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YouTube Shorts Money Calculator
Estimate what YouTube Shorts earn from your views, or paste a channel. See how many Shorts views you need for $100 or $1,000 a month, and check the 10M-view rule that starts on February 1, 2027.
Making long videos? They pay far more per view: try the YouTube money calculator.
Paste a channel to estimate what its Shorts earn from the last 90 days of views.
Using $0.03–$0.17 per 1,000 Shorts views. Find yours in YouTube Studio → Analytics → Revenue, filtered to Shorts.
How many views for a goal?
To make $2,000 a month you could need as few as 12M Shorts views a month (387K a day), or about 29M at a typical RPM.
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How YouTube Shorts Make Money
Shorts don't earn from the ads on your own videos the way long videos do. Instead, YouTube pays from a shared pool (YouTube Help):
- Each month, the money from ads shown between Shorts in the Shorts feed is added together.
- Part of it pays for music licensing. For views of Shorts that use one music track, half of their share goes to licensing; with two tracks, two thirds. What's left is the Creator Pool.
- The Creator Pool is split between monetized creators by their share of engaged Shorts views in each country.
- You keep 45% of your share. Shorts also earn 45% of the YouTube Premium money allocated to them.
Using music doesn't cut your own payout: YouTube says your allocation from the Creator Pool isn't affected by using a music track, so the calculator doesn't ask about it. The one catch is that Shorts longer than a minute that contain claimed content, such as copyrighted music, are blocked and can't earn at all.
How Much YouTube Shorts Pay per 1,000 Views
Shorts RPM (what you earn per 1,000 views) is usually $0.03–$0.17 per 1,000 views, about $0.07 for a typical mix of countries. Where your viewers live matters even more than for long videos:
| Viewers | Per 1,000 views | Per 1M views |
|---|---|---|
| Mostly US, UK, Canada, Australia | $0.07–$0.33 | $70–$330 |
| A mix of countries | $0.03–$0.17 | $30–$170 |
| Mostly India, Southeast Asia, Latin America | $0.01–$0.05 | $8–$50 |
Since March 31, 2025, the view count under a Short includes every start and replay, while YouTube pays on engaged views (YouTube Help). Shorts that people watch through, rather than flick past, earn toward the top of these ranges.
How Many Shorts Views Do You Need to Make Money?
Shorts views needed for each amount, at high, typical and low Shorts RPMs:
| To earn | At $0.13 | At $0.07 | At $0.03 |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | 769K views | 1.4M views | 3.3M views |
| $1,000 | 7.7M views | 14M views | 33M views |
| $2,000 | 15M views | 29M views | 67M views |
| $10,000 | 77M views | 143M views | 333M views |
How Much 1 Million, 10 Million and 20 Million Shorts Views Pay
| Shorts views | Mixed viewers | Mostly US, UK, CA, AU |
|---|---|---|
| 100K | $7 ($3–$17) | $13 ($7–$33) |
| 1M | $70 ($30–$170) | $130 ($70–$330) |
| 10M | $700 ($300–$1,700) | $1,300 ($700–$3,300) |
| 20M | $1,400 ($600–$3,400) | $2,600 ($1,400–$6,600) |
Shorts vs Long Videos: Same Views, Different Money
A million Shorts views typically earns about $70. The same million views on long videos earns about $2,500 at a typical long-video RPM, roughly 36 times more. Long videos carry ads on your own video, often several per view, while Shorts share a pool of the ads between them. Shorts still earn their keep by bringing in subscribers who go on to watch your long videos. To compare your own numbers, enter your views above and follow the long video estimate link, or try the YouTube money calculator.
The 10M-View Rule From February 1, 2027
From February 1, 2027, a channel only earns from the Shorts Creator Pool, and from Shorts Premium revenue, in months when it has 10M qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days (YouTube Help). The 90 days end on the 15th of the month before the one being paid.
- It applies to every channel in the Partner Program, not just new ones.
- Below the line, Shorts revenue pauses. You stay in the Partner Program, long videos keep earning, and Shorts revenue starts again automatically once you're back over.
- New channels need more to join: 20M Shorts views in 90 days (or 8,000 watch hours), plus 1,000 subscribers. The monetization checker shows where your channel stands.
10M views in 90 days is about 3.3M a month. At a typical $0.07 RPM, a channel right on the line earns about $233 a month from Shorts. The calculator above shows how close your channel is.
Other Ways Shorts Earn
- Brand deals: sponsors pay per Short or per campaign, and for many Shorts creators that's worth far more than the ad pool.
- YouTube Shopping: tag products in your Shorts and earn a commission on sales. It opens at the 500-subscriber level.
- Fan funding: Super Thanks and channel memberships, where you keep 70% after taxes and app store fees, also from 500 subscribers.
Frequently asked questions
How much do YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?
Usually $0.03 to $0.17 per 1,000 views for a typical mix of countries, about $0.07 on average, and up to about $0.33 with mostly US viewers. That's $30 to $170 per million views, and Shorts that people watch through rather than flick past earn toward the top.
How many Shorts views do you need to make $100?
About 1.4 million Shorts views at a typical $0.07 RPM, or about 770,000 with mostly US viewers. With viewers mostly in India or Southeast Asia it can take 5 million or more.
How many Shorts views do you need to make $2,000 a month?
About 29 million Shorts views a month at a typical $0.07 RPM, or about 15 million with mostly US viewers. For $10,000 a month it's roughly 140 million, or 77 million with mostly US viewers.
How much money is 1 million or 20 million views on YouTube Shorts?
1 million Shorts views typically earn about $70, anywhere from $30 to $170, or about $130 with mostly US viewers. 20 million views earn about $1,400, roughly $600 to $3,400.
How does YouTube Shorts monetization work?
Each month YouTube pools the money from ads shown between Shorts in the Shorts feed. Part of it pays for music licensing, and the rest, the Creator Pool, is shared among monetized creators by their share of engaged Shorts views in each country. You keep 45% of your share. Shorts also earn 45% of the YouTube Premium revenue allocated to them.
Does music in my Shorts reduce my earnings?
Not directly. Music changes how much of the overall pool goes to licensing, but YouTube says your own allocation from the Creator Pool isn't affected by using a music track. The catch: Shorts longer than one minute that contain claimed content, such as copyrighted music, are blocked and can't earn.
Why are my engaged views lower than my views?
Since March 31, 2025, the public Shorts view count includes every start and replay, with no minimum watch time. Engaged views only count people who chose to keep watching, and they're what YouTube pays on and uses for monetization. Public Shorts views typically run about 65% higher than engaged views.
Do Shorts pay less than long videos?
Yes, much less per view. 1 million Shorts views typically earn about $70, while 1 million long-video views earn about $2,500 at a typical RPM. Shorts are quicker to make, though, and can bring in subscribers who go on to watch your long videos.
What changes for Shorts in February 2027?
From February 1, 2027, a channel needs 10 million qualified Shorts views over the last 90 days to earn from the Shorts Creator Pool and Shorts Premium revenue that month. It applies to every channel in the YouTube Partner Program, not just new ones. Below it, your Shorts revenue pauses until you're back over, but you stay in the program and long videos keep earning. New channels also need 20 million Shorts views or 8,000 watch hours to join.
What do you need to monetize YouTube Shorts?
To earn from Shorts ads you need to be in the YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days (20 million for new applicants from February 1, 2027), or 4,000 watch hours on long videos (8,000 from then). In many countries you can join earlier, at 500 subscribers, for fan funding and Shopping. Our monetization checker shows where your channel stands.
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