▶️ YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate YouTube earnings from views and CPM
About this calculator
The YouTube Money Calculator estimates ad revenue from views. Enter expected views and an RPM (revenue per mille) for your niche — or use the typical $1 to $5 range — and it projects earnings, showing how CPM, the 55 percent creator share, and monetized playbacks shape the final number.
Earnings equal (monetized views ÷ 1,000) × RPM. RPM already bakes in YouTube's 55 percent creator cut, and finance or business niches can see $10 to $20 RPM while entertainment often sits under $2 — audience value, not view count, drives income.
Tip: Shorts pay far less per view than long-form — treat Shorts as a discovery engine that feeds subscribers to your long videos, where the real ad money lives.