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YouTube Shorts Earnings Calculator
Estimate how much money YouTube Shorts can make from monthly views. Add your Shorts views, adjust the RPM range, and see low, average, and high monthly and yearly earnings for Shorts monetization.
Your Shorts channel
Formula
(monthly Shorts views / 1,000) * Shorts RPM
Shorts earnings range
Low monthly
$10.00
at $0.01 RPM
Average monthly
$35.00
at $0.035 RPM
High monthly
$60.00
at $0.06 RPM
Low yearly
$120
Average yearly
$420
High yearly
$720
Based on 1,000,000 monthly Shorts views. Estimates are directional only. Real Shorts earnings depend on eligible engaged views, audience location, ad demand, music usage, and monetization status.
How to estimate Shorts revenue
Start with views
Use monthly Shorts views from YouTube Studio, not total channel views. Shorts revenue is calculated separately from long-form watch page revenue.
Model a range
Shorts RPM can move sharply between months. A low, average, and high forecast is more useful than a single YouTube Shorts money number.
Compare formats
Compare this result with the YouTube Money Calculator to decide how Shorts and long-form videos fit your channel.
Frequently asked questions
How much do YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?
Shorts RPM is usually much lower than long-form YouTube RPM because Shorts ads are pooled across the Shorts Feed and shared by eligible creators. Many creators model Shorts revenue with a broad RPM range such as $0.01 to $0.06 per 1,000 views, then replace the estimate with their own YouTube Studio RPM once they have data.
Can you make money from YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Monetizing partners can earn Shorts ad revenue after joining the YouTube Partner Program and accepting the Shorts Monetization Module. Eligible Shorts views are paid through Shorts Feed ad revenue sharing and YouTube Premium revenue sharing.
How many Shorts views do you need to monetize?
For full YouTube Partner Program revenue sharing through Shorts, creators generally need 1,000 subscribers and 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days, or they can qualify through the long-form watch-hour path.
Why are Shorts earnings so variable?
Shorts earnings vary by audience country, ad demand, music usage, eligible engaged views, seasonality, and whether the Short follows YouTube monetization policies. That is why this calculator shows low, average, and high estimates instead of one fixed number.
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