{"id":16058,"date":"2023-07-25T09:53:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T15:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2024-03-22T00:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T06:22:54","slug":"how-much-youtube-pays-for-1-million-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-much-youtube-pays-for-1-million-views","title":{"rendered":"How Much YouTube Pays for 1 Million Views?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One million views is a milestone that many YouTube creators want to hit<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Reaching this milestone means a lot of people have seen and consumed your content, and it\u2019s a euphoric feeling because you don\u2019t just stumble into the million-view realm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You did something that people deem worthy of watching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations! And if you\u2019re trying to hit this milestone, you may be wondering: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how much does YouTube pay for 1 million views? <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The answer is unknown. Your niche and the market will dictate your RPM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We&#8217;re going to explore how much you can earn from:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> 1 million long-form video views<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-much-does-youtube-shorts-pay-for-1-million-views\">1 million YouTube shorts<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we get into the \u201cgood stuff,\u201d let\u2019s explain what a view actually means.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Counts as a View<\/span> on YouTube?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cover what a real view is in-depth in one of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/real-vs-bot-youtube-views\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our guid<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">es<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but what you need to know is a view <\/span><b>is when someone watches at least 30 seconds of your video<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you create Shorts, then it\u2019s the number of times that people watched your Short.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you have a 10-minute video and people click off in 10 seconds, this is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not a view<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Does 1 Million <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Long-form Views Pay?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube pays by RPM, which is a fancy way of paying for 1,000 views<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you have 1 million views, you then have <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,000 RPM<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which you multiply by your average RPM. For example, if you have a $5 RPM and 1 million views, you will make $<strong>5 x 1,000 = $5,000<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But you know that different industries have different earnings, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some creators are nice enough to share their earnings per 1 million views with the world. Let\u2019s take a look:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VEA4SnhUKlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JMG Enterprises<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Much YouTube Pays You for 1 Million Views\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VEA4SnhUKlg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JMG has numerous videos that have over 1 million views. He has two videos that became very popular:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> 1.3M views on a video on how to remove ear wax earned <strong>$3,969.<\/strong><div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> 1M views for a video on unclogging a toilet and it earned <strong>$6,909<\/strong> with less views.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He states that the average person makes $2 &#8211; $5 RPM. His plumbing video makes $18 &#8211; $21 a day and had nearly double the RPM of the ear wax video.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I0dKQXWwO68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liz Chaderton<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"How much did YouTube pay me for 1 million views?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I0dKQXWwO68?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liz has a small channel that had 1 million views and 42.8k subscribers. She has videos on watercolor painting, and she films in her shed. She&#8217;s been on the platform since 2010 and started adding a clip once a year or so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She got monetized in 2022, and she states that since her audience is in the UK, her ads earn less than someone with a US audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With that said, she earned a total of <b>\u00a35,854, or $7,425.90<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DjLD2HzQY0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget Treasures<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"HOW MUCH DID YOUTUBE PAY ME FOR 1 MILLION VIEWS | Is being a Youtuber worth it?\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DjLD2HzQY0g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Budget Treasures has over 109K hours of watch time on her channel and 1.1 million views. <\/span>She is very thorough in her video, and you&#8217;ll see that her channel, with 1.1 million views earned her <b>$10,440<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does she create content about?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily, she\u2019s a single mom sharing her budgeting with you. She&#8217;ll share things like her payday routine and things she\u2019s not buying in 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=amo82ER9VCM&amp;t=36s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamil Velji<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamil is in the business niche and has stated that he is in a high-value industry, and he does incorporate a few tricks to monetize his videos, such as having videos that are over 10 minutes long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One video has 2.3 million views and made him <b>$8,120, <\/b>which comes out to a little less than <strong>$4,000 per 1 million views<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=do1VLjNg6AE&amp;t=12s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelby Church<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shelby is someone who always makes it on our lists because she\u2019s so open to sharing her earnings with the world. She has a massive channel, but in her niche, she doesn\u2019t make as much as some of the other creators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is she making?