YouTube Money Calculator
Enter your monthly views and what your channel is about to estimate your ad earnings per month, per year and per video, for long-form videos and Shorts. Set an income goal to see the views you'd need.
YouTube Studio › Analytics › Revenue. Replaces the estimate for long-form videos.
Estimated ad earnings a month
$400 – $1,000
- A year
- $4,800 – $12,000
- Long-form (RPM $4.00 – $10.00)
- $400 – $1,000
You earn from ads once you're in the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 public watch hours in the last year or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days. Sponsorships, memberships and affiliate links usually add more than ads.
RPM is what you're paid per 1,000 views after YouTube's share, counting views without ads. The ranges are rounded from figures creators publish (October 2026) and swing with the season: highest in November and December, lowest in January.
How to estimate your YouTube earnings
Enter your views
Long-form and Shorts views per month, from YouTube Studio or your best guess.
Describe your channel
Pick its topic and where most viewers live. If you know your RPM, enter it.
See the range
Monthly and yearly earnings, what one video earns, and the views a month an income goal needs.
How YouTube ad earnings work
YouTube reports RPM, revenue per mille: what you're paid per 1,000 views after YouTube takes its 45% share of ad revenue, across all your views, including the ones that showed no ad. So your earnings are your views divided by 1,000, times your RPM. That's the calculation here.
RPM depends mostly on your topic and your audience. Advertisers pay far more to reach people choosing a credit card or software than people watching game clips, so finance channels can earn ten times what gaming channels do per view. Viewers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia are worth more to advertisers than viewers elsewhere. Shorts share one pool of ad money across the feed, so they pay a few cents per 1,000 views whatever the topic.
The ranges are rounded from figures creators publish, as of October 2026. They also follow the seasons: ad rates peak before Christmas and drop in January. If your channel is monetised, enter the RPM from YouTube Studio for a far more accurate number.
Features
By niche
From personal finance to gaming and music, each with its own typical RPM range.
Long-form and Shorts
Estimated separately, because Shorts pay a small fraction of long-form RPM.
Your own RPM
Replace the estimate with the number from YouTube Studio for a precise forecast.
Plan a goal
See how many views a month you'd need to earn a set amount.
Frequently asked questions
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
Usually $1–$10 per 1,000 views on long-form videos, and much more in finance, business and tech. Shorts pay roughly 3–10 cents per 1,000 views.
How much does a video with 1 million views make?
Roughly $1,000–$10,000 for a long-form video, depending on topic and audience; more for finance or tech. A Short with a million views typically earns $30–$100.
When do I start earning?
Once you join the YouTube Partner Program with ads: 1,000 subscribers and either 4,000 public watch hours in the past year or 10 million Shorts views in the past 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 YouTube's share and counting views without ads, so it's always lower, and it's the number that matters to you.