
- $2,760
- Per 100K views
- $230
- Per 1M views
- $2,300
Shorts bring the viewers, videos pay
The same 100K views as Shorts would pay about $7.00: a long video pays about 33× more per view. So channels post clips of their videos as Shorts, where new viewers find them, and earn when those viewers watch the full videos.
An estimate. YouTube pays creators 55% of the net ad revenue on their videos, which varies by country, topic, season and how many views show an ad, and doesn't publish a rate. The range is what creators and analytics companies reported in 2026.
How YouTube pays for videos
Advertisers pay YouTube to show ads on videos. For channels in the YouTube Partner Program, YouTube pays the creator 55% of the net ad revenue from their videos and keeps the rest. What you see in YouTube Studio as RPM is what you earned per 1,000 views after that split, from ads, YouTube Premium and things like memberships.
Not every view shows an ad: a viewer may have Premium, may have seen an ad recently, or there may be no advertiser for that viewer. That's why RPM is lower than the CPM advertisers pay, and why the calculator uses RPM.
What changes how much you earn
Topic. Advertisers pay most to reach people about to spend money or learn something. In a 2026 study of 300 channels by AIR Media-Tech, education and science channels earned a median of about $10 per 1,000 views, against about $2 for gaming and entertainment. Finance channels are widely reported to earn well above average too.
Where viewers are. Advertisers pay different amounts in each country, and US viewers are usually worth the most. The same video watched mostly in countries with less ad spending can earn a fraction as much. For more, read how much YouTube pays per view.
Length and time of year. Videos of 8 minutes or longer can show ads partway through as well as at the start. And advertisers bid more before the holidays, so RPM usually peaks from October to December and drops in January.
Videos and Shorts
Shorts pay far less per view than long videos: about $0.07 per 1,000 against $2.30. But they reach people who don't know your channel yet, and some of them go on to watch your videos, where the money is. That's why channels post short clips of their videos' best moments. See what those views pay with the Shorts money calculator, and read how to turn a YouTube video into Shorts.
Questions
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
YouTube doesn't publish a rate. Creators report about $1.00 to $6.00 per 1,000 views after YouTube's share, and a 2026 study of 300 channels found a median near $2.30. Education and finance channels with US viewers tend to earn the most.
How much does YouTube pay for 1 million views?
At $1.00 to $6.00 per 1,000 views, about $1,000 to $6,000, and around $2,300 at the typical rate. The same million views on Shorts pays nearer $70.
How many views do you need to make $1,000 a month?
About 435,000 views a month at the typical $2.30 per 1,000, fewer on a channel whose viewers advertisers pay more for. You need to be in the YouTube Partner Program first.
What do you need to get paid on YouTube?
Join the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers with 4,000 public watch hours in the last 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new applicants need 8,000 watch hours in a year, or 20 million Shorts views in 90 days.
What's the difference between RPM and CPM?
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions, before YouTube's share. RPM is what you earn per 1,000 views, after it, and counting views that showed no ad. RPM is the one to use here, and it's always lower.
Is the calculator free?
Yes, with nothing to sign up for, and what you type stays in your browser.
Shorts from every video you post
Paste a link to one of your videos and Clyper finds its best moments, frames them vertically and captions every word: up to 30 Shorts per video, each one a way into the full video.
Guides
- Getting startedHow much does YouTube pay per view in 2026?How YouTube's ad revenue share works, what creators report earning per 1,000 views, what moves the rate, and how Shorts fit in.7 min read
- Getting startedHow to make money on YouTube without showing your faceThe faceless channels that work on YouTube, the rules that decide whether they earn, and the ways to get paid.11 min read
- Getting startedHow to get monetized on YouTube in 2026What each Partner Program tier needs, which watch hours count, what changes in 2027, why channels get turned down, and how to reach 4,000 hours sooner.8 min read
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