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YouTube Help says partners get 55% of net ad revenue from long-form videos and 45% of the Shorts revenue allocated to them. Enter your monthly views and the RPM from YouTube Studio to estimate earnings.

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YouTube Help says partners get 55% of net revenue from ads on long-form videos and 45% of the Shorts ad revenue allocated to them (YouTube Help, partner earnings overview). Enter the RPM YouTube Studio shows you. No default RPM ships, and this page doesn't check eligibility.

How it works

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    Enter your views and the RPM from YouTube Studio.

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    The calculator estimates revenue as views / 1000 x RPM.

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    No default RPM ships; use the figure YouTube shows you.

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    Read the Partner Program revenue shares from YouTube Help on this page.

Platform facts

FAQ

How much does YouTube pay per 1,000 views?
YouTube doesn't publish a fixed rate. The RPM in YouTube Studio shows what you earned per 1,000 views, and it changes with audience, topic and season.
What share of ad revenue do creators get?
55% of net revenue from ads on long-form videos, and 45% of the Shorts revenue allocated to you, per YouTube Help.
How many subscribers do I need to earn from ads?
1,000, plus either 4,000 long-form watch hours in the last 365 days or 10 million Shorts views in the last 90 days.
Can I earn before I reach 1,000 subscribers?
Fan funding such as channel memberships opens at 500 subscribers, if you also meet the upload and watch time rules.

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