YouTube Earnings Calculator
A fast, private creator analytics tool to estimate YouTube channel earnings, video AdSense income, Shorts payouts, and niche RPM benchmarks in seconds.
How to Use This Calculator
- Select Your Video Format: Choose Long-Form Videos for standard YouTube uploads, YouTube Shorts for mobile vertical feed videos, or Combined Channel to calculate your total combined monthly paycheck across both formats.
- Input Your Views: Type your average daily or monthly view count directly or use the interactive slider. You can also click the quick-preset buttons (50K, 100K, 500K, 1M) for instant scenarios.
- Choose Your Content Niche & Video Length: Select from 8 pre-calibrated 2026 category presets (e.g. Finance, Tech, Gaming, Education) or enter your exact YouTube Studio RPM. For long-form videos, toggle whether your videos are over 8 minutes to factor in mid-roll ads.
- Review Net Creator Earnings: Instantly inspect your daily, monthly, and yearly take-home pay, the 55/45 YouTube AdSense revenue split, and your effective channel RPM in your chosen currency.
The Formula
YouTube creator earnings are calculated based on Revenue Per Mille (RPM), representing the net revenue a creator receives for every 1,000 total video views after YouTube takes its platform share:
Monthly Creator Net Earnings = (Monthly Views / 1,000) × Effective RPM
Gross Brand Ad Spend (Advertiser CPM Basis) = Creator Net Earnings / 0.55
YouTube Platform 45% Cut = Gross Brand Ad Spend × 0.45
Combined Monthly Income = Long-Form Earnings + Shorts Earnings
Understanding each variable in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP):
Example: Tech Reviewer with 150,000 Monthly Views
Consider a YouTube creator producing software tutorials and consumer electronics reviews:
Channel Metrics:
• Monthly Views: 150,000 views
• Content Niche: Tech, AI Tools & Tutorials (Base RPM: $7.50)
• Video Length: 8+ Minutes with mid-rolls enabled (1.6x multiplier)
• Audience Location: Tier 1 — United States & Canada (1.0x multiplier)
Analysis Summary: At 150,000 views per month, this creator sits firmly in the Full-Time Creator tier on AdSense alone. If they also publish 500,000 Shorts per month at a $0.05 Shorts RPM, their Shorts contribute an additional $25.00/month, bringing total channel income to $1,825.00/month.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does YouTube pay for 1,000 views in 2026?
YouTube creators typically earn between $1.50 and $18.00 per 1,000 long-form video views (RPM) depending on content niche and audience location. High-paying niches like personal finance and enterprise software earn $8 to $20+ per thousand views, whereas entertainment and gaming average $1 to $3 per thousand views.
How much do YouTube Shorts pay compared to regular long-form videos?
YouTube Shorts pay significantly less than long-form videos because ad revenue is pooled across the entire Shorts feed and shared with music rights holders. Most creators average between $0.03 and $0.08 per 1,000 Shorts views ($30 to $80 per million views), making Shorts primarily an audience discovery tool rather than a standalone ad revenue driver.
What is the difference between CPM and RPM on YouTube?
CPM (Cost Per Mille) is the gross price advertisers pay YouTube for every 1,000 ad impressions. RPM (Revenue Per Mille) is your actual net earnings per 1,000 total video views after YouTube takes its 45% platform cut, factoring in views that did not show ads due to ad blockers or viewer geography.
Which YouTube niches have the highest RPM and ad payouts?
Personal finance, real estate, investing, SaaS software reviews, B2B digital marketing, and eCommerce yield the highest RPMs because advertisers sell high-ticket products and compete aggressively for viewer attention. General vlogs, comedy, and gameplay channels generate higher view volumes but significantly lower RPMs.
How much does YouTube take from your AdSense earnings?
Under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), creators receive 55% of net ad revenue generated on regular long-form videos while YouTube retains 45%. For YouTube Shorts, 45% of allocated creator pool revenue is distributed to monetized creators, while 55% covers platform hosting and music licensing costs.