YouTube earnings calculator

What your views are worth with your own RPM, how many views a goal takes, and what a CPM you read online really means.

Estimated earnings a month

$300

about $3,600 a year if your views stay the same

$3,600 a year
RPM $3
333,334 views for $1,000

At 100,000 views a month and an RPM of $3, you’d earn about $300 a month, $3,600 a year.

To make $1,000 a month at this RPM, you’d need about 333,334 views a month.

I’m not an accountant or a financial advisor. This is an estimate, for information only. Check with a professional before you decide.

Your numbers

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Views a month

All of your channel’s views in a month, from YouTube Studio.

The number you have is

RPMfrom YouTube StudioCPMread online

RPM or CPM, per 1,000

RPM is what you earn per 1,000 views after YouTube’s share. In YouTube Studio, go to Analytics, then Revenue. The 3 in the example is only an example, so type yours.

What you’d like to earn a month

The calculator works out the views it takes.

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The math
	Views a month	100,000
×	RPM, per 1,000 views	$3.00
=	A month	$300.00
	A yearthe month × 12	$3,600.00
	Views you need for $1,000 a month	333,334 views

How it works

Earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × your RPM: 100,000 views at an RPM of $3 make 100 × $3 = $300. A year is a month × 12, if your views stay the same.
RPM (revenue per mille) is what you earn per 1,000 views, after YouTube’s share. It counts every view, including those with no ads, and all your Partner Program revenue: ads, channel memberships, YouTube Premium, Super Chat and Super Stickers.
CPM (cost per mille) is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions, before YouTube’s share and only where an ad ran. On long-form videos, you get 55% of the ad revenue: with one ad on every view, a $10 CPM becomes an RPM of about $5.50. That’s why the numbers quoted online, often CPMs, look inflated.

Worked example

100,000 views a month at an RPM of $3: 100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $3 = $300 a month, $3,600 a year. To make $1,000 a month at the same RPM, you need $1,000 ÷ $3 × 1,000 = 333,334 views, rounded up. If that $3 were a CPM instead, one ad per view would make it an RPM of $1.65: $165 a month.

Sources

Text checked on September 30, 2026

Good to know

RPM changes from channel to channel and from month to month: it drops, for example, when more of your views show no ads. You won’t find “average” RPMs by topic here: type your own, from a few months of data.
RPM doesn’t include sponsorships, merch or other money from outside YouTube: this is only what YouTube pays.
Ad revenue needs the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 qualified watch hours in the last 365 days or 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days. From February 1, 2027, new applicants will need 8,000 hours or 20 million Shorts views.
If you make both long videos and Shorts, run two calculations, each with its own RPM: Shorts are paid differently, and their RPM is counted per 1,000 engaged views.
This is revenue before tax. Google may also withhold US tax, depending on where you live and the tax info you’ve given; a tax professional can tell you what you owe.

Frequently asked questions

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?

There’s no fixed rate for everyone: it’s your RPM, which YouTube works out after its share and across all your views. At an RPM of $3, 1,000 views make $3. You’ll find yours in YouTube Studio, under Analytics, then Revenue.

What’s the difference between RPM and CPM?

CPM is what advertisers pay for 1,000 ad impressions, before YouTube’s share and only where an ad ran. RPM is what you earn per 1,000 views, after the share and across every view. YouTube itself says RPM is lower than CPM for those two reasons.

How many views do I need to make $1,000 a month?

It depends on your RPM: about 333,334 views a month at $3, or 200,000 at $5. Type your own RPM and goal above.

Why are the YouTube earnings I read online so high?

They often quote the CPM, what the advertiser pays, instead of the RPM, what reaches you, and count every view as if it showed an ad. On long-form videos, creators get 55% of the ad revenue: even with one ad on every view, a $10 CPM becomes an RPM of about $5.50.

When can I start earning from YouTube?

Through the YouTube Partner Program. Ad revenue needs 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 qualified watch hours in the last 365 days or 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days; from February 1, 2027, new applicants will need 8,000 hours or 20 million Shorts views. You’re paid once your balance reaches the payment threshold, $100 in the US.

Do Shorts pay the same as long videos?

No. Shorts Feed ad revenue goes into a Creator Pool shared by engaged views, and you keep 45% of what’s allocated to you; on long-form videos you get 55% of the ad revenue from your videos. From February 1, 2027, earning from the pool each month will take 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.