YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate how much your YouTube channel can earn from ads. Enter your views, pick your niche and audience location, and see your projected daily, monthly and yearly revenue.
Estimated RPM: $6 – $18per 1,000 views (after YouTube's 45% cut).
Ad revenue only. Sponsorships, memberships and affiliate income are typically 2–5× this amount for established creators.
How much money do YouTubers make?
YouTube ad earnings come down to one core number: your RPM (revenue per 1,000 views). After YouTube keeps 45% of ad revenue, most creators land somewhere between $2 and $30 per 1,000 views. The spread is huge because two factors dominate: your niche and your audience country.
Why niche matters so much
Advertisers in finance, business and tech pay far more per view than those targeting gaming or vlogs. A finance channel can earn 10× the RPM of a gaming channel with the same view count. Pick your niche in the calculator above to see the difference.
Why audience location matters
A view from the United States, UK or Australia is worth several times a view from markets with lower ad spend. If most of your audience is in a tier-1 English-speaking country, your RPM rises significantly.
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How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
Most channels earn between $2 and $30 per 1,000 monetized views (RPM) after YouTube takes its 45% cut. The exact amount depends heavily on your niche and where your viewers live — finance and business channels earn the most, gaming and entertainment the least.
How accurate is this YouTube money calculator?
It gives a realistic range based on industry-reported RPM data for each niche and country. Your real earnings vary with watch time, ad formats, seasonality and the share of monetized views, so treat the result as a guide rather than a guarantee.
What is the difference between CPM and RPM?
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what you actually keep per 1,000 video views after YouTube's revenue share and accounting for views that don't show ads. RPM is the number that matters for your income.
Do I need 1,000 subscribers to make money?
To join the YouTube Partner Program you need 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours (or 10M Shorts views) in the last 12 months. Until then you can still earn through affiliate links, sponsorships and merch.
RPM benchmarks cover 10 niches across 16 audience regions and are updated for 2025.