YouTube Money Calculator: Estimate Earnings by Views & RPM

Estimate how much a YouTube channel earns from ad revenue. Enter your views and an RPM range to see daily, monthly and yearly income.

Views Views are per

RPM low (USD per 1,000 views)

RPM high (USD per 1,000 views)

RPM is what you actually receive per 1,000 views after YouTube takes its share. Find your real RPM in YouTube Studio under Analytics, Revenue.

Estimated monthly earnings

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Enter your views to see the result.

How YouTube earnings are calculated

Ad revenue on YouTube comes down to two numbers: how many views you get and how much you earn per 1,000 of them.

Earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × RPM

Example: a channel with 100,000 views a month and an RPM between $2 and $5 earns roughly $200 to $500 a month, or $2,400 to $6,000 a year.

CPM vs RPM

	CPM	RPM
What it is	What advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions	What you receive per 1,000 video views
Counts	Only views that showed an ad	All views, with or without ads
YouTube's share	Before it is taken	After it is taken

RPM is always lower than CPM, because not every view shows an ad and YouTube keeps part of the ad revenue (45% on long-form videos). Use RPM for earnings estimates.

What changes your RPM

RPM varies a lot from channel to channel. The biggest factors are:

Factor	Effect
Niche	Finance, business and software pay far more than gaming, music or entertainment.
Audience country	Viewers in the US, UK, Canada and Australia are worth more to advertisers.
Video length	Videos over 8 minutes can carry mid-roll ads.
Season	Ad rates climb towards the end of the year and drop in January.
Format	Shorts earn much less per 1,000 views than long-form videos.

The default range of $2 to $5 is only a starting point. Replace it with your own RPM for a realistic number.

Views needed for a monthly income

Monthly goal	At $2 RPM	At $5 RPM
$100	50,000 views	20,000 views
$1,000	500,000 views	200,000 views
$5,000	2,500,000 views	1,000,000 views

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Frequently asked questions

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?

It depends on your RPM, which varies by niche, audience country and video format. Many channels fall somewhere between $1 and $5 per 1,000 views, and some niches earn well above that.

How much money is 1 million views on YouTube?

Multiply 1,000 by your RPM. At an RPM of $2 that is $2,000, and at $5 it is $5,000.

What is the difference between CPM and RPM?

CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what the creator actually receives per 1,000 video views, after YouTube takes its share and counting views with no ads.

When can a channel start earning?

A channel has to join the YouTube Partner Program first, which has subscriber and watch-time requirements. Check the current thresholds in YouTube Studio.