YouTube Shorts Money Calculator
How much do YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views? Shorts pay a fraction of long-form videos. Enter your monthly Shorts views to see your estimated earnings.
Shorts use the Shorts revenue-sharing model, not standard ad revenue. Earnings depend heavily on your RPM and content.
The YouTube Shorts Bonus (when active) pays extra on top of ad revenue — results here reflect ad-revenue only.
How it works
- 1Enter your monthly Shorts views
- 2Pick a Shorts RPM
- 3See your estimated Shorts earnings
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Frequently asked questions
How much do YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?
YouTube Shorts typically pay between $0.05 and $0.15 per 1,000 views — about 10x less than long-form videos. Shorts monetization uses the Shorts revenue-sharing model rather than standard ads.
How much do 1 million Shorts views pay?
1 million Shorts views generally earn between $50 and $150. Earnings depend on your RPM and whether views come from the Shorts feed or other placements.
Do Shorts views count toward YouTube monetization?
Yes — 10 million Shorts views in 90 days can qualify you for the YouTube Partner Program instead of 4,000 watch hours. But Shorts earnings per view are much lower.
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