YouTube Revenue Simulator (Long-Form, Shorts & Memberships)

Model YouTube monetization revenue across video durations (>8 min mid-rolls), high-paying niches, Shorts views, and channel memberships.

YouTube income: long-form videos, Shorts and channel members

The tool adds three sources: long-form videos (views ÷ 1,000 × niche CPM × 55% × geography factor, × 1.45 if videos last 8 minutes or more), Shorts (views ÷ 1,000 × the niche's indicative RPM) and members (count × price × 70%). With 120,000 long-form views in tech, 1.8 million Shorts views and 85 members at 4.99, it estimates about 1,667 per month. Niche CPMs and RPMs are the tool's guidelines, not figures published by YouTube.

Tool formulas

  • Long-form RPM = niche CPM × 0.55 × geography factor × 1.45 (videos of 8 min or more) or × 1.00.
  • Geography factors: United States and Canada 1.4; France, UK, Germany 1.0; Southern Europe and Latin America 0.7; rest of the world 0.4.
  • Shorts RPM = the niche's indicative RPM (0.02 to 0.09) × geography factor.
  • Members = count × monthly price × 0.70.

Long-form CPMs coded per niche: finance 18.5, tech and business 13, education 7.5, fitness 6.5, travel 5, gaming 3.5, entertainment 2.8, kids and music 1.8.

Example (default values)

Tech niche, France audience: long-form RPM = 13 × 0.55 × 1.0 × 1.45 = 10.37. 120,000 long-form views: 120 × 10.3675 = 1,244.10. Shorts: 1,800 × 0.07 = 126.00. Members: 85 × 4.99 × 0.70 = 296.91. Total: 1,667.00 per month, 20,004 per year. In this example, 1,000 long-form views earn about 148 times more than 1,000 Shorts views.

Limits

  • In the tool, the 70% for members applies to the displayed price, whereas YouTube calculates it on net revenue (after taxes and fees).
  • Amounts are expressed in the site's active currency (US dollar by default in English), without converting the tool's CPMs and RPMs; your real RPM is in YouTube Studio.

Indicative estimate, no guarantee of income.

Sources and dates: the YouTube partner earnings overview help page states that YouTube pays 55% of net ad revenue from videos on the watch page, 45% of the revenue allocated to the creator from the Shorts Creator Pool and 70% of net revenue from channel memberships and Super Chat. The page Manage mid-roll ad breaks in long videos limits mid-roll breaks to monetised videos of 8 minutes or longer (checked on 14/10/2026).

Frequently Asked Questions

What share of YouTube ad revenue goes to the creator?

According to YouTube Help, 55% of net ad revenue for videos on the watch page and 45% of the revenue allocated through the Creator Pool for Shorts. Channel memberships pay 70% of net revenue.

Why aim for 8-minute videos?

YouTube only allows mid-roll ad breaks on videos of 8 minutes or more. The tool turns this into an RPM multiplied by 1.45, an assumption rather than an official figure.

How much do 1 million YouTube Shorts views pay?

With the tool's indicative RPMs, from 0.02 to 0.09 depending on the niche for a European audience, 1 million Shorts views give between 20 and 90. Your real RPM is shown in YouTube Studio.

Which niche has the highest CPM in the simulator?

Finance, coded at a CPM of 18.5 for long-form videos, ahead of tech and business (13). Kids and music content comes last at 1.8; these are guideline values you can only change by picking another niche.

Is this tool really free?

Yes, all tools on Kristools are 100% free and accessible without registration.

Is my data protected?

Yes. All processing is performed directly and securely inside your browser. No personal data is sent to our servers.