YouTube Money Calculator – Estimate any channel Earnings
The YouTube Money Calculator lets you enter the URL of a YouTube video or channel and estimate its potential earnings based on available view counts and revenue rate data. You can also calculate earnings manually by entering view counts and RPM to compare different revenue scenarios.
Enter a YouTube URL below to see estimated earnings instantly, or calculate them manually using views and RPM.
How to Use the YouTube Money Calculator
Using the YouTube Money Calculator is simple. You can enter a YouTube URL whenever you want to estimate the earnings from an existing video or channel, or use the manual calculator when you already know the view count and RPM.
Enter a YouTube URL
Paste the URL of the YouTube video or channel you want to check into the calculator.
For a video, the available view count can be used to estimate potential revenue. For a channel, the available channel information can help you assess potential earnings based on its visible traffic and the assumptions used by the calculator.
Let the Tool Analyze the URL
After entering the URL, run the calculation. The tool verifies the available information and uses it to produce an estimated earnings result.
YouTube’s public view count cannot reveal a creator’s exact private earnings, so the result should be treated as an estimate and not as an actual payment from YouTube.
Review the Estimated Earnings
Check the estimated earnings displayed by the calculator. The result can help you understand the potential value of the video’s or channel’s traffic.
For example, if the calculator uses 100,000 views and an estimated RPM of $4, the calculation is:
100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $4 = $400
The same number of views can produce a different result if the revenue rate changes.
Calculate Earnings Manually
You don’t always need a URL. If you already know the number of views and your RPM, you can enter those values manually.
The basic formula is:
Estimated revenue = Views ÷ 1,000 × RPM
For example, with 250,000 views and an RPM of $5:
250,000 ÷ 1,000 × $5 = $1,250
At an RPM of $3, the estimate would be approximately $750, while at an RPM of $8, it would be approximately $2,000.
Compare Different Revenue Scenarios
Try different view counts and revenue rates to understand how potential revenue on YouTube changes.
For 100,000 views:
RPM of $2: $200
RPM of $4: $400
RPM of $6: $600
RPM of $8: $800
RPM of $10: $1,000
This is useful for comparing potential earnings rather than relying on a single number.
Typical YouTube RPM by Niche
Revenue rates can vary significantly among YouTube channels. Audience location, content niche, advertiser demand, monetized views, viewer behavior, seasonality, and video format can all affect potential revenue.
The following table provides illustrative planning estimates, not guaranteed payment rates from YouTube.
| YouTube niche | Example RPM range | Revenue from 100K views |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & investing | $8–$20+ | $800–$2,000+ |
| Technology & software | $4–$12 | $400–$1,200 |
| Education & tutorials | $3–$10 | $300–$1,000 |
| Health & fitness | $2–$6 | $200–$600 |
| Food & cooking | $2–$5 | $200–$500 |
| Lifestyle & vlogs | $2–$5 | $200–$500 |
| Gaming | $1–$4 | $100–$400 |
For example, a technology video with 100,000 views could be estimated using an illustrative RPM range of $4–$12.
At an RPM of $4:
100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $4 = $400
At an RPM of $12:
100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $12 = $1,200
This shows why two YouTube videos with the same number of views can have very different estimated earnings.
These figures are just examples for planning purposes. If you have access to your own YouTube Analytics, your actual RPM is generally a more useful metric than a generic estimate.
YouTube Shorts Earnings
YouTube Shorts earnings must be calculated separately from YouTube’s long-form videos because Shorts use a different monetization and revenue-sharing system, YouTube Shorts monetization.
If you look at the URL for a Shorts video or channel, you shouldn’t automatically apply a typical long-form RPM to the available views. Instead, you can use a YouTube Shorts revenue calculator with revenue assumptions specific to Shorts.
For a simple example, let’s assume that 100,000 YouTube Shorts views yield an illustrative effective RPM of $0.02–$0.10.
At an RPM of $0.02:
100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $0.02 = $2
At an RPM of $0.10:
100,000 ÷ 1,000 × $0.10 = $10
In this example, 100,000 Shorts views could generate approximately $2–$10.
This is merely an illustrative range, not a standard YouTube Shorts payout. Actual Shorts revenue may vary based on eligible views, audience, monetization conditions, revenue-sharing factors, and other circumstances.
For example, you shouldn’t automatically expect 100,000 long-form views and 100,000 Shorts views to generate the same amount of money.
The same applies to higher traffic levels. A channel may receive millions of Shorts views while generating a very different amount of revenue compared to a smaller number of long-form views. Therefore, when using a YouTube views-to-money calculator, it’s best to evaluate Shorts and long-form traffic separately.