YouTube money calculator

About $1–$5 for long-form videos for most creators, and roughly $0.05–$0.20 for Shorts.

About $1,000–$5,000 for long-form views, but only about $50–$200 for Shorts views.

Estimate earnings from long-form and Shorts views.

Quick answer

Most long-form channels earn about 1 €–5 € per 1,000 views; Shorts earn far less, about 0,046 €–0,18 €. 100K long-form views ≈ 92 €–460 €.

Start from an example:

Long-form videos

Long-form views

views

Low RPM

Estimate. Per 1,000 views, after YouTube's cut.

High RPM

Shorts

Shorts views

views

Low Shorts RPM

Estimate. Music Shorts can reach ~1 €.

High Shorts RPM

Estimates only; RPM depends on niche, audience country and season. Check YouTube Studio > Analytics > Revenue for your RPM.

How YouTube earnings are estimated

Long-form
views ÷ 1,000 × RPM
RPM is what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share. Most creators see 1 €–5 €; education and finance can be much higher.
Shorts
Shorts views ÷ 1,000 × Shorts RPM
Shorts ad revenue is pooled and creators keep 45% of their allocation. That works out to about 0,046 €–0,18 € per 1,000 views in most niches.

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?

About 1 €–5 € for long-form videos for most creators, and roughly 0,046 €–0,18 € for Shorts.

How much do 1 million YouTube views pay?

About 920 €–4.600 € for long-form views, but only about 46 €–184 € for Shorts views.

Why is Shorts RPM so low?

Shorts have fewer ad slots and revenue is pooled across creators, who keep 45% of their share.

When is YouTube RPM highest?

In Q4 (October–December), when advertisers spend the most. Q1 is usually lowest.

Updated November 5, 2026·By the Deviantly data team