📱 Shorts Calculator

YouTube Shorts Money Calculator

Estimate how much YouTube pays for your Shorts views.

YouTube Shorts earn significantly less per view than long-form videos. Use this YouTube Shorts money calculator to estimate revenue from any view count and understand how Shorts monetization compares to regular videos.

Calculate Shorts Earnings Full Calculator (Long-form + Shorts)

Shorts Earnings Estimator

Enter your monthly Shorts views and select your primary audience region to get an earnings estimate.

Enter your estimated monthly view count across all Shorts.
$0.01 $0.25
Typical Shorts RPM: $0.03 (low) – $0.12 (high). US-heavy audiences earn more.

Shorts Earnings Estimate

YouTube Shorts
Monthly Revenue
$80.00
at $0.08 RPM
Per 1,000 Views
$0.08
Daily Estimate
$2.67
Yearly Estimate
$960.00

Shorts vs Long-form Comparison

The same 1,000,000 views as long-form video would earn approximately:

📱 YouTube Shorts
$80.00
at $0.08 RPM
VS
📹 Long-form Video
$3,000.00
at $3.00 RPM (avg.)

Long-form earns approximately 37× more than Shorts for the same view count.

⚠ Disclaimer: These estimates are for informational purposes only. Actual Shorts earnings vary based on your audience country, niche, and YouTube's pooled Shorts revenue model. Check YouTube Studio for real data.

How YouTube Shorts Monetization Works

YouTube Shorts uses a different monetization model than long-form videos. Instead of individual ad placements on each Short, YouTube pools ad revenue from the Shorts feed and distributes it among eligible creators based on their share of total Shorts views.

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Pooled Revenue Model

Ad revenue from the Shorts feed is pooled together. Your earnings depend on your percentage of total views in the pool — not individual ad placements.

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Creator Fund vs YPP

Shorts monetization is now part of the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), replacing the old Creator Fund. You need 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views in 90 days to qualify.

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Lower RPM Than Long-form

Shorts typically earn $0.03–$0.12 RPM compared to $2–$10+ for long-form. This means you need far more Shorts views to earn the same as long-form content.

YouTube Shorts Earnings by View Count

Reference table showing estimated Shorts revenue at different RPM levels. Use the calculator above for a personalized estimate.

Monthly Views RPM $0.03 (low) RPM $0.08 (average) RPM $0.12 (high) Long-form at $3 RPM
100,000$3$8$12$300
500,000$15$40$60$1,500
1,000,000$30$80$120$3,000
5,000,000$150$400$600$15,000
10,000,000$300$800$1,200$30,000
100,000,000$3,000$8,000$12,000$300,000

The long-form comparison column uses a $3 RPM baseline, which is conservative. High-RPM channels earn considerably more per view with long-form content.

Strategy tip: Most successful creators use Shorts for audience growth and discovery, then direct new subscribers to their long-form content where the real monetization happens. Shorts can be a powerful top-of-funnel tool even if the direct earnings per view are low.

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