YouTube & Creators6 min read·2026-09-25

YouTube Revenue Calculator

YouTube revenue here is the same ad payout, shown for a month and then for a year if those views hold. A single viral month does not repeat by itself.

YouTube revenue here is the same ad payout, shown for a month and then for a year if those views hold. A single viral month does not repeat by itself.

The worked example is in US dollars. 100,000 views at $4.00 RPM is $400.00 a month, or $4800.00 if that month repeats for a year.

The formula

Monthly ad revenue = (views ÷ 1,000) × RPM.

YouTube's long-form split is 55% to the creator and 45% to YouTube. RPM is already the creator's side. A $7 CPM billed to an advertiser is not a $7 RPM.

Worked example

InputUSD
Views100,000
RPM$4.00
Month$400.00
Year, if the month holds$4800.00

What changes the number

Finance and business viewers in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia usually pay more per 1,000 views than entertainment or kids' content. Shorts pay much less per 1,000 views than long-form. A planning range people use for long-form is often a few dollars of RPM, not tens of dollars, unless the niche and the audience support it. Type your own RPM. Do not treat $4.00 as a promise.

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