# YouTube earnings calculator

> Free YouTube earnings calculator: estimate what your daily views earn from ads per day, month and year, for long-form videos and Shorts.

Interactive version (runs in the browser): https://vid0.in/tools/youtube-earnings-calculator

## Formula

Earnings = views ÷ 1,000 × RPM. Without your own RPM (YouTube Studio → Analytics → Revenue), Vid0 uses rough ranges: $1–$5 per 1,000 long-form views and $0.03–$0.08 per 1,000 Shorts views. These are Vid0 estimates, not YouTube data.

Example: 10,000 long-form views a day → $10–$50 a day, $300–$1,500 a month.

- **How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?** It depends on your RPM: what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share. Vid0 uses a rough $1–5 for long-form and $0.03–0.08 for Shorts. Niche and audience country move it a lot, so use your own RPM from YouTube Studio when you have it.
- **What's the difference between RPM and CPM?** CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions, before YouTube's share. RPM is what you earn per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share and counting views that showed no ad. RPM is the one to use for your earnings.
- **Where do I find my RPM?** In YouTube Studio, open Analytics, then the Revenue tab. It's only there once your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program.
- **Why do Shorts earn so much less per view?** Shorts ads run between videos in the feed, and creators share a pool of that revenue based on their share of views. That works out to far less per view than ads on a long-form video.
- **Can I check another channel's earnings?** Roughly. The free Vid0 extension shows a 30-day earnings range under any YouTube channel's header, from its recent views. It's an estimate, not YouTube data. [Get the extension](https://vid0.in/extension).