YouTube Shorts Money Calculator
Estimate what YouTube Shorts earn from your views, using Shorts RPMs measured in 2026 by audience country, see how many long-form views would pay the same, and check the new eligibility threshold.
YouTube Shorts Money Calculator
Shorts RPM from AIR Media-Tech's 2026 study of 274 channels; eligibility from YouTube's August 2026 announcement. Calculated on this page; nothing is sent anywhere.
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How it works — in four simple steps
No signup and nothing to install — it all runs in your browser.
Pick your main audience
Global, US, UK, Canada, Australia or Germany.
Enter Shorts views
Per day, per month or for the last 90 days.
Choose a long-form niche
For the comparison.
Read the estimate
Typical, range, equivalent long-form views and eligibility.
Shorts are best used to win subscribers for long-form, which pays roughly 7 to 30 times more per view.
Features
Measured Shorts RPMs
By audience country, from verified channel data.
Long-form equivalent
How many long-form views would earn the same in your niche.
Eligibility check
Your 90-day views against the 10 million threshold announced for February 2027.
Your own RPM
Override with your Shorts RPM from Studio.
View ladder
Earnings at 100,000 to 100 million views.
About the YouTube Shorts Money Calculator
Shorts make money differently from long-form videos. Ads play between Shorts, so YouTube adds up all Shorts ad revenue each month, sets aside a share for music licensing, and splits the rest among creators by their share of eligible Shorts views. Creators keep 45% of their part. The result is a far lower RPM. In AIR Media-Tech's 2026 data, most niches' Shorts RPM fell between $0.07 and $0.20 per 1,000 views, or 3–14% of the same channel's long-form RPM. Music was the exception, thanks to Content ID.
Audience country makes a big difference. The same study measured Shorts RPMs of about $0.33 for US audiences, $0.19 for Australian and around $0.16–0.17 for UK, Canadian and German ones. A million US-heavy Shorts views earn roughly $300, while a mixed global audience earns closer to $100–250. Pick the audience closest to yours, or type your own Shorts RPM from YouTube Studio.
Eligibility is changing. YouTube announced in August 2026 that from 1 February 2027, sharing in Shorts revenue requires 10 million qualified Shorts views in the previous 90 days. Channels below that stay in the Partner Program and keep earning on long-form. The calculator converts your views into a 90-day figure and shows whether you'd clear the bar. It also shows how many long-form views would earn the same as your Shorts.
Examples
YouTube RPM by niche (2026 data)
| Niche | Median RPM | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|
| Education & Science | $10.22 | $2.31 – $19.50 |
| Transport | $5.69 | $3.17 – $9.81 |
| Lifestyle | $2.98 | $1.77 – $5.24 |
| News & Politics | $2.60 | $1.79 – $3.62 |
| Entertainment | $2.43 | $0.88 – $5.02 |
| Crafting & Handmade | $2.39 | $1.00 – $3.90 |
| Gadgets & Tech | $2.33 | $0.70 – $3.71 |
| Music | $2.28 | $1.35 – $4.16 |
| Food & Cooking | $2.25 | $1.50 – $3.11 |
| Gaming | $2.05 | $0.70 – $3.62 |
| Business & Finance | $2.01 | $0.73 – $5.17 |
| Health & Sport | $1.23 | $0.72 – $1.53 |
| Kids & Teens | $0.33 | $0.16 – $0.88 |
Median RPM per 1,000 views after YouTube's share, from verified YouTube Studio data for 300 channels, May 2025 – May 2026 (AIR Media-Tech). Transport, News & Politics, Food and Business & Finance had fewer than ten channels each, so treat them as rough.
Shorts RPM by audience country
| Audience | Shorts RPM |
|---|---|
| Mostly US audience | $0.328 |
| Mostly Australian audience | $0.193 |
| Mostly UK audience | $0.166 |
| Mostly Canadian audience | $0.165 |
| Mostly German audience | $0.163 |
Most niches' Shorts RPM falls between $0.07 and $0.20 (AIR Media-Tech, 274 channels).