YouTube Shorts money calculator (2026)
Estimate what your Shorts earn from views, based on where your audience watches. Uses published third-party RPM data, with YouTube's own payout rules explained below.
RPM is what you keep per 1,000 views after YouTube's share. These are third-party averages from 2025 data. YouTube doesn't publish Shorts RPM, and yours will differ.
Quick answer: most monetized Shorts earn between about $0.01 and $0.33 per 1,000 views, so 1 million views pays roughly $8 to $330. US viewers pay the most and India the least. These are averages; your RPM depends on your audience, niche and music use.
Shorts RPM by country
| Audience country | RPM (per 1,000 views) | Per 1M views |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $0.328 | $328 |
| Australia | $0.193 | $193 |
| United Kingdom | $0.166 | $166 |
| Canada | $0.165 | $165 |
| Brazil | $0.045 | $45 |
| Philippines | $0.023 | $23 |
| Indonesia | $0.012 | $12 |
| India | $0.008 | $8 |
Source: AIR Media-Tech, Shorts RPM by country (2025 data, updated Jan 2026). Third-party averages, not official YouTube figures.
How YouTube pays for Shorts
- Each month, revenue from ads shown between videos in the Shorts Feed is pooled (YouTube Help 12504220).
- Part of the pool goes to music partners. A Short with no music sends all its revenue to the Creator Pool. With 1 track, half goes to the Creator Pool. With 2 tracks, one third goes to the Creator Pool.
- The Creator Pool is split among monetizing creators by their share of total engaged views from monetizing creators' Shorts in each country.
- Creators keep 45% of their allocated revenue whether or not they used music.
- Official worked example: $100,000 pool, 20% of views using music, a Short with 1M engaged views out of 100M total. The creator's allocation is $900, so the creator earns $405 (45%). The example uses illustrative numbers and is not an RPM.
- YouTube Premium revenue tied to Shorts views is also shared at 45% of the net amount allocated to the creator.
Who can earn from Shorts
- YouTube Partner Program: 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 qualified watch hours in the last 12 months or 10 million qualified Shorts views in the last 90 days (YouTube Help 72851). Shorts-feed watch hours do not count toward the 4,000 hours.
- The creator must accept the Shorts Monetization Module. Views before acceptance are not eligible.
- Only eligible engaged views count. Excluded views include non-original Shorts (unedited clips or compilations), artificial or bot views, and views of content that is not advertiser-friendly.
Questions
How much does YouTube Shorts pay per 1 million views?
Roughly $8 to $330, depending mostly on where your viewers are. Third-party data from AIR Media-Tech (2025) puts US-audience Shorts at about $0.33 per 1,000 views (about $328 per 1M) and India-audience Shorts at about $0.008 (about $8 per 1M). YouTube doesn't publish official rates.
How much does YouTube Shorts pay in India?
About $0.008 per 1,000 views in AIR Media-Tech's 2025 data, which is around $8 per 1 million views (about ₹767). Indian creators with a mostly global audience can earn much more, because RPM follows where viewers are, not where you live.
How do YouTube Shorts actually pay creators?
Ad revenue from the Shorts Feed goes into a monthly pool. Part goes to music partners if Shorts used music, the rest is split by each creator's share of engaged views, and creators keep 45% of what is allocated to them (YouTube Help).
Does using music in a Short reduce my earnings?
Your 45% share stays the same, but music makes the Creator Pool smaller: a Short with one track sends half its revenue to the Creator Pool, and two tracks send a third (YouTube Help).
How many views do I need to get paid for Shorts?
You need to join the YouTube Partner Program first: 1,000 subscribers plus 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days (or 4,000 long-form watch hours in 12 months), then accept the Shorts Monetization Module.
Sources: YouTube Help: Shorts revenue sharing; YouTube Help: Partner Program; AIR Media-Tech Shorts RPM data. Checked on 13 October 2026. INR uses a rate of ₹95.91 per $1 (open.er-api.com, refreshed when the site is built). Your bank or payout provider will apply its own rate and fees. Estimates only, not financial advice.