YouTube Earnings Calculator
Estimate your YouTube AdSense revenue from monthly views, your channel's RPM and the share of monetized impressions.
Pro tips
- Long-form (>8 min) videos can run mid-roll ads → higher RPM
- Finance, tech and B2B niches see RPM of $10–$30+
- Lifestyle and gaming niches typically run $1–$4 RPM
- Shorts pay separately at much lower rates (~$0.04 RPM)
How we calculate
Data sources. Public creator earnings reports, official platform payout disclosures, ad-tech benchmarks (e.g. published CPM/RPM ranges) and aggregated data shared by creators in our community.
Assumptions. We blend publicly reported YouTube payout data, industry RPM/CPM benchmarks and creator-shared earnings to build niche-weighted ranges. Numbers are interpolated from real ranges — not pulled from a private ad account. RPM (revenue per 1,000 views) and CPM (cost per 1,000 impressions) vary heavily by niche, region, seasonality, watch time and audience demographics.
Estimates only. All results are illustrative estimates, not financial advice or a guarantee of earnings. Actual payouts depend on your specific account, monetization status, advertiser demand and platform policy changes.
FAQ
What's the difference between CPM and RPM?+
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what you actually earn per 1,000 video views, after YouTube's cut and unmonetized views. Always plan with RPM.
Why aren't all my views monetized?+
Some viewers use ad blockers, some videos get limited monetization, and Shorts have separate rules. 50–65% monetized impressions is typical.