YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate YouTube earnings based on views, niche, and CPM. See potential ad revenue across 16 content categories.
100.0K views/month
CPM range: $8–$20 per 1,000 views
Low estimate
$480
Most likely
$840
High estimate
$1,200
Low end / year
$5,760
High end / year
$14,400
These are rough estimates. Actual earnings depend on audience geography, watch time, ad format, season, and many other factors.
Wondering how much a YouTube channel earns? Our calculator estimates ad revenue based on monthly views and content niche. We use real-world CPM ranges from 16 categories — from finance ($15-35 CPM) to gaming ($3-8 CPM) — and apply YouTube's revenue share to give you a realistic range.
About YouTube Money Calculator
How much do YouTubers actually make?
YouTube earnings vary wildly — from $0.50 to $35 per 1,000 views, depending on niche, audience geography, and ad format. Our YouTube Money Calculator estimates ad revenue based on monthly views and content category, using real-world CPM (cost per mille) ranges.
How YouTube ad revenue works
Advertisers pay YouTube per 1,000 ad impressions (CPM). YouTube keeps 45% and pays creators 55% (RPM — revenue per mille). Actual CPMs depend on:
- Niche: finance and tech attract premium advertisers; entertainment and music pay less
- Audience geography: viewers in the US/UK/Canada generate higher CPMs than viewers in lower-GDP countries
- Watch time: longer videos serve more ads
- Ad format: skippable video ads pay more than display ads
CPM ranges by niche
- Finance / Investing: $15-35 CPM (highest)
- Tech / Software: $8-20 CPM
- Education / How-to: $6-15 CPM
- Gaming: $3-8 CPM
- Entertainment: $2-6 CPM
- Music: $1-4 CPM (lowest)
Our calculator applies the appropriate RPM factor (50-60% of CPM) to give you the creator's actual take-home range.
What this calculator doesn't include
- Sponsorships: often 2-5x ad revenue for mid-sized channels
- Channel memberships: recurring monthly revenue
- Super Chat & Super Thanks: viewer tips during streams
- Merchandise: physical product sales
- Affiliate links: commissions on recommended products
For serious income estimation, add these on top of the ad revenue estimate. Then write better titles and descriptions to grow your views.
How to use YouTube Money Calculator
- Enter the channel's monthly views (e.g. 500000).
- Select the content niche that best matches the channel.
- Click Calculate to see the estimated monthly earnings range.
- Review the low, mid, and high estimates based on niche CPM data.
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