YouTube Shorts earnings calculator

What your Shorts views could earn from ads.

Quick answer

Most Shorts earn about ฿2–฿7 per 1,000 views after YouTube's cut, so 1 million views pays roughly ฿2,380–฿6,800. Creators keep 45% of their allocated revenue.

Start from an example:

Views

views
Engaged views in a month. Use YouTube Studio > Analytics.

RPM (estimates, edit to match your channel)

$
Per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share.
$
US-heavy audiences reach ~฿10; music ~฿34.
%
YouTube's current Shorts revenue share.

Estimates only. Only engaged, eligible views from monetized channels earn. Check YouTube Studio > Analytics > Revenue for your Shorts RPM.

How YouTube Shorts earnings are calculated

  • Earnings

    Shorts views ÷ 1,000 × RPM

    RPM is what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share. Most niches land at ฿2–฿7.

  • The 45% share

    your allocation × 45%

    Shorts Feed ad revenue goes into a monthly Creator Pool, split by each channel's share of engaged views. Monetized creators keep 45% of their allocation, with or without music.

  • Who gets paid

    You need to be in the YouTube Partner Program. One path is 1,000 subscribers and 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days.

Frequently asked questions

How much does YouTube pay for 1 million Shorts views?

Usually about ฿2,380–฿6,800. Channels with a mostly US audience can earn around ฿10,200 and music Shorts can reach about ฿34,000.

What is a typical YouTube Shorts RPM?

About ฿2–฿7 per 1,000 views in most niches, roughly 3–14% of long-form RPM.

What share of Shorts revenue do creators keep?

45% of the revenue allocated to them from the Creator Pool, whether or not the Short uses music.

How do I get monetized on Shorts?

Join the YouTube Partner Program with 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days, or 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months.