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$2,035<\/strong> from a video with 1.3M views<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:10px\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$743<\/strong> from a video with 2.2M views (or $371 per million views)<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of her videos with just 370k views earned her $3,015. Why are we showing you these earnings? Because it\u2019s a prime example of how your niche will transform how much you earn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve seen how much YouTube pays for longer videos, but what about Shorts? If you\u2019ve been on YouTube a lot lately, you know that Shorts were being pushed extensively on the platform. You can get millions of views for these small clips, but what does that really mean in the long run?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Much Does 1 Million <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Long-form Short Views Pay?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube Shorts generate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/later.com\/resources\/videos\/how-to-get-more-views-on-your-youtube-shorts-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">billion <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">views<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per day. With that many views, it\u2019s easier than you think to rack up 1 million views for your Short.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s no secret that people love short-form videos, but do they pay well?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On YouTube, <\/span><b>not really<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On average, YouTube Shorts pay <\/span><b>anywhere from $0.01 to $0.07 RPM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s a far cry from the average<\/span><b> long-form RPM of $1-$20<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look at what some real YouTubers are getting paid for 1 million Short views.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/H6st2yl6jNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zerkka (Joshua Bradley)<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"How much money do YouTube Shorts make? \ud83e\udd11\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6st2yl6jNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zerkka of the Sidemen group recently shared on the @Whatsgoodpodcast that one of his Shorts earned:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$57 for 1.5 million views.<\/strong> That comes out to about <strong>$28.5 for 1 million views.<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a bright note, that Short got him over 400 new subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/Rl-vYHfDBM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VidIQ<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"How Much YouTube Shorts Paid Me for 1,000,000 Views\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rl-vYHfDBM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VidIQ\u2019s channel is all about helping YouTubers grow their audience and make more money. Naturally, he was excited to jump on Shorts to see if they\u2019re a viable source of income for the channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what his Shorts earned:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$58.23 for the channel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$0.06 RPM<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/CvtTuqGdci0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CaffeinatedBlogger<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTuber @CaffeinatedBlogger shared his earnings for a Short that got 1.2 million views and is still performing well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much did he earn?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$37.70<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>RPM of $0.03<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That Short may not have earned him much, BUT he did get 11,300 subscribers out of the deal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@CaffeinatedBlogger\u2019s channel is all about making money online and AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/Vpx25pPP2pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NanoBytesInc<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most Shorts earnings are pretty disappointing, but @NanoBytesInc is an exception. He shares his earnings from a short-form video he posted on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube paid him the most. For <\/span><b>3.7 million views<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he earned:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$256.74<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>RPM of $0.07<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we adjust these earnings for 1 million views, we get <\/span><b>about $70<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NanoBytesInc\u2019s channel is all about extreme frugality, so it\u2019s surprising that his RPM is so high.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/l7nu2SMrgAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RanftEvan<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@RanftEvan posted a few Shorts when they were first released to see how much he could earn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, those Shorts got just over a million views and earned him:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-chevron-right\" style=\"color:#5339D3\"><\/i> <strong>$56<\/strong><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He may not have earned much, but those Shorts got him over 2,000 new subscribers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Should You Post<\/span> YouTube Shorts?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube Shorts may not pay as much as long-form videos, but they are subscriber <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">magnets<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s why successful YouTubers still put time and energy into making Shorts. They use them as a way to get more people to their channel to view their long-form videos. And they earn a few bucks along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, yes, you should post YouTube Shorts, especially if you\u2019re trying to grow your channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much can you earn for 1 million views on YouTube? The answer depends on what type of video you\u2019re posting (long-form or short-form), your niche, your audience\u2019s location and other factors. But on average, YouTubers can earn several hundreds of or even thousands of dollars for 1 million views on long-form videos. For shorts? That\u2019s about $30-$70 tops.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much can you earn on YouTube for 1 million views? 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