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YouTube Shorts Earnings Calculator
Estimate how much your YouTube Shorts earn per month. Enter your monthly Shorts views and content niche — see RPM benchmarks and views needed to hit income goals.
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Total Shorts views in your last 30 days (from YouTube Studio)
Shorts RPM for Entertainment
Low: $0.030Mid: $0.050High: $0.080
Monthly (Mid est.)
$50.0
Range: $30.0 – $80.0
Per Short
$2.50
across 20 shorts/month
Annual (Mid est.)
$600.0
12 × monthly estimate
Views Needed to Reach Monthly Income Goals
$100/mo
2.0M
Shorts views
$500/mo
10.0M
Shorts views
$1K/mo
20.0M
Shorts views
Shorts RPM is significantly lower than long-form videos ($0.03–$0.35 vs $2–$14). Revenue is split 45/55 (YouTube/Creator) same as regular videos. Combine Shorts for discovery with long-form for monetization.
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