YouTube Money Calculator
Estimate how much money a YouTube channel makes from ad revenue. Enter your daily views and CPM to see projected earnings per day, month, and year, accounting for YouTube's 45% revenue share.
YouTube ad revenue comes down to a simple formula: take your views, figure out how many actually show ads, multiply by the CPM, then subtract YouTube's 45% cut. A channel with 10,000 daily views at a $4 CPM with 50% ad coverage earns roughly $11 per day, or about $330 per month.
CPM (cost per mille) is what advertisers pay per 1,000 ad impressions. RPM (revenue per mille) is what you actually earn per 1,000 views after YouTube's cut and accounting for non-monetized views. CPM might be $4, but your RPM could be $1.10 because not every view shows an ad. RPM is the number that matters for your bank account.
CPM varies wildly by niche. Finance and business channels can see CPMs of $10-$20, while gaming and entertainment content might sit around $2-$4. English-speaking audiences (US, UK, Canada, Australia) command the highest rates. Seasonal spikes happen in Q4 when advertisers increase holiday spending budgets.