About the YouTube Revenue Estimator
What is the YouTube Revenue Estimator?
This youtube earnings calculator uses RPM – what you actually receive per 1,000 views – so the estimate matches your YouTube Studio numbers.
Finance and tech channels earn several times more per view than entertainment channels.
How to use the YouTube Revenue Estimator
- Long-form Views a Month (sample: 2,00,000)
- Channel Niche (sample: Lifestyle, vlogs, food)
- Your Actual RPM (₹ per 1,000 views, 0 = typical for niche) (sample: 0)
- Shorts Views a Month (sample: 10,00,000)
- Shorts RPM (₹ per 1,000 views) (sample: 3)
- Share of Revenue from US Viewers (%) (sample: 10)
- US Tax Info Submitted in AdSense? (sample: Yes – 15% treaty rate)
- Press Estimate YouTube Earnings (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Monthly YouTube Earnings, along with Long-form ad revenue, Shorts revenue, US tax withheld and Yearly earnings.
Formula used
Earnings = Long-form views ÷ 1,000 × RPM + Shorts views ÷ 1,000 × Shorts RPM − US withholding
- US withholding = 15% of US-viewer revenue with tax info (treaty rate), up to 30% without
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Long-form Views a Month | 2,00,000 |
| Channel Niche | Lifestyle, vlogs, food |
| Your Actual RPM (₹ per 1,000 views, 0 = typical for niche) | 0 |
| Shorts Views a Month | 10,00,000 |
| Shorts RPM (₹ per 1,000 views) | 3 |
| Share of Revenue from US Viewers (%) | 10 |
| US Tax Info Submitted in AdSense? | Yes – 15% treaty rate |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Monthly YouTube Earnings | ₹11,820 |
| Long-form ad revenue | ₹9,000 |
| Shorts revenue | ₹3,000 |
| US tax withheld | ₹180 |
| Yearly earnings | ₹1,41,840 |
| RPM used | ₹45 |
| Views for ₹1 lakh a month (long-form) | 22,22,222 |
| Monetisation needs | 1,000 subscribers plus 4,000 watch hours in 12 months, or 10 million Shorts views in 90 days |
Tips for using the YouTube Revenue Estimator
- Submit US tax info in AdSense to claim the India–US treaty rate.
- Longer videos (8+ minutes) allow mid-roll ads, which raise RPM.