YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate your YouTube earnings from views and RPM. RPM already reflects your take-home after YouTube's cut — no further deductions needed.
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Check the box to use your actual channel RPM for a precise estimate. Default uses industry-average ranges.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is RPM, and how is it different from CPM?
RPM (Revenue Per Mille) is your total earnings per 1,000 video views after YouTube's revenue share. Unlike CPM (what advertisers pay), RPM includes views where no ad was shown, and can include revenue from channel memberships, YouTube Premium, and Super Chat. Because RPM is already your take-home figure, do not subtract YouTube's cut again.
Q: What RPM ranges does this calculator use by default?
Long-form: $0.50–$8.00 (avg $2.50). Shorts: $0.01–$0.15 (avg $0.05). These are broad industry estimates — YouTube doesn't publish official channel-level RPM data. Enter your own RPM from YouTube Studio for a more accurate result.
Q: Why are Shorts earnings so much lower?
Shorts ads run in the feed, not inside individual videos. YouTube pools ad revenue from the Shorts feed and distributes it among creators by view share. This calculator uses $0.01–$0.15 as the default Shorts RPM range, but the actual gap vs long-form varies significantly by audience country, ad demand, and seasonality.
Q: How is the 'views needed' figure calculated?
Required views = Goal ÷ Average RPM × 1,000. For example, targeting $500/month at $2.50 RPM requires 200,000 views. If you enter your own RPM, that figure is used instead of the average.
Q: When can I start monetizing on YouTube?
YPP has two tiers. ① Expanded YPP (fan funding & some shopping features): 500 subscribers + 3 public uploads in 90 days + 3,000 watch hours in 12 months or 3M Shorts views in 90 days. ② Ad revenue sharing: 1,000 subscribers + 4,000 watch hours in 12 months or 10M Shorts views in 90 days.
Last updated: August 2026 · Default RPM ranges are broad estimates and do not represent guaranteed earnings.