YouTube money calculator
| Views | You earn |
|---|---|
| 1,000 | $2–$6 |
| 10,000 | $24–$60 |
| 100,000 | $240–$600 |
| 1,000,000 | $2,400–$6,000 |
| 10,000,000 | $24,000–$60,000 |
Ad revenue only: sponsorships, affiliates and products are extra. RPM is what a creator receives per 1,000 views after YouTube's 45% share; the calculator applies the share of views that show an ad first. Niche RPM ranges are FameX estimates for faceless channels, not YouTube data. Shorts earn far less (about $0.05–$0.30 per 1,000 views) and are not modelled here.
How it works: YouTube pays creators 55% of the ad revenue their long-form videos generate. What reaches you per 1,000 views is called RPM, and it varies about twentyfold by niche. This calculator multiplies your views by the share that show an ad, then by the RPM range for the niche you pick, so you get a realistic range instead of one false-precision number.
What YouTube pays per 1 million views, by niche (October 2026)
| Niche | RPM | Per 100,000 views | Per 1 million views |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance & business | $10–24 | $600–$1,440 | $6,000–$14,400 |
| Aging & retirement | $9–20 | $540–$1,200 | $5,400–$12,000 |
| Money & frugal living | $8–18 | $480–$1,080 | $4,800–$10,800 |
| Tech & AI | $7–16 | $420–$960 | $4,200–$9,600 |
| Cars & vehicles | $6–14 | $360–$840 | $3,600–$8,400 |
| Health & beauty | $6–14 | $360–$840 | $3,600–$8,400 |
| Prepping & survival | $6–13 | $360–$780 | $3,600–$7,800 |
| Safety & security | $6–13 | $360–$780 | $3,600–$7,800 |
| Trucking | $6–13 | $360–$780 | $3,600–$7,800 |
| DIY & repair | $5–12 | $300–$720 | $3,000–$7,200 |
| Golf & sports | $5–11 | $300–$660 | $3,000–$6,600 |
| Homesteading & gardening | $5–11 | $300–$660 | $3,000–$6,600 |
| Cleaning & home | $4–10 | $240–$600 | $2,400–$6,000 |
| Education & explainers | $4–10 | $240–$600 | $2,400–$6,000 |
| Science & space | $4–10 | $240–$600 | $2,400–$6,000 |
| Travel | $4–10 | $240–$600 | $2,400–$6,000 |
| Cooking | $4–9 | $240–$540 | $2,400–$5,400 |
| Fishing & outdoors | $4–9 | $240–$540 | $2,400–$5,400 |
| History & culture | $4–9 | $240–$540 | $2,400–$5,400 |
| Pets | $4–9 | $240–$540 | $2,400–$5,400 |
| Life & relationships | $3–8 | $180–$480 | $1,800–$4,800 |
| Faith | $2–6 | $120–$360 | $1,200–$3,600 |
| Mystery & horror | $2–6 | $120–$360 | $1,200–$3,600 |
| Stories & narration | $2–6 | $120–$360 | $1,200–$3,600 |
| Kids & family | $1–3 | $60–$180 | $600–$1,800 |
Assumes 60% of views show an ad. RPM ranges are FameX estimates for faceless channels in each niche, not YouTube data; each niche link shows the channels behind the range and their estimated earnings.
What moves the number
- Niche: finance, retirement and money content attracts advertisers who pay for leads; entertainment and kids content does not.
- Audience country: US, UK, Canadian, Australian and German viewers earn several times more per view than most other markets.
- Video length: videos over eight minutes can run mid-roll ads, raising revenue per view.
- Season: advertiser spend peaks in October–December and dips in January.
- Shorts: paid from a separate, much smaller pool.
Read how much YouTube pays per million views and RPM vs CPM for the detail, or check a specific channel with the monetization checker. The RPM calculator is the same model starting from monthly views.
Questions
How much money does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
Creators receive about $1–$24 per 1,000 long-form views depending on niche and audience country (that figure is the RPM). Among faceless niches FameX tracks, finance & business pays the most at $10–24 and kids & family the least at $1–3.
How much does YouTube pay for 1 million views?
Roughly $600–$14,400 for long-form views, depending on niche; a mid-RPM faceless channel earns around $2,500–$6,000 per million. Shorts earn about $50–$300 per million.
How accurate is this YouTube money calculator?
It estimates ad revenue only, from views, a niche RPM range and the share of views that show an ad. Real earnings depend on audience country, video length, season and ad blockers, so treat the result as a planning range. Sponsorships, affiliates and products are not included and often exceed ad income.
How many views do you need to make $1,000 a month on YouTube?
At a $5 RPM with 60% of views showing ads, about 333,000 views a month (11,000 a day). In a high-RPM niche like finance & business it can be under 100,000 views a month; in kids content it can take over a million.
Does the calculator work for YouTube Shorts?
No. Shorts are paid from a shared pool at roughly $0.05–$0.30 per 1,000 views, 20–50 times less than long-form, so the long-form RPMs here would overstate Shorts income badly.