YouTube Shorts Money Calculator

Shorts are monetized differently from long-form videos. Ad revenue from the Shorts feed is pooled, a portion is allocated to creators based on their share of views, and creators keep 45% of that allocation. The result is a much lower RPM — commonly a few cents per 1,000 views.

Daily Shorts views

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RPM = your revenue per 1,000 views after YouTube's share. Find yours in YouTube Studio → Analytics → Revenue.

Estimated monthly earnings

$90.00 – $300

from 3M views per month

Daily

$3.00 – $10.00

Yearly

$1,095 – $3,650

Earnings by view count
Views	Estimated earnings
1,000	$0.03 – $0.10
10,000	$0.30 – $1.00
100,000	$3.00 – $10.00
1,000,000	$30.00 – $100
10,000,000	$300 – $1,000

Estimates only. Actual earnings depend on audience location, season, ad formats, video length and eligibility for the YouTube Partner Program.

Enter your daily Shorts views and adjust the RPM to estimate what Shorts could add to your income.

How to use the shorts money calculator

1Enter your average daily Shorts views.
2Adjust the RPM range if you know your own.
3See daily, monthly and yearly estimates.

How it works

Earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × RPM. The default $0.03–$0.10 Shorts RPM is a commonly reported range; check YouTube Studio for your actual figure, which depends on audience location and music usage.

Frequently asked questions

How much do YouTube Shorts pay per million views?

At $0.03–$0.10 RPM, about $30–$100 per million views.

Do Shorts views count toward 4,000 watch hours?

No. Shorts feed views count only toward the separate Shorts-views threshold.