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YouTube Revenue Calculator

Estimate your monthly and yearly YouTube ad earnings from views, CPM, and monetization rate. Accounts for the 55% creator share.

  • Live recalculation
  • Realistic low–high range
  • Private, in-browser
Your channel
views
$ / 1k
%
YouTube keeps 45% of ad revenue. CPM varies by niche: finance and tech often sit at $4 to $10, while entertainment and music can be under $1.
Estimated earnings
Your monthly share$66.00
Annual projection$792.00
Realistic range / month$39.60 – $105.60
Gross revenue (before YT cut)$120.00
Monetized views60,000
Effective RPM$0.66

01Why this calculator

Earnings, net of the cut.

Four reasons creators reach for this estimator instead of the rosy gross-revenue ones.

  • 01

    Built around the real 55% split

    Most calculators show gross revenue. This one applies YouTube’s 45% cut so the number on screen is what actually lands in your AdSense account.

  • 02

    Realistic range, not a single guess

    CPM swings month to month. You get a low to high band so you can plan against the floor instead of the optimistic single point.

  • 03

    Tune monetization rate

    Not every view shows an ad. Adjust the monetization percentage to match your audience’s ad-blocker and Shorts mix.

  • 04

    Runs in your browser

    No sign-in, no tracking. Your view counts and CPM never leave this tab.

02How it works

Views, CPM, your share.

  1. Channel input
    Monthly views100,000views

    Step 1Enter monthly views

    Total views across all your videos in a month. Pull it from YouTube Studio → Analytics → Overview.

  2. Average CPM
    $1$2$4$8

    Step 2Set your CPM

    Use the CPM YouTube reports in Studio. Don’t have one yet? $1 to $3 is a safe default for general content.

  3. Monthly share$66.00USDAnnual projection $792

    Step 3Read your share

    The calculator applies the 55/45 creator split and shows monthly, annual, and a realistic low to high range.

03Use cases

Where the math helps.

From goal-setting to sponsorship pitch math to annual planning.

  • Set a monetization goal

    Work backwards from a target income to the views and CPM you need each month, before you commit to a content schedule.

    Goal: $1k/mo → needed views/CPM

  • Sponsorship pitch math

    Compare an upcoming sponsorship offer against your projected AdSense earnings so you don’t leave money on the table.

    Sponsorship vs. ads break-even

  • Niche shift evaluation

    A finance video at $7 CPM is worth ~7× the same view count in entertainment. Run both scenarios before pivoting.

    Entertainment → finance niche

  • Annual income planning

    Project full-year earnings from your last 30-day baseline so you can budget gear, contractors, or taxes.

    Q4 budgeting

  • Team revenue split modeling

    Estimate the pool before agreeing on percentages with editors, writers, or co-hosts.

    Editor + host split

  • Reality-check shorts vs. long-form

    Shorts have much lower RPMs. Run both monetization rates side by side to weigh effort against payout.

    Shorts vs. long-form mix

04Quick tips

Read the number honestly.

Four caveats that keep the estimate useful instead of misleading.

  • 01

    CPM is not RPM

    CPM is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad views; RPM is your actual revenue per 1,000 video views. RPM is always lower because it bakes in monetization rate and YouTube’s cut.

  • 02

    Use a 90-day average, not last month

    Single months swing wildly from holidays, viral hits, and Q4 ad spend. Average the last 90 days for a planning baseline.

  • 03

    Audience geography matters

    Tier-1 country views (US, UK, AU, CA, DE) pay roughly 3 to 5 times the CPM of Tier-3. A US-heavy channel projects very differently than a global one.

  • 04

    AdSense is the floor, not the ceiling

    Memberships, Super Thanks, sponsorships, and affiliates typically out-earn raw ad revenue at scale. Don’t plan around AdSense alone.

05Questions

YouTube money, plainly answered.

Common questions before your first estimate. Missing one? contact@wirelogs.com.

01How accurate is the estimate?

It uses the standard YouTube formula (views × monetization rate × CPM / 1,000 × 0.55). It is a projection, not a guarantee. Real payouts vary with seasonality, geography, ad-blocker usage, and Shorts mix, so expect roughly ±30% in any given month.

02Why is my share 55% and not 100%?

YouTube keeps 45% of long-form ad revenue and pays creators the remaining 55%. For Shorts, the split is 45% to creators of total Shorts ad revenue after music licensing.

03What CPM should I enter if I don’t know mine?

A safe default is $1 to $3 for general content. Tech, finance, B2B and law often see $4 to $10. Music, gaming and entertainment skew $0.50 to $2. Check YouTube Studio → Analytics → Revenue for your real number.

04Does this include Shorts revenue?

No. The calculator models long-form ad revenue. Shorts use a different revenue pool and creator-fund formula, so combine them separately if you publish both.

05Is the calculation private?

Yes. Everything runs in your browser. No views, CPM, or earnings figures are sent to a server.

06Why does my actual revenue differ from the estimate?

Monetization rate fluctuates daily, ad demand is seasonal, and country-mix shifts your effective CPM. Use this for planning, not as a guarantee.

06Related tools

Other revenue calculators.

YouTube lives next to the AdSense and AdMob estimators.

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Estimate your share.

Enter monthly views, your CPM, and a monetization rate. The calculator nets out YouTube’s 45% cut.

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