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YouTube earnings calculator: views and RPM

YouTube ad income is views divided by 1,000, times your RPM (what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share). At a $3 RPM, 100,000 monetized views a month earns about $300. RPM varies widely by niche and is far lower on Shorts.

Free, no account required. The maths runs in your browser. Updated November 10, 2026.

Monetized views per monthRPM (revenue per 1,000 views) ($)Shown in YouTube Studio. Finance and tech niches run higher, Shorts far lower.Monthly income goal ($)

Estimated monthly ad revenue

$300

Yearly at this pace: $3,600
Views needed for your goal: 333,333
Daily views for your goal: 11,111

An estimate from the numbers above, not a promise of income. Replace the example numbers with your own.

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How to use it

01
Enter monthly views
Use views on monetized long-form videos. Shorts pay from a separate pool at a much lower rate.
02
Set your RPM
Copy RPM from YouTube Studio, or use a niche estimate until your channel has its own.
03
Read the income
See monthly and yearly ad revenue and the views per month and per day your goal needs.

A worked example

250,000 views a month at a $6 RPM earns $1,500 a month, or $18,000 a year.

What to check

You earn nothing from ads until the channel joins the YouTube Partner Program.
RPM is after YouTube's cut. CPM is what advertisers pay and is always higher.
Ads are often the smaller part of faceless channel income; sponsors and affiliates add to it.

Questions

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?

Creators keep an RPM that often lands between $1 and $10 per 1,000 long-form views, depending on niche, audience country and season. Finance and software sit at the top; entertainment and kids content sit low. Shorts usually pay well under $0.10 per 1,000 views.

What is the difference between RPM and CPM on YouTube?

CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions before YouTube's share. RPM is what you earn per 1,000 views after YouTube's share, counted across all views including ones with no ad. Use RPM to estimate income, which is what this calculator does.

What is the best free YouTube earnings calculator?

This free Rushilo YouTube earnings calculator takes monthly views and your RPM, shows monthly and yearly ad revenue, and works backwards to the views per day your income goal needs. It runs in your browser with no sign-up or channel connection.

Learn the numbers

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