How much does YouTube Shorts pay per 1,000 views?

YouTube does not publish a fixed Shorts rate. A current independent benchmark reports a typical range of about $0.01 to $0.06 per 1,000 views. Shorts RPM in YouTube Analytics is calculated per 1,000 engaged views, and actual results can fall outside that range.

How much money do 1 million YouTube Shorts views make?

At the $0.01 to $0.06 planning range, one million eligible engaged views would estimate to about $10 to $60. Country mix, the monthly Creator Pool, eligibility and other factors can move the real result higher or lower.

How many Shorts views do you need to monetize?

For ad and YouTube Premium revenue sharing, YouTube's full YPP threshold is 1,000 subscribers plus either 10 million valid public Shorts views in 90 days or 4,000 valid public watch hours from long-form videos in 12 months. Meeting a threshold still leads to a channel review.

What percentage does YouTube take from Shorts revenue?

YouTube says Shorts creators keep 45% of the revenue allocated to them from the Creator Pool. It is misleading to treat the other 55% as a simple cut from ads attached to one Short because Shorts Feed revenue is pooled first and music licensing is handled before creator allocations.

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Estimate monthly and yearly Shorts earnings from engaged views. The calculation uses a current independent benchmark and YouTube's official Creator Pool rules. No sign-up needed.[1, 2, 5]

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Monthly engaged Shorts views

Use eligible engaged views, the metric YouTube uses for Shorts ad revenue sharing.[2]

Since 24 August 2026, YouTube’s public view count starts at the first frame. The previous metric is now called Engaged views. YouTube explains the change

Estimated monthly Shorts revenue

$35

Range: $10 to $60

Estimated yearly Shorts revenue

$420

Range: $120 to $720

This planning estimate applies an independent creator-reported benchmark of $0.01 to $0.06 per 1,000 engaged views. YouTube publishes no fixed Shorts RPM. Actual earnings vary by country, eligible views, the monthly Creator Pool and other factors.[1, 2, 5, 6]

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Estimated YouTube Shorts revenue by views

The examples apply the same $0.01 to $0.06 benchmark per 1,000 eligible engaged Shorts views.[2, 5]

Engaged views	Low estimate	High estimate
100,000	$1	$6
1,000,000	$10	$60
10,000,000	$100	$600

These are planning scenarios. YouTube publishes no official rates, and no figure here is a guarantee. Your own Shorts RPM in YouTube Analytics is the best input once your channel has enough data.[2, 5]

How YouTube Shorts revenue sharing works

Ads appear between videos in the Shorts Feed. YouTube pools that revenue each month, uses part of it to cover music licensing, and allocates the Creator Pool according to each monetizing creator's share of eligible engaged views in each country. Creators keep 45% of the revenue allocated to them.[1, 4]

This is not the same as Watch Page monetization for long-form videos. You cannot apply a long-form RPM to Shorts and expect a useful estimate.[1, 4]

How much do 1 million YouTube Shorts views pay?

YouTube publishes no fixed payment per view or official average Shorts RPM. Shopify's 2026 guide reports a typical range of about $0.01 to $0.06 per 1,000 views. Applied to one million eligible engaged views, that is roughly $10 to $60.[5]

Treat that as a planning range. YouTube allocates the Creator Pool separately by country, so audience geography and the monthly revenue pool can materially change the result.[1, 5]

Does music reduce YouTube Shorts revenue?

Music usage affects how revenue is divided between the Creator Pool and music partners before creators are paid. However, YouTube explicitly says a creator's own allocation uses 100% of their eligible engaged views regardless of music use, and the creator revenue-share rate remains 45%.[1]

Remixed third-party content can work differently because eligible views may be divided with rightsholders. Ineligible, artificial or non-original views do not count toward Shorts payments.[1]

YouTube Shorts earnings FAQ

Sources & methodology

YouTube's official pages below define engaged views, the Creator Pool, the 45% creator share and YPP eligibility. YouTube publishes no fixed Shorts RPM. Shopify's 2026 benchmark supplies the $0.01 to $0.06 planning range, while Digiday provides additional creator-reported context.

[1]
YouTube (official): Shorts monetization policies and Creator PoolOfficial or first-party source
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YouTube (official): RPM for Shorts uses engaged viewsOfficial or first-party source
[3]
YouTube (official): YPP eligibility for Shorts ad revenueOfficial or first-party source
[4]
YouTube (official): Partner earnings and revenue sharesOfficial or first-party source
[5]
Shopify: YouTube Shorts monetization benchmarks (2026)Independent benchmark source
[6]
Digiday: Reported Shorts versus long-form RPMs (2025)Independent benchmark source