YouTube Money Calculator
Enter daily views to see an estimated earnings range per day, month and year in dollars, won or yen. RPM and the exchange rate are editable, and the formula is shown as it is.
Formula: earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × RPM. A month is the daily figure × 30 and a year is × 365; for currencies other than the dollar the result is multiplied by the exchange rate. Every number above is an editable estimate, not a promise of real income.
How to use the YouTube money calculator
- Type your daily views or move the slider. In YouTube Studio analytics, divide the last 28 days of views by 28 for a daily average.
- Set the RPM range. It starts wide at $0.25 to $4; if you know your channel's RPM, use that number.
- Choose a currency and, for won or yen, edit the exchange rate to today's value.
- The daily, monthly and yearly ranges update immediately.
What RPM means
RPM is the money a creator actually receives per 1,000 views. It is the number shown in the revenue tab of YouTube Studio: what remains of the revenue after YouTube's share, divided by all views. Because it counts views that showed no ad as well, it is the most honest measure of how a channel earns.
CPM, a similar-looking term, is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. It is measured before YouTube's share and counts only views where an ad was shown, so CPM always looks higher than RPM. To estimate income, use RPM, not CPM.
Why the result is a range
For the same number of views, RPM differs several times over between channels. The starting range of $0.25 to $4 is the wide estimate commonly used by channel statistics sites; where your channel falls inside it depends on these things.
- Where your viewers live — ad prices differ a lot by country. Channels with many viewers in the United States or Japan tend to earn more from the same views.
- Topic — finance, real estate, tech and education attract many advertisers and a higher RPM; music, gaming clips and videos made for kids tend to be lower.
- Length and format — videos longer than 8 minutes can carry mid-roll ads. Shorts gather views easily but earn far less per view than regular videos.
- Season — RPM tends to rise at the end of the year, when ad budgets peak, and dip in January and February.
What it takes to get paid
Ad revenue is paid only to channels in the YouTube Partner Program. Eligibility depends on subscribers and recent watch hours (or Shorts views), and the thresholds can change, so check the current requirements and your progress on the “Earn” page of YouTube Studio. The split YouTube has published is 55% of ad revenue to the creator for regular videos and 45% for Shorts. RPM already reflects that split, so do not apply it again in the calculator.
A worked example
With 10,000 views a day and an RPM of $1, daily earnings are 10,000 ÷ 1,000 × 1 = $10. That is $300 a month and $3,650 a year. At the same views, an RPM of $0.25 gives $75 a month and an RPM of $4 gives $1,200 a month. With a range that wide, the most accurate input is the real RPM from your own Studio.
What is not included
Channel memberships, Super Chat, YouTube Premium revenue, sponsorships and affiliate links are not included. Taxes and network fees are not deducted either. Many channels earn from more than ads, so read this as “roughly this much from ads alone”. If the videos themselves need work, try Trim video and Save a frame for a thumbnail.
FAQ
Is the result what I will actually earn?
No. It is an estimate from views and RPM. Real RPM varies widely with viewer country, topic and season, so entering your channel's RPM from YouTube Studio gets you closest.
What is the difference between RPM and CPM?
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what the creator receives per 1,000 total views after YouTube's share. Use RPM to estimate income.
Can I estimate Shorts earnings?
The formula is the same, but Shorts RPM is far lower than for regular videos. Enter the Shorts RPM shown in Studio.
Does the exchange rate update automatically?
No. The calculator does not contact any server, so it cannot fetch rates. Edit the rate field to today's value.