Check your YouTube Partner Program eligibility from subscribers and watch time, then estimate monthly earnings from your views. Results update as you type.
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To share in ad revenue you need to join the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 public long-form watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million public Shorts views in the last 90 days. A lower first tier (500 subscribers, 3,000 watch hours or 3 million Shorts views, and 3 public uploads in the last 90 days) unlocks fan funding features. Requirements can change, so check the Monetization section in YouTube Studio before you apply.
CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM is what you actually earn per 1,000 video views, after YouTube's share, and it counts views that showed no ad. That is why RPM is lower than CPM, and why this calculator asks for RPM.
Long-form videos can carry ads before, during, and after the video. Shorts revenue comes from a pooled share of ads between Shorts, divided by view share, so each view is worth far less. The same view count often pays a small fraction of long-form.
Enter your subscribers, long-form watch hours for the last 12 months, and Shorts views for the last 90 days to see which monetization requirements you meet and how far you are from the rest. Add your monthly new subscribers and monthly views to estimate when you will reach each tier at your current pace. For example, 12,000 long-form views per month at a long-form RPM of $3 to $10 comes to roughly $36 to $120 per month, and 400,000 Shorts views at a Shorts RPM of $0.02 to $0.07 adds roughly $8 to $28. The same subscriber count can lead to very different results depending on views and niche.
RPM depends most on niche and viewer country. Topics with higher advertiser demand, such as finance and technology, tend to pay more. Making videos long enough for mid-roll ads, covering advertiser-friendly topics, and improving viewer retention all create more ad opportunities. Ad rates also move with the season, usually rising in the fourth quarter and dropping in January and February.
Open YouTube Studio, go to Analytics, then the Revenue tab. Using your own RPM gives the most accurate estimate.
RPM varies with viewer country, niche, season (higher in Q4, lower in January and February), and ad blocking. This calculator gives a reference range, not a guarantee.
Subscriber count does not directly determine earnings. Revenue depends on views and RPM, so two channels with the same subscribers can earn very different amounts. Enter your monthly views in the calculator to see a range.
No. Shorts revenue comes from a pooled share of ads shown between Shorts, split by view share, so each view is worth far less than a long-form view. That is why this calculator uses separate RPM ranges for long-form and Shorts.
No. All figures are pre-tax estimates. Earnings may be taxable income depending on where you live.
RPM is an estimated range that varies widely by niche, audience country, and season, and may differ from your actual earnings. Figures are pre-tax estimates. Monetization requirements can change, so confirm the latest rules in the Monetization menu of YouTube Studio before applying. This site is an unofficial tool and is not affiliated with YouTube or Google.