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YouTube Monetization Checker — Partner Program Eligibility
Check a channel's public subscriber and video counts against the Partner Program's 1,000-subscriber threshold — with honest guidance on the non-public criteria.
Open toolYouTube Money Calculator
How much money does a YouTube channel actually make from its views? This free YouTube money calculator estimates earnings from your daily views and your niche, using RPM — the revenue a creator really receives per 1,000 views after YouTube's cut. Pick a niche to load realistic RPM ranges (finance channels earn many times more per view than entertainment channels), or enter your own RPM figures if you already know them from YouTube Studio. You get estimated earnings per day, per month and per year as a range, because real RPM moves with watch time, audience country and the time of year. It is the honest way to answer "how much do YouTubers make?" for your own channel.
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How to use this tool
- Enter the channel's average views per day.
- Pick the niche to load its typical RPM range.
- Or type your own RPM figures from YouTube Studio.
- Read estimated daily, monthly and yearly earnings.
Worked example
10,000 views a day in entertainment (RPM $1–$4) estimates at $10–$40 per day — $300–$1,200 a month, before any sponsorship income.
Frequently asked questions
What is RPM, and how is it different from CPM?
CPM is what advertisers pay for 1,000 ad impressions, before YouTube takes its 45% share. RPM (revenue per mille) is what the creator actually receives per 1,000 video views, after that cut, and it also accounts for views with no ad, Premium revenue and memberships. RPM is always the lower, more honest number — which is why this calculator uses RPM, and why its estimates are more realistic than CPM-based calculators that flatter the result.
How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
There is no single rate: it depends on the niche, where viewers live, video length and season. As a rough guide, US/UK finance content can exceed $20 RPM, tech and education often land between $4 and $15, while entertainment, music and Shorts-heavy channels may see $1–$4 or less. The niche presets in this calculator reflect those published ranges; entering your own RPM from YouTube Studio (Revenue tab → RPM) gives the most accurate estimate.
Do these estimates include sponsorships and other income?
No — this calculator estimates AdSense revenue only. For many channels, sponsorships, affiliate links, channel memberships, Super Chats and product sales earn more than ads, sometimes several times more. Treat the figures here as the advertising baseline of a channel's income, not its total. Earnings are also before tax, and YouTube pays out only once a channel passes the $100 threshold.
Why is my actual RPM lower in January?
Advertiser demand is seasonal. Brands spend heavily in November and December (holiday shopping), so RPM peaks then — and falls sharply in early January when campaigns reset. A channel's yearly average is the figure that matters for planning; this calculator's monthly estimate is simply the daily rate times 30, so multiply your own high and low months out separately if your niche is seasonal.
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