Youtube Earning Calculator

Reviewed by: David Chen, CFA | Last Updated: October 2023

Estimate your potential revenue effortlessly with our YouTube Earning Calculator. Whether you are a new creator or an established channel, understanding your potential earnings based on Daily Views and RPM (Revenue Per Mille) is crucial for your content strategy.

YouTube Earning Calculator

Total views your channel gets in 24 hours.

Please enter a valid number of views.

Revenue per 1,000 views (Average range: $0.25 – $4.00).

Please enter a valid RPM value.

Estimated Daily Earnings

YouTube Earning Calculator Formula

The standard industry formula for calculating YouTube revenue is based on RPM (Revenue Per Mille), which represents how much money you earn for every 1,000 video views.

Earnings = (Total Views / 1,000) × RPM

For more detailed information on YouTube monetization policies and metrics, you can refer to the official YouTube Help Center or this comprehensive guide by Investopedia.

Variables

• Daily Video Views (V): The total number of valid views your content receives. YouTube pays for views where ads are shown or from YouTube Premium subscribers.
• RPM (Revenue Per Mille): This is the total revenue (from ads, memberships, etc.) divided by total views of your channel, multiplied by 1,000. It is the most accurate metric for creator earnings.

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What is a YouTube Earning Calculator?

A YouTube Earning Calculator is a digital tool designed to help content creators, marketers, and influencers estimate potential income from their YouTube channels. By inputting key metrics like daily views and estimated RPM, the calculator provides a projection of daily, monthly, and yearly revenue.

Understanding these figures is essential for treating a YouTube channel as a business. While actual earnings fluctuate based on niche, audience location, and seasonality, this calculator provides a baseline to set financial goals and measure growth strategies.

Most calculators rely on RPM rather than CPM (Cost Per Mille). While CPM measures what advertisers pay, RPM measures what the creator actually pockets after YouTube takes its 45% cut.

How to Calculate YouTube Earnings (Example)

Let’s say you have a tech channel. You want to estimate your earnings based on your recent performance.

1. Identify Daily Views: Your channel gets approximately 10,000 views per day.
2. Determine RPM: Based on your niche (tech), your RPM is higher than average, perhaps $3.50.
3. Apply the Formula: Divide views by 1,000:
   10,000 / 1,000 = 10 units.
4. Calculate Total: Multiply the units by the RPM:
   10 units × $3.50 = $35.00 per day.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is the difference between RPM and CPM?
CPM (Cost Per Mille) is what advertisers pay for 1,000 ad impressions. RPM (Revenue Per Mille) is what you, the creator, actually earn per 1,000 video views, accounting for YouTube’s revenue share and views that weren’t monetized.

Does this calculator include YouTube Premium revenue?
Yes, if you use your channel’s “RPM” metric from YouTube Analytics as the input, it includes revenue from ads, YouTube Premium, channel memberships, and Super Chat.

Why do my actual earnings vary?
Earnings fluctuate due to “Seasonality” (advertisers pay more in Q4), audience geography (views from Tier 1 countries like the US/UK pay more), and the specific niche of your video content.

How many views do I need to make $1,000?
This depends on your RPM. If your RPM is $2.00, you would need 500,000 views to make $1,000. If your RPM is high ($10.00), you would only need 100,000 views.