Creator Tools
YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate what your YouTube channel earns from ads: enter monthly views and an RPM (or CPM with monetized playback rate) and get daily, monthly, and yearly revenue ranges.
Ad revenue only — sponsorships, memberships, and Shorts-pool income are not included. Estimates vary with season and audience geography.
Typical RPM Ranges by Niche
- Finance, investing, business: ~$4–8 RPM (advertisers bid aggressively for buyer intent).
- Tech, software, marketing: ~$2–5 RPM.
- Education, how-to, real estate: ~$1.5–4 RPM.
- Gaming, entertainment, vlogs: ~$0.5–2 RPM (younger audiences, fewer buyer-intent ads).
- Shorts feed views: paid from a separate pool, typically a fraction of long-form RPM.
Why Any Calculator Is an Estimate
Ad revenue varies month to month even at identical view counts: Q4 advertising rates are the highest of the year, January dips, audience geography shifts the CPM dramatically (US/UK/CA/AU views earn multiples of most other markets), and the mix of skippable, non-skippable, and Shorts-feed placements changes what each view is worth.
Use the low/high range rather than the single point estimate when planning. The honest use of this tool is comparing scenarios — what a niche change, a geography shift, or doubling views would do — not predicting an exact paycheck.
Earnings per 100,000 Monthly Views at Different RPMs
| RPM | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| $1.00 | $100 | $1,200 |
| $2.00 | $200 | $2,400 |
| $4.00 | $400 | $4,800 |
| $6.00 | $600 | $7,200 |
| $8.00 | $800 | $9,600 |
Views alone do not determine earnings — the same channel can double RPM by shifting audience geography or niche.
How the Tool Works
- Enter your average monthly views — or daily views if you prefer, the tool converts them.
- Pick an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views) directly, or enter a CPM and monetized playback rate so RPM is derived from them.
- The calculator applies your rate to the view count and shows estimated earnings per day, month, and year.
- A low/high range is included because RPM varies with season, audience geography, and ad formats — treat any single number as an estimate.
Typical Use
Common Questions
What is the difference between CPM and RPM on YouTube?
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what the creator actually earns per 1,000 total video views, after YouTube keeps its share and after accounting that not every view shows an ad. For long-form videos YouTube officially pays creators 55% of ad revenue (45% for Shorts), so RPM is always lower than CPM.
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
There is no single rate. Across niches, creators commonly report RPMs from under $1 (entertainment, gaming with young audiences) to $5+ (finance, business, tech). The calculator lets you enter the rate that matches your niche instead of pretending one number is universal.
Does this include Sponsorships, memberships, or Shorts revenue?
No. This tool estimates ad revenue only. Sponsorships, channel memberships, Super Chat, YouTube Premium pro-rata payouts, and the separate Shorts revenue pool are additional income streams that depend on deals and metrics this calculator does not take as inputs.
Do I need to be monetized for this to matter?
The ad-revenue estimate only applies once you are in the YouTube Partner Program at the 1,000-subscriber tier. Use the YouTube Watch Time Calculator to see how far you are from that requirement, and remember the 500-subscriber tier already unlocks fan funding sooner.
